Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-27
ERWIN BROWN, THE ALLEGED MURDERER
The Man Who is Charged With Killing Emanuel Crull and
Who Escaped from Ritchie County Jail, is
ARRESTED In Richmond
Arrested in Richmond,

concerted in the least over his rearrest,
hu. ne was rather reticent in discussing
the crime he is alleged TO have com
mitted lie said he arrived in Richmond
in boX-car over the Chesapeake and
Ohio railway early yesterday morning,
and that he did not even know the name
Of the man who accompanied him.
"Why did you return TO Rlchmond?
qucred tho reporter.
Il don't know no ono on earth can
tell why, except that l wanted 10 see
my friend the barber, about mat
ter" Brown replied. lie declared that
ne did not believe Streeter had betrayed
him. Brown further said that the man
arrested with him was not one Of those
who escaped from the Harrisville jail
on Sunday. the 18th. He assured the
news-gatherer that he did not break Out
of prison, but went out with the others
"Where did you meet Gregory IN
quired the Dispatch man.
eve met just beyond Brunswick Nd,
on the line Of the Baltimore and ono
railroad, and came on 10 Richmond TO-
gether."
When asked II he had made the con-
fesgion il IS claimed he made 10 West
Virginia sheriff. the prisoner replied that
he had seen a statement TO the eilect
that he had. IL have nothing further
10 say on that matter. l did not MUIR
der Emanuel Crull," continued Brown.
moving his hands somewhat restlessly
together. He added that his lawyers
were Messrs. MINI, Doughty, and ho-
binson, of West Virginia.
Streeter, ne said, came 10 Richmond
with him last spring They knew each
other In Sandusky. y. Y, and worked
together at Sistersville, W. Va, whence
| they came 10 this city.
NEVER ARRESTED BEFORE.
Brown was questioned as to his life
nrior 10 his coming TO Richmond, and
averred that he had never been arrested
! -, any charge until he was captured
in west Virginia. He said his parents
! u,era stm living in New York state
tbo, he was unmarried, and only %
years OF age.
| Al This point the newspaper man ana
| Denutv Sergeant Johnston spoke ABOUT
| The hanging of Joe Fife, which TOOK
| nlsce an the iail-yard only few hours
bofora the fugitive from the Panhandle
| state was lodged In the prison. ana
! provn evirced considerable interest IN
what was said regarding the execution
tie appeared 10 feel conhdeht that he
would get out Of his present Dilemma
"a 5enied that he had said 10 an ac-
''',,tanca during the morning, when
seked why he had returned TO hich-
u,ond that he would just as soon ne ar
rasto1 IN this city as anywhere else.
WEN asked IL he would object to be-
,nr photographed for the Dispatch no
,r@ reo,,ed in The negative. and quickly pre-
nsred himself for the photographer VINO
took a snap shot Of him from a posltlon plon
"a the balcony in the iail-yard. Whiie
! coublng his hair preparatory Tor 'ne
taking OF the likeness, Brown iounu ~ ~
onlte tangled, and remarked rms Is
the arst time I've had comb or my
nod since I got out Of jail.
KNEW BROWN AT ONCE.
r,o scrIbe next visited Mr.. streeter, ,ne
,a,her who said he recognized pio~ ,
lien he first saw him STANDING on w
s,reet corner yesterday. and he at o"to -
40 nm mis- mind that 1t was ms au'y ~
rn,SSv he officers Of the law tnat nc ~,
IN the city He said he did NOT a. ard ard
,,,os think that there might Do 10,
49, for his cap.are, but ne acosu Vs.,
90 such was the case he and Mr, Ne"a''@n -, 60,
h,s ennloyer should at least come IN 10 tos
nart OF II. inasmuch as they had peen ne. ne.
rsuse OF The fugitive's apprehenslon,, .,on
; inc questioned as to Bpwns reVo'a'''A