The times., 1897-07-30
CARR HIDING IN THE WOODS
Fugitive Recognized and Chased
Into the lexington swamp.
PURSUED BIZ OPERATOR KEYES
PoIsce Detail Sent to the Scene
Ia l. 70 Find the Hunted Man
Reported as Being Seen Else
where-suspecfs Arrested and
Released Little RosG's Condition.


that James Carr, the ravisller OF Rosie
Kobinson, is somewhere within the Dis
uict and that his capture is only matter
OF a few days. About O'Clock last night
william 4. Keyes, a telegraph operator
O. lexington, sent word TO detective head
quarters that shortly before that hour lac
had seen a man whom he a once positively
recognized as Carr, having known him for
some time, standing On one OF the street
corners in lexington.
on receipt of this Information Inspector
HoIinberger at once telephoned Nos. and
: precincts TO send officers 70 lexington
t. apprenend the fugitives. Three Off
Gers from the Second precinct, under
command OF Sergt. Dunnigan, and as
many mere from the Eighth precinct under
Serst. Harrison were rushed in patrol
wagons to lexington, and coming TO halt
in front or the power house, took the
lanterns from the patrol wagons and
commenced q vigorous search for tue
much wanted man.
Keyos, who gave The information to the
police. stated That when he caught sight
OF lle fugitive he Immediately gave chase,
lut owing 10 tie darkness the man rapidly
dis anced him and disappeared in the
s~aups surrounding the powerhogse.
Ailing Oh this information the Officers
plunged into tic swamp 10 the southeast
OF the powerhouse and beat every bush and
covered every inch of ground in that
dasdate stretch Of ground.
For two hours the policemen kept up
their search, floundering through mud and
Al Of for il.
vain The ufnoers OF the Eighth precinct
then gave up tie search and returned TO
the station The officers from No. 2
station, however, would not give up the
search, snd when it became apparent that
Carr vas not in the swamp they returned
70 the pov erhouse and started toward
nr0okland
There were several freight cars stand
ing on the tracks between lexington aud
Brooklauc. aud each Of these in turn the
Officers overhauled
Two freight trains We're on the point
OF starting from the freight yard. and
these We're halted by the officers long
enough for them 20 examine every box car
and the cabooses. The officers went as
far ss Rr5okland, when, satisfied that the
fugitive was not in the territory they
had overed. they returned TO the station.
reaching there at midnight.
The police are inclined to credit the
statement made by Keyes that he saw
aud chased Carr, for they are more than
satisfied that the latter is souew here in
the District. In fact. Detective Barnes, OF
tie Second precinct, Is positive that some
one OF tie numerous relatives of the young
nan took food TO him OF Wednesday last
The detective VIII not say how he learned
that fact, but it is known that or hearing
that food had been conveyed 70 Carr. he
Immediately followed up the olew, but
found that the fugitive, If he had been at
the place indicated, had departed.
II was the consensus of police opinion
last night that Carr is somewhere in the
territory north II L street and east OF
Rock Creek. This much the police in
tereEted in The case VIII conc ede,
Considerable stress is laid on the fact
that whereas Carr might have ,been in
the EckingtOn swamp last night, there j 5 a
good stretch q woods and comparatively
CHinhahited country to the east OF that
place, large enough to furnish a hiding
place for q man for several days.
Carr has for sereral years been a mem
Der Of well-organized gang Of toughs,
who have committed petty snuisances in
Tie vicinity OF his home. This gang has
been more OF less Intimately connected
with other gangs OF toughs in the south
west anG northeast sections OF the CITY,
and it is thought that the members Of
these gangs may know considerable as
O The present whereabouts Of the young
desperado.
several policemen from the Second pre-
oinct Were Stationed at the Eckingron
swamp an night, In the hope OF securing
some dew 10 the fusitive's hiding-plaee.
Carr was reported to have been seen near
BeRningF lasunigat The patrol wa eon from
the Firth precinct and a squad from the
Anacostia station were sent to scour the
y Yods He was not found, but patrolmen
remained Oh the lookout all night, and the
Search VIII De resumed this morning.
Ano4her reuort reached the Fifth pre-
cinct 10 Tire effect that Carr had been
seen attempting TO board a freight train
Et the crossings Ia Sout beast WaSh'nctnn
but thorough search and inquiry in tAs
ncighborhood disclosed no traces of the
man.
IA gcscerday's Evening Times it was
stated Uhat a half-brother of Carr had
shown Lieut. Kelley. Of the Sixth pre-
ciact. a letter which James Carr had sent
him by his little brother oa the night OF the
assault. In this letter Carr asked that Mr..
Carr send him So at once, and that the
little brother would know where 10 take
t.
The Nj Carr referred TO as James Carr's
half-brot'ieT, called at The Times office
last night ard said that he desired 10
state most enphatically that ne was not a
halib7otheT or any other blood relative
70 James Carr.
AR Carr has been with the Palmer
BottlinE Company for number of years.
ard is wei and ravorahly known.
Charles, alias ~Foggy, Baldwin. one OF
The alleged aocomphces Of Carr, and his
personal friend, was carried to police head
quarters and released yesterd ay 1t was
al first thought that even if be was not
Implicated in tie assault with Carr, he
might know his whereabouts However,
had ne known Cars hiding place on Mon
day night. il is Lot at an probable that.
having been imprisoned for two days, be
now Knows anything OF his whereabouts
a man, supposed 10 be Carr, was arrested
by Constable Barr, at pyattsviIe, yesterday
morning Detectives Lacey, Weedon, Helan,
Rovd aud Hartiean went there. but failed
TO identify tic man.
lie turned out 70 be a Jersey City tramp,
who was beating his way with two COM
pahions TO Brooklyn. n. Y They were
arresred in a swamp near the village by
Constable Barr.
Major Moore has begun personal In
ves0igatioD of the alleged laxity CT the
police OF the Second precinct in not re-