The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-16

For the drst time for years there were
feelings Of uneasiness on the part of the
Chief OF Police and several Of his as
sistant officers last night that there
would be attempts 20 take a prisoner out
Of his cell and lynch him.
Feeling ran high against the negro
youth who shot officer Percy G. Minor
early yesterday morning. and who gavo
his name as William Thomas. otherwise
known as '"The Kid" Nothing but the
admirable manner In which the police
officers handled the case prevented what
looked at one time like serious trouble.
As il was believed that ''Tho Kid left
Richmond yesterday morning by an early
freight train Of the Chesapeake and ONO
railway. over its Eastern division. going
towards Newport News, Captain W. Luz
cien Thomas, commanding the First Po-
lice District, laid his plans for his cap
ture in that direction. and, as IL proved
with success.
HOT on HIS TRAIL.
A description Of the fugitive was
furnished the train dispatcher's Of
fee OF the Chesapeake and ONO
railway in this. city. and tho
dispatchers gave the inclination to all
the operators along the line II was not
long after this that an operator on the
Peninsula Division noticed man steal
ing q ride on Chesapeake and Ohio car
No 1910. and that the description OF tho
Follow appeared 10 tally with that Of the
fugitive the officers were looking FOR.
The conductor OF she train ran at once
to the place and discovered boy VINO
did not answer the description: but while
examining this boy another youth Jumped
from his place OF concealment ana ran
of into the pines. This was az ProYl-
donce Forge tank.
Officers Werner and Folkcs, who came
OFF duty at 4. NJ. yesterday, dh not
sfop for "a moments rest, but leaving
word ror their families that they hfd
gone started off on foot down the 'hoa-
apcake and ONO railway track thua
passfns, the negro who was concealed ~
the brick yard at lower Rockets.
Thev stopped at Fort Lee. a station on
the chesapeake and ohio, and as IL was
afterwards learned. the train on which
the fugitive was stealing ride. passed
them there.
LOCATED THEIR MAN.
AFTER thoroughly beating nc woods.
they returned 10 Fort Lee. and wnen mo
passenger train which left Richmond az
$50 4. VI. came along. they boarded mat
train Joining Captain Thomas, who was
a tn
having been advised az Fort Lee, mat a
how had been seen acting suspicioualy at
the Forge.
Thev missed him there. and went on
70 Walkers station. where. learning
that there was no news OF him, they
boarded tho western passenger train.
and came back % Providence Forge.
where they went IN different directions
through the woods. looking for him.
At windsor Shades. near Providence
Forge. news was heard Tat three citi-
zens OF Sow Kent county were hot on
on the trail OF the boy who had jumped
from the train az Providence Forge.
Captain Thomas and Oticer Werner
then pushed for Walkers on foot and
Officer Folkes went back 10 Providence
Forge. where he was joined by the
Captain and Officer Werner. and there
all OF the party found the boy who had
caused all the trouble.
THE CAPTORs.
He had been captured by three citizens.
OF New Kent. railroad men. In the en-
ploy Of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
and their names are I. W. Woodward, @.
4. Blankenship aud Daniel L. Methoney.
who had been on the lookout for him
since the first news came along the iine.
rf~nrafrr TIE fugitive
These energetic men live az a place on
the Chesapeake and Ohio line called LOU
levard. q flag station In New Kent cotn-
~.
Meantime. Sergeant J. A. Otey OF tho
First Police District. hal taken Officers
J. II. Kerse. C. w. Johnson. ]. c. Russell.
r. r. Roberts and L. H. Iiulcher. on tho
3;2j F. NJ train OF the Chesapeake end
Ohio road TO relieve the first searching
party who had gone out
At Providence Forge they were not'ned
OF the arrest OF the negro left the down
train, Joined their brother policemen and
all hands came back on the train reach
ing Richmond a, 7:05 Z. NJ.
There was a lot OF plunder found on
the prisoner ,as follows;
One dozen pocket knives. three razors.
two pair OF barbers shears. one pair ot
conductors punches. and about two hun
dred cartridges. 10 flt the revolver which
was found on him. OF S caiiore British
Bull Doc STYLE
CONFESSION on THE TRAIN.
A renresontative OF The Times took the
first train going East over the Cheapeaks
ana ohio railway yesterday morning. and
was the first representative OF any city