Evening star., 1897-07-30
ALL FALSE CLUES
Police Making Diigent Search for
Fugitive James Carr.
MANY BASELEss REPORTS sent IN
Latest Rumoris He Has Been Cap
tured at Martinsburg.
EACH CLUE IS FOLLOWED

Interest in the case Of James, alias Pat
rick, Carr, who is charged with having so
| brutally treated the little Robinson girl,
has not abated. The interest shown by the
authorities after the fugitive got away is
still manifested, and last night and today
| they have followed a number of clues. Re-
ports made at noon showed that the Off
GERS were almost without hope. Many of
| the officers believe that Carr has left the
| city, and that he is far away from here,
notwithstanding the many reports received
| that he has been seen at various points.
Several persons who claim to have known
| him are positive they have seen him, one
of them no later than this morning.
| About o'clock last night a telephone
message from lexington informed Inspec-
| tor Hollinberger that Carr had been seen
| there. This information was communicated
10 the second and eighth precincts, and a
| tew minutes later the suburban village was
virtually in the hands of the police, but if
Carr had really been there he had taken
fright and gone where he could not be
round The officers kept up the search for
fully two hours, going through every out
| building and possible hiding place, as well
| as looking in the sewer.
An Exciting Chase.
In the fifth precinct the police also had
| an exciting pursuit, the result of a repor,
| that the fugitive was on his way across the
Pennsylvania avenue bridge. Several OFF,
GERS hastened to the bridge and watched for
the appearance of Carr, but he failed to
materialize. Several policemen crossed the
prldse ana went on general search for a
susplclous-looking young white man. Box
cars and the adjacent woods were scruti-
nized closely. and finally the officers ar
rested two boys, but neither of them was
Carr. one or them gave his name as
nd cai6 ha
tlmore, while his comp anion said his name
was William Franklin, and that his mother
lives In this city, his father residing in
Another supposed clue was received bv
the police of the sixth precinct, which was
! 10 the effect that the fugitive was hiding
IN saloon near 1st and c streets north
east Sergeant Lombard with several pri-
Yates visited the saloon and made search.
out nothing was seen of Carr and the Off
GERS were satisfied that he had not been
there
This afternoon the officers of the sixth
precinct obtained what they thought might
prove good clue, and this they believed
Indicated that the man seen in lexington
last night was the fugitive. The report
was that Carr was seen in the neighbor-
mood OF Harmony cemetery. The ceme-
terry Is only short distance from Ecking-
ton, and the police had an idea that prob
ABLY the fugitive had slept in the woods or
had remained about Ivy City over night.
morning --
Policeman Herbert, who knows Carr. was
III the station when the report was re-
ceived. and went out to make an investi-
cation.
More Complete Description.
In addition to the description of Carr
sent out by the police, as printed in We'd
nesdays Star, the officers have learned
that ne mas a scar over one eye, and has
his initials, u. c." in India ink on one
arm. 1t was also learned that Carr, in
MS many exploits about the country had
other parts of Maryland and it may be
that he has gone in the direction of
chesapeake bay. But, as heretofore stated
IN The Star, he Is acquainted with the
chesapeake and Ohio railroad between
here and Cincinnati. and also the Balti-
more and Ohio road, particularly the Met
ropolitan branch.
1t is the opinion of some of the officers
that he went out on freight train going
west, and that he may have stopped at one
of the coal mines to take the place of a
striker. Others are of the opinion that he
had continued his journey west hoping to
be able to join the army of gold hunters
on the way to Alaska. Detectives Helan
and Lacy went to 18th and II streets today
because of report that Carr had been
seen on his way to Benning, but this clue
fell fiat. as did SO many others.
The Paul Hoffman, who was arrested at
Hyattsvflle as suspect was, of course,
not ]. Paul Hoffman of 221 D street north
west.
Suspect in Martinxburg.
A telephone message received at police
headquarters this afternoon located the
accused on the Pennsylvania avenue
bridge on his way toward Fwining City.
The message was sent by business man
who claims to know Carr and several po-
icemen were sent out to make a search
of Twining City and the box cars on the
railroad tracks.
The latest information, and which the
police think Is possibly the most reliable,
was received by wire from Martinsburg,
w. Va. The telegram reads:
Think we have Carr here. Send some
one to identify him.
AS soon as Major Moore received this
dispatch he turned it over to Inspector HoI-
linberger. This official sent dispatch to
Mr.. Hollis asking about the scar over the
prisoners eye. and the India ink initials
j. c." OH his arm.
1t was stated today that Joseph Carr
the young brother of the fugitive, would
not be taken by the Humane Society but
that his Georgetown relatives will care
for him.
An Indictment.
District Attorney Davis this morning
placed before the grand jury the case of
James, or Pat" Carr. and the grand jury
this afternoon returned an indictment
against Carr, charging him with rape, ard
also with assaulting the child with intent
to commit rape.
Immediately upon the filing Of the indict-
ment. upon the application of Assistant
District Attorney Shillington, Judge Hagner
directed that bench warrant issue for the
arrest of Carr.
1t is the intention of Mr.. Davis to try
Carr the very first available day after his
arrest. The penalty for rape is imprison-
ment In the pententiary at hard labor for
not less than ten nor more than thirty
years.
For assault with intent to commit rape
the penalty Is for the first offense impris-
onment in the penitentiary at hard labor
for not less than one nor more than five
years.
Bartender Stabbed to Death.
NEW YORK, July 3O.-Ignatz Hertxer,
bartender in a cafe on lower Sd ave-
nue.. was stabbed to death early today by
Carl Theil, waiter in the same place
Tie murderer escaped. Hertzer had ac-
crsed Thef Of stealing when the latter
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