Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-04
ARREST OF STURGISS.
THE NEWPORT NEWS LAWYER
CAUGHT IN PHILADELPHIA.
Held for Requfsftion Papers-Thc
Mystery of the Murder OF Nolan
What Cartmnn says-Denies All
Knowledge.
knowledge.

yer who is wanted in Newport News on
the charge of fleeing probably score
or two of charitably-inclined benofactors,
was arrested at BroadStreet Station,
Philadelphia, at $50 o'clock this morn
ing by the Quaker City detectives.
Chief-of-Police S. ]. Harwood returned
to this city this morning from his still
hunt after the fugitive lawyer, having
made sure that his bird was in Philadel-
phia, and having perfected all arrange
ments TO have him bagged when he
called for his baggage at 1880 o'clock this
morning the Chief received the follow
ing telegram:
philadelphia, Pa, June Sd.
rs. j. HARDWOOD, Chief OF Police, Newport
News:
''Sturgiss arrested. Prepare requisition
papers at once. Answer.
"R. J. LINDEN.
superintendent Police"
The necessity of having requisltion
papers for Sturgiss' delivery accounts for
Chief Harwood's return to Newport
News, before the lawyer was arrested.
Having posted the Philadelphia detec-
tives, Chief Harwood left Philadelphia at
an early hour this morning, and arrived
in Newport News at o'clock The
Chief has made arrangements TO secure
the requisiton papers, and went up to
Richmond to see Governor Tyler this
afternoon at 4:30 O'Clock, the long-dis-
lance telephone having been brought into
use, and the preliminaries arranged.
CARTMAN'S CASE.
Richard Cartman, the white man now
In Jail, suspected of knowing something
about the murder of William Nolan last
Monday night is going TO give the police
as much trouble as he possibly can I'M
clearing away the veil of mystery i'm which
this rather unusual case is enshrouded.
Cartman spent the night i'm Jail, and AT
94j o'clock this morning Acting-Chef
Mitchell and officer OHara had the pr-
soner taken from jail and carried him TO
headquarters for the purpose of finding
out what he knew about the shooting of
Nolan. According to the story told by
Cartman, he knows nothing, but the police
are inclined to think that they have the
right man, and are confident of getting
the full story from him.
The prisoners story, substantially, is
as follows:
Most of Monday night 1 spent in Hoff-
mans saloon, and at the time the shoot
there. A friend of mine, named Mckee
than, can tell you that / was there, for
he was with me. The next day / drew my
time at the ship-yard because they had
me working In a bulkhead OF a ship which
was filed with stagnant water, and IL
made me sick to work. / left the city TO
look for work elsewhere"
When asked why he jumped over the
back fence of the house from which No
lans body was buried, he said that ne
was In a hurry 10 catch the train. He
said that the man Ryan, who was first
arrested for the shooting, was a friend
of his, and when he found that he was
in jail he thought he had better get away.
Before Cartman left the city Wednes-
day evening, he told a friend, it IS said,
that man by the name of Koran, or
Moran, committed the murder. and that
as he and this man were friends he
thought he would get as far away from
danger as possible.
MKETHAN EXAMINED.
The man Mcclellan was also examined
by Officers Mitchell and O'Hara, but me- !
too, remembered little of what happened |
Monday night. and could not recollect |
anything Cartman had told him since |
that time. Mcclellan lives on Forty |
fourth street, and Cartmans boarding
house is only two doors above.
Persons residing in the vicinity Of the |
ship-yard switch report another shooting |
scrape about 10 o'clock last night between |
the switch and the coal chute, of the |
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad.
AT the hour mentioned the residents Of |
that locality were startled by a single 1
shot, and those who rushed to their doors
saw the next minute sight that is rare
ly ever reported.
Standing about 10 feet apart were two
men, each with pistols levelled at the
other, and the next instant the first shot
was followed by "A regular fusillade. Each
man emptied the contents of his revolver
nj the other and as each was trying 10
lodge the bullets, neither managed to hit
his live target. Ten shots were fired in
all, and when the chambers were emptled
the men disappeared in opposite drec-
ions.
Some time late last night or early this
morning a thief or thieves effected an en-
rance to the dry-goods store of MEYERS
brothers and succeeded in getting away
With SIS in cash. II is believed that the
ntruders used a skeleton key and went
through the front door, for that was
ound TO be open this morning at
jclock.
Last Friday night some unknown per-
on entered the Capital dry-goods' house
n the same manner and stole $3.50 in cash.
General-Secretary c. c. Kent. OF the
ocal branch OF the Young Mems Chris
ian Association, stated to a reporter for
he Evening Telegram this morning that,
ontrary 10 published reports he had not
eceived a call TO take charge OF the tent
I Chckamauga. Mr.. Kent was asked.
owever. by the national secretary Of the
'Oung Mems Christian Association, If he
'ould take charge of tent work at Chick
manga military rendezvous. i'm the event
e is needed. As he does not know yet
hat his services will be required. Mr.
Kent is not in a position to state just
hat action he would take in the matter