Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-24
BEHIND THE BARS.
rRAMrs WHO SHOT OPERATOR
DUNsrox TAKEN INTO CUSTODY.
ARRESTED By SpEClAL-OrFICGR DUKE
He Camred with Them Until Tie
Obtained discriminating Admissions
from Them and Then Made Them
His Prisoners.
His Prisoners.

w. NJ Krug and Eddie Clarke. two
tramps. suspected Of being the smen who
so dangerously shot Mr.. j. F. Dunstan.
night operator at Lorraine Station, on
the James River Division Of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railway. on June 10Th
last, are now IN the county jail.
Their arrest is due to Special-Oficer G.
d. Duke. OF the Chesapeake and Ohio,
who executed a neat piece OF detective
work. fraught with many elements of
danger to himself. In capturing them.
Mr.. Duke. as soon as Mr.. Dunstan was
shot, began to work on the case. but
at the time he had not the slightest clue
upon which to prosecute his search for
the wrong-doers. He did not despair.
however. but went TO work with will.
and II was not long ere he had reached
the determination that the shot came
from a pistol In the hands of tramp
lie then disguised himself as a tramp
and began frequenting the camps which
are infested with these weary Willies In
Henrico.
TRAIL GROWS HOT.
fOT n lOnE liIne tue tAhSSi ooSN~'HNS
with the hobos without learning aught
concerning the matter, which he had de-
termined to ferret, and he almost lost
heart. Finally he secured information
which led him TO believe that he could
find the men he wanted in a small camp
located In a cavern beneath the north end
Of the Belle Isle bridge, and here he re-
paired. He gradually gained the CONN.,
dence of Krug and Clarke, and from re-
marks that the men let drop he became
satisfied that in Clarke he had the man
who had shot Mr. Dunstan. He had In
the mean time made the acquaintance
OF George Ferguson. who was on the
train with the men, who informed MN
that Clarke had fired the shot. ana ne
then began 10 cast about for way oil
getting the men in Jail without having
trouble with them.
LURED TO THE CITY.
He finally told Clarke and Krug of
chance for securing work on railroad
/ and thereby induced them to accompany
him to the city. One of the men was
! armed with a pistol and knowing this
Mr. Duke feared trouble, and resorted tC
strategy The men grew suspicious al
they got lower down town, but DUKE
) laughed at their suspicious, and they
continued TO follow him. Down Man
street they went until. as they got op
posite the gateway of the county jan
the officer threw his arms around bot
men. and told them they were his prison
ers. Clarke started TO show hght, bu
ere he could even draw his pistol Duk
had him and his companion behind tn
bars. i,
The men were before Magistrate Levi
Yesterday morning and their case wa
continued until the 25th pistol wa
taken from Clarke. which had cartridge
which had been sharpened with pen
| knife. and the bullet which was taKel
from Dunstan's body was sharpened II
| tho same manner. Dr. Duke says he ha
| a clear, case against Clarke.
Mr.. Dunstan was in the city TUESDAY
He has not fully recovered from nj
wounds, but he is able to &c about. n
was shot, it will be remembered. throug
the liver. and for a long time 1t was no
thought he would live. but strong con
stitution aided him in regaining his Zee