Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-03
MURDER OF NOLAN
AND THE ARREST or RICHARD
CARTMAN IN THIS CITY.
JIG II Suspected of knowing who
Committed the Decd-What lie
said ot the Funeral-Want To Join
organs Regiment.

organs Regiment.
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, June 2.-(spe.
c.r)-Richard C8rtman. OF this city wa,
arrested in Richmond shortly before mid.
r.sht last night. at tho request OF Acting
Ch..t-of-PCiiyo II. 4. Mitchell, and in him
taa police believe that II they have not
captured the murderer Of William Nolan
t..y surely have d man who can throw
some Light on the mystery which sur
rounds the case.
Suspicion first fen on Cartman at the
general of Nolan, which took place YES
t.r5ay afternoon. He had too much 10
Say. and 90 some Of his friends he made
taa statement that he knew who shot the
Ne.u Of Monday nights tragedy. The
m.u was a friend of his, it is alleged he
SAID. and as he did not want to get mixed
up n % trial proceedings. he thought the
best ta.as for him 20 do was to shake the
dls. OF Newport News from his feet.
0hcar Mitchell. who has been actively
q work on the case since the shooting.
and who has been directing the move
ueu,s OF the officers detailed TO ferret ont
,as murderer. learned Of Cartman's al
legged remarks last evening. and wa. also
informed that the man had made similar
statements 10 friends on several occa-
Sons since the night Of the shooting.
Mitchell at once detailed Officers O'Hara
luL Giddiugs to the junction. where il
Yss understood Cartman would take the
Irain for Richmond, but when the police
Usl arrived there they learned that the
bird had flown on the extra freight which
5c,t here at ESQ =. NJ.
The acting Chief. on receiving the re-
Cprt from the officers, telegraphed TO
chief Howard, at Richmond. asking him
o. arrest the man and hold him until an
oiAcer could be sent TO bring him back.
PROMPTLY ARRESTED.
About / o'clock a telegram came over
tta Chesapeake and Ohio private wire.
Stating that Cartman had been captured.
A---ng-Chief Mitchell stated to the Dis
Patel correspondent this afternoon that
j. called at the ship-yaTd this morning
ana found that Cartman drew his time
pa Tuesday, the next morning after the
shooting He left the yard on his own ac-
ford. He Us q member of the Boiler
makers Union, and carries a card.
'-rtman almost perfectly answers the
.scriptiOn of the man seen running away
srum the scene of the fray and also that
furnished officer Mitchell by Nolan be-
Nure he died.
His general description follows: Five
f.-t 9 inches in height. scar on nose,
Apparently fresh; wore small black SLOUGH
pat wnen he left the city; medium dark
lustache; hair somewhat darker.
Acting-Chief Mitchell hardly inclines to
the belief that Cartman is the murderer
Of Nolan, but he is confident that he can
lEraVel the mystery surrounding the
csse. and this he viii be forced to do
Nolan is known to have had trouble
with an unknown man on the Saturday
plight preceding the shooting. He went
around among a number OF friends and
a-aaavored to borrow pistol.
WANT TO JOIN BRYAN.
Berkeley, and Second-Leutenant Flick |
BEN, Of the new military company, have /
written q letter to Hon. William Jennings /
Bryan. OF Nebraska. volunteering the |
services Of their command in his regi- !
rant 10 go wherever 1t may be ordered /
he officers Of the recently organized |
company. which comprises a fine set Of 4
-Ouug able-bOdied men, offered their SER
rIcts TO Governor Tyler when the second
'aN FOR volunteers was issued. but re-
.sved word that the companies now in
amp would be recruited 10 100 men,
.U1 that the rest OF the quota would be
made up Of negroes.
Lieutenant Berkeley was formerly en-
'.0yed in the law office Of Mr. Bryan,
.ll on receiving the unfavorable news
rom Governor Tyler at once telegraphed
Doe tender Of his company's services,
ating that he would receive a letter by
lal.
FITst-Lieutenant w. l. Hillyer, Of the
huntington Rifles. Company c, Fourth
regiment. Virginia Volunteers, I'm camp
e Richmond. was I'm the city yesterday
l business. To the Dispatch corre-
r1ndent Lieutenant Hillyer stated that
le condition Of some of the boys in the
Impauy was really pitiable. Three
.cmbers Of the Huntington Rifles are
ithout shoes. and for this reason are
1.iged 10 drill and march about with
leir feet barred to the ground. Three
her members Of the company are suf-
ring with sore feet. and are confined
their tents. unable TO take part In
be- drills. and shut off from the pleasure
seeing the sights. These men are wear
~ the rough shoes given out by the
.my officials and the crude leather
pom made their feet inflamed and sore.
Other members Of the company are also
Fering for want Of necessaries, none OF
a.ch have been provided 20 the men in
mp 40 Richmond.