The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-20
ROUGH RIDER MURDERER
Seville Who Was Wanted
for Murder in Kansas q
City Escapes.
WAS. A VERY POPULAR TROOPER
His Identity Disclosed s:.by a
Jersey City Barber Who
Knew Him in the
West.
WAS. A VERY POPULAR TROOPER

The Jersey City police received word
this morning that NJ Seville, a Rough
Rider in Troop l, First United States
Volunteer Cavalry, now at Monsauz
Point, who is wanted for murder, and who
mas been tracked blythe police sfcr oyer a
week. had escaped The telegram re-
eeived by Acting Chief Lange was as fol-
lows
Look out for Seville; he escaped last
night
s. A. McGUINNEss, Captain
The story of Seville is an exemplifica-
ton of the old saying that murder will
out" He has been rvariously known in
hrs checkered careep as criminal and a
patriot as Seville, James Richmond and
James Coleman. He is a notorious
thief, having been guilty, according to ths
police of nearly every grade of robbery,
from stealing lead pipe to cracking safe.
On December last he was in Kansas
CITY, Mo, and was known as James Red
fmond. In company with a man named
Kennedy he attempted to rob a Miss
Schumacher She raised an alarm and
was killed by Seville and his pal. Ken
nedy was arrested, but Seville escaped.
Nothing more was heard of him until
August 10, when the Rough Riders vera
In Jersey City. On that day Frank Tres-
trail, barber, of No. S97 West Side ave.
nue., called at thei house of Inspeosor
Lange. He SAID he had gone with some
friends to see the Rough Riders. On APP
preaching the, Armory he had seen In the
uniform of ajRough Rider a man he had
known in Kansas City as James Redmond
and who was wanted for murder. He had
turned away before Redmond had
chancefto recognize him. Inspector Lange
at once sent a telegram to Chief Hayes
of Kansas City asking him if he still
wanted Redmond. He received an affirrna-
tive reply and request that he arrest
and hold Redmond
Chief Hayes said he would send an Off
Ger with requisition papers at once.
Inspector Lange found that Redmond
was known in his troop as Seville and
was a great favorite with officers and
men He made a demand upon Captain
McGuinness for Seville Captain Nc
Guinness refused to accept the response
bility of turning him over to the police.
Inspector Lange tried to Communicates
with Colonel Roosevelt but could not
reach him. as he was in Quarantine. He
then sent communication to General
ICuHS,f WHICH mas. never Deen- answered.
Inspector Lange and Detective McNaliy
sfad9wed Seville all the time the Rough
Riders were in Jersey City.
On Tuesday last, while the matter was
still pending. Captain MeGuimess' troops
left for Montauk Point Seville left with
them. McNally followed and never loss
sight of the murderer. Arriving a camp
the detective saw Colonel Roosevelt He
said he could not arrest Seville then, but
he promised to have him watched night
and day to see that he did not escape.
and would turn him over as soon as tha
requisition from Missouri arrived. Word
was received that ON officer left with the
requisition ON Wednesday. McNally re-
turned TO Jersey City on receiving tho
assurance of Colonel Roosevelt that Se-
vile would be watched. The next
word the Jersey City police re-
ceived of the murderer was tI1s
telegram announcing that he had escaped.
The escaped murderer is 80 years old, and
is about feet s12 inches tall. BE weighs
16S pounds, has large blue eyes, sandy
hair and dark complexion. Under the
skin of his forehead are some bucks11ot, =
which can be felt but not seen. Tsttoosd
on his left forearm is a ballet girl with a
is a tombstone, a weeping willow and a
sailor and anchor, He has q waxt On
the left side of his nose A general alarm
has been sent ont for his arrest