The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-14
Prisoner TaIIies in Every Respect
With Description Given
JAMES LINDSAY HIS NAME
Sergeant Cosby is Expected 10 Arrive
with the Supposed Murderer ut
500 O'clock This Morning
Officers Sent TO SCOttsvillc
Last Night-Many Rum
ors Investigated.

The negro under arrest here tallies IN
every particular with the description
gwen of Ofnccr Austins murderer.
Tie above message was received Iasl
uieht from Sergeant Junius \. cosby
who Yesterday afternoon went 90 Char
lottesvile ON receipt of Information that a
nerro had been arrested iu that city VINO
was Thought to D. the man who Is so
badly wanted.
The fact OF the ucgros arrest at
o'clock yesterday morning at Charlottcs-
vule was published in yesterday Times
Tho Information was also received py tho
Chief Of Police. who az once determined
20 look into tine ease.
HE NEGRO DESCRIBED.
4 later telegram from Charlolle7Nllie
gives a detailed description Of me man.
,,li.h agrees almost exactly with that
givou by Il number OF witnesses exam
iued at tho cOr0ner's inquest lie is said
to be about five feet ten inches I'm height
conper-colored complexion. not very
heavily built, and halls from ReidsviHe,
\ a.. At the time OF his apprehension
he was in company with short black
man who made his escape. Both OF the
men were strangers in CharlottesVllle.
-norp seems 20 be- no reason 10 DOUBT
that these men arc thesame ones VINO
committed the murder made their es-
cape by way Of the Firth street bridge
caught the local train as told exclusively
I'm The Times. about Ellerson's station
and went 90 GOrdonsville' thence going 10
Orange Courthouse and finally came
back TO Charlottesville.
The mulatto hutir been secured, the
main object of the police in their search
for the murderer Of their comrade seems
flfaasH M
ious also 10 secure possession Of the
person Of the short. black negro. who
made his escape at the time that his COM
paniOn was captured.
This negro is thought to have gole
across the country In the direction of
Scottsviue I'm order 10 intercept him.
Officers Shields and Redford left last
night FOR ScottsYille. where they wiz keep
a close lookout FOR the desperate.
HIS NAME LINDSAY.
Policeman Wright in Manchester. told
The Richmond police yesterday that on
the 6th Of March last two neeroes-a
short. black one and "a elugerbr' color
ol man. named Charles ParAgr and
James Lindsay. respectively-had been
arrested I'm Manchester on the suspicious
character charge and had been kept in
iaH until April 5th These negroes an
SWereu the description OF inc men WdAA'N
for numbering officer Austin.
This information coupled with dis
cover, made last night concerning the
rbarlottesville suspect-the discovery that
his name is James Lindsay-makes an
undoubtedly important circumstance IN
the search for the murdercrs OF the po-
liceman.
on April 5th. or Tuesday n week ago.
these negroes We're released from thirty
davs' confinement I'm the Manchester Jail;
on Wednesday night the burglaries COM
menced on Broad street; on Thursday
night Major Derbyshire was unsuccess-
fully "held up" by two negroes de-
scrlbed like the murderers; on Thursday
night the burglaries on Broad street con-
tnued. and on Monday morning brave
Austin was wounded TO death.
With this chain of facts there does not
seem 20 be room for do\t that the man
whom the officers are bringing from
Charlottesville is the James Lindsay VINO
staid thirty days I'm Manchester's lock
up. or that the James Lindsay with whom
the officers are hurrying Richmondward
is the man who killed officer Austin.
ARRIVE THIS MORNING.
Sergeant Cosby will arrive with his
prisoner this morning at 500 o'clock. and
II he Is identified as the man wanted his
indictment and trial will follow each
other speedily.
Major b. r. Howard. chief OF Police,
said last night that be was almost certain
that the man arrested in Charlottesville
was the party wanted. Notwithstanding
this conviction. however. the police force
are vigorously following mp every clue,
and iyestigating every report.
4 gentleman reported 20 Captain An
gle last night that he had heard two
parties who live on the James River
Division Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
railway. say that two negroes had been
arrested mp I'm their neighborhood. 1Hat
one had resisted arrest and had been
/ wounded.
Neither Captain Angle nor Sergeant
| Brooks were inclined TO put much faith
| In the report.
Yesterday morning a report was receiv-
| ed that two negroes answering the de-
scription OF the fugitves. had been ar
rested in Halifax county, not far from
South Boston. Detective c. \. Gibson
and officers Louis Werner and II. A.
| Amos left at noon yesteday FOR tnat
place. They are expected to return to-
| day.
The negroes arrested I'm Ashland on
suspicion OF Being Implicated i'm the
murder, after being view by Richmond
| officers were released yesterday.