The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-16
FOUND IN RICHMOND.
Have Been Concealed Here Ever
Since the Murder.
ARRESTED IN JACKSON WARD,
Sergeant Brooks and Werner and OH.
Ger Amos Make the Arrest-Thc
Information Secured 10y Capt
j. h. Anglc-Thc Men Give
Their Names as John
Dumas and Ed Bond.

The men who murdered Policeman Rob
ert D. Austin on the morning OF April
11th are safely locked behind The heavy
bars OF the Second District Stauon-house.
They have been identified beyond all hu-
man probability OF q doubt. and swift
punishment Will doubtless follow for the
horrible crime.
Whre the officers of Richmond were
securing the country far and wide in an
endeavor TO find the murdcrers of their
comrade, the criminals We're lying hid I'm
this city, so closely concealed that the
most yigilaut search failed % disclose
q trace of them.
TO Captain j. y. Angle. Sergeant II. j.
Brooks, Sergeant Lewis Werner. and
Ohiccr n. \. Amos belong the credit for
the important capture. allLOu- b The whJie
force has laborod in o. manner which re
fleets the highest credit upon 3D..
Where the clue was obtained which led
20 The arrest tho officers decline % say.
as there are circumstances attending lt
which make 80 desirable that bis name
should not Doe divulged.
MURDERERS LOCATED
Late Thursday night "a man went 10 the
Second Station. called Captain Angle
aside and told him that Doc had received
Information which he was sure would
result in The capture of Mr.. Austn's muir
dercrs. He stated that two young negroes
were stopping at 20 cOlOred boarding house
on the corner of Sixth and Baker streets.
known as the True Reformers Board
ing House. and that their actions were
such as 10 arouse the suspicious Of the
inmates Of the house
He told Captain Angle in detail OF the
doiugs OF the negroes since they had
been at the house. and that officer az
once came 90 the conclusion that the
right parties had been found. Ho deter
mined 90 go slow i'm the matter. however.
so as 90 De- sure ol accomplishing his
purpose. and not 90 make the arrest uDtil
the next day. Meanwhile he detailed Off
GERS to watch the house in order tha-
the men might not make their escape.
Yesterday morning Sergoauts Brooks
and Werner and Officer Amos went 90
the house and were 40 once shown To- the
room where The men We're As they en-
tered The door they We're almost sure
that the criminals had been found.
The two were lying iu bed asleep. but
quickly reused up upon tho entrance OF
the officers one man a short. stOutly-
built black man. apparently about
eighteen or twenty years OF age and
about five feet four inches in height
The other was man slightly older in
appearance. with a reddish-yeIlow face.
something like an Indian n appearance.
ana about i've feet nine on Cen inches
IN height.
Upon the foor by the bed lay copies
OF the Evening Leader OF thc 18Th ana
Times of the 18Th instant. both Folded as
lhousA me men had been reading acc
counts OF me search for the murderers.
a. sOoH aS 'He men were awakened,
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ana go win the oihccrs. While preparing
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nos name as John pumos. and said tha-
nc came TO richmond from Boston Tho
mulatto said his name was Edward Bond.
ana that he came from Baltimore.
The men were at once marched TO the
Second station, and were subjected to the
most rigorous examination. Common
"e"itn attorney y. q Richardson was
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