The times., 1899-06-26
POLICE CAPTURE JOHNSON
The Slayer of Emanuel DodsOn
Taken Into Custody.
He Is Found Asleep on the Flats at
the Foot of Twenty-ffth Street
The Fugitive Is Surrounded by
Lieutenant Boyle and His Men
He Submits Without Resistance.

| After search covering period of twen-
| ty-four hours, the efforts of Lieutenant
Boyle and the police of the Third precinct
were rewarded by the capture of Wooster
johnson, the nineteen-year- -old colored
man, who is accused of the murder of
Emanuel Dodson, also colored, at the cor
ner of Twenty sixth and l Streets north
west at about $3.50 O'Clock Saturday night.
The capture was effected by Policeman
Smith at 9:15 O'Clock yesterday morning.
He found johnson lying asleep on the
ground on the flats at the foot of Twenty
| fifth Street and just southwest of the old
| Naval Observatory. Lieutenant Boyle re-
ceived information to the effect that John
son had taken refuge on the fats, and de-
! tailed about thirty men TO scour that local
| ity. 1t fell to the lot OF Policeman Smith
| to find the man, and when he did SO he
! blew his whistle summonIng to his side the
other policemen. Johnson on awakening
| found himself surrounded. and seeing re-
sistance would be useless, submitted. He
is now lodged in a cell at the Third pre-
| cinct station.
Johnson has company in his confinement,
as Isaac Tyson and William Mills, both
| ing OF Dodson occurred, are held at the
station as United States witnesses. They
were arrested by Policemen Bryan and
| Hanley at an early hour yesterday morn
| ing. Tyson was intoxicated and was bleed
ing from an ugly wound in his throat
when found by the policemen at the corner
of Twenty seventh and | Streets, just one
square from the scene of the shooting. He
claims that the wound was inflicted by
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knife. The wound was dressed at the
Emergency Hospital, where il required
seven stitches to close it. According to the
statement of Tyson, made 10 the police,
the quarrel over the game of craps was at
| first between him and Dodson. and later
between Dodson and johnson. johnson ad-
mits that he shot Dodson, but claims tnat
he did 1t in self defence.
After the shooting Johnson, Tyson, and
Mills made their escape and were seen
going up the Conduit Road. They evil
| IDENTIFY feared that they were being pur-
sued, and doubled on their tracks return
ing to Georgetown, where they separated.
Tyson and Mills decided to go to their
respective homes, and Mills stated that
he would go to the flats and remain there
| for the night, hoping to get away in the
morning. Instead of going home Tyson
returned to the neighborhood of the shoot
| ing and drank excessively. His arrest
| followed. 1t was then that he was taken
to the hospital. His condition is not re-
! garded as serious.
| When Coroner Carr was notified that
Johnson had been captured he decided to
! hold an inquest over the body of Dodson
at the Sixth precinct station at II o'clock
| this morning. He ordered the body OF the
dead man removed to the morgue and an
autopsy performed. The police were also
instructed to impannel coroner's jury.
1t is understood that when Johnson is
brought before the jury this morning an
attempt will be made by the statements
of witnesses. of the shooting to show that
it was done in self-defence. 1t appears
! from what can be learned that Dodson,
after cutting Tyson's throat, made an at
tack on johnson, and that Johnson then
drew a revolver and fired at the man.