Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-25
WANTED FOR MURDER
TWO NEGROES ARRESTED HERE
FOR PHILADELPHIA, Authorities.
The CRIME COxNITTED LAST MONTH.
samuel Dodson aud william Epps
Are the suspects, and Quaker CITY
ue,ec,tves Vow Here say the case
4. strong Against Them.

f. strong Against Them.
willie Epps and sam. Dodson. two ne
rroer. who are well known 70 the police
~ this city ~ criminals q the most VI
cious kind were arrested here az an early
hour Yesterday morning and taken % the
Second Police station. where they we're
charged with being fugit.ves from justice
from philadelphia.
They are wanted in the Quaker city
Tor The murder Of an aged widow-Mrs.
Mary Iawler-and Detectives James p.
Hamm and Frank p. Geyer N Phiadei-
phia. who arrived here last night 70 take
the men back 20 Pennsylvania say tney
have an exceedingly strong case against
them.
The murder with which these men are
charged was one Of the most brutal in
Philadelphia criminal history IN years
Mrs LAWYER kept small grocefy-siore
on the same block on which Epps hFed
in Philadelphia. and be was in the hauit
Of going there ~ make purchases. Sne
had a corner store. and kept her coal IN
little bin around the corner from the
main entrance She had closed her store
ON The night " January Goth last when "A
knock brought her t0 her door hna
man whom che detectives e1F was rIr.
presented himself and asked for e'a-
The old lady went around tI the bin io
procure the COAL when DDle1n. % iN.
officers say sne1kei upstairs aHd F''rri-
cd himself in the old lady's bedroom
when she finished waiting 0n Errs fhe
went again t1 her room and there she
waa thr0ttsd ard ch0kcd 20 death and
robbed.
THE FIRST CLTE.
Tho body was not found until the neVt
morning and then there was no trace ot
the fnurdcr.rs The detective f0rcc went
~ work. however AID were stimulated
bv the offer ~ "a reward of $1,000 By the
mcrpst accident. dress which bad been
the property a. the murdered woman Was
traced t0 90 negro woman who bad been
an intimate of Eurs and then 'hf iirt
clue was obtained. which hoing followed
lod Detective Hamm and Gerer to ihls
citv about tom days ago Together with
Detective T0mHnflU 0f Richmond me
two Philadelphia officers searched RiDn-
m1ud. hut with htfle result knowing
that This was the home of both Erps and
DoGs0n. and believing firmly th1t ih'F
would come here Co.. display their ll-en.-
local detective force remain ou tho ebert
while tlev returned FOO philadelphia 90
work uu another clue They finally trr.n
the mon Goo Washington. and then. l'irn-
'ur thaf tleY were iu Richmond. wired o.
Sergeant Tomliusou. who at once Went io
work Pc located Erus Boo house ON
sixth street near Broad. and. wlil hlt son
ana UrfDcHK. ScnliDn afre. ted hIm ihey
bad fo coerDs the mau with their p.tto'f.
but finally took him into custody Later
in the morning Dode1n Was located ai hia
Old home on calhoun street ana There
he was arrested ty Detective Gibson and
Policeman Amos.
THE DETECTIVES ARRIVE
Both men were n tho Police Court yes
torlay morning. together with negro
named April Robinson. who lc.f fhiidci-
ntla with them. bat who is in 300 wise
connected with the murder 40 three
wore rerrarU.d 90 I4U Co. await the arrival
of 90. officer. fi0m Philadelphia y t'lr-
gmm Was dispatched tn Detective Hamm
"a. soon l- fnr arrests Wcr. made ana
together with I.tn.iir. GryDr h" Took
3D.. nrsi uam fog This r.N Tar ESQ
Arrived Mt uielt urU stopped 900 MUIR
PHYS Hotel They dId uot ao t' the Jail
laef uilhf saying iIDr were comma DIT
chat fhtr bond the rIehI mon. HId iu.''
va. no us. disturbing Thorn unu. to-day
Tn.v brought n0 reguIa'Nn papers WI.f
thUm being armed simply Win warrant
or arrest. bGf lner expect tnr negroes
viu rcturn With them without "a r'lh-l-
uun
NeIhcr of thc two negroes bias made
amy statement concerning tle case. At
fhe Second Police station b. WAS e'Id
nst nieht nat both bad served terms
T. Ur. ID H I.