Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-17
ANSWERS THE DESCRIPTION.
Officers Pursuing Man Believed to
Have Murdered ROsenstein.


Have Murdered Rosenstein.
| Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
LEESBURG, Va, May 17.-Deputy Sheriff
Mead of Montgomery county Md, was
| here yesterday looking for the colored muir
| derer of Louis Rosenstein Saturday morn
| ing. He failed to find his man, although he
got some interesting Information concern
! ing former resident Of this town, whose
description answers In almost every detail
| that given Of Humphrey alias Buck Tay-
| lor, alias Cat" Brown, who Is wanted for
| the crime. Before coming to this town the
| Maryland officer learned that the fugitive
| had lived here with a woman, and that he
had told his friends he quarreled with her
and had to leave. He is also reported to
have threatened to return and renew mis-
relations with her or end her life. Since
the commission of the murder at Slidell, the
| man answering the alleged murderers de-
scrption has been seen on the pike between
the Chain bridge and Leesburg. Monday
morning about O'Clock he was noticed
tramping over the pike near SCOTS Run
by d farmer who was on his way to Wash
ington- 1t was just about daybreak when
ne was seen, and his actions in turning his
head to avoid speaking to the farmer
aroused the latter's suspicious. Later the
man was seen about eight miles from here,
ana he was StiI coming this way. Late
Monday night a strange man appeared at
the house of IL resident of the town and
asked for food, saying he was nearly
starved.
As soon as Deputy Sheriff Mead arrived
here he called at Sheriff Russels Office and
saw Constable Underwood, who rendered
all the assistance possible. Citizens of the
town also volunteered their services
Under Another Name.
No young colored man has lived here dur
ing recent years under the names given by
the supposed murderer, the man answering
his description having been known under
another name. He lived with a colored wo-
man here as stated and was driven out of
town by the officials and citizens about two
years ago for an attack on the woman as
we'll as on a colored man of the town. He
is known here as u desperate and 1t is be
lieved his arrest could be accomplished only
after struggle. After he left this vicinity
it stated he went across the river to
the neghborhood of Rockville. About two
months ago he returned here at night and
called on the cOlored woman VINO refused
to receive him, and he left for parts I'M
known that night
This woman was seen by Deputy Sheriff
Mead and Star reporter, and her deScr1p-
ton tailed with that OF the fugitive sent
out by Sheriff Thompson. She thought
from the accounts given, that he was the
man who was wanted in Maryland, al
though she had never known him under the
names of Buck Taylor or Cat Brown.
There was an insane colored man here
who was always known as Buck Taylor
ana the cOlOred man mad often told her
that he married a woman named Brown in
Frederick county, Nd. 1t is believed by
the officials that this man is the one want
ed, and that he assumed the name of the
old colored man here because he knew the
latter could never raise any objection. The
name Brown may have been assumed be-
cause, as he stated, he married a woman
named Brown The colored woman here
with whom the man has lived said he had
told her he was not known in Maryland un-
der his right name, he had always given
other names over there.
Subsequent Investigation.
After making investigation in the
town Deputy Sheriff Mead took a drive
down the pike as far as Frankville, and
then crossed over to Whites ferry. The
merchant at Frankville stated that no
strange colored man had been in his store
during the past week, but he had a faint
recollection of having seen one pass his
place Monday afternoon. He could give no
description of him. a the ferry it was
Stated that no cOiOred man had crossed the
river since the crime was committed The
authorities here are very much intercs ted
IN the case, and should Taylor alias Brown
come here he is sure to be apprehended