Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-19
MUST Be TR|EDIN ANNAPOLIS
WYATT, THE MURDERER
Of Captain 0aulk And Collier, The Col
ored Deck Hand. to be Tried in
Our Court
HE SAYS HE IS NOT WORRIED.

HE SAYS HE IS NOT WORRIED.
Robert T. Wyatt, who has confessed
that he murdered Capt. Oliver M. Caulk.
of the sloop Dream. of St. Michaels, Md. i.
and Frank Collier. colored, deckhand
on the vessel. seemed in fairly good spir-
its at the Baltimore Jail yesterday, where
he is held for the Anne Arundel county
authorities. He spent some time lying
on a cot in his cell and often puffed
away at cigar. He said he was not
worried about the murder. but he dis
played nervousness that indicated con-
trary feeling.
Captain Barranger and Round Ser
geant Henry, of the Central district, went
down to Rock creek yesterday on the
police patrol boat Lannan TO take look
at what is left of the burned sloop Dream
and gather what evidence they could in
the case against Wyatt. They also made
a search for the small boat in which
Wyatt left the Dream after committing
the crime. They did not learn anything
about it, however. On returning they
brought with them several pieces of the
burned sloop. Captain Barranger and
| Captain of Detectives Freburger, had
several talks with Wyatt on Tuesday be-
fore he confessed, told him plainly the
case against him was strong one. and
advised him to use his own judgment in
talking about the affair.
States Attorney Duffy said yesterday
| that the Anne Arundel county authori.
| ties would have no alternative but to re.
ceive Robert I. Wyatt, charged with the
murder of Captain Caulk and Frank Col.
| lier. 1t has been decided in Baltimore
that the murders were committed within
the jurisdiction of Anne Arundel county
but States Attorney Brashears, OF this
county, thinks the Criminal Court OF
Baltimore has jurisdiction in the case
Mr.. Brashears said he would make nc
demand for hearing of the case in An.
napolis. States Attorney Duffy says
| Wyatt will be sent to Annapolis, and his
case will have to be sent before the grand
| jury of Anne Arundel county. He will
have to be tried in Anne Arundel county
unless it is shown the murders were com
| mitted in Baltimore county, or the trial
is removed to some other Jurisdiction
| Nothing in the case happened in Balti
more except the body of Captain Caulk
Vas brought here and Wyatt was arrest
| ed here.
He further states that if the question
arises as to whether Anne Arundel ol
Baltimore county has jurisdiction in the
| case, Wyatt could have it tested by ap
| plying for writ OF habeas corpos. The
| Baltimore county authorities might tes
| the matter in the same way. If the au
| thorities of Anne Arundel county want
| to test the question, they could do so by
having Wyatt indicted in that county anC
then moving to quash the indictment anc
send the case to the proper jurisdiction
| If the trial of the case is simply removed
from Anne Arundel county, either by
the State or the prisoner. that county
will have to stand the expense of the
trial, wherever it is held.
The parents of Wyatt live in St. Mi
chaels. Mrs. Wyatt is almost heart
broken over the affair; so is her daughter
They are respectable people. Young
Wyatt was considered a quiet. inofen
sive man. He lived in Easton at on,
time and was employed on the EastoT
| Democrat. A dispatch from St. Michael
says that the funeral Of Captain Caull
took place at 3 o'clock yesterday after
noon at the Sadis Chapel M. L. Church
II was one of the largest funerals tina
has been seen in St. Michaels.