The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-28

AS exclusively announced in last
evenings News. Jarvis Smith. the mur-
derer of Brinton Rounds. has not been
out of Rhode Island and was captured,
as the News said he would be. by Dep
uty Sheriff Inman in the town OF Bur-
rillville. He passed over the highway
and remained over night in the house
the News indicated. Smith was ar
rested at Q o'clock last night at the
farm house owned by Orren Hunt, who
is one Of his relatives.
Jarvis Smith stabbed and mortally
wounded Brinton Rounds at Foster
Center last Tuesday afternoon. The
wound was not believed by the Foster
authorities to be a serious one. at least
that is the only reasonable explanation
-thal-can- be offered The attitude
of Town Sergeant Windsor was GER
talnly peculiar; but IL does not differ
from the course generally pursued in
the bucolic districts where well known
members of a community who are
guilty of laches OF the law are treat
ed with far too much consideration and
leniencv
Windsor not only believed the wound
TO be an inconseduent one. but he was
solicitOus that high bail should not be
! asked. and when surety was furnished
drove back with Smith to Foster Cen
ter.
Smith remained about the village and
was quite unconcerned He had right
to go when and where he chose to.
for he had complied with all that the
law had required Of him and was a
free agent until such time as the court
might call upon him to answer to the
charge Of assault.
Rounds in the meantime was getting
in a more and more critical condition,
and on Thursday noon was almost in
extremis
There is a fair presumption that
Smith had knowledge Of that fact, al
thought he now declares to the con-
trary. He denies that he started for
Connecticut. or that when he left the
village he had any unusual reasons,
or any apprehensi0ns Of further crimi-
nal proceedings against him.
WENT ON A VISIT.
He had decided TO pay a visit to his
niece. who had been adopted by Nelson
Armstrong who resides on the road,
between Mapleville and Harrisville in
the town of BuTrillville, and To reach
that farm 1t was necessary that he
should go by the Cook Hill road, which
makes a sweep toward the Connecticut
rectly TO Burrillville.
1t was dusk, on Thursday night when
he reached BurrillVile, and, M was not
until nearly O'Clock that he got TO the
Armstrong place. He nemained there all
night and Friday morning boarded
train on the Pascoag branch road at
Tarkiln. and rode TO Primrose station,
where he got off. that he might stop
for a brief visit With another relative,
by the name of Orren Hunt. VINO re-
sides about a mile and a half from the
station. and half mile of the high
way
on his way to the Hunt place he met
n woman by the name of Corey, whom
he knew. and 10 whom he Impaired the
information that he was en- route TO
Hunts farm.
Mrs. Corey told this 10 Marcus d. T..
MoWry. the attorney at law who passed
nhe word 20 Deputy Sheriff lnman, The
latter with Deputy Sheriff Colvn. Town
Sergeant Winslow and Brinton Rounds
brother. all Of Foster had been trailing
Smith since Thursday noon. Colvin and
Winslow were told that Smith had gone
farther north; but Inman. like the
Eeen-scented old sleuth bound that ne
is. had scented his game and had fol-
lowed him 90 the Armstrong place. that
night and was positive that he would
get mis- man I'm few hours. hence Mr.
Mowry's information came merely as
confirmation or his views OF the Wntfe-
abouts Of the fugitive. Moreover. Con-
ductor Ballou had spotted Smith and
had passed the tip to Inman.
SMITHS ARREST.
smith got his supper at Hunts and
then went 60 bed. he was sound asleep
when the posse arrived and was awak-
ened by the sharp knocking they made
upon the door His suspicious that the
officers were after him were confirmed
bv the brief interview Hunt had with
them before he admitted them, but
whv he should have had such suspic-
ions ne does not now explain.
At all events he got out OF bed and
elipped on his pantaloons and was
aboi,t TO complete dressing when the
officers came in and placed him under
arrest
lie made not the slightest resistance.
willingly. but slowly. accompanying
thon. He was suffering much pain and
while one of the posse went ahead.
4.arr4Ing n lantern 10 light the way
FOR the brush was high and the travel
bad the others who were guarding
smith. were compellod TO ask the van
Guard 20 walk slowly. as Smith was
unable 10 maintain the fast pace which
had been set for him.
Smith was token 60 the little lock-up
at Uarrisville and was placed In the
same cell in which Martin l.. Mowry.
the SLAYER Of the Reynolds family. oc-