Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-19
In Portsmout, by Police Officers
HoofnagIe and CuIpepper.
is AN ESCAPED MURDERER
IIc Has Been In tho City Four Months Un-
der the Name of james Mcmillan, and
So Married II Girl in SUFFOLK His Right
Nnmo l. "Pat" Singleton and He is Much
Wanted In North Carolina.

About week ago Police Officers
Hoofnagle and ID. p. Culpepper, OF the
Portsmouth force. received informa-
ton that an escaped convict from the
North Carolina State prison was in this
| city. The officers at once, through
Lieutenant A. ii. Only. began Il cor
respondence with Mr.. T. g. ArendelI
the supcrin tendent of the North Caro-
Ina penitentiary at Raleigh, who in
response to queries said that such a
| man had escaped from that prison, and
that they were extremely anxious for
his capture, and to that end would pay
the sum of 500 as Il reward, and all
necessary expenses in addition thereto
for his delivery at the prison from
which he escaped.
Officers Hoofnaglc and Culpepper
have known for several days where
this man, who about four years ago
wac; sent to the penitentiary for n crime
of small magnitude under the name Of
Pat Singleton, worked, and have had
him under surveillance ever since bu;
did not arrest him until yesterday af-
ternoon about o'clock.
The man. who is colored. has been
employed in the navy yard on some of
the contract work going on there. He
is about so years old. feet II inches
high; very dark, with Il scar across the
right eye. He was walking down South
street. between Court and Dinwiddie
streets. and when arrested resisted
with considerable force, and 1t became
necessary for officer Hoofnagle TO put
gun under his nose before he could
be made to recognize the fact that he
was again in the hands of the law.
is y DESPERATE CRIMINAL.
He asked what he was arrested for
hut was not told until he was safely
ensconCed in the Norfolk county JAIL
and il WAS then that the officers ac-
quainted him with the fact that he was
booked for his old home in the Raleigh
prison.
This man. after being received in
prison for the petty crime for which he
was sentenced. proved to be a thorn in
the flesh of the guards there, he accept
ing with alacrity every opportunity to
escape. and came so near being sue
cessful at one time that ii required the
combined force of sixteen guards to
prevent his unccremoniously leaving
his associates in crime behind. And it
was only after he had been shot in the
legs that he was retaken and safely
placed behind the bars again, but only
for a short while, rs it will be seen
Only short time had been served Of
that term. and after be had been shot
did he show the very vicious temper he
possessed, for in almost cold blood he
murdered fellow-conVict and, II is
said. fairly gloated over his deed. For
this crime he WAS tried and sentenced
TO thirty years, but, Notwithstanding
the close watch under which he moved,
he managed to escape the vigilance of
his guards by taking by force II guard $
gun, and for the past four years has
enjoyed perfect freedom.
lie arrived in Suffolk, Va, about a
year ago and married. He came 10
Portsmouth about four months ago
and secured employment. as stated. He
lived here and in Suffolk under the as
sumcd name OF James Mcmillan and
has been identified here By Il man who
was Il convict with him. When searched
at the jail the marks of The sun shot
wounds showed up very plainly on his
leg. officer Iloofnagle will leave the
city for Raleigh with his prisoner via
Seaboard Air Line this morning nj 900