The true northerner., 1900-09-28
ROBBtN
CAPTURED
DETROIT's NEGRO DEsPERADO
TAKEN BY PONTIAC OFFICERS.
AN EXCHANGE or SHOTS BETWEEN
OFFICERS AND FUGITIVE.
ONE SHOT TOOK ElrFEcT IN HIGH
wAYMAN's LEG.

Pontiac Mich, Sept 26.--If the ad-
missions of Tom Woods. burly negro
arrested here yesterday afternoon are
true, Pontiac officers have lodged III
the county jail the man who has
caused so much terror in Detroit by
his bold hold-ups. The arrest was by
no means an easy one, for in taking
the prisoner to the jail two officers
narrowly escaped.
Woods arrived in Pontiac late Mon
day night or early Tuesday morning
He spent the day about town ana it
was reported To the sherins s office that
a strange negro was trying to sell jew
elry. Deputy Sheriff Wellman went
out 10 investigate and found Woods
in Vernier's oyster house. The officer
questioned him as To where he came
from and where he obtained the jewel
ry. Woods stated that he came here
from Worthwhile and previously from
Chicago. where he said he bought at
auction valuable gold watch, which
he showed the officer.
Wellnlan asked him to accompany
him to the police office pending an in
vestigation. Woods agreed and to-
gether they walked up the street. Ar
the Hotel Hodges they met Officer
Cloonan and WellnGn asked him To
accompany them To the jail At the
next corner Woods made a break for
liberty, but did not succeed. \ block
further, Ct the corner Of Saginaw and
Lawrence streets, Woods wanted 10
know how much further they would
have TO go to reach the Jail He was
told that il was but block further.
As he reached the curb he jumped sud
denly behind Officer Cloonan and drew
two revolvers. CIoonan grabbed at
him, but Woods wrenched free and
commenced firing. Both officers drew
revolvers and fired Woods continued
TO run down Lawrence street, every
few steps stopping to shoot. Woods
fired six shots and Officer CloOnan
emptied his revolver. Weilman fred
two shot. Only one shot took effect
and that landed in the fieshy part OF
Woods leg.
When Woods reached the river he
ran between two houses and across TO
Clinton street with the officers and
citizens in hot pursuit From Clinton
he ran across another lot 10 Huron
street and thence down Willow avenue.
4 little way down that street he over
took two ladies In a buggy. Firing a
shot from his revolver he made one of
the ladies get out OF the buggy and he
SCok her place. AT the corner Of Flor
Nnnn and Pima a
harness on the horse Woods was driv-
ing gave way to the unusual strain and
Woods again took 10 his heels.
On Willow avenue Officer Wellman
appropriated a horse and buggy he
found standing there and continued the
chase Just beyond where Woods be-
gan his flight on foot Wellman over
took him In field, and at the point OF
a revolver made him throw UP his
hands. Marshal Toynton arrived at
this time and together they brought
Woods to Jail. Crowds OF people greet
ed them on their return. The women
cheered and the men yelled hang
him." Woods acted nke "A maniac and
yelled that he was Jack the Ripper"
at the same time using blasphemous
language with q fiuency born OF long
experience.
After the bullet was extracted from
Woods leg he admitted to officer Well
man that he had been in Detroit for
some time and that he is ,-e man De-
troit officers are looking for When
searched two ugly looking revolvers
and billy" We're found. besides two
solid gold watches. To one of the
f.l.< k,n,. q \,
the initial IN" Woods stated that he
had committed a number of hold-ups
in Detroit within the past few days.