Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-06
N HIS IDENTITY ADMITTED
Colored Man Arrested Here for Murder
Committed IN Virginia.
Gives Omcers5' an Account of the
CrtMe - His Brother Struck
the Fatal How.


Richard Andrew Lee Thompson. colored.
twenty-five years old, who is wanted at
Middleburg, Lnudoun county, Va, for COM
plicity in the murder Of Town Sergeant H.
Milton Seaton, the 2atA of November last,
was arrested in this city this morning by
Detective George W. Boyd He admitted
his identity. told of the killing of the town
sergeant and expressed willingness to
return to Loudoun county without the for
maity of requisition. Sheriff Russell.
whose office is in the court house at Lees
burg, Was notified of the arrest and 1t is
expected he viii arrive here late this after
noon or tonight. The prisoner will in all
PROBABILITY be taken to the county jail at
lAeeshurs, unless it is deemed advisable to
take him elsewhere for safe keeping.
At the time the crime was committed the
people OF the county in the vicinity of Mid
dieburg Were greatly excited and 1t is stated
the muroterers might have been summarly
dealt with had they been then unprecedented.
Harrison i'r Thompson. brother of the man
Hho is now under arrest. is charged with
having inflicted the fatal wound. He has
not yet been arrested
Middleburg is small town about seven
teen miles from i.eesburg and eight miles
from THE Palms. station on the South
ern railway. 1t is local option town, and
II liquor is used there it has to be pur-
chased IN some other county. On the night
VI 'iie ISlcfltFt thompson. the lrlss-
oner, had a supply of whisky. which he
had carried to Middleburg. probably from
an Illicit distiller'y in the mountains. and he
committed sundry offenseS. for which the
town sergeant arrested him. He was in
custody only short time before he was
released.
The Crime Committed.
In the meanwhile woman had notified
his brother Harrison of the arrest. The
latter objected n no fro Of
brother and went in search of the town
sergeant, finding him ON the main street
Trouble followed. and Harrison Thompson
used u Knife ON the law officer, inf1cting a
wound which caused the latters death
Both ThompSons fled soon after the deed
was committed. and as 1t was then be-
tween 10 and IL O'Clock at night the citi-
zenS who went in pursuit of them failed to
get on their track
A descriptive circular offering a reward
OF Sitb Tor the arrest and delivery of both
men was issued and mailed in every dfrec-
ton! The arrest of Richard Thompson at
winchester vas reported, but the man ar
thaIr the one who was so badly wanted
1t was known that Richard Thompson
had spent several years of his life in this
CITY. driving hack. and 1t was believed
both men had been here They were seen
at Harpers Ferry soon after the murder
was committed, but at that time the Har-
per Ferry officials knew nothing of the
crime.
His Arrival Here,
Richard Thompson reached this city
about three weeks ago, and since then he
has spent several days in Baltimore Col
ored people who knew him and knew he
was wanted for murder were afraid of him,
ana II was probably due to their fears ex-
pressed to others that the police learned of
Richards presence here. He was walking
along near the corner of New York avenue
and 18th street northwest when Detective
Boyd accosted him and called for a bill of
particulars.
My name is John Grown he said land
! can prove my identity
He referred to his uncle Richard Cook
and offered To go to him with the officer
The detective frankly told him he knew
better and knew he did not live at 9th
street ard Sheridan avenue. They had
walked only short distance when the
prisoner weakened and. as stated admitted
he was the man wanted. At police head
quarters he gave his age as TWENTY-FIVE
wears, and made statement of the crime.
His complexion is almost black and he has
a decided stoop. the result of an attack of
rheumatism. After giving the particulars
preceding his arrest in the Virginia town
he said the town sergeant was warned and
released him.
Subsequent Movements
II then went in Browns store" said the
prisoner, land remained there few min
utes, when l went across to another store
TO get some pickles..
On his way across the road he says he
met his brother. and the latter asked him
what was the matter. He replied nothing
and Harrison then accoStcd the law Off
Ger. Richard says he did not hear what
said. but. seeing there might be trou-
Die, he walked over and pulled his brother
away.
1t was then that the cutting occurred
When they got home, he said Harrison
suggested that he had probably cut Mr.
Seaton worse than he had intended. and
said he thought they should leave. From
there they went to Harper's Ferry where.
they separated. Richard says he came this
way, but he does not know which way his
brother went.
Harrison Thompson. who is still at large
is probably twenty-Se Ven Years old. His
face Is distigured and his mouth is drawn
to one side. This condition is the result
of surgical operation
Detective Boyd will probably receive q
reward of 500 for the arrest he made to-
day.