The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-03
MURDER MYSTERY CLEARED UP
Good Work OF Local Detectives in
Unrayeiing Crime.

AS a result Of the skillful handling of
difficult case by Detectives Lacy and Brown.
of this city, the mystery surrounding one
of the most brutal murders IN the history
Of western Pennsylvania has been cleared
up and the murderers will be quickly
brought to trial. Samuel F. Silver, chief
of police of Hyndman, Pa. arrived in the
city this morning with a requisition for
Charles Henderson, alias Hungry" and
he Is expected to take his prisoner back
with him this afternoon.
When John Greyson, coIored, was arrest
ed IN this city nearly two months ago he
called for Detective Lacy, who had be-
friended him on previous occasion, and
made q confession duplicating four other
colored men in a series of murders and
highway robber;es, including the assault on
George V. Gambler on the Long Bridge last
May. The confession was kept secret
until several days ago, when IL was pub
licly announced that the principal members
of the gang had been locked up in this
city and elsewhere
Among other murders that Greyson is
said to have confessed was one at Hynd-
man, Pa, and it was while the authorities
OF Hyndman were endeayoring 10 secure
information concerning this murder that
they came across the body Of A B. Nc
Kensey, a stable boss. Suspecting the
same parties WHO were implicated IN the
previous murder. they jailed two of them,
! and. with the assistance OF Frank Williams
a colored sleuth of Hyndman. the follow
ing facts were asceFtained:
On October % Williams was with the
gang who committed the crime. Red a
red-headed, freckle-faced negro. asked him
to join the crowd in robbing the stable boss
that night. He refused sud told them to
leave the old man alone. as he had nc
| money That night McKsnsey, the stable
! boss was shot in two places, one ball lOdg-
ing in the left hip and the other entering
the right side and penetrating the kidney
His skull was also crushed, and he must
have died almost instantly.
Williams heard OF the murder the next
day, and meeting Kid. a celoTai 10Y,
who is now in jail at Bedford Pa Yas
told the story of the crime, so he claims
He wrote TO the coroner, asking if 4 r.
ward had been offered for the murderers.
and stating that he knew who they were
On being promised that he would be re-
warded if he caught them, he started
out and caught up with the gang at
Cooks Mills At Mount Savage. williams
telegraphed to Constable Whiteman II
come to Cumberland at once Williams
proceeded with the gang 10 thar point,
and led the three principals within fifty
feet of the police station, but they es-
capped after an exciting chase. That
night kid" and Williams were arrsste l.
At the stationhouse Kid" confessed,
stating that Red held the stable boss.
while Hungry hit him over the head
with e revolver and the black man"
shot him. After robbing the old man,
they carried him to the stable Another
member Of the gang was arrested in the
morning and confirmed the Kids" con
fession. Henderson was locked up II his
city last Tuesday by Detectives LACY and
Brown, and although he denies knowledge
OF the affair he Will be turned over 10
the Pennsylvania authorities for trial
Chief Justice Bingham, of the Supreme
Court of the District, today received
requisition from Governor Stone, of Penn
syIvania, asking that Henderson be turned
over to the authorities of that State to
answer the charge of murder. Henderson
being confined IN the District Jail, under
sentence for assault, the court made an
order that he be released to the Pennsyl
yania authorities upon the expiration of
his sentence on Monday next.
Yon will be convinced by drinking one bottle of