The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-24

this in every particular. save that he did
not pay as much attention to the man
in the light coat as did Mr. Beardsley.
lie said last night:
The thing that struck me most about
the man we met was his welI-fitting over
coat. That made me look at him, when
otherwise [ might not have raid
any attention TO him at ALL It struck
me at the time that he was d well-to-do.
well-dressed man. His clothing seemed
to be very fine.
This man. whoever he wag, was walk
ing very fast up Franklin Street toward
the Myers house. I am positive as to the
time 1t could not have been later than
fifteen minutes to o'clock, and was
possibly between twenty-five and twenty
minutes to q [ heard nothing of any
cries or shouts. l did not see the mans
face; in fact [ did not pay that much
attention TO him.
WHERE DID He COME FROM?
Neither Mr.. Beardsley nor Mr. Rams
burger knows whether or not the man
they saw came out OF the Commonwealth
Club although it is possible that he did
do so. They saw him turning into frank
lin from Monroe. j might be that he had
left the club by the Monroe-Street en-
trance. If he did SO. he must have gone
straight up from Main 70 Fraukltn.
In this connection, Mr. II. &. Renney,
who saw the man in the light overcoat
coming down Henry from West Franklin
Street, was seen again 1t had been Sug-
gested Il few days ago that the man in
the light coat stopped on the corner to
allow Mr. Renney 10 go into his rooms
50 he could not sec where he went in
and that POSSIBLY he was afraid that Mr.
Renney had recognized him In this con
nection, Mr.. Renney- said last night:
The mans figure recalled 10 me no
| person whom [ knew; in fact, I paid no
particular attention TO him. The thing
that made me look around and see him
at all was the sound of his footsteps.
When l first saw him it struck me that
he had just stopped running. and was
walking Very rapidly. He stopped on
| the corner without any good reason.
it seemed to me, and stood in the light.
THE description OF the man furnished
by Mr. BeardsIey and Mr.. Ramsburger
TALES exactly with my Impression OF
him, although l did not see his face.
He impressed me IS weighing possibly 40
or 100 pounds, and as being about i've
feet eight inches tall. He was well
| dressed.
NOT MR.. HOPE.
There has been something ss:id about
this man being possibly Mr.. Ollie Hope,
OF the Commonwealth Club. This is i'm
possible, because when I saw this man
stop on the corner I went directly into
| the house and straight to my room.
| There Il moment or so later my clock
| struck two. Mr. Hope did not leave
the Commonwealth Club untilssome time
! after two. therefore the man saw
could not have been him.
| AS to the man on the bicycle seen by
! Mr. Beardsley and Mr. Ransburger
| there seems little doubt that 1T was MI
Charles Lacy. who said he first heard
| the cries of MIR. Scott from as far away
| as the Jefferson Hotel. While he Sald
| nothing about having seen two men near
| the Jefferson or having turned his wheel
| there, he swore before the coroners
inquest that he had turned his wheel
| after passing Beividere Street and fooe
| past the house again-
LOOKS HOPEFUL AGAIN
| With this newly gathered information
! in their hands it is possible now that
/ some definite action will be taken sooner
/ than was generally expected. The de-
| scription furnished by Mr.. Beardsley Will.
! therefore, be of the greatest value 10 tne
/ police along this line, as a man answer
/! ing this description might well be ar
| rested and an explanation demanded OF
him. if perchance it should develop that
! he had passed through Henry Street
| about two o'clock on the night of the
| murder.
Meanwhile the detectives are working
the -light-overcoat theory for
all 1t is worth One man representing
/ himself to be u Piakerton man ana in
Producing himself as such is making 4
house to house canvass OF the streets
4 adjacent 10 the scene of the crime, ask
i ing a series OF questions as TO any 6 ne
III the house wearing a light oyercoas,