The Washington times., 1901-07-20
DENTS SLAYER CAPTURED.
Charles Doyle Neatly Trapped by
a HyattsviIle Constable.
Confessed tic Crime to Detectives
Who Brought Him Back to Town
Feared Bodily Harm from His Vic
tim, He Claims. in ENtcnuation.

Who Brought Him Back TO Town
Feared Bodily Harm from His Vic
tim. He Claims, in ENtcnuntion.
After vain effort to escape capture by
the police and suffering intense pain from
a ssprained ankle resulting from having
plunged thirty feet from the window Of
a stable to the ground. Charles Doyle, the
negro murderer was arrested shortly af-
ter o'clock yesterday afternoon at Hy-
attsville. Md. by Judge Carr, Maryland
constable, and James Farden, citizeh-
Later he was surrendered to Detectives
Mcnamara and Sam Burroughs, who
brought him to this city and locked him
up at the Sixth precinct police station.
Doyle is charged with having murdered
Howard Dent. a fellow employe OF the
United States Express Company. in their
stables on Street, between Four-and-a-
half and Sixth Streets northwest, shortly
after O'Clock Thursday night. He slashed
Dent so severely with razor that Dent 5
head was nearly severed from his body
A reward of 500 which had been offered
by Ma jor Sylvester for Doyle's capture
will probably be given to Judge Carr ana
Mr.. Farden today.
Since the murder was committed the
members of the local police force have
been actively searching for the guiit!
man Captain Boardman. of the detective
force had detailed nearly all OF the De
tectives upon the case, and every cue
which was deemed of value was followed
Al day yesterday Captain Boardman. as
si.,tei by several clerks. was busily en-
gagged in sending to different parts OF the
country printed circulars giving an accu-
rate description of the murderer. The
nine police stations also rendered excel
lent service. sending out nearly their en-
tire force in citizens clothes to assist IN
the capture. But despite the earnest wor~
of the police officials no news of Doyle
was brought to Headquarters by the
sleuths when they returned
II was shortly after ? O'Clock yesterday
afternoon when Captain Boardman re-
ceived despatch from Judge Carr, the
constable at HyattsviIle, Md, stating
that he had taken into custody negro
whose description tailed with that of the
murderer The captain at once ordered
Detectives Mcnamara and Sam Bur
roughs TO go to Hyattsville and see II
they could identify the captured man.
Accompanied by Times reporter the
party boarded an electric car for Hyatts-
VILE. and upon arrival there were met
by Judge Carr. The latter ushered them
into his real estate office, near the rail-
road station, where, seated in a chair,
was Charles Doyle. the alleged murderer
Although the prisoner was very reticent
and refused to talk to the constable he
Immediately confessed at the sight of the
detectives, and acknowledged that he was
the man who had taken the life Of Dent
Judge Carr, in the opinion of the police
officials, deserves great credit for the
sISillful way he apprehended the man
He Informed The Times reporter that he
received yesterday circular from the
local authorities giving him description
of the murderer. 1t was shortly after
O'Clock. he stated. when. while seated on
his front porch. he noticed strange
negro limping slowly up the pike. At
glance he saw that the negro Tailed in
nearly every detail with the description
of the murderer, and, arising from his
seat, the constable meandered slowly out
into the road, in order to avoid arousing
The strangers suspicious.
AS the negro came nearer to him, the
constable felt more confident of his being
The guilty man. When he at last reached
the spot. he was addressed by Mr.. Carr,
who cnquired whether he was not the
colored man who had expressed a desire
several days ago to purchase some prop
erty
The negro. eyeing his Questioner close
ly. replied in the negative. Then Judge
Carr invited him into his office to rest,
taking notice that he limred fearfully
while walking. Once inside -he building.
the shrewd constable placed him in a
small room and locked the door upon him.
Judge Carr then went at once to the tele-
graph office and notified Captain Board
man.
The arrest of the negro created intense
excitement among the citizens of Hyatts-
VILE. Upon the arrival Of the detectives
and the Times reporter a great crowd had
collected in front Of the store gazing in
tently within. After little cross-exami
nation upon the part of Detective Nc
Namara. Doyle weak from loss of
sleep. finally broke down and confessed.
One of the first questions the murderer
asked was whether or not Dent was dead,
and upon the detectives replying in the
affirmative. the negro gave gas- and
would have fallen to the floor had not
Mcnamara supported him.
Doyle was then placed aboard a car and
brought 10 the Police Headquarters in this
city, but few doors from the scene of the
tragedy. The party was followed by a
curious crowd of several hundred per-
sons.
All was excitement in the building when
the two stalwart bluecoats escorted in
their prisoner. Sergeant Carter. who
was in charge. Immediately notified Major
Sylvester and Captain Boardman of the
capture. and summoned the patrol wagon
of the Sixth precinct. After having been
questioned by nearly every detective in
the department, the fatigued negro was
placed in the wagon and taken to the
Sixth precinct station, where he was
locked up.
That the negro suffered severely while
endeayoring to escape was fully evidenced
by his personal appearance. He informed
the detectives that he had not eaten
since he committed the crime. and his
appearance seemed to ccrroborate that
fact. His leg. he stated. had been in
jured by jumping to the ground after the
affair from window in the stable loft.
1t was this drawback. he said. that kept
him from making better time. as any
extra eXertion on his part only tended to
increase the pain.
While en- route 10 this city the cleo
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