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

For the first time, there is now given
TO the police of Ric.-nond and to Plnher-
ton-Detective IIrewson a description of
the. supposed murderer of A,r. John w.
Scott This is the mnch-tallleG-of man
in the Itg... oyercoat, =. ;, OF all persons
mentioned in connection with the case,
is the only one against whom there ap-
pears TO he sufficient evidence for an ar
rest. aud this ez3dence is pare4y Mega
tive. OF all persons seen in the neigh
borilood of the crime near The fatal nonr.
The man in the light overcoat is the only
one whose presence has not been eX-
plaincd: therefore if he is found II IS
safe to say that he will be Immediately
arrested.
Within a. lev minutes before the time
the MURDER Was comm.tted this man near
IN rubbed elbows with Mr. John \,
Bcardslcy a motorman with the Rich
nond Traction Company. and Mr Charies
Ra1.sburCer Of the same company
This was Al Monroe and West Franklin
Streets. right at the Commonwealth CLUB.
The stranger was goin; up Franklin
S1reet toward tile home Of Major T.. !.
- Myers where Mir. Scott was found IN
a. scni-cor -cious condition.
IMPORTANT FACTS
When the story, told by Ar DeafdsleE,
was investigated last might by a llfneS
reporter il seemed at one aMe lhat tile
man he met at Monroe and West Frank
lin might haze been Mr.. Scott himself
trhis however. in the light of further in
,,Iirjes was found TO be impossible, pe-
ra,rsa Mr. Scott wore q black oVercoat
At ,ba time he was found Therefore, so
lar as known. this man. who Mr.. Boards
lev saws passed him and Mr. RaIns,ur-
.e,, in a hurry. must have been the stay
81 OF Mr.. Scott.
One fact is distinctly SHOWN "S
statements. This is that if the man III
,be light overcoat was the murderer OF
Mr.. scott the crime was that of a man
NJ l>is own class Particular stress is
laic on the fact that the man was Weli
dressed and that his ovcrcoat fttea nm
uerfectly. His clothing seemed TO be OF
fine material, and altogether he seemed
10 be above the general run OF mankind
in dress al least
MR.. BEARDSLEY TALKS.
AIr. Beardsley was seen on his caf-No.
on NJ The Traction CompanN-by re-
,,o,.,n a.. for The Times last night. He said:
Mr. RamSburGer and myself are COM
narrative strangers here, having but re-
cantlv come from Baltimore, and We -
not know our way about the cltS 'etS
wyeu Therefore the other night the
II
FRACTION Company's sheds, at he Reser-
,.oir Air Renuey told US how 10 save a
tInci, or Two in getting home. This was
10 cnt through Monroe Park. when we
reached there, and SO down tranKiiA
Street.
we reached Monroe Park, 1 should
Judge about twenty-five minutes TO Two
o'clock, and walked down West tIailktih.
across Belviderc and past the nome 2t
Major Myers toward the Commemorate
Club. Just as we reached the club We
saw a man turn into West Franklin Street
from Monroe Street, coming from the 'tl-
rection of Main. He passed within a few
feet OF me; in fact our shoulders almost
touched.
HIS DESCRIPTION.
AT the time ] paid no particular at
tertion tc him. saw. however. that he
wore a black derby and j light overcoat
and dark trousers: shat he had a brown
almost a sandy-mustache of medium
size hair just a shade darker and Wore
his hat pulled down over his eyes. he
seemed to be in a, hurry. and apparently
paid no attention TO us There was some
thing said between Mr.. Ransburger ana
myself as to him looking like a loser or
a winner This man passed on up the
street and we continued down Franklin
toward the jefferson Hotel.
AT the Jefferson Hotel we met q nan
on a wheel riding in the middle OF The
street he was coming toward us bat
apparently he saw us and when he did
he turned around and rode down Franklin
again. II struck me at the time that he
did not want 10 be seen by any one
hardly know what gave me that impress
sion unless it was the apparently un-
cailed-fcr change in his direction We
went along home, and ] knew noth;n.,
whatever Of the murder. until next SaS.,
We heard absolutely nothing OF shouts or
cries by M Scott "
STONY CoRRcBoRArEp.
Nr Rarpsburgeyt who was seen on car
no. sS. told a story which GIiaSt anti8;Cs