The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-19
Startling Evidence May Be Adduced
from Many Developments
The WATCH is STILL MISSING
Hinuie Booker Says She Heard Murdcrers
Run Away from the scene OF the
Crime, But Police Doub, This.
City is a-Trembie With Expect
ancy OF R.veialious-Detec-
tive KrensJn Talks

Within the shadow OF to-days formal
inquiry into the mysterious death Of Mr.
John ". Scott, there We're a host of de-
relopmen;s yesterday. thousand rum
ors trembled in the air, the most sensa-
tionaI OF these being a report that there
might be at any moment an arrest of a
prominent man Of this city. Names We're
mentioned at times with no better
foundation than they say, and lnere
was a general f1uttering expectancy of
what might happen. incidentally the
statement of Minnie Booker that she -ad
heard the murderers talking as they fieo
from the scene Of their crime caused a
sensation, although doubt was cast upon
it by the police. To cap it all, the report
that Mr. Charles n. Lacy saw the tight
Ia which Mr.. scott received his death
blow was emphaticaliy denied
Pinkerton Detective l>rewson has work
ed secretly, assiduously, relentlessiy,
When asked point blank last night II an
arrest would be made. he first refused TO
answer and then said: Il won't make
any arrest" with the ~ heavily ac-
flame, but further than this Mr.. krewson
jwould say absolutely nolning. Certain 1t
is that Mr. krewson, although informed
YESTERDAY morning by a Times reporter
of the statements made by Minnie Book
e-, paid no attention 10 them, but GlSal'-
pearcd off the official news map. and no
lone save Mr.. krcwson knows what ne
did. This would seem 10 indicate. how
ever that he had III mind something
which bore more directly on the case
Through him, ii not by him, the arrest
was expected,
With the inquest coming on at 10
O'Clock this morning in the City Han 1t
was generally believed that if any de-
cisire step was TO be taken it would be [
once-or at least before the flood gates
OF information. and much has been held
back so Ear by the detectives at work on
he case. arc opened at the forms
uuiry. While Chief To1nlnson, of the
local detective bureau, and Detective
lIrewson have been working partially to-
;sether on the mystery, it is doubtful even
iit Captain Tornlnson knows ali that Mr..
lIrewsCn has zone. At to-dayS inquest
iail this is expected TO come out. if for
purposes of justice. it is not deemed ad-
lrisabie to withhold the information at
the present time
WATCH NOT ACCOUNTED FOR.
Mystery still envelops the watch. 1t
has been practically established that Mr..
Scott wore the watch at II O'Clock on the
night Of the murder He took it from a
!ewelcr on that day. 1t had no chain or
hob at that time. 1t was seen in his pos
SESSION at O'Clock when he dined with
llls mother at his home, No ll2 West
j rank in Street AT that time he wore
the riding suit in which he was found in
front of Major E. 7. d. Myers home:
rhcrd1ore a presumption that he might
ave left the watch i'll another suit has
Eeen set at nausht.
This disappearance d. Of the watch COIN
tides perfecly with the highway robbery
theory, as does also the disappearance OF
q lfty-cent piece, which il is now known
c-r. Scott had in h s pocket when he left
RAE Commonwealth Club. The fact that
had this money was not established
ltl yesterday, it having been presumed
That he had only tbs tive-cent piece which
= IS found in his pocket at the hospital.
D has also been established through yes
days researches that Mr.. Scott mad no
I .ckct-book, but carried instead a small,
e APP purse, which he had had for years
this like the watch. has DISAPPEARED
search OF his room and of the Scott
me has been thorough and untiriug, but
t. trace OF either the watch or the purse
t4s been found.
HEARD MEN. TALKING.
highway robbery theory. and is given for
hat 1t is worth. Minnie Booker is. col
bred. She is employed now, and has been
E1r -four years past, as cook for Mr..
n!y p. Darlington, of No. 81 West
ace Street, corner Of Belvidere This
/ directly behind the residence of Mr..
red T. Harris. corner OF Beividere and
anhlln Streets. This, in turn, is direct
across the street from The Myers
4 .na IN Of \ 1fpil
ved Mr. Scott received the blow which
saused his death.
The negro woman was awake at .
o'clock on the morning OF Thursday. She
lrd Air. SCOTS shouts and cries from
! ct franklin Street first and this tho
: -sh!y aroused her. The story is con
saued IN her own words:
u heard shrieks and screams and final
y turned over and asked my husband
get w. He was half asleep and didn't
f,,y any attention TO me. Then / told him
! 1t somebody was being murdered some
taere near and he told me that was al
tays looking Tor something TO scare me,
~ wouldn't get up. lie heard the
leans. though. ] was sure somebody
IS being killed and told him So but he
las sleepy and was scared
Then the screaming stopped and every
ling was perfectly still After a little
tadc though, i heard two men running
l. Eclridcre Street ] am sure they We're
~ walking; they We're running very fast,
I'D ] though. sure there was policeman
hind then- Just as they reached my
tndow heard one of Them say.
] told You about it,
Then the ether said:
Well didn't we do it?"
Their they We're running so fast they
Fssed lay and didn hear anything else
! cept tivi. footsteps as they ran. They
fa,nod 10 so straight on mp Balviaere
tcnet toward Broad. i5ut o.da't see
IN. went TO the window and pushe,,
tct; fiie blind and looked out. bat j didn't
* anything. ard then as everything