Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-08-30
SLICK PIECE OF POLICE WORK
The Man Located at Friends
House at Richburg.
CHARLEY POOL MAKES THE ARREST
Richardson Preparing to Go West
His Statement.

A very important catch was made
this morning at o'clock at Rlchburg
by Messrs. Charley Pool and Deputy
Sheriff r. E. l.. Eaton of this city
and Pat Johnson, who arrested Jack
Richardson, charged with killing
Dave HUMPHREYS two and a half
miles from McLaurin the first of the
week. Late last night tip was
given the officers that Richardson
bad put up for the night at the house
of Sam fairfield at Richburg and
stated in which room he wus sleep
ing. This information was furnish
ed by ]. f. Johnson, known as "Pat
Johnson" and Pool and Eaton, &C
companied by Johnson, left here
for Richburg.
Charley Pool slipped up to the
house and placed himself in a small
alleyway while the other two went
for light, believing the man was
sound asleep and they would have
plenty of time. But In moving
around the chickens began to crow
and the men, who were sleeping in
the dining room instead of the room
told them by the informer, began to
talk, saying to each other that it
was about time to get up, as the
chickens were Growing for day. Just
at that time Richardson got up and
walked out in his barefoot into the
narrow alleyway where Pool was
standing, though he did not know
Pool was there or suspected that any
one was on the premises looking for
him. His steps were so light that it
was mere accident that Pool heard
him, though he was not two feet
awaw. AS soon as Pool saw that he
was man he presented his pistol,
when Richardson threw up his
hands, Pool at the same time plac-
ing handouts on his wrists. He
then lead him a step or two from the
BUILDING.
In short time Eaton, who had a
shotgun, came up, all hands watch
ing for any attempt to escape from
the building by the men. Pool did
not personally know Richardson, but
Eaton, who knew him, recognized
him at once as the man wanted,
though he had attempted to make
Pool believe that his name was
Myers and that Pool had arrested
the wrong man.
The officers then placed him on a
horse and brought him to Hatties-
burg where they lodged him in Jail.
They caught the bird just in time,
as he had made his arrangements to |
leave for the Indian Territory this
morning.
RICHARDSON'S STATEMENT.
A Progress reporter called on Rich
ardson at his cell in the county Jail
this morning and obtained his YER
sion of the affair. He asked Sheriff
Batson for some stationery and COM
pletely broke down, giving vent to
his sobs and tears.
He said he did not intend to kill
HUMPHREYS and was sorry that it was
done and wished that he had been
killed instead.
He says he had been hunting deer
with q negro named John Mcleod
and that HUMPHREYS and Thompson
at a negro house where they
all got some water. Richardson says
the guns had been leaned up against
the side of the wall. Mr.. Thompson
was with Humphries, and Richard
son says HUMPHREYS appeared to be
He says he was preparing
to leave the neighborhood and that
abused him for giving a
dog to the negro, John Mcleod, in
stead of to him. He says HUMPHREYS
caught him, jerked him around and
kicked him on the arm, bruising it
Richardson claims
that HUMPHREYS started toward the
guns and then it was that he drew
MS knife and that HUMPHREYS
against 1t while tryins to get
% the guns. He declares he only
attempted to defend himself and had
10 intention of killing HUMPHREYS.
The prisoner went into whole lot
# details, but this is the substance of
lis statement.
He does not appear to be q vicious
nan and looks more like an illiterate
elbow who had seen but little of the |
World.