The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-26
DARING ARREST
BY OFFICER NE|SZ.
Captures Two Men at Point of
His Pistol.
ONE LATER MADE HIS ESCAPE
Dashed Away When Crowd Was Too
Thick for Officer to Fire-Are Sus~
pected of Burglaries-Other
Lodged at Station House.

yvnat Is regarded as one or the most
important arrests made in police circles
in many days was made last nlSht, snort
~ after CLOCK by tauo!man fhll- Neisz.
of the Second District, when he captred
Ike McDermott ana Jonn keld In wood
ward lumber yard, corner OF Seventh
ana Archer streets. Although one OF the
men McDermotu, e1ecteu his escape from
the officer a few minutes after the ar
rest Detectives Ioml1nson. .-.son and
Wrenn, Patrolman Neisz and othe: mem
pers OF the police force seem conndent or
soon catching him again.
The inheritance of the arrest Is only
to be realized when 1t is learned that the
detective department has the strongest
hopes Of tracing several very bold bur
giares to the two men, one OF whom
now occupies a cell in the Second Sta
ton, charged with being a suspicious
character.
In making the arrest Of the two mon
Officer Neisz performed one of the best
pieces of work recorded In police circles
in a long time, displaying remarkable
courage in the face Of danger, as botn
men defied the patrolman when he 1irst
covered them. An example of their dar-
ing was displayed by McDermott when
he made a successful dash for liberty.
to shoot.
A DISCOVERY.
Yesterday afternoon negro drayman,
employed by the Woodward Lumber Com
pany, was sent to the Seventh and Ar
cher Street yard of the concern for a
load of timber. In removing the planks
from the pile he discovered fine out
lay of clothing-a coat. a vest. a pair or
trousers and several other odd pieces.
They were practically new and were the
manufacture of a New York tailor.
Being honest, the drayman turned the
clothes over to his employer, who in turn
notified the Second Station authorities,
and officer Neisz was assigned to the
case Downing citizens clothes he took
a few of the clothes to the place where
they had been uncarthed by TIE negro
and secreted them under the lumber
In the lumber yard it was fast grow
ing dark, and Neesz hid himself behind
a large pile of planks- In few minutes
TWO whit1 men appeared from over
nearby fence, approaching the spot where
the clothing was first discovered. One
mounted a. large stack of timber, While
the other proceeded to remove few OF
the p1anks from the pie in which the
clothes We're hidden. He had just pulled
out the first piece, when the officer
stepped from his hiding place, pistol in
hand.
LAUGHED AT HIM.
Although both men were covered. they
laughed at the policeman. hoping tc
brighten him. McDermot acting as
spokesman, wanted to know how he pro-
posed arresting them both, to which the
officer replied, that while he might miss
one. he would certainly get the other
with a bullet. This declaration seemed
to have the desired effect, and the men
agreed to accompany him to the station.
Together the three men advanced with
out incident as far as the Byrd-Street
Depot At this place hundreds of people
uc,e darling hither and thither. Offering
a. most excellent opportunity for flight,
and McDermott was not long in realizing
this. Suddenly he made a bolt. as did
his companion, Reid, but Neisz was too
quick for the latter, and he was anchored
to the spot.
The crowd was altogether too thick for
the policeman to nre upon the faSt fee
Ing Fugitive otherwise n bullet might
have brought him down. AS it is. a good
description OF the man is IN the hands OF
every patroiman on the for:e and he
VIII no doubt be captured before night.
Captain Tomlinson was notified, and
together with Detectives Gibson and
Wren they are working on the case. as
they feel sure that both men are guilty
of having perpetrated several bold bur-
glaries lately.