The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-13
Three negro TRAMPS
CLAYTON 'SNURDERERS.
Police Hunting Washington
for Parties Under Suspicion
SEEN HERE SATURDAY
Officers Hot After Them Caused
Them to Jump Flying Train.
TRACKS SEEN IN WASHINGTON
Detective Wreun aud Policeman Wiltshire
There Looking for Them News of Their
Arrest Momcatarily Expected Here.
Bold Robbery Saturday Night Is
Also Down to Their Credit.
Notorious Criminals.
Officers Hot After Them Caused
Them to Jump Flying Train.
TRACKS SEEN IN WASHINGTON

Sam Miller, alias Petersburg Eddie,
Charles Johnson and Jim Allen, alias
Sand House, notorious and desperate ne
gro tramps, are believed to be Clayton's s
murdcrcrs.
Strong clues center on these men, and
the police are hunting high and low Tor
them. Two Richmond officers have fol-
lowed them TO Washington, where they
are being assisted Ill The scdrch NY
Washington detectives.
Tho negroes were seen in the ncighbor-
hood of the murder Saturday night and
carly Sunday morning. Later, they were
seen going out Broad Street, and officers
went at once to the Richmond Frcder-
icksburg and Potomac shops to head
them off. The early fast train to the
North went on, though, and from a light
held by tho officers, the three men were
seen on the blind end of the mail OF bag
gage car. It was the object OF the Off
GERS to catch the train, but they were un-
able TO do SO.
Working on this clue, Detective Ser
geant Wren and Officer Wiltshire went
to Washington yesterday in search of the
three negroes. Upon their arrival III
Washington they were joined by Dc
tectives QBauer and Lacy. of that city,
and the men Immediately began their
search.
WE'RE SEEN, BUT HAD GONE.
Intellisence was received that the ne
Eroes had been seen at jackson City and
the detectives went there immediately.
Jackson City is just across the Long
Bridge, on the Virginia side of the Po-
tomac and is frcqucntcd by the lowest
characters of Washington. All manner
OF gambling dcns are to be found there
and these arc mostly patronizcd by ne
grceS. When tho searchers reached
Jackson City in tho afternoon they found
that their men had been seen there, but
were gone
Last night they were working among
the alleys and courts in Washington
where the lower classes of negroes con-
gregate in the hope of running down
the trio of suspects. pigeons are be-
ing employed in the case and it is .eN-
pectcd that arrests will lie made before
long.
EAGER FOR THE NEWS.
The local police officials were hoping
to hear any moment last night from De-
tectivc Wren of the capture OF the three
negroes suspected.
1t is believed that the robbery of Mrs.
W. J. Miller on Saturday night al Sixth
and Leigh Streets may have scme con-
nection with the subsequent murder OF
William Clayton at the same place.
Mrs Miller says she would recognize
the negro who stole her pocketbook with
out difficulty. He was a tall, thin man,
she says, clean shaved, and black. He
was disrcputable in appearance. and wore
an old light brown coat which he held
about him. as if it was without but
tons He had a soft hat on his head and
he shuff1ed his feet as though the soles
of his shoes We're by no means secure or
very comfortable.
Mrs. Nliller's umbrella was hopelessly
smashed in the struggle with the negro
who thrust. his arm round her as he
roughly Enatched her chatelaine bag.
Mrs Miller pursued him for some dis
tance.