The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-30

below Leesburg. coming in this direction.
Posses Immediately started Gown 'ie
nike from Leesburg, but the negro seems
to have shortly changed his course Tor
tho south for a few hours afterwaTd II
was learned tuat he had been to ms nome
several miles south of LeesourS, ana iido
changed his clothes. Nothing more was
heard of Craven until late in the day
MET HIM IN THE ROAD
While Mr.. John r. Hutchinson was re
turning home from. Leeshurs YESTERDAY
he was accosted by negro WhoH ne uiu
not recognize and asked for ride
tsu,chieon refused and drove hastily on.
u-he7, meeting some men. he became con-
,,ncad 1be negro he had seen was craven,
and procuring a rife. the oniv weapon
at hand, he started back IN puisui''
Craven saw him coming ana jumped t:ie
fence and began to run across Iie lle'u,
Hutchinson fired twice Win me isle, pu'
missed A party was hastily ORGANIZED,
NEVER and continued the chase all
,,;,, Meanwhile all the fords on the
potomac were guarded, so as 10 prevent
bis escape into Maryland, ana other
aeees were securing the country be
tween the railroad and the river. ms
,,,orninS about 10 O'Clock lnioTmatioh'
was received that John r. Hutchlsoh
Tho man who shot at Craven YESTERDAY
n III.
men. were still close on Craren's track,
and had passed one house where Craven
had been seen only twenty minutes be-
fore.
Hutchinson is an old Confederate sosdler
and a brave and resourceful man ana me
finances are that the negro VIII not De
allowed to escape the grasp or ms Pur-
suers. A later report. in fact, is TO the
effect that he has been traced into a
piece OF pine WOODS ostT he nnrsners are
now closing in upon HIM
CRAvEN'S CAREER.
Craven has a long career of CRIME be
hind him and though now only about
TWENTY-FIVE years Of age, perhaps mas as
black a record as any negro in the state.
When a mere boy he was addicted TO
petit larceny, and before ne was twenty
wears of age had served several terms
in the county Jail. His next crime was
burning straw stack. and scarcely was
he out of prison 'nr this when he burned
, harm and was again sent to the peni-
tertiary.
He had not been out long when he was
nept in the :hird time. this time Tor lie,
hl, was pardoned by the Governor be-
cause OF ill-health, AND returned 10 ms
ole haunts and habits. Several weeks
. 70 he killed a horse OF a colored neigh
or and sold the hide in Ieesburg- lues-
law morning of last weak ne Atiu op q
small white boy named Willie Steadman
about a mile below Leesburg, and at the
po;nt of a large butcher knife compelled
The, boy to give up about $3.50 and then
threatened his life. Since this last OIL
tense there has been q warrant out for
the negro's arrest, and it is supposed
that his crime yesterday was committed
in desperation. his last hope being TO Sc
cure enough money to get him out OF
Virginia into Washington city, where he
thought he would be safe.
THE MURDERED MAN.
Wilson was a wall-toAdo man and had
the appearance OF having been robbed
when his body was found In order to
prevent any chance of escape. II. a.
Thompson, of Leesburg. one Of the pro-
prietors Of the Record. teegraphed last
night TO Hurricane Branch. of Suffolk.
Va. for his celebrated bloodhounds.
Word was received from Branch this
morning that he would start Immediate
~ and would arrive at Herndon this
afternoon with the hounds The plan is
10 put them on the trail at daylight.
provided Craven has not been captured
by that time. and no doubt is enter
tained that he Will be run down by the
hounds.
Mrs. B. ]. Edelen and little daughter