The evening Republican., 1902-06-27
Archer ia the Tolls.

Archer In the IONS.
John Archer, colored, wantet
here for felonious assault on Mrs
Emma Cox at Newport last Septer
Der and answering the description
of the fiend who assaulted Mrs. Fer
guson. is locked up in West Chester
Jail. Detective Francis was unable
to see him last night but will accom-,
pany Mrs. Ferguson to West Chos'
ter. The West Chester Local NeWa
says:
John Archer the negro who as
saulted Mrs. Cora Wanner, of Gem
eral Greene, on Tuesday, injurins
her severely, was located in barn
on the place managed by Taylor
Sellers, near Green Hill, Short
distance from the farm where the
crime was committed, but succeed
ed in making his escape before the
arrival of the officers from this
place.
Archer formerly worked at thu
place and last evening when Mr..
! Sellers went into the barn he heard
noise in the upper portion and up
! on going there found Archer. Tho
! latter had taken refuge in the build.
| ing Oh az count of the rain and said
| he wanted to see his brother who Il
now employed by Mr.. Sellers.
He is in the house." Sellers re-
piled to his question, wait here
and will send him out"
Then Sellers, instead of going ia
the house made his way to the house
of neighbor, from where he tele-
phoned to the police of this place
the fact of Archer being in thu
barn. Chief Jefferis and Police
man John Babb at once secured
teams and drove to the barn, which
was thoroughly searched, but tho
man had taken fright at the nou.
appearance of his brother and fled
to the woods nearby, taking with
him an overcoat and a knit jacket
he left at the barn when he relin.
pushed his position with Sellers.
1t is supposed Archer has been
hiding in the woods ever since he
committed the crime and that he is
still concealed among the timber in
the locality, it being an easy matter
for him to secure hiding placa
among the fallen limbs and under
brush. If he is not captured soon
he will probably make his way to
the railroad and take freight
train. A search for him will be
made to-day i'll hope of locating his
hiding place.
At II o'clock to-day telephone
message announced here that Arch
or had been located by some of the
farmers living near Green Hill in
the woods on the place of Rufus
Gheen, near that station, but no ef.
fort had been made to capture him.
The word was sent to Police Head.
quarters here.
All the available police of this
place went out to the country early
this morning to commence search
Of the woods nearthe Sellers place,
where Archer was seen last evening
and they are thoroughly searching
every hiding place they can find.
They are being assisted by a posse
of the residents of the locality and
hope to have the man before night.
At II o'clock noon Chief of Police
Robert o. Jeiferis came driving into
town with his prisoner safely hand
cuffed, and few moments later the
rutlian was in jail
A crowd Of spectators stood about
Police Headquarters, awaiting a
hearing which was to he given later.
Archer was captured IN Curtis II.
Hannums woods, short distance
from the spot where the fire occur
red a couple of weeks ago. The
woods had been surrounded all
night, and this morning there were
at least so men, some on horseback
and all carrying weapons of soma
sort One man had a shotgun, with
which he occasionally aimed into
the woods.
Constable Harry B. Thomson of
Malvern, was there, with DR.. J. ii.
Evans. and the farmers Of the neigh
bOrhood had turued outin force.
When the outposls had been care
fully staLi cned. tile men closed in,
and Archer, who was concealed in
the underbrusll, ran out in the direc.
tion Of Il party Of farmers from East
Goshen.
lie was on his way through field
of tall grass. when he suddenly dis
appeared.
He had laid down. The men ran
after him, Harry II. Pratt being ut
the head.
Archer rose to run. and Pratt shot
at him. Archer went on. and Pratt
followed, gaining ON the fugitive.
who was weary with his long night's
vigil, and had probably had no food,
for couple Of days.
Throw up your hands," shouted
Pratt.
The colored man obeyed, and was
soon taken IN hand. He sat down by
a tree, while Pratt shouted at the
top Of his voice for the friends to '
come and assist in holding Archer
The others came at once and Archer
was handed over to Chief Jefferis,
who bro ught him to West Chester.
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