The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-08
DAN tate MAY Be
The ASSAILAN1
Detectives Expect to Connect
Him With Mills Hold-Up.
Police Headquarters.

officer Farley, who was shot in the foot
by a. negro last Saturday night is suffer-
ing some pain, although his foot will not
be permanently disabled. DR.. Brock said
yesterday evening the wound was not Sc
rious. but that it would week or two
before Mr.. Farley would be able to be
about.
Detective Wren has recovered letter
written from Philadelphia to dan
Tate" the negro who shot Officer Farley
on Saturday night. and who gave the
name of Williams. The letter was adj
dressed to Tate at a mouse on East Leigh
Street, which is very close to the scene
of the shooting, and also to the scene of
the Mills assault.
The letter diScloses the fact that
brother OF Tate's was shot and killed in
Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia, on the
14th Of last November. He was en-
ployed by the Philadelphia Clay Manu-
featuring Company, and got in a row in
one of the shanties occupied by the negro
workmen. He then left and broke into
another shanty. and attempted to break
into another. Then he went to the resi-
dence of Mrs. ]. A. MINI, at Hunters
Run, Cumberland County. Pa, broke into
the front door, and was confronted by
Mr.. MINI. He said: Your money or
your life" when he was shot and in
stantly killed. The coroners jury rem
dered a. verdict OF justifiable homicide,
and the body was turned over to the
County Home.
This circumstance leads the detectives
to the conclusion that Tate is bad man.
and the theory that he may have had
something, to do with both the Clayton
and Mills affairs will be closely followed.
Mills was badly beaten on the very
spot at which Officer Farley was shot,
and it is the impression that he, in COM
pany with his companion. was lurking
at that point in readiness to waylay any
one who happened. to pass the alley.
The alley offers two chances of escape
Seventh Street, and from Clay Street,
between Seventh and Eighth, almost
midway of the block. there is small
vacant lot. across which fugitive could
get into Clay Street. This is a typical
place for the hold-up artist.
The case against the negro was post
poned in the Police Court yesterday
morning to the 3Oth instant.
Detective Hall yesterday arrested
young white lad, aged fourteen years. on
the charge. of entering the residence of
Mrs. ]. NJ. Davis, No 27o6 East Clay
Street. on April I'd. and carrying off a gold
H., d
The watch, the pistol and one knife were
recovered. The boy confessed to his
guilt.
Detective Gibson requests any one hav-
ing recently lost a pair of blankets to call
at police headquarters, where information
concerning them may be obtained
S. Pallet, a junk dealer, of Union and
Franklin Streets. was arrested yesterday.
morning by Detectives Gibson and Wren
on the charge of buying stolen property
from Jim Simpkins. He is alleged to
have purchased a dayton that was stolen
from McDonough's stables. on Eighteenth
Street. several months ago. Pallet was
carried to the First Police Station.
The Chief of Police of Milwaukee offers
| a reward of $50 for the arrest OF Edward
! sO'Brien. alias kid. an expert sneak
| thief He escaped from the Home of
Correction on March 31st. He is twenty
| six Years old, five feet eleven inches
tall, weighs about 14O pounds. slim,
smooth face. freckled, black hair. hazel
i eyes. small cuts on upper lip and right
thumb.
Major Howard has received a letter
! from Weldon, n. c.. dated Sunday, in
which it is stated that some one broke
into a store at that place on Saturday
night and carried away fifteen pistols.
Suspicion rests on a negro named liver
johnson. a, n1ulatto with a mustache.'
Chief S. NJ. Dickens asks Major Howard
| to look out for him.
A reward Of s25 is offered by Chief T..
E. Davis, of Snithdeld. for the arrest of
| p. Weinberg and George Frank. card
sharps. They are said to have lived IN
Wilson and G oldsboro, n. CT, and Nor
folk
cants for positions OH the force call on
him in reference to certain matters res
tlatingg to- their applications on .Nednes-
day, or later, this week. Us.