The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-05
tective Hail was up the James River
Branch. G55
Lonqed for DAYLIGHT.


Little could be done during the night
All hands longed for daybreak, for they
felt with 1t would come the capture Of
the negro fugitive. EARLY, before the
SIN came up from behind the eastern
hills, the officers were alert. And as the
sun crept UP, the Gordon gradually closed
In on the man.. No one knew the exact
spot 1t was a question of chance as to
which Of the men would be in at the
capture Il
There was not a man N the hunt
That did not want to have hand IN
taking the fugitive. 35 y. VI @
Officers j, Il. Wiley and James s.
Gary started out together, They were
hot on the trail. and from Thlrty-first
and @ Streets. they went on out into
the fields and unlerbrush, where they
had every reason to believe the man was
in hiding On their way out they went to
the home Of County Officer U. D. Mills.
end invited him to accompany them. F1e
accepted the invitation, and the trio pro-
ueeded. They went through Paramount
TO Woodvlle, and went into steinbach's
I,lace. where a close search was made
IN the underbrush and the ditcles
1--WE were sure the man was somewhere
rear" said Wiley yesterday, ''and we pro-
ceeded cautiously. Mills was slightly in
advance when we reached n ditch about
three feet deep, pretty well filled with
blackberry bushes and briars. This was
close to the fence between Brauer's and
Redwood's.
Murderer Caught.
Suddenly" said Gary. Mills made a.
motion for tho party to stop. We all
looked into the ditch. There, under the
blackberry bushes, stretched out. face
downward, with his pistol in his right
hand, lay the murderer. lie could not
see us. We were behind him, and saw
his feet through the bushes.
TN order to make sure of our quarry"
continued Wiley, I've sent Mills back
to a, place, where he said he could get
a shotgun. We waited for his return,
guarding the negro. who did not suspect
our presence In a few minutes he was
hack. bringing J. w. Enronghty with,
him, and two shotguns. Eproughty and
Mills approached tho man from both
sides, and Gary and myself went up be-
hind.
with the two shot-guns pointed at
,ah'm, ready to shoot, Gary and myself
seized his hands, Gary on the right,
| where the pistol was,
Move an inch, and you are dead
/ nan,' We said.
az surrender said the negro. Don't
| sloot re; I'm the man you are looking
| fer"
Then the officer put the nlppers on the
captive. and carried him to the road, and
| The patrol was sent for. This wagon was
| soon on the scene. with Captain Tomlin-
son and Clerk Pollock in charge
/ News of the capture spread rapidly and
| ii an incredibly short time, several thou
sand people gathered in the vicinity Of
the First Station, To avert any posi-
bic violent demonstration, Captain Whit
lock sent Sergeant Matthews out to In
.,truct the wagon, and have the prisoner
carried to tho jail,
This was DONE and the big crowd was
disappointed
Coroner's Inquest,
] Coroner TAILOR got his jury together
/ carly yesterday morning, They viewed
tho body at the home, and then went to
!! tho scene of the shooting, The ground
was gone over carefully and the situa-
tion was Impressed upon the minds OF
the jury,
4 With the party We're commemorative
Attorney Richardson. Detective Gibson
i and Detective Mcmahon. MIR Gibson en-
planned his position In shooting at the
negro, and, IN n careful search. the two
balls that he fired We're found,
The first one WAS embedded In the wall
near the window casing. 1t was found
ly' tearing the, board Of the house Oft
from the outside,
The second bullet was found In the
ground just outside the fence. The hole
IN the fence was made at an angle ind.
eating that it came from the window
from which Mr.. Gibson fired, These two
bullets were turned over the coroner Tho
finding of them sets at rest all doubt
as to the shooting Of the Inspector
After Inspecting the place, the coroner
and jury returned to the City Hall. where
the inquest was held. '
There was quite crowd OF people
around the City Hall. They expected Il
see the murderer, but 1t was determined
! not to have him present al the inquest
The crowd was, therefore, disappointed
!, but many Of them remained in the coro
I 'ner's office to hear tho testimony.