Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-10-14
NEGRO WAS CAPTURED
Officers Thought They Have Man
Who Killed Deputy Hardy.
LOOKS LIKE JAMES BURREll
Admits He Had Trouble With on
GERS at Place Murder Was Corx-
mitted Further Details

mitted Further Details
A strange negro giving his name as
John T. Colson. and his home az KEN
tucky, but who answers very closely
the description of the negro who IN
wanted in Baltimore for murder. WAS
arrested at 0 o'clock Tuesday night at
Big Pool, Nd, just across the river
Cherry fromlRun. and taken to Hagers-
town and locked up on suspicion OF
being the negro who shot aud killed
Deputy Sheriff Thomas Hardy at
Weveiton on Monday night, as told In
he Evening World Tuesday. The
NEGRO was captured in barn BELONG
Ing to Tuck Martin.
When questioned. he gave severn3
names, aud finally said his right name
Is John Thomas Colson and his home
in Kentucky. He denies having conn
mitted murder In Baltimore, bat ad-
mts having had trouble with an ofIl-
Ger down the road He says the
officer was after him and that he
pointed his revolver at the officer and
made his escape. The point where
Colson was arrested IL along the West
ern Maryland railroad, short dis
lance from the Baltimore and Ohio
The point at which he admits hav-
ing trouble with the officers answers
closely to the place at which Mr..
Hardy was killed, and the officers are
convinced they have the right man
Later details of the killing OF the
officer shows that Deputy Hardy. with
Baltimore and Ohio Detective J. n.
Weber and Deputy Sheriff. EMORY
Nelson, started down the main tracks
LOT the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
20 look for suspicious characters on
their way co the Hagerstown Fair
About two miles beyond they started
to search freight train that had
stopped.
Hardy, who was about Il 100 feet
ahead, saw two men on a box ear aud
ordered them to halt. Two shots ca mn
in quick succession and Hardy expired
u few minutes later.
The negro disappeared immediately
after the shooting. The white nan
ran down the track and hid IN the
bushes, where be was captured. He
ave his name az Marshall He says
the negro fred both shots. AT Rruns-
wick mn inquest was held yesterday
veuing by Justice Gordon. The Jury
reid Marshall as IL witness In the cae0
or the grand jury.
The negro VINO was arrested at Big
Pool, on suspicion Of being the MUIR
derer OF Deputy Hardy was commit
ted to the Haperstown jail GA Che
large OF carrying concealed weapons.
4 loaded SO calibre revolver was
cund on the negro.
In the meantime the afiicssrs are de-
| voting their efforts IN trying to locate
jim Burrell. When BurTellz was
C nvicted IN the Washington county
lcourt less than year ago, and SER
Itenced 70 nine months in prison for
Idisorderly conduct on baltimore IL
lOh train, he is alleged TO have made
the threat that at the expiration Of
his term he would make his way hack
10 Weverton aud kjll Hardy. even ifs
he had to hang for il. Officer Hardy
had arrested Bnrrels
| The remains of Mr.. Hardy were bur.
led Yesterday afternoon at O'Clock in
he eelnetary adjoining the Eplngopa
church ia Brownvile from where the
services were held. A large numher
OF persons attended the funeral. His
wife is bowed down with grief over
the untimely death OF her husband
She has had other tragic events to
occur in her life. When child skn
was deprived of her parents. who
were killed by Indians in the SOUTH
west and Mrs. Hardy, who was then
a child, saw their mutilated bodies
thrown into river. She was kept
prisoner bv the Indians and AFTER
ward was released by Gen. FitrpAt-
rick and afterward attended govern
ment school. She assumed the narn0
OF Fitzpatrick and was married undrr
the name. 1t was only I few wears
ago that she learned her right name
through the government. She cane
Of an excellent family in Indiana ana
has brother, physician. living I'm
that State.