The Washington times., 1905-07-15
JUMPS OVERHEARD
TO ESCAPE WRATH
OF HIS PURSUER
Then Crowley Is Left
to Drown in the
Potomac.
CAPT.RANDALL ARRESTED
CAPT.RANDALL ARRESTED
Charged With Responsibility
for Colored Mans
Death.

Frantic in his efforts to escape what
he thought would be a severe beating
William Crowley. colored. about twenty
five years cid. jumped overheard from
the steamer Estelle Randall at the foot
Of Eighth street wharf, southwest, late
last night. and was drowned Harry
Randall. captain of the steamer Wake
field. another boat of the Randall line
Is under arrest charged with response
bility for Crowley's death
From the moment when the colored
man disappeared over the side of the
steamer no one seems TO have paid
the slightest attention to him and no
efforts were made to rescue him. Not
until this morning when James Stewart,
another colored man, with whom Crow
ley made his home at 100 Ridge road
Benning. appeared at the Harbor pre-
cinet and reported that Crowley had
not been home last night was anything
known to the authorities of the tragedy
Stewart said that he heard that Captain
Harry Randall chased Crowley over
board.
Search for Body.
With this as their only clue police of
the Harbor precinct. under Lieutenant
wharf, and there received sufficient cor
roboration Of Stewards story to cause
them to institute a search for Crowley
body. Policemen Passeno and Lewis
caught the remains with graphing irons
In about twenty feet of water about a
boats length from the Eighth stree:
wharf
The body was taken TO the morguc
where IL will be held pending an inves-
tisation and inquest by Coroner Nevitt
Monday.
1t was about O'Clock when the local
roliee learned of Crowley's death, and
for Captain Randall, and the police al
klexandr1a notified to arrest him before
the steamer Wakefield could leave that
pofL. dr,. Lieutenant n,sna Smith, OF the Alex
knight Beach. Gill, and Sherwood tc
capture Capt. Harry Randall and trou-
Dies a-plenty were theirs before they
succeeded N getting their man in GUS
tody.
Four Policemen Make Arrest.
When first informed that a warrant
vas out for his arrest, Captain Randall
fatty refused to come ashore from his
boat, declaring that he had United
States mail aboard. and that he mus,
proceed with his steamer down tbs
river Alter comm ing with Police
Justice Cation and with Commonwealth
Attorney Brent. and being advised tc
take Captain Randall by force if neces-
s&ry. the four policemen leturned 10 the
Wakefield's wharf. and after long-con-
tinued search found him in the barroo-r
OF the boat- He was taken to the Alex
ardria police headquarters and hell
there until the Washington police hoa
Nigilant arrived. when he was taken ir
charge by Detective Tyser and a squac
OF the harbor police and placed aboa rd
the Vigilant TO be brought back II
Washington.
= After the arrest of Captain Randall
the Wakefield proceeded on her voyag,
down the Potomac
Said to Have Cursed Randall.
Aside from Captain Randalrs story
which Will probably be told at the in
quest. the only reason for the pursui
of Crowley to his death was given By
Jesse Parr. q colored deckhand on III,
Wakefield while that vessel lay at hel
wharf a Alexandria Parr declared
that Captain Randall claimed to hav.
heard that Crowley had cursed him. anC
that soon after the arrival of the Wake
field at her wharf in Washington las
night he started In search of Crowley
Thomas Dorsey and William Jefferson
two colored deckhands employed on tn,
steamer Harry Randall, who are undel
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