Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-03-09
Believes He Has Suspected Mur
derer of Mrs. Ross.
VISITED BY REV. j. T. GREEN
Newport News Minister Sees Strong
Likeness Between Prisoner and Man
Described in Lcttsr--Cid Brooks At
tempt 70 Knock Out Gold Tooth?

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that you Will have a hard time in GET
ting around it."
in irst ;.ltoui tie above words Rev
I. Green. l.astor Of The Chestnut
avenue Methodist clr.rch. Newport
News. spoke to George Brooks. the
young nan Vic is being detained at
I'll" Hampton Jail awaiting the arrival
IT an officer frc'r McEtclair, n. j., to
identify him III connection with the
muite: 81 Mrs I'al1lai: Ross
TIC minister came 10 Hampton yes
tGr1ay aitorl:nrn u See the Young man
an' With Sheriff Curtis tailed Will
crooks in lie Jail BOOTS Joined the
Chestnut Avenue Methodist church
during The early Pert Of February. ana
then disappeared. Tho first heard Of
Him since then by iicv Mir Green was
tic account of the arrest OF Brooks in
the Daily Press yesterday.
as soon as the minister saw BROOKS,
Sheriff Curtis exhibited the letter OF
Chief Gallagher, il which Il full de-
sriip;ion Of the man wanted in Mont
Clair was given. Nil Green carefully
1TaG tho letter scrutinizcd tho young
prisoner and thea save Vent TO The OK
.
lencc.
l;cv ar. Green told Sheriff curtis
th;,t i:tGohs joined hi. church about
February 10. aid that shortly after
uniting himself with the church
Brooks eft Newrol. News Mr. Green
hal Lite confidence ir lht man on ac-
1nE.lt OF the man. different stories he
is ailcscn TO hav, iu;,, concerning his
.ifr
Worked Tor Chesapeake & Ohio.
It developed yesterday that Brooks
worked several days for the Chcsa-
peake 4 Ohio Railway Company in
Newport News He purchased I, suit
Of clothes from il merchant III New
Dcrl News and was to have paid week.
~ installmcnts upon it. Brooks forgot
his promise to the merchant and when
h. disappeared the suit went with him,
so it is said
Tried to Knock Out Gold Tooth.
According to an tlnanthenticatcd re-
port in circulation around the Jail YES
terday, Brooks made a desperate at
tempt to knock out ono Of his gold
crowned teeth. When asked concern
ing this rumor last night, Sheriff Cur
TIC refused to discuss it.
No" ltHStdlu'llS Tie reports to the
contrary. said Sheriff Curtis last
night, u am convinced that Brooks is
the man wanted in Montcair fcc}
that in this | will be vindica,ed when
the Chief Of police Of Montclair arrives
i'll Hampton" Shcriff Curtis said he
had additional information that leads;
him 10 the conclusion that BROOKS is
the man 50 much desired by Chief Gal
laShcr.
Gallagher on His Way.
Cliicf Of Police Gallagher, Of Mont
clair, is expected to arrive in Hamp-
ton today armed with the necessary
papers to carry Brooks back with him
u nc proves 70 be the man wanted Mr..
Gallagher will first stop in Richmond
ana secure renUlsiiion papers from
Governor Montague.
gentleman from Newport News.
with whom Brooks worked. came To
Hampton Yesterday afternoon And
identified him as the man that icfr
The G. & o. on February II.
Brooks admitted that he has lived in
Jersey. He Voluntarily told Dcpntv
Sheriff Curtis that he knew the man
wanted by the authorities in Mont,
cialr and thar the man was {: GOOD
deal like himself.
Those who have seen Brooks al Tho
jail declare that the man corrcspunds
SO thoroughly with the description sem,
sheriff Curtis by Chief Gallagher that
there can DC little doubt OF his bcin;.
ne same man described By the Mont.
clair authorities.
Was a Cheap Man.
The fact hat Brooks had cn.accr
w II,
81 s. per month and boarl would nd-
cate that he had reasons for remain.
ING IN a section OF the country as ap-
pa:cnliy secluded as York county.
brooks worked for 81 d day while in
NEWPORT News and it is hardly likely
mai ne would have gone To farming
without; what he considered adequate
reasons.