Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-04
PURSUIT OF JESSE COE
LIEUT.. PECK RECEIVES AN UR-
GENT MESSAGE.
Man Who Claims to Be a Detective
Arrested for Carrying Con-
cealed Weapons.

Lieut.. Peck was on duty at police head
quarters last night attending to the routine
business of his office when a quick ring
OF the telephone bell indicated that there
was trouble brewing Dropping his work
and picking up the receiver he soon ascer-
tanned that the call had come from Takoma
Park, the man at the other end of the
wire introducing himself Detective Rob-
erts. Lieut.. Peck did not know Just who
Detective Roberts was. bat his business
was urgent and he acted promptly without
stopping to ask for bill of particulars
Jesse Coe. the colored man who killed
Policeman Charley Russell in Indanap-
oils" said the detective, has just passed
Takoma Park in a box car on the Balti-
more and Ohia railroad, going west. 1
think he may be going to Brunswick on
the train"
"Who is this speaking?" asked the lieu
tenant.
I'm Detective Roberts" came the re-
Spouse.
The lieutenant supposed he was talking
with a Baltimore and Ohio detective or
with some one connected with the town
police officials at Takoma.
Lieutenant Acts Promptly.
Without stopping to make any further
inquiry Lieut.. Peck searched the records,
obtained a description of Coe and sent a
message to the chief of police at Bruins
wick, telling him to be on the look out for
the colored man, giving brief description
of the alleged murderer. He also told the
Brunswick police chief that Detective Rob-
erts would reach there as soon possible.
Coe is described being about thirty-two
years of age dark brown color. having
high cheek bones and scars on his face
The message received from Detective
Roberts, it was thought, would throw some
light on another mysterious affair that oc-
Cured in this city yesterday. 1t was stated
that a man, in civilian clothes, was seen
to make an arrest in the New York avenue
freight yard. Inquiry at the police sta
tons failed to show that an arrest had
been made there, but number of persons
were found who told of having witnessed
an exciting incident. 1t was stated that a
white man. who was not wearing a police
uniform, halted colored man, rawing
his revolver and flashing it in the Iatter's
face
And the colored man raised his hands
without delay" said one of the witnesses to
the affair. The two men walked away to-
gether and l was told that the colored man
had killed policeman in Annapolis"
Solves the Mystery.
Last night Detective Roberts was able
to solve the mystery of the man with the
revolver and the arrest OF the colored man.
he is connected with the Webster detective
agency in indianapolis. Ind. He said he
had been in this section of the country
with other members of the agency and
that they had made an important arrest
in Baltimore. 1t was while they were
working upon another case, he stated, that
they ran across a clue in the case involving
the murder of Policeman Russell. They
got on the trail Of Coe, he stated, and
the man who was found in the freight
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the suspicion that he was Coe. He was
released as soon as he had established his
identity, and the search for the alleged
murderer was renewed.
About clock last night, as stated, De-
tective Roberts telephoned that he had seen
Coe pass Takoma Park in box car. The
train was going so fast, however, that he
could not board the car to make an arrest
and he thought the best thing he could do
was to let the police know that Coe was on
his way west on the train.
The local police were greatly surprised
when they learned that the Indianapolis
detectives were in this city working on the
case Last night Detective Roberts said he
thought he would also interest himself in
the case of Frank Robinson, colored, who
is wanted in Alexandria for the killing of
Frank Smith, son of the lieutenant of police
there.
Detective Arrested.
The sequel to this story occurred later
last night when Roberts was himself ar
rested by Policeman Barry. The sleuth
was located in Takoma Park after he had
sent his hurry message to Lieut.. Peck.
The policeman found that Roberts was
armed with a revolver, and he was there
upon taken into custody and escorted to
the tenth precinct station house where a
charge of carrying concealed weapons was
preferred against him. Before he was
locked up the prisoner gave his name as
nine years.
He maintained that he was detective
from indianapolis and was looking for
Jesse Coe, the alleged murderer. His case
will be investigated, and he will no doubt
be given hearing in the Police Court to-
morrow.
After being arrested Roberts was found
to be Ill, and he was thereupon removed to