The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-09-09
known Murderer of Hen.
dGrSOn Has Not Yet
Been Captured.
THE BEST WITNESS
FAILED TO TESTIFY
Police Did Not Bring to Coroner'a
Inquest Only Man Who Could
Tell What Jury Was AS
sembled fOr-Explana-
tiOn Made 70 DR..
Taylor.

The murderer OF Caruthers c. Hsnazr-
son is still at large. and this despite thu
fact that the police have Known the
mans name and have had a couplste
description OF him since Friday morning.
AT police headquarters absolute secrecy
Is observed regarding the mans name
and the means hy which it became known
TO the authorities u Is known that
practically the entire force is at work
on the case. ana that the police are POSI-
tive thar they are ON ihe track OF tba
man VINO committed the dee5.
Where he Is. no one seems to know.
He may be SIN in Richmond. and this
theory is evidently believed AT haad-
quarters. for not q detective has lett tho
city and every eTor, is being made TO
police the whole ,oH1.
Chief Werner says that the statement
made that tho murderer is hundreds OF
miles away is not true. as far as he
knows. "I am getting more and more
Information every day. and the grass is
NOT growng under my feet" said the
chief.
Arrested as Suspect.
Yesterday a Jealous but misfnformed
member Of the police force arrested a
weil-known railway man as suspect"
am took him 10 Chief Werner's Office
The railway man protested vigorously
thai he knew nothing of the murder.
H finally proved an alibi. and was re-
leased. free. bat very angry man. He
Is indisnant over the arrest. especially
as he bears am excellent reputation. and
was al great distance from the city
when the Henderson tragedy occurred
II is known that the police received
their information from a citizen who saw
the whole unfortunate affair This mar
did not appear before the coroner's jury
I a Nd f.F
| by the police
II has been a matter or much eossip
on The streets that the police authorities
did not produce their informant aefors
the coroners jury. which was in session
when the Information reached police
head quarters.
Instead OF assisting the coroner fin clear
ing uo tne mystery the man who could
have done So was kept away and the
coroner jury Vas allowed 20 bring in a
foi ma verdict n Know nothinS.' at
t. spending whole day in INJURY.
1t IS po nted ont that the knowledge
vas suppressed by the police on ac-
count OF "puhiir policy" but be that
as II may, Coroner Taylor. who IS a
city official, was permitted 10 bring in
a verdict of ignorance" when at that
very moment the name OF the murderer
was known to the police stationed not
a dozen yards distant from where the
Coroner's Jury was sitting.
LIT. aylOr NOW Knows.
DR.. Taylor declined to discuss the mat
ter last night further than TO say that
iietccriye-Captain Tomlinson had called
on him last night and told him the name
or the man who killed Henderson, a.
Vel as explaining the particulars.
The Information. which was given un-
der the ban ~ secrecy may have BEEN
in The nature ~ an apology for the treat
ment of the Coroner earlier in the day
All that Is known at this time IS thai
the murderer was short and chunky
young man." who is believed to reside
iu another city.
II is rlmored that a fa1ni4y row is
the motive that caused the assault
u is believed that certainly Henderson
did not VISIT NO rs East Broad Street
tut that the murderer may have been =
visitor there. since he knew the location
ot The gates and fences. and used this
knowledge o. make mis- escape. It is
thought that the women at No. Is Ess.
Broad are innocent OF any participation
in the assault
Where the man IS hiding IS a mystery
which the police are resolved % clear
rf without fhe help OF the public
II 60 IS beiated glory they are seeking.
tHet VIII merit it. for up 10 this time,
their endeavors have been sruitIess.
II seems strange that the name of this
murderer should he suppressed II thu
murderer did uot know that he was being
tracked there would bee some sense in
keeping the matter quiet until he could be
aDpreheuied. but with all the town awars
that the man is befng looked for and with
tae man himself fleeing from the law,
what is the need Of senseless mystery.
The chmond detectives force consists Of
hat five faithful and efclent oHcers.
who. 10 would seem. would welcome ths
cid ~ thousands who would help to rack
the murderer. We're his narle known.
An Alteration