Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-09
is FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE
NOTATION AS TO ARTHUR KEMP
AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
Services of the Police of the Entire
Country Enlisted in the
Search.

|
| of the police department, according to the
| records at police headquarters, is still a
| fugitive from justice. Inspector Boardman
last night sent out 1856 pieces of mail mat
| ter, each containing three cards. upon which
a likeness and description of the missing
| clerk We're prited
| The cards were sent to every free de-
| livery city, Inspector Boardman explained
and to the principal police stations in the
| larger cities"
Copies of the request were sent to cities
| In Mexico and Canada, the police state and
If the fugitive is not soon captured there
will be copies of the circular forwarded
across the ocean. In addition to the sending
out OF the descriptive circulars the police
department has sent telephone and tele-
graph messages to the police departments
OF a number of cities. Inspector Boardman
says that every clue reported has been
investigated. and that he will continue until
something has been accomplished. He ex-
poets the circulars will bring results in
few days. 1t is thought that the offer of
reward of 800 will be the means of en-
listing the services of hundreds of county
sheriffs and tables in the search, in
addition to the thousands of policemen in
on the descriptive circular is an excellent
likeness of him, and Is calculated to be of
assistance to those who interest themselves
in the effort to effect his capture.
Reports as to Missing Man.
1t is hard for the police officials to realize
that Kemp could have disappeared so COM
pletely. A number of persons have reported
that they him after he went away
last Wednesday morning. and some effort
has been made to trace him in the drec-
tons in which he was said to have gone.
but the detectives have not met with any
success. 1t Is certain that he was seen near
18th and D streets a short while after he
left his office Wednesday morning. but the
police think mistakes have been made by
some others who said they saw him later
in the day or the following day.
Maj. Sylvester was told that Kemp was
seen to board a c and D street car going
east about ) o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
a Baltimore End Ohio railroad empIoye and
Policeman Ehlers being the ones who said
they saw him at that time. They had an
idea that he was going to his room at the
home of his mother. but the police officials
think they are mistaken in the day. beiey
ing he tuesday instead of
Wednesday.
1t was reported that Kemp was seen in
Georgetown by policeman the morning of
the 4th, employee of the Pennsylvania
railroad saying he saw the missing man at
Great Falls later in the day. The report
that, he had been seen at Great Falls gave
ris, to the rumor that he had probably
drowned himself. Some persons Interested
in him suggested that he had gone to Great
Falls for the purpose of making his way
across the country to the home OF friends.
He was acquainted with persons residing
several miles from Great Falls it is stated.
and he could have reached them from the
terminus of the electric road by walking
part of the day and night. Others think
he may have made his way to the Washing
ton and Ohio division of the Southern rail-
way and gone to Bluemont. expecting to
cross the mountains and reach the Shen-
andoah valley. From there he could have
reached a Baltimore and Ohio train at
Shenandoah Junction and gone west or
he could have gone south and reached a
Chesapeake and Ohio train.
Not Located in Philadelphia.
Detective Cornwell, who returned home
yesterday afternoon from a trip 70 Phila-
delphia, did not attain any results. He
went there because of the statement of
a conductor on Baltimore and Ohio
train that Kemp had gone that far on
his train. 1t is now thought that the
conductor was mistaken.
The latest supposed clue reported to the
ponce involved Il letter that was re-
celved here yesterday by relatives of the
missing man. 1t is stated that the letter
was addressed in the handwriting of
Kemp and that 1t was mailed in Balti-
more. II 1t Is true that the handwriting
was that of the missing man. his friends
think. 1t is likely that he sent 1t from
some other city and had it mailed by
friend, thinking it would be seen and
that he would be able to throw the police
off his track.
Members of the police department who
have participated in the investigation Of
the doings and disappearance of Kemp are
OF the opinion that he did not have moro
than $500 when he left here. 1t is be-
iieved that he made an effort to raise
money that morning for the purpose Of
paying Mrs. Flynn the death assessment
due her from the department. He did
succeed in getting part of the money, and
when he was seen at the safe it is be-
lieved. he was getting what was left in
some OF the envelopes. hoping he would
get together the $40 due Mrs. Flynn Had
he been able to meet her demand that day.
it Is believed. he would not have gone
away, but when he realized he could not
meet 1t he knew he must face the in
evitable and that his wrongdoing would
promptly become known.