Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-10
ONLY AFRAl0 OF GOING 70 HE'LL
erlaoner Is an uneouth Savage with
a Streak of Canadian French Blood
In His Veins, and Seems s,olidly
lnlaeren, Concerning the avn,
Charge Against Him.


Grand Jury In The Corporation Court
Yesterday afternoon against Harrison
Wltchewah. the Indian cowboy. who
shot ana fatally wounded Dora Hall.
white woman. ir Writings saloon.
saturday night. The case probably
WIN not be tried until the next Term
% the court.
Wltchcwali seems 10 hayo modo
no particular effort to cscan, frnn,
one Guy AFTER shooting The woman.
ana ne WAS arrested Sunday morning
ABOUT o'clock while on his wny 10
IVY avenue nlcr to catch the first
steamer for Pine leach Thctnrrcrt
was made by Officer Thomas vailo or
Tue bloodIicld fcrce. who Ind 81 pcr.
low description of tho man from the
'oea' police, The lndian spcn, Sat.
M.oay h'5ht ut II ruoming house on
WASHINGTON avenue. although The oil.
iccrs have not been able To locate
ING tSRct place.
Officers Worked tiaru.
Sergcanta It. a, Mitchell ma Henry
l''idscr6. assisted by Officer A. A.
fauge't, worked hard in their cfrorts
10 locate the fugitive Saturday night
nnu Sunday morning. securing the
cn'arc city and outskirts, and search.
Inc all houses in which thcy thought
Witchcwah might be lodged. Sergeant
hfidgcrs was waiting on Ivy avenue
her for the first steamer and would
nave landed his man IL the lattcr had
not been intercepted! By the yigilont
Bioolnold patroimnn.
At tho tinc OF his arrest, the Indian
was wearing his great "A callbcr
Colt revolver, with which llc killed
the woman. His cartridge helt was
Aalf iilled with blanks, but tho wca.
pom Itself WIS empty and there was
not loaded shcll about tho mans
Hrson. lie made no resistance, ana
from his questions It WAS apparen,
That he did not know the woman was
dead,
Prisoner Stolily indifferent.
The prisoner was brought 10 tho
rcsicc station here ana locked up nj
once. Flo accepted the situation stoi.
IDLY. and apparently did no, realize,
tho gravity of his position.
His first display of emotion came
when he was closetcd with Chicf OF
Police Reynolds In tho lattcr's onico
Sunday morning. Upon being told
that he was held on the charge of
murder, the inan began TO weep
quietly, saying somcthMg TO tho Of
feet that he understood that murder.
or must go 10 hell
Witchcwah soon resaincd his com.
posurc, however. and since he has
acted JUS; rs any other Indian woula
be expected 10 act under ;he clicum.
stances -!ikc the savage he is. SUIT.
day evening when the chief went 10
the station ~ have talk with the
prisoner, tn Indian was found sleep
Ing soundly on wcodcn bench. II,
the chiefs oT.cc. Witchewah yawned
frequently and talked about any ana
every thing in tho most nonchlant
sort of faehicl.
Hae Some Whtc Blood.
lie told the chef that he belonged
TO the Potiawatamic tribe, bit that
hc had white blood in his yons. his
SranGm'hcr on his fathers tide having
befn Canadian Ifrcnchman. Irs
father. also called Witchcwlh WIS
= policeman az "mai:ic rider" for tho
government IN lnilau territory. ana
the weapon with which Tho murder
WAS committed was issued by The
so, crrmcni 10 ;sc father.
The prisoners mother lives IN that
r'rt OF Oklahoma which wa Indian
territory. and is said to own ranch
OF 1000 acres. In rcpiy TO u Gues-
ton frcM lio chinf. Witchcwah saia
That his mother would send him mon
o. with which to pay II lawyer. and
TINT lie had go acres OF land in
Oklahoma whiah IL could sell amy
time he wanted TO-
Tbs prlscler asked Inc caicr 10
send over to Pine Beach and ask
"calilcmin Franks mother III law
to keep his clothes for him" lie
said Ahe chief could have his Gun ii
he wanted it.
Chief Reynolds remarked, Il dou't
know how you arc going to como out
of this thing" and tho Irdi;.a simply
yawred ami grunted showing very
plalniy that nc was laundering for
another map on The wooden bench.
Says 1t Was Accidental.
Previous 10 the talk Sunday eve
piag, The Indian had told the chici
that The shooting WAS accidental. II,
sad that he had bis taken his re
yolycr out Of a pawnshop In Norfoll
inst before coming over hcro, ant
TINT ho had no idca that 1t VAS load
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