Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-30
MISS OFT TO SEE PRISONER
Will Determine Whether or Not She
Can Recognize Him.
Is ACCOMPANIED BY OFFICER
Young Woman Was the Victim of
Brutal Crime in West
Virginia.

who was arrested on suspicion of being
wanted to answer for an assault COM
mitted upon Nellie OFT. the sixteen-year-old
daughter Of John OFT. residing in Mineral
county, w. Va, about three miles from
Cumberland, Md, as stated in yesterdays
Star. was sent to Sheriff Nethlen The
photograph was forwarded on the noon
| train. and about 9:3O o'clock last night
inspector Boardman received from the
sherin the following message: Coming on
NO. 4. Believe you have right man." There
was nothing in the message to show that
Neihe UT had been shown the photograph,
uu' the ponce omcials here believe she iden-
| tihed 1t as being Of her assailant.
The sheriff would hardly wire that he
was coming here unless he felt convinced
'nat the guilty man was awaiting him"
said one of the police officials last night
and imagine he will bring Miss OFT with
him."
Inspector Boardman was not surnrised
when he heard the message from the sheriff
read to him over the telephone. The de-
scrip1i0n OF the prisoner. who was arrested
by Policeman Michael Lynch, and that
given by the victim Of the man who is
wanted were SO nearly Identical that the
police inspector felt certain the photograph
would be identified.
Al the time the arrest was made Sailor
mad Just left a saloon on Pennsylvania
avenue. He was in there when a delegate
OF local labor union called. The dele
ga a.e was looking for non union plasterers
lor the purpose of furnishing them trans
portation out of the city. Sailor, it is
stated, was pointed out to the delegate as
sou stranger and possible strikebreaker
Sadlor lett the saloon before he was oues-
toned, and had gone but a short distance
De1ore he was arrested.
Manifests Anxiety.
Lie train upon which Sheriff Nethken
started from Keyser last NJ t was sched
uied to reach here this morning at G:3O
O'Clock. Sailor. who Is occupying a cell at
the sixth precinct station. feels keenly the
position In which he has been placed by the
message from the sheriff. and showed SIGNS
of weakening when told that Miss OFT
would probably come here to see him.
m glad they didn't take me I'D there
70 De Identified" he said to a Star reporter.
Why" he was asked.
Because it might be dangerous I'm
there" he said. You know, the girl might
be excited and say was the man. and in
that country when man is charged with
pen." " A"p-
The prisoner declared he had not been IN
or near Cumberland in about four weeks.
R BE salo ne worked on the main stem of the
baiumore and Ohio railroad for a man
named Kelly, who, he said, was not a reg
ular contractor. but had charge of the
switches He said he has relatives in Cum
berland named Campbell Sailor sdecI. rad
that ne came to this city about four weeks
ago. and said he had spent a number Of
nignts IN q room over a saloon near the II
street yiaduct He paid 10 cents a night
Tor his lodging. he stated but he couId not
recall the name of the proprietor of the
saloon Other nights he had spent at chean
l0oging houses, he said. but he had never
slePt IN any house where he was required
to register his name 'Nie0
Wants Information.
In his conversation with a Star reporter
the prisoner anxiously inquired regard
Ing the number of witnesses who saw tbe
assailant Of the girl, and wanted to know
what number Of them were coming here tn
see him.
And you are certain the girl will not
identity you when she sees your
II think not" was his RESPONSE ..b,,t
when a. girls excited it's hard to tell whaf
she will say
During the four weeks he has been here.
places, one of them being a big building
near the new railroad station, but he was
unable to give the names of any of his en-
pioyers. he said. however, he could prove
by man named McCafery that he had
been here four weeks
But" he added IF you want to get Nc
Canrey you will have to be very careful.
If he knows you want to talk to him about
Surgeon Finds Scars.
DR.. Richards, one of the police surgeons.
made careful examination of the pris-
oner at the police station last night by
direction of Inspector Boardman, and
found several scars on him, one on the
little finger Of the right hand. It was
such scar, he thought. as might easily
have been made with teeth. There was
also scar on the back Of the right wrist.
and what appeared to be two nail
scratches above the elbow on the right
arm. He also reported having found one
long scratch on the left forearm
In view of the probability that Sailor is
the man who assaulted Nellie OFT, Inspector
Boardman wired Sheriff Nethkin that the
prisoner would not be surrendered without
the presentation of requisition papers. Such
course is pursued in all serious cases
especially where there seems to be the
slightest possibility that summary. ven
geance will be visited Upon the prisoner
Detective Parham interviewed the prisoner
last night, but the latter would say moth
Ing more of himself than what he had
said earlier in the night, except to add that
two Of his brothers are living in Cincin-
natl
MISS OFT COMING.