Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-25
NOSE FERRIS. WHO KILLED
FRANK ASSAID IN ROANOKE.
Is CAUGHT-A SIX MONTHS
TRIP To BRING HIM BACK TO
SCENE OF CRIME-CLAIMs HE
ACTED IN SELF-DEFENSE.

Roanoke. Va. Feb. 25.-W. c..
Baldwin. ST., and w. C. Baldwin.
Jr.. arrived in Roanoke yesterday
morning with Moses Ferris, the
Syrian who is charged with the muir
der of Frank Assaid. Detective ID.
o. Baldwin. who went to Argentine
for Ferris, also came here with the
prisoner. but did not get on the
train. continuing on his way west.
Ferris was attired I'm Tue suit
of clothes and presents a rather
neat appearance. lie wore gold rim
med eyeglasses. and carried a grip
In his hand. lie was not manacled,
and seemed perfectly satisfied TO ac-
. Company the Baldwins. who took
him to their headquarters on JEFF
ferson street, -yhere they kept him
for a while befor removing him TO
police headquarters.
In Baldwin's headquarters Ferris
gave a full account OF his travels
after he left Roanoke.
Ferris said that on the morning
after the killing of Frank Assaid,
he was on the way to the court
house with the intention OF giving
himself up TO the authorities. When
he reached the corner of Roanoke
street and Campbell avenue, he saw
three or four men standing near the
corner and he thought that they
were going to attack him. Then IL
was that he followed an impulse to
escape. This was the reason he ran
away.
lie got out OF Roanoke in the
evening and went TO Buchanan on
the Shenandoah railroad, and at
Buchanan caught a train on the
James river division of the Chasa-
peake and Ohio railroad He went
to Clifton Forge; thence to Wash
ington, New York, Montreal, Que
bee, Toronto and Cobalt, in Canada;
thence to various cities of the United
States. never remaining anywhere
long.
At last he landed again in New
. York, and urged by the shadow of
the past. he determined to place
thousands of miles between him and
Roanoke, the scene of the killing.
On steamer that sailed from
New York about the 18th of June.
he went to Brazil, landing first in
Rio de Janeiro, the capital. He
was there for seven days. and then
by steamer went to Buenos Ayres,
the wonderful capital of Argentine
Up in one OF the provinces, I'm
the city of Chillicibo, Ferris had
cousin, and to that point he made
his way, and here ne reached the
climax Of his wehderings and here
he was to know that however far or
however swiftly a man may fee,
the hand of fate can always follow
him.
He went to the home Of his
cousin, many, many thousand Of
miles from the Virginia city i'm
which his hands had been stained
with blood. And he did not know
that in the circle of his cousins ac-
quaintance, there was the individual
who was to be the cause Of his un-
doing. This individual was a broth
er-in-law of Frank Assaid the man
who had been killed. He lived Just
across the street from Ferris cousin
and his name was AbdOo Abdalla.
and when Abdoo Abdalla knew that
Ferris was in town, he knew that
he was in close touch with the man
who had killed Frank Assaid.
Without revealing the relation
ship and without allowing Ferris to
suspect that he had learned through
newspapers of the tragic affair. he
pretended a warm friendship and
succeeded in securing sufficient evil
dence to convince him that he was
right in his conclusions, and he
then telegraphed to Nazar Hannah.
at Mandoza, and when Hannah
learned the news he I'm turn tele-
graphed to Roanoke, and thus the
authorities gained that Information
that enabled them to get hold OF
Ferris.
Ferris was placed under arrest by
the Argentine authorities. and the
story Of his subsequent incarcera-
tion and the untiring efforts of the
Baldwins to get him back here has
been told recently.
Detective D. O. Baldwin went
after Ferris. and after many trou.
bles, trials, and delays. succeeded
In having him extradited. Re then
sailed with him to France and from
there to New York. where he was.
met by Detective w G. Baldwin and.
his son.
Frank Assaid was killed on
March goth lie was attacked. &c is|
alleged By Nose Ferris ard Sam As
said while sitting in front Of hlsI
place OF business. and 90 was Ferris
who plunged a knife into his side.
Ferris yesterday morning said that
no one else helDpd hin, IN lin A.