The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-09-13
Three Crazed Negroes Are
Run Down Near Belle
vue Magazine.
SHOW NO FIGHT
WHEN DISCOVERED
One of the Escaped Patients Was
in River When He Was
Caught.

After a chase lasting about twelve
hours and covering most of the brush
covered territory between Congress
Heights and the steel plant at Glesboro,
Captain Anderson. Sergeant Raedy, and
four policemen from the Anacostia pre-
cinct, this morning captured the three
negro patients of the Government Hos
pital for the Insane who escaped from
the criminal ward of that restitution
last night
The three men captured are William
Smallwood. aged thirty -four. who is
condemned TO life imprisonment for the
murder OF boy about fifteen years old
He came to Washington to the Govern
ment Hospital from the Federal peui-
tentiary at Atlanta on August Is
William Greene, alias Coin. about thir-
ty-five years old. who was sentenced
for twenty years for eulbezzlement, and.
who. while fncarcerated in the District
jail, tried to kin a guard and was after
ward declared insane. He was sent to
the Government Hospital just a few
days more than a year ago.
John Fork. aged about thirty-slx.
against whom no other charge than that
Of disorderly conduct lies, but VINO has
been confined in the hall for the Grim
inal insane for some time.
Long, Hard Chase.
Il was a long. hard chase for Cap
tain Anderson and his men. II began
In the woods back OF Howard Hall.
from which the three men escaped, and
ended up on the bank Of the Potomac
at eht Belleview magazine. The officers.
knowing that the three negroes were
dangerous mon, and aware that very
likely they had been able to arm them
selves with clubs or other weapons.
had TO feel their way. foot by foot,
through the underbrush that skirts the
river Several false alarms came to
Captain Anderson from people who live
along the Maryland side Of the river
and almost every one who had heard
OF the escape seemed to feel sure that
he or she had seen the negroes.
First, word would come that the fugi-
tive inmates had gone up the river, then.
perhaps. some other informant would
say he had seen them swimming the
Eastern Branch. Then would come n
third rumor that the men were headed
south Knowing the lay Of the land,
however. and the general direction
which all prisoners who escape from the
institution seem TO choose, the police
started downstream and kept going
steadily. The search last night revealed
but little, although several men stayed
out on the trail until long after day
break.
Many False Rumors.
T. was about ten minutes after Q. when
Captain Anderson. sitting up in me
Eleventh street station house-the men
being far down the river by that time
got o telephone message from the Belle
vue magazine. stating that three ne
groes had been seen there. The infor-
nation looked good. and # wasn't more
than Eve minutes until Anderson was
speeding down the road 10 Join his men.
A few minutes later, Sergeant Rardy,
stalking every bush along the bank.
heard a rustling in front Of him, and
the biz, ugly head Of Greene, with close
cut wool and shiny eyes. rose up in
front OF him. When Green saw the DO
licemsn, he made a dash for him, but
Raedy drew his revolver and Greene
dropped very suddenly not caring 10
take any lead into his system.
Captain Anderson was right behind
Raedy by this time. and the latter
turned Greene over 10 his superior
Just second or so behind Greene came
Fork, almost as black, bur not quite SO
vicious He succumbed fust Is easily
as did Greene. but Smallwood, the third
man. made a dash for the Potomac
with the sergeant and Officers Weber.
Donovan. Dem. and NobIi;t IN pursuit
while Captain Anderson guarded the
other two. Raedy, who is a mounted
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