Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-11
HORDE OF NEGROES HELD
PRISONERS BY POLICE
Every Ore Resembling Description Of
Fugitive VIII be Arrested-One
Victim criminally Assaulted Before
Receiving Death Rlow-Sloodhound
Unable to Take Trail.
(Rv Assoc ated Pressl

of a revcting crime, Mrs. Eilza Crib
bic. aged 10 year; and her daughter.
Mrs. Carrie Ohlander. were found dead
n their hcme, No 401 Perry street.
West. here today. while a third
woman whose name is unknown.
found just inside the front door Of
the house, is az the Savannah bospi-
tai dying.
Physicians state that Mrs. Ohlan1er
was the victim Of a criminal assault
before she was killed. One hundred
and fifty negro men caught in the
meshes Of q police drag net. through
"lamacraw." a negro section Of the
city. are prisoners in the police sta
ton. the theory of the police being
that a negro man. having planned an
assault upon Mrs. Ohl2nder. was COM
PEELED to ccmmit ether crimes in !
order to escape.
Wholesale Arrests Continue.
Other arrests will DE made until
every negro in the city who in any
way resembles the description of A
negro who during the last three days
mas been seen frequently aOcut the
premises CT the house of the murder
ed women. is a prisoner. The police
believe that this negro, using an
axe taken from the wooished in the
rear of the Gribble home. beat Mrs.
Gribb'e to death, struck down the
unknown woman and after assault
ing AIRS. Ohlander in the wide. long
hallway where the bodies were found.
finished his terrible work by beating
in her skull with the weapon
Old Lady Attacked From Behind.
Mrs. Gr'bble evidently was attacked
from behind as she sat in an easy
chair reading. On the floor beside her
body we're found the newspaper she
was reading and her spectacies. One
CT possibly two blows were aealt her.
Her gray hair, biood-matted. shows
the imprint Of the blunt axe.
IL is possible that the unknown
woman was the first to be
struck dwn: that she met
the murderer at the door as be
woman was the first to be
entered anil was struck before she
could escap.. Then the murderer
stealthiiy approached aged Mrs. Crib
ble'ani killed her. It is believed tina
Mrs. OhIander was attacked as She
left her rom to enter the hallway,
was assaulted and killed. The un
known wom5n's skull was crushed II
and her death IS a matter Of Blu.
few hours.
Prisoners Quiet AMI Frightened.
The motley hcr,le Of prisoners Is
quiet ard frightened in the police
station and jail Il is believed that
if the negro suspected OF the crime IS
caught he can he quickly Identified
BloodhcEnGs have ncen at work in
an effort tc take the trial from the
wccdshed where the axe was found
By the murderer. but a the house
Of the murders is almost within the
heart Of the city and aS TIE murders
were probably committed several
hoars before the discovery Ct the
bcdies. the dogs viii be Of i.ttle use.
$1,000 Reward Offereo.
T-aiShs Mayor Giedman. Of Savan-
rsh. offered reward Of $1,000 for
The CAPTURE with evidence to convict
he SLAYER ~ Mrs. Gribbie and Mrs
OhlanGer and asSaiient Of Mrs. Mag
gle Hunter, who was net identified for
hours after the discovery - the muT-
GERS and who is the wcman at the
point a death in savannah h0spi-
tai
After Guilty Man.
II Is nov almost certainly known
tsat a negro. the negro who was a;
first suspected. Is The guilty man.
Persons have been found who state
thar this negro was seen entering the
Cribhie - use with the fatal axe IN
his hans. and w-s seen closing the
shutters 10 the windows % the house.
ard to leave tho premises. all p; the
hour when {; p believed the murders
we're committed.
This ucgro's description has been
printed on bandbfIs and scattered
broadcast oyer the city and county
with the reward ,fferei acd on nearby
towns have oeen notified All are on
the lookout.
Pole Ulcers IN automobiles have
covered 81 the roa-s Ter miles sur
rfsue'ng the ctr while r-fses or
foot have scoured the places were
automobiles couid net e..
/ Tho house 20 hQusc scsrcn % negro
hcmcs continues u seems hardly
possible that the negro can long re-
raln a. large