The Washington herald., 1909-03-19

LeITOr-SUlcken. Tor fear or being
lynched, the three negroes accused Of the
murder OF Walter F. Schultz on March 6
passed last night in an agony OF appre-
hension in the little Jail at Fairfax Court
House, Va
The negroes. Henry Smith, Richard
Pines, and James Dorsey. were taken
from the jail at Alexandria. Va, shortly
after noon yesterday. They were placed
under heavy guard and conveyed 70 Fair
fax Court House. The Alexandria police
gave the reason OF removal as the posi-
bility Of escape from the local jail cells.
Citizens, however, declared that a scheme
to lynch the prisoners was on foot. and
II was 10 thwart any such attempt that
the change was made
Hundreds Of persons followed the men
10 the train and hooted and hissed them.
No violence was attempted. however.
In Separate Cells.
hen the train reached Fairfax the
prisoners were locked in separate cells in
the jail. and extra precautions against at
tack or escape We're taken. Many per-
sons followed the prisoners to Jail
The little town was or the cut vive IN
Ia an early hour this morning. many ex-
pecting Iynching party to arrive at any
minute In the early evening the people
gathered in knots on the corners and
around the post-ofice. discussing the
probability Of an attack on the jail. Ex-
element was intense, and lights burned
until far into the morning.
The men are held for the action Of the
grand jury. following a hearing, before
Police Justice Cation IN Alexandria YES
serday morning. The principal witness
for the State was Henry Smith. an up
holsterer. who described the details OF
the brFtaI crime illustrating with his
hands the way the knife was plunged
into nultz'e neck He implicated Pines
Dorsey, and Calvin johnson, and said he
was forced at the point OF a pistol TO
take part in the crime.
Smiths feliow-prisoners resented his
testimony. and made threats against his
life At one time in the trial. Pines
went so far as to make an attempt 10
obtain possession Of Policeman Sber-
woods revolver. He was prevented. and
explained he had no intention Of irving
TO escape, but wanted 20 shoot Smith
who was then on the witness stand.
Smith was the first witness called. He
recounted the facts in his confession
made to the chief Of police
Story OF the Murder.
Witness declared that on the night Of
the murder he left the home OF John
Ellis. about o'clock. A heavy rain wa s
falling. he said. At Cameron and PAYNE
streets he saw a white man surrounded
by three negroes. As he got closer he
noticed that Pines had the white mans
coat on his arm. The other two men
seemed 10 be choking the white man
Smith said he inquired what was being
done and received the reply from Pines.
Mix IN there; you know I am a crack
shot and viii XIII you"
At the same time Pines pulled a revol-
Yer and held il 10 his head. The white
man at this time was gasping:
God don't do me that wa"
with the gun pointed al his head. wit
ness said. he was forced to follow the
negroes identified as Dorsey and Johnson.
who were carrying the white man. later
identified as Schultz. The procession
walked toward the railroad track. Wit
ness said he demonstrated at being made
party to the proposed crime which was
talked Of and was told to shut upr'
When the railroad track was reached
declared Smith, johnson wanted IN rob
Schultz and place his body on the tracl
Dorsey objected TO the plan. and while
they were arguing, Pines. he said. urged
tnem 20 hurry away from the track, as
the train was coming, saying:
Work fast! Work fastr'
Pines laughed when the witness made
this statement
schultz was then dragged over the rail-
road embankment. said smith and aftar
walking short distance. il was decided
20 commit the murder Schultz tried m
get away. he said, but was restrained
Preparations for the murder the mi,
ness declared. were made with p~ecision
and raDidity. Schultz was strinned -
the waist and laid on the ground. a niece
or cloth was wrapped bout his throat
and another was held under the head b,,
Johnson ~
Dorsey was on one side Of the nrostrato
man and johnson on the -otber Sn,itb
said: 0'i'''ii
DoIsey pulled knife and thrust II
INTO ocnultz neck The white man
groaned and writhed. and pulling 9ba
blade out, the negro murderer usde =
second thrust pulling the knife upward
wnen Il had sunken deeply into the fesb
a Few more cuts were inflicted. and then
the rags were removed. and when The
wound stepped bleeding the clothing was
replaced
johnson put his hand into the PROSTATE
mans pocket and pulled out a watch
Dorsey remarked he had gotten into
trouble twice because Of watches. and
the tlmepiece was put back. Dorsey then
pulled something from an inner noelret
OF Schultz's clothing. remarking: I've got
mine 81
After short consultation the bod,
was leit IN the field east Of Rosemont
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