Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-19
Weather Probabilities.
MURDERERS AT FAIRFAX.


A. vas stated 10 the Gszstte, Richard
Pines, Eugene Dorsey and Calvin john
son. sll colored, charged with numbering
and robbiog Walter F. Schults, were
conducted to Fairfax Courthouse yester-
day afternoon and placed 10 the jsil at
that placs and extra precautions against
escape were taken. Henry Smith, who Is
the principal witDess against the trio,
but who is also charged with being a
party 10 the murder, VAS placed 10 the
isn in this city where he will be kept
till the trial comes of,
News that the alleged murderers were
locked up soon spread Though Fairfax,
but crested little excitement. The fact
of their coming was not known to any
besides the officials, and there was no
crowd at the station to meet them. The
prisoners were turned over to Jailer W.
ID. Ceoss, who locked them up.
Sheriff Allison says be does not antici-
nae auy trouble whatever about the
pOisoners.
The Jail 10 situated Ia the courthouse
grounds, about so yards from that build
Ing. 1t is built of brick and plaster, and
It's walls are 3 feet thick. 1t consists Of
two compartments, one having four cells
aad the other two. There is an inner
cage. equipped with locks Of the most
modern type. The cages are of steel, 3
inches thick, aud the doors snd bars are
calculated to stand assault. Besides the
three negroes from Alexandra, there
are six other prisoners in the Jail.
Pines, johnson, and Dorsey are 10
separate cells, Sheriff Allison having re-
csiyed instructions from Chief Goods OF
this city to keep them separated.
The testimony of Henry Smith 10 be-
lieved By Pines to be the result OF spite.
dorsey and myself stopped Smith
from passing 'phoney' bill on negro
woman shout two years ago." said Fines
ssnith had a dollar bill aud wanted to
raise 1t to $40 bill, aud Dorsey aud
myself inleriered. Smith told me st
the time that be would get even with US.
was eating dinner with MY mother at
1880 O'Clock on the night OF the murder,
the time which Smith claims the body OF
S,hullz Eas being dragged through the
field"
Pats Of Smiths story SO told on the
stand at the examination yesterday are
not credited By many who read 1t. They
believe that he was So much implicated
in the nstter as either OF the others and
probably more 30.
The sensational reports published 10
out-of-town papers to the effect that mob
violence vas threatened in this city are
empbaHcslly denied by the authorities
who say that there lie no foundation
Whatever for such reports.
A telephone message received at this
Office today from Fairfax stated that
there was not the slightest excitement
there nor had there been since the prison.
ers arrived snd that the prisoners could
be taken out 10 the open With three
guards and be perfectly safe The mes.
sage stated that the publications re-
ferred to we're Indignantly refuted By
the people OF Fairfax aud that such re-
ports we're more apt to incite lynchings
THAI to prevent them.
The authorities here state that one Of
the main reasons for removing the
prisoners to Fairfax was the desire to
keep the men separated, which could not
well be done here unless they we're put
10 dungeons, which was not desirable.
Many citizens, however, express the
view that the removal OF the meD from
this city was an unnecessary precsution.
The crowd that followed the prisoners
from the station house yesterday to the
railway station was attracted through
curiosity entirely.