Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-15
ARREST OF ALLEGED MUIR
DERERS.

There ia now reason to believe thar
Walter F. S;hul z WAS murdered Satur'
day night, March 6, and his body after
ward converted to the field near Spring
PAX 90 which it was found. 1t 10 also
believed t6at the motive for the murder
WAS ROBBERY, and that the few dollars,
money orders and Sach found on the
body we're left in order to make 1t sp'
par lba Schulz bsd deslroye himself
The Alexaudra police, under the d.
reciion of Chief Goods. have worked
assiduously since the body VAS found Ia
efforts to ferret ont the murderer or mur-
derers, and it is believed that their work
is about to be crowned with success.
Heory Smith, colored, 90 uphOls!erer,
WAS arrested on Friday on the charge OF
stealing watch, but the fact that bis
name was not put upon the docket OF
the Police Court, nor was any one al
loVed to converse with him brought
forth much comment. 1t was suggested
that a more serious charge would be
urged against HMM short thai bis ar
rest was really Ia connection with the
myst srious death OF Schulz The men,
bers of the police force we're as The
SpbyDx OF Egypt when questioned as g., 10
the real cause Of Smiths arrest Ihls
tended TO increase interest in the matter.
Yesterday three more negrOes-R'chaTd
Pines, Eugene Dorsey and Calvin John.
son-were taEen 10 custody. Pines and
Dorsey we're placed IN different parts oil
the sla ion house and johnson was sent
to iai. This procedure made it evident
that the police had discovered something
impor aut, and we're satisfied they we're
not following cold trail.
The arrests followed close question
ing of Smith by OommoDwealth's Attor-
new Brent, Mayor Psf and Chief Goods
which lasted from about 10 o'clock yes
terday morning until about FIVE in the
afternoon.
On the blotter Of the Police Court
ghis morning the following appeared:
"Richsrd Pines, Eugene Dorsey and GAL
vim Smith, charged with the murder
of Waiter F. Schultz " The case, how.
ever, was net called for examination and
the police, while in sn exubeTant mood,
declined to talk. Chief Goods, however,
stated that there is every reason to be-
lieve that the guilty parties are in Gus
tody.
he vas not disposed to enter into de-
tails.
Eugene Dorsey is about 95 years old.
Richard (slias "Diek') Pines is a we'll
known character, and has st times been
arrested for various cffenses. On one
occasion he SISTED the police In running
down dangerous negro. BE killed the
negro near Spring Park, bat VAS prompt
iy acquitted =,
Calvin johnson is about % years old.
The police have been actively engaged
today in collecting evidence against
the men now Ia custody, and when the
details 10 connection with the murder OF
Schultz shall have been published, it
will be seen that their movements have
been on proper lines and that they have
exercised judgment. While the author
tiles refuse to talk, rumors have been IN
circulation all day TO the effect that one
of the men in confinement hiss turned
states evidence, aud that when the four
shall face the coroner'S jury clear case
of murder will be established.
Chief Goods in answer to queries says
he has no doubt that the persons are the
men who committed the foul crime, but
ms refuses to add to this observation. 1t
is nov generally understood that Schultz
wa, drugged, robbed, his clothes partly
removed, his throat cut and the body