Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-12
CHASED BY CROWD
Revolver Shots Attract At
tention to CoIored Splinter.
FLEEING FROM OFFICER
John S. hurry Wanted in South
Carolina for Fraud.
BETRAYED BY HIS ANGRYw1FE
Arrested by Detective Pratt-Ac-
cused Man Consents to Accom-
pany the Sheriff.
FLEEING FROM OFFICER
BETRAYED BY HIS ANGRYWIFE

The sound of two revolver shots and
the presence OF crowd of several hum
dred persons armed with sticks and
clubs. chasing a we'll dressed colored man
for several squares. caused considerable
excitement around the wholesale market
square this morning. The colored man,
DIR. John 8. hurry. who is wanted at
ST. Matthews, Calhoun county, 8. c., on
a charge of false pretenses, was soon
captured by the crowd and was nearly
mobbed before detectives got possession
of him.
hurry saw Detective Pratt, and 1t Is
surmised that he feared he was going to
be arrested and he started to run. The
detective followed and firing two shots
from his revolver to frighten the man.
soon attracted a big crowd. Murry's
presence in Washington was made known
to the police through detective work On
the part Of his wife. whom he attempted
to swindle. it is charged, by saying that
his mother was dead.
Picture in Police Gallery.
At police headquarters a photograph Of
hurry was found in the gallery. the rec
ord showing he was arrested In this city
In September 1908. under the name OF
John w. Keets, alias John A. jackson.
for false pretenses. and sentenced to a
term of six months in prison. His wife
who was Collin Robinson of st. Mat
thews, was at headquarters when her
husband was brought in under arrest. He
was inclined to be friendly, but the wife
refused 10 recognize him.
II would rather he had taken a pistol
l. no col "a tn hox 40
ceived me in this way. l met him ii Co
lumbia, 8. c., during the time the COL
ored conference was being held there. and
my troubles were brought about by the
him, and recommended him so highly that
l had the most implicit confidence in
him, but he has wrecked my life and
fear the trouble will kill my mother.
Il had SO much confidence In him"
the woman added. that had he not
been so hasty l would have sold my
property and given him the money. He
got what money my mother had on
hand before he left, and / suppose he
would have induced her to sell some Of
enough. i can stand the loss OF The
money, however, hut the matter OF De-
ing SO grossly deceived has almost
killed me-"
Wanted Funeral Money.
Mrs. Murry recently received mes
sage from her husband asking her To
send him $40. saying his mother was
dead and that he wanted the cash 10
use in defraying her funeral expenses.
When Mrs. hurry got the letter ask
ing for money to defray the burial ex-
penses of his mother she had been
warned Of her husbands reputation and
she hurried the information of mis-
whereabouts to the sheriff. She wrote
hurry she would send him the money.
and IL was she who actually brougn.
about his arrest. She left home in TIME
to reach here at the time she told him
the money would come. and he was
more surprised 10 see her than he was
by his arrest.
Inspector Boardman interviewed the
prisoner at police headquarters and
showed him the photograph that was
taken at the time OF his arrest by Sergt.
Bremerman in 1905 The prisoner said he
demanding a hearing. and Sheriff Dant-
zler was notified to come and get him.
Suspected Of Another Fraud.
II is believed by tho police that the
prisoner is the individual who recently
obtained $40 from United States Senator
man who got the money from Senator
Scott represented that he was q minister
from Wheeling. w. Va. and said he
wife's body there for burial. The sena-
tor gave him $40 DIR. hurry says he Is
not the man who got the money. but he
will reimburse Senator Scott IL the latter
| Identifies him as the man TO whom lie
gave the ten-dollar bill.