The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-02-14
DAVE YOUNG
IS ARRESED
IOCATED In ROCKY MOUNT and
TAKEN THERE...MAY HAVE
KILLED MUMFORD
WILL ASK SPECIAL COURT

Dave Young, another of the Louis
West gang, was arrested in Rocky
Mount yesterday and placed in Jail
bv Sheriff Sharpe. Young is not only
accused of being in Mary Young's
house when Deputy Sheriff George
1Tumford was killed and Chief Of
Police O. A. Glover wounded, but
there is evidence that he took part
in the shooting of these officers.
Sheriff Sharpe received telephone
message Saturday night stating that
Young could be found in Rocky
Mount and he went there and was
soon located.
Messrs. Lee Perry, Tyler Pace and
Sheriff Sharpe went to Rocky Mount
to get Young, who was arrested by
the police force at Rocky Mount. The
officers there have been active in their
cooperation with the Wilson au-
thorities in search for the West gang
of criminals.
This morning true bills we're
brought into court by the grand jury,
Mr. Z. A. Darden, foreman, against
Louis West, Dave Young and Wade
Williams A similar bill against the
negro Stetson will doubtless be found
by the next grand jury.
The county commissioners were in
special session today and petitioned
Governor Kitchin to call an extra
term of Superior Court here to try
Louis West and his accomphces.
The capture of Louis West at Max
ton by the Chief of Police there is
most interesting chapter in the his
tory of the crime, and will be read
with great interest.
Details of Vests Capture.
Chief Dunlap, of Maxton, gave the
following interesting account of the
capture at Maxton Friday, at Raleigh
on Saturday:
Il arrested Lewis West about nine
o'clock Friday night in the store and
restaurant of Charles Brewington, at
Maxton. A few minutes before that
little negro boy, Ernest Kilkinson,
had come to me and told me that a
big negro was trying to pawn a pistol
for dollar, and as pistols had been
stolen on February first in Maxton
when Officer Wrenn was shot
thought at first that this might be the
man: I hurried to Brewington's store,
the negro boy following me.
CAS- 1 entered the store saw a
tall, heavy built negro at the counter,
his back partly toward me. had out
my Colts automatic and before he
could move I had him by the left arm
swinging him around to me, my pistol
pressed close to his heart. Move a
muscle and I'll shoot your heart out.
Up with your hands, l. called out.
His right arm moved as if he was go
ing to reach for his hip pocket. up
with your hands or I'll shoot called,
and his hands flew up. I had my pis-
told jammed against his body, and
Just then there came in Mr.. A. G.. Nc
klnnon. While I kept my pistol on
the big negro asked Mr.. McKinnon
and negro boy, Ernest Wilkinson,
TO go through his clothes. They did
SO, the negro keeping his hands up
as l kept pressing my pistol to him
and telling him that if he moved he
was a dead man.
Mr.. McKinnon and the boy relieved
MIN of his weapons, finding nine pis-
lois, Colts automatics, Smith & Wes-
sons and others, two knives and about
quart of cartridges. In the mean
'iine others had come into the store
ana a crowd was collecting.
MS appearance, from the descrip-
'ioh had of West, made me think I
nad that negro just as soon as 1 got
LOOK at him. He denied he, was
mese and said his name was Frank
1A'qoy.a He said he. had come into