The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-02-10
WEST IS NOT
YET TAKEN
NEGRO CAPTURED NEAR HOOKER.
TON MAY Be One OF VESTS
NOTORIOUS GANG.
IS NOW In WILSON JAIL

Following the excitement yesterday
caused by the report that Louis West,
murderer of Deputy Sheriff George
Mumford, had been captured by
posse near Hookerton, in Greene
county, came more details of his de
scription which disproved the early re
port that he was Louis West. How
ever, the negro who gives his name
as Adrian Williams, admits he knows
some of the members of tEse West
gang and he will be held by the Viii
son county authorities.
Williams was brought here
night on special and placed in The
Wilson jail He is also wanted in
Hertford county. where he broke jail
last week The charge against him
there is shooting, but not fatally,
negro woman. Williams admitted to
day that he is guilty of that charge.
The sheriff of Hertford county this
morning wired the officials here to
return Williams to that county, but
this will not be done at once, as it is
believed he knows something of the
gang of thieves, although he was not
in Wilson on the day of the murder.
Further details of the capture OF
Williams as furnished by Major Pace
who has been active in the searcl.
for West. is that he was taken by q
posse consisting of Messrs. R. T
Watson, r. r. Jones, VIII Beaman,
B. R. Beaman, Herbert Beaman and
Oscar Harper, and turned over by
them to a Wilson posse led by Mr..
Lee Perry, who brought him to this
city.
Williams admits he is the same
man fired at by Mr.. John Hatten, q
rural mail carrier, near Ridge Springs.
and Mr.. Hatten has identified him as
the man he shot at. However, it is
now known that Mr.. Hatten did not
hit him in the leg, as he thought.
Williams says the posse came near
capturing him Tuesday night and re
cognized Mr. J. Archie Clark as the
man who fell in a ditch only about
ten feet from him. Mr.. J. Will
Gardner was with Mr.. Clark at the
time. This was several miles distant
from where Williams was finally cap
tured Williams told the posse that
he was running only because the
crowd was after him and he was
frightened. But today he admitted
that he broke Jail in Hertford county.
Thus far Louis West has success
fully evaded the officers and hopes of
his early capture are diminishing,
though there is hardly doubt that he
will betaken as officers all over the
country are on the look out for him.
There is no known clue remaining as
to his whereabouts except that he had
been seen near Kenly and near Fay
etteville. Efforts will not be aban-
doned for his capture but will be pur-
sued quietly and Systematically.
The negroes Fred Lane and Tom
Smith, also charged with connection
with the crime, and wanted in Cum
berland for the Huske Hardware store
robbery at Dunn, will also be held
here. 1t is probable that one or both
of them were in Mary Young's house
when Mr.. Mumford was killed.
This morning Mayor Briggs receiv-
ed threatening letter from party
who signed his name Louis West. Of
couse it is not believed that the
writer was West.
Today an arrest Of another negro
to be connected with the
gang, is reported as made in Green
vile. The man arrested there is said
:, be the one who tried to peeet..---sz
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