The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-05
JEKYL AND HYDE
IN MINING REGION
Recent Death Comes as a
Climax to Series of
Murders.
ALWAYS THE SAME
Crimes, on Pay-Days Only, EN-
tend. Over a Period Of Three
Years.
METHODS ALWAYS THE SAME
Special to Tho Tlmes-pispatcn !

I
hoanokc. Va. Januta'y i.-What an
pears TO be horrible murder mys-
very which climaxcs a series OF ron
nhries and murders extending over n
period OF three or more years. Inns
awakened Pocahontas to the belief that
.i'ete is DR.. Jekyl and Mr.. Hyde in
tho community, who has becn bor-
bored in the midst of the coalfieid.
Tor considerable period, and whose
dcpredat'ons have extended from nov
uhy 10 pay day for three or moro venrs
IIVldence which Is Forthcoming since
'he hnding OF the body OF S. c. CaId
wen on last Sunday morning, near Pc
cahontas is so convincing that tho de-
tectivcs and the people of the to,y,
believe that there IS a systcmetic ron.
per ana murderer In tho community.
Caldwelis body. cut in twain w,,
found lying alongside tho Norfolk ana
western Railroad tracks. and II was
al hrst believed the man had be.n
run down by train and killed. Rut
lhNestiGation pointed later to murder
ana robbery. The finding OF n water,
on tho person of the dead man for
'itne seemed to dispel the murder the
ory' out further examination OF tho
mans head disclosed a wound in IN.
skull which had been apparently In
iiicted by bolt. and since that time
nolt TO which still chung hair and
coHery leading tho detectives to he
liere that murder has been commit
ted and that robbery was the 1notivs
Caldwell was well dressed tho bod,-
having on 1t when found n suit ~
clothes made for him through a tailor
at Logan. W. Va. 1t has since bean
learned mat he was employed by q rirrn
oi contractors. who have wired that
INC BODY be prepared for shipment
After the body was found. no relatives
Claiming 1t, II was buried on the rail
road right of way. near tho scene NJ
the supposed crime. The detectives
found marks and traces of n murderer
SO plain that they have become CON
WINGED that crime had been COW.
mitted. and that the present cr,,ne g
put one OF scries which can be traced
directly TO certain party who is un-
der suspicion.
For some time robhcries have been
reported In the section between Bluo-
stone Junction and Pocahontas. the
section Is a dark waste OF ra!!road
track. surrounded by hills and nlarc.
wHich render escape from an uncon-
acious victim easy In nearly all the
cases which have been reported to the
poiice tall. slender man has boon
reported as the thief Sometimes mo
man has been described as colorco
while OH other occasions he has bnen
classcd as white man, which he IS he
ieved TO be. The robberies have been
committed in the carly part of the
morning or late al night ana all have
occurred within a radius Of i milo and
half OF the neighborhood IN which
the dead body OF S. c. Caldwell was
found
The rohhcries were mostly commit
ted pay day, and In nearly all cases
the method adopted was the same. 4
man would walk along the track, who'll
IS unconscious that a rob Der was hid
Ing behind some sharp turn. and sud-
denly he would be ordered TO throw
I'D his hands or receive a blow in tho
head which would fell him.
In the case OF Caldwell. he had money
on his person. although when the BODY
was found. cut in twain by train.
only dime was In his pockets. but
several copper cents were found lying
near the track where the body lay.
Now that the detectives have found
that Caldwell was apparently struck
III the head with holt, they arc flrmly
convinced Caldwell was murdered ana
then placed on the track where a pass
Ing freight train ran over him, par,l,.
hiding the evidence OF murder.