The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-27
TRIED MANY TIMES
TO Be ARRESTED
Fitzgerald Says He Could Not
Get Washington Police
Interested.
FINALLY GAVE HIMSELF UP
Claims Not to Have Seen Nor
garfield Since I.attcr's
academy Speech.

Satisicd apparently. 10 face what
other misfortune or trouble fate may
have in store for MN, Frank H. Fitz-
gerald ,riiie pale and haggard,
talked in his cell at the First Police
Station Yesterday afternoon OF his
present trouble He said that it was
because he could no longer stand the
suspense or being. :, fugitive from JUS
licc on the charge Of grand larceny
from Ilingan 4 Company, his former
employers, that he decided to sur
render himself Friday night i'll Wash
!rGtcn.
The prisoner said that he had been
III Washington ever since he first fed
from South Richmond, staying most
OF the time With friends. and at other
times in a hotel lie never attempted
TO conceal his identity. and once, when
lie was picked UP in Alexandria and
mistaken for u missing man named
William Gray. he gave his fun name
and address. He passed police officers
every day; he was introduced TO three,
and several times officers called at the
house in which he was living TO report
ordinance violations. Each time he
thought 1t was an officer calling fo.'
him. but he was never noticed.
He was prepared. he says for arrest
at any time. but. seeing that the Wash
ington police We're paying little at
tention TO his case, he decided 10 sur
render himself. He was locked UP in
the sixth Precinct station, where the
Officers thought he was wanted here
for houseb king, and was brought
hack 10 Richmond yesterday afternoon
By Detective Sergeant Kcllam.
Held on Larceny Charge.
Though his alleged populations are
said to have covered n period OF
months and to have Included large
sums. he is being held only on one
Warrant. which charges him with hav-
ing stolen 5000 from l.. u. l<ing1n
& Company This constitutes grand
larceny, and Is suficientto have caused
his arrest anywhere in the United
States.
Fitzgerald had not obtninel The scr
Vices Of lawyer Yesterday. He talked
calmly OF his case, though Ne hal
nothing definite TO say OF MS alleged
enbezz lemcnt. He Informed Sergeant
kellan, however, that his alleged pee
ulations covered not more than $1,000
and said that he owns hous> worth
sS,a00, which would cover the losses
Of the company.
The first information, he sa'1, that
he had that he was wanted n ere On Il
criminal charge came TO MN. through
a new Spapcr. Once he decided to re-
turn TO Richmond and surrender hil:.-
self, and he prepared Il telegram 10
Major Werner. 1t was given to an
aunt, but Was never dispatched. l'ln-
ally the suspense became unbeatable
and he gave himself up 20 tho frs:
officer he saw.
Not with Morgnnfclh
The prisoner denied cmphatica!!y
that he went away with Il woman,
and said that he had not seen Morgan
held, the ex-convct. since the latters
appearance on the stage of the Acad
envy OF Music. He met Morganiield, he
Went on, al Tie latter's Request ana
d:ned with him. Afterwards they re.
paired 70 clothing store, and l'itz-
gerald bought the cX-convict a few
clothes. That he was not accompa
MED by woman when he left South
Richmond, he said could be proved ,oy
q man named Bemiss Of the south
side
The report that he had been seen
IN -NleNandria was true, and there an
other adventure befcl the fugitive III
was robbed one night, he claims, o,
s.po ny three. men from Richmond
When he surrendered; he had only 50;
on his person..
None Of the family called on Fitz
gerald or communicated with him. HI.
preliminary hearing Will be held ,I
Police Court this morning