Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-06
JAIL NEGRO SUSPECT
May Be AssaiIant of Mrs.
Mackey of Rosslyn, Va.
CARRIED LOADED PISTOL
George Williams, Giving Address in
This City, to Be Taken Before
Woman Tonight

Armed with loaded hammerless pistol
and q big knife, colored man giving his
name as George Williams and his ad-
dress as 1920 L street northwest, this
city was arrested IN Ross.yn, Va. last
night at the point of a pistol by Capt.
crandal Mackey. commemorative attor-
ncy for Alexandria county. Williams IS
in the county Jail charged with carrying
concealed weapons. He is suspected by
capt. Mackey of being the assailant re-
Gently Of Mrs. Mackey.
While on his way home from the COM
~ Jail shortly after 10 O'Clock last night.
Capt Mackey was told by Isabella Par
ker, colored, a resident of the outskirts
of Rosslyn, that colored man on bi-
cycle had been lettering about the vicinity
| Of her home acting, she thought, SuS-
piciously.
Leaving his automobile on the road IA
short distance from the house OF the
woman. Capt. Nackey. with his revolver
in hand, went in search of the man.
Crossing the railroad tracks to the rear OF
d lumber yards. h" found the negro ana
| placed him under arrest.
Better search him. Darlington
Mackey. son OF the commonwealth
attorney. advised
Il We GOV ii pistol. Salh the Coloreu
man, reaching toward his hip pocket.
Disarmed by Capt. Mackey.
! Capt Mackey quickly caught the
+ mans hand to make certain he could
not use the weapon. 1t was taken
, from him and !, few minutes later the
: prisoner was in the county Jail at Fort
/ NIver Heights Nineteen cartridges
/ Wer. taken from his pockets.
3 why did YOU carry the pistol" Cal
MackeH demanded at til. prisoner.
/ "BtcauSc' ne answered. Il at
! t;.cl.c b> t-ulored men over here about
J Il wear ago. beaten and my cumpa nlon
! taken from me.
Williams denied that he had been il.
! i:ossIyn number OF times during the
! ,ast few weeks. Witnesses have been
! found by til. commemorative attorney.
! however. who declare they have seen
| nm about IN, vicinity OF ltosslyn on
his bicycle.
Harry Crach, county jailer. who was
! recently beaten by two colOred prisoners
| who altel ara escaped from The Prison,
| questioned the prisoner closely, but he
| was unable 10 OBTAIN any admissions
| from him. Williams will he taken to the
nome OF Capt. .iackey tonight To o. seen
| by Mrs. Mackey. If she is unable to
| identity hin: as her assaiant he viii be
! tried tor carrying concealed weapons.
Could Not Identify Prisoners.
| Last night John H. Murray and Wal
! ter White. the colored men in Jail await
! ing trial on charges of felony, We're taken
| 10 the home Of Capt. Mackey to deter
mine If Mrs. Mackey could identify eithe,
| OF them as her ass:iiant She Is certain
| neither of them is the man who assaulted
! her.
Murray, who is alleged TO have robbed
a railroad Sal. admitted lie had served a
| sentence Of fourteen years in the peni-
Tertiary at Richmond for manslauShter
! He was sentenced from Alexandria
county. he says. and he spent a little
! less than eight years in prison.
Sheriff Palmer and his deputies are
: still searching for the two men who
! broke jail Tuesday night. II was stated
/ today that the county authorities have
| learned nothing OF the whereabouts OF
! the fugitives, other than reports tha:
! they were seen in the county WednesdaS
night. but it is thought the persons who
reported having seen them at that time
may have been mistaken in the matter
. of identity.
! IL is proba BILE that the board of county
! Supervisors will offer a reward for the
, arrest. Later the county authorities may
! prepare circulars containing an offer o,
reward and descriptions of the fugitives