Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-31
CHASE BY BLOODHOUNDS
EXTENDS TO MARYLAND
Man Wanted for Horse Steal.
ing Believed to Have Cross.
ed River From Virginia.

Edward Hays Hartlett. pursued for
five days through the mountains and
woods of Fairfax county, Va. Is to-
day being trailed through Montgomery
county, Md. as he is supposed to have
crossed the Potomac river near SEN
eca. Md. this morning Mrs Hart
lett, who. with her husband, is charged
with horse stealing. and the boy. Tur-
ner Snider who was first supposed to
have been abducted. are in Jail at Fair
fax Court House. following a hearing
before Squire Henning at Vienna, Va,
at " o'clock this, morning. At the hear
ing the woman was called Mrs Hays
She will be held for the grand jury.
which meets the third Monday in Sep
TENDER. The trio gave themselves UP
to Turner Snider's mother. Mrs f.
F. Snider, at Dranesville, Va, yes
terday afternoon, tired OF being
chased and weak from hunger and pri-
Walton. However. Edward Hart1ett
saw good chance to make an escape
again. and ran away from the Snider
house before he could be taken to the Jail
at Fairfax Court House.
Sheriff Welt of Montgomery county
would like to catch Hartlett, and be-
lieves that if the man is in his bailiwick
a capture Will be made today. Deputy
Sheriff Cssell was detailed to continue
from Rockville in an automobile early
today. Not much information could be
obtained from Fairfax Court House today,
other than that the woman is being held
IN Jail there under the name of Mrs.
Hays Ha:tlett. charged with being a
party to the stealing Of horse, and that
the boy. Turner Snider, is being held as
witness.
Seen in Boat Near Seneca.
Sheriff Welt received a telephone mes
sage from Fairfax Court House early today
saying that following hearing at .
O'Clock am. today, Mrs. Hartlett and the
boy had been placed in Jail. Later a mes
sage was received by him saying that a
man answering the description given for
Hartlett had taken a boat on the Virginia
SIDE OF the Potomac river. and had
headed for point on the Maryland side
near Seneca. 1t was following this mes
sage that Deputy Sheriff Cissell started
from Rockville in an automobile.
In the meantime the woman in Jail at
Fairfax Court House will stay there I'M
til the Montgomery county deputy and his
bloodhounds make a success or a failure
of the attempt to capture the third men,
Der of the party today. Mrs. Hartlett is
satisfied for the time being to rest in
had little or nothing for several days
If the man who crossed the river this
morning really was Hartlett. Deputy
Sheriff Welt believes he will be caught
and he and his wife will be given a hear
ing on the charge of stealing a horse and
buggy. The charge Of abducting Turner
Snider has been dropped by the sheriffs
The boy, who is about twenty years old
is believed to have joined the couple VOL
unfairly.
The boy is reported to have said yester-
day that he thought he had been given
drugged whisky. He had been employed
several times by Hartiett. who is
painter. According to the boy. Hartlett
visited the Snider house and gave Turner
a drink of whisky, after which Turner
says he remembers nothing until he found
he was with the couple far away from
his own home. They were in a buggy,
said to have been stolen from c. c. Chi
chester of Loudoun county. The rig was
abandoned and is now in the possession
Of its owner.
Mrs. Hartlett told a different story. She
said she had not started out with her
husband, but had followed him, after she
had learned he had gone away with the
boy.