Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-09-02

Savage Would make no statement "
the police when taken to headquarters.
He was arrested at his stand at the
Lackawanna railroad depot at
o clock this afternoon and hurriedly
taken to police headquarters by Pros
ecutors Detective Godfrey and City
Detective Sergeant Farrell.
Savage was closeted with Police Ser
geants Ryan and Farrell in the Office
of Chief of the Prosecutors Detectives
Wemer earlier in the day. According
to the police, he told many contradic-
tory stories, but was not then placed
under arrest. 1t was shortly after na
left the Court House that it-was de-
cided to arrest him on suspicion of
being implicated in the death of STAN
ford.
The two men who were in the taxi
cab with Savage have not been ar
rested. Whether they will be the police
would not state this afternoon. 1t is
said that the police have the names
kof the two men.
The arrest follows search lasting all
day yesterday and last night in which
/ 500 policemen. scores of automo-
/ bilists and detectives took part. Nearly
every motorist in Essex county was
visited and questioned closely in the
hope that some of them could throw
some light on the identity of the inhu-
/ man chauffeur. Clue after clue was
run down, but the police and those
who were aiding them We're baffled.
Scores of private citizens turned anna
teur detectives and Joined in the hunt
for the owner and driver of the ca-.
For a TIME the search seemed hope-
less No one could be found who could
accurately describe the car. No one
got the number of the car. Ii disap-
peared up Lackawanna avenue, one of
the darkest streets in Newark at full
speed, after striking Mr.. Stanford and
hurting his body a number of feet.
The only description given of the
car was that ii was a taxicab. Later
this was contradicted and a man was
found who said that the car was
limousine. at least it resenbled one
This diverted the search in another
direction, after every taxi-cab driver
and managers of concerns had been
given a severe gruelling at police head
quarters.
Acting on this information, the po-
lice and prosecutors detectives re-
newed the search with added yigor.
Persstently they interviewed every au-
toist possible, with the result that to-
day a clue was found as to the identity
of the man.
The action of the STAR in Offering
$1O0 reward is warmly commended by
law-a abiding automobilists, who look
with horror upon the brutality of the
driver of the car. which caused the
death of Mr. Stanford. They declare
that the action of the chauffeur was
murderous.
"The STAR cannot be commended too
highly for offering the reward in the
hope of causing the arrest of the ehauf-
feur who killed the aged druggist"
said President Bowman of the New
Jersey Automobile Club, today. I'VE
discussed offering a reward at the
clubhouse in an informal way last
night 1t was decided to have the
board of governors call a special meet
ing for next Tuesday night when the
amount of the reward will be decided
upon.
"The New Jersey Automobile Club
has been as anxious as anyone to cause
the arrest of this chauffeur" con-
tinued Mr.. Bowman. I'VE are doing all
ly opposed to violations of the law in
any way whatever. We are doing all
we can as a body to prevent running
down people.
"I cannot condemn this chauffeur in
too strong language We are working
privately to locate him, and at the same
time we are aiding the police in every
way possible. The steps we are taking
to apprehend this man I cannot make
public at this time"
Acting Captain Connell and Prose-
cutor Wilbur A. Mott held confer
ence today and at its conclusion tho
acting captain said that an arrest
would soon be made
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