The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-04
SENT TO SEATTLE
TO GET CALLAHAN
Man Charged With Murder OF
Will Harrison in Dickinson
County Five Years Ago.
LOCATED AFTER LONG SEARCH
Detective Sergeant Bailey and
Sheriff Fleming Detailed to
Bring Prisoner Back.

! as the special envoy and represeu.
! tative of Governor Mann. Detective
sergeant Forrest Z. Bailey, of Police
Headquarters. left last night In com
phny with Sheriff 7. j. Fleming. OF
Dickinson county, for Seattle, Wash
to bring back Robert Callahan. wanted
IN that county for the murder of WI,
Harrison.
Feafu that the matter might be
MADE public and thus hinder the plans
hN the Governor and others in author
ny to keep II secret. but it is Iearneu
mat Callahan, for whom the Dickinson
for five years. is now under arrest IL,
| Seattle. and is being held for the Vir-
ginla authorities.
Get RcuuinItlon Quickly.
Information was received here tina
the man was under arrest and being
detained. and plans were Immediately
i tormulated whereby he might be
delay. TO face trial Rcquisition papers
were secretly drawn up yesterday. ana
the duty of representing the Governor
OF virginia, which was deemed necos-
sary In order that there might be no
hltch In bringing Callahan to justice.
was assigned to Sergeant Bailey. The
detective and sheriff left last night at
Ohio Railway for Cincinnati. The long
trip will take probably i've DAYS, ana
1t is expected that there Will be DELAY
IN seattle. as there seems to be rea-
son TO believe that Callahan will hight
eNtradition TO the last. I. may be
three weeks or IT may he a month be
fore he is returned to his native state.
and Sergeant Bailey was provided with
plenty OF funds.
Sergeant Bailey had been instructed
to observe the strictest secrecy. and
when approached By a reporter just
before the train left lie declined 10
state the nature of his business.
They can't say now that I'm not a
globe-trotter." was all he would say.
Traced from state to state.
Callahan has been traced from city
to city across the entire continent. lie
was first heard of in West Virginia.
There all trace OF him was lost, until
later II was learned that he was In
Ohio. He was lost again before his
capture could be effected. and for fvc
years he has been free man. though
ever ileeing from the avcnsing hand
of the law. a few days ago the au-
thorities learned that he was IN Wash
ington State. and there he was found
ana arrested.
Little is remembered here concern
! cept that Callahan is alleged 10 have
| wrestei the mans pistol from him and
10 have shot him with his own weapon.
Scrscant Bailey has once before rep
/ resented the State of Virginia. when,
three years ago with Detective Ser
geant Wren: he went to England 10
oi ing JACK tnc famous baggage thief,
Henry Miller. Miller escaped one day
from the Mulberry Street Police sta
tion in New York city. and made his
way to London. where ne lay In hiding
Tor several months. He was at lengtn
, arrested. and the two detectives were
dispatched TO bring him back. They
remained in London nearly two
months, as the English law provides
that no man may be cxtradited until
his case shall have been Thoroughly
examined
Hence Sergeant Baiieys remark that
II could not be said of him that he is
not a globe-trotter.