The Washington times., 1914-05-07
HARRISON CAUGHT
NEAR ROSSLYN, VA.
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advised him to go with them. The de-
tectives placed the prisoner in an auto
mobile and drove as far as Rosslyn,
where he entered a protest against be-
ing taken out of the State and into the
District until the necessary legal form
alities had been complied with.
Advised to Come Peaceably.
Deputy Sheriff Johnson is also the
Alexandria county jailer, and inform
ed Harrison that he could take his
choice between going back TO Washing
ton or being put in a cell at the
county Jail. Harrison then communica-
ted over the telephone with his attorney,
Raymond B. Dickey. who advised him
to return TO Washington without a
fight
Harrison said he and Miss Malone
did not leave Washington together.
that he had not seen her since they
separated just after leaving the brok-
erage office on the afternoon OF De-
cember 10, and that ne had no idea
where she WAS at the present time
He said he had not communicated With
her at any time since leaving Wash
ington.
Was Long Journey.
Harrison was not disposed 10 talk
when first brought back this morning.
Smilingly, he told how ne had slipped
through the fingers of the police OF
Pitts burgh, and how he ''bluffed" the
St Louis police into releasing him after
the, had placed him under arrest. He
had not heard of his mothers death
until several weeks after it occurred.
he said. and intimated it was because
he wanted to see his wife that he had
come back to the outskirts OF the Dis
triCt.
Regarding the alleged emDezzlement,
the only statement ne would make vas
10 say that lit was not premeditated.
The amount of the alleged shortage he
would not discuss neither would he
make any statement regarding the man
ncr in which he and Miss Malone had
first become involved with the firm 8
finances or what use they made of the
money Both are under indictment.
Harrison is charged with the embezzle-
ment OF $4,000 and Miss Malone with
500
IL WAS shortly after midnight when
Detective Evans got word that Harrt
son was h ding al the Marye home.
lie got into communication with De
tcrtivc Walsh. who is familiar with the
roads IN Alexandria county, and the
TWO detectives went in an automobile
to the county Jail. where they inform
ed Deputy SntllU JOnuSCn lntN nfSl
positive information Harrison was i'd
ing at the Mare home At Pierce sta
ton. q short distance beyond Rosslyn
on the Great Falls ami Old Dominion
line
The detectives were afraid Harrison
might attempt to get away when he
learned they were on his trail. and the
automobile was left some distance from
the Marye home, and the house ap-
proac ached quietly. With Detective Walsh
guarding the front entrance and the
deputy sheriff in the rear Evans went
up the front steps and reused the oc-
Cupants.
Photographed and Measured
As soon as Harrison had commune !
Gated with his attorney over the teIe-
phone from R"sslyH. he was taken TO
the First precinct "tation. where he
vas locked up until Q o'clock. when he
was brought to headquarters, photo |
graphcd and measured. and then turned !
over to the United States marshal !
Office. At headquarters the prisoner de- |
clned to make any statement or answer !
any questions. To a reporter Tor The /
Times. he said:
Under the circumstances ] have de- |
cided that the best and only thing TO
do is to keep my mouth shut"
Harrison told Detective Evans that |
the story printed about HIN ben-; ar |
rested in St Louis about a mouth af- |
ter ne left Washington. and then per- |
slIading the police there to release h!m, |
was correct and alsv the story about |
his slipping through Il dragnet spread |
bv the Pittsburgh police. In Pitts.
burgh, he said, the detectives. were |
light on his trail. put he managed TO |
give them the slip and get cut Of town.
From Pittsburgh he went to St. Louis,