Evening journal., 1918-11-02
MURDERER
AGAIN UNDER ARREST
Trailed to Boarding House
in This City by du Pont
Detective
DETECTIVE BUREAU
IGNORED COMPLAINT

/ After trailing a convicted murderer
from Salem. n. J. to his boarding house
at No. sos Lombard street, last night
detective employed by the dupont
Powder Company at Carney's Point, y.
H. who had assisted in the arrest Of
John Nettles, an accomplice Of the muir
fderer on Wednesday, telephoned TO
police headquarters for assistance. Po-
! lice King. told him that owing TO he
/ fKlngl. not having any men in his OF
tlce al police headquarters, he could
not 20 after the man. The dupont de-
fectlye anxious to get the desperado,
started a hunt for Chief OF Police Black
and while on his way TO the police sta
tion he met Chief Black on a trolley
lie told Chief Black OF his conversa-
tion over the telephone with the local
ldetectiye bureau. He informed thc
chief that dangerous criminal ana
friend OF Nettles. who had been ar
rested i'm New Jersey as jail-Dreaher
from Rome, Ga, where he was serving
a tO-year sentence for robbery, was Nv
ling NJ the Lombard street address ana
was emploved at the Ball Grain EXpl0s-
i've Company plant at Granogue. The
man he said. was an expert Sunman
and had escaped from the Jail at Rome
Ca. last July while awaiting TO De
hanged for tho murder Of a man IN
Georgia last spring. In addition ne hau
killed blacksmith, fellow prisoner
al ihe Rome Jail before he, with DINERS
chief Black took the private detec-
tive 10 the office OF Captain helleher
and plainclothes men were sent 10 ihe
4 Lombard street house TO arrest tle
man who was known as llolDeW T.
Hall. aged 36 years.
Patrolmen Gold. Johnson and \. DeN-
inney went TO the house short's psiv.. 81.
e o'clock. a few minutes ahead OF the
usual time for Hall to return Iroll
work. The officers had Deep WsIliey
TO watch every move made Dy nan "nD
10 get him at all costs.
! Onicer Gold was stationed IN the reai
.vard OF the house while the other Of
Gcers entered the building and dte'
Taking 10 the boarding mistress, Sc
] creted themselves in the hallway
% Sborilv after 6 o'clock the door open
ed and following the usual custom
imam employed at the munition plan
who halls from Virginia and who WORK
ed with Hall and Nettles entered. I'M
man who had known the two other
r for y few weeks was sent in first ever,
D time they returned home TO act as
: lookout. -, =.
A. soon as he entered the house M
/ was seized by the officers and searche'
- and then allowed 20 remain IN down
r s,airs room Within a few minute
r. UaI entered the house and was com
+ manded Hands Up This ne REFUSES
{ IA do the two officers closing in on mn
In tbe hallway. He was searched an
0 while no weapons were found on mn
I no hecsme surly and said We'll, youN
Q got me at last .-
T. Hau was taken 20 the police stauo
> al once and entered on the DOCKET as
fugitive from justice. a..
L The officers then hurried back 10 IN
e house and searched the man rooii
r where they found number oil losIe
@ shells for a large calibre revolver ana
Land grenade which Hall had eNidenlI
p tent nearby in case Of arrest. IL wa
fo,,nd an a shelf near the head OF IN
r bed used by Hall. -
The search Of the mans eHects as
l brought 10 light a number oi ie'lcr
/ from his relatives in the Sou'n Sii' 1
: ,brourh them it was learned thal M
resI name is Hobert Holl, although h
: bad also received mail at the LomDar'
> street address under the name OF HOW
ellats. .,, -,,hho
rrintinr outfit in the room. iogeuie
With scores OF envelopes stamped VIII
,be name OF an uncle OF the prisoner u
, Georgia and these, he stated, were 10
\yriiing TO his family, the uncle redlct
inc ihe mail. Several photographs =
Q The prisoner, attired in COWBOY sun
: ,yere found. a. were pictures OF wv
Young women friends in Georgia. Lv'
y ters from these women warned MN :
, he careful and not have MS piclur
l, Following his arrest, Hall or Howell
n confessed TO the police that he DroA
: iail while under a sentence OF deslh. II
4 Stated that last Spring. while workin
\ along street in his home Town j
. Georgia. a man who had been quarrei
. some with him, cursed him, ana D
: stabbed him in his left breast. lie wa
! arrested for this and had been psrolec
whom ne was re-arrested on charg
n of murder. the man he cut having diet
:, He was convicted and sentenced TO b
10 hanged in August OF this year
NITovell claims the mans death wa
= due N q cut across his heart. but say
:. tho wound he inflicted was only lies
a wound and the physicians in operatln
J, an the man, had cut his heart, causin
If death. ,,.
- Ills attorney, following the Verdic
y took an appeal TO a higher court an
y while this was pending and he was ]
iail he IS said 10 have killed a felloN
! prisoner a blacksmith, who taunte
= him. In killing this man, Howell tol
the police he took a glass bottle an
with this beat the blacksmith. lie aus
used an iron bar he had torn from III
cot TO beat the man over the head.
This was in July and he, with other
II among them Nettles. escaped and cam
North. Following his escape Howe
claims 10 have laid four days and fou
nights on q bluff overlooking the ia
&c and while hungry. he was distracted 10
Ie a smoke until small boy came alon
lg and secured some for him. Howe
II claims he came 10 this city about tiN
d weeks ago.
L. The Rome. Ga, authorities were not
of fed of the arrest Of Howell, and II
in eXpected an officer will come for hin
D In The meantime he is being detainc
al the police station and strict watc
ID is kept on him/or fear he will harl
N himself
4 In speaking Of his arrest last nigh
Howell claimed that Nettles, who W;
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