Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-15
EVIDENCE. AGAINST NEGRO
POLICE THINK
70 Effort Made to Force Confession
From Wolcott, Alleged Stay
err of Bowman.
WITNESSES SAY HE is MA:
Several Who Saw Murderer at re,
n Store When Tragedy 0ccurrc'
81 Positive in at'on-Ar-
raiyncd Before Justice CrutChic,d

..i i.clcot,, ali.s Tom SharNcy. The
ffHe:sto arrested Friday as the SLAYER of
Names &. Bowman, who was Shot 10
sSfeath Mt the Great Atlantic and raciiic
Stcas store. saturday. september WAS
xnrraigned before Justice trutchiicld
morning ON a charge of first
SNeEree murder Wolcctt made no state
SHsent during the arraiGum"nt WNlch
aSnot> but a few moments, aud IN" case
4Asas held over upt. Srpi"luher ~ at
ssahes instiSat:on % ro!icc officials
sss Every noir makes thc authorizes
ignore confident .h;u IT. Wolcott they
3have the slsycr OF BOWMAN. although
44hus far thrN have been unable TO
3secure an admission from the negro.
4 before his arraianmen; YESTERDAY, VOL
SSEota was taken TO the scene OF me
lcrilpe and positively Identified 10y SeN-
fgr1l persons. who were intI' AZ We
31iine Bowman Ma killed. Belle Brown.
3$olorcd, aud Mac Swami. coloreG. hotn
3Assert that Wolcott Is he man who
5ned from the tea store following the
fghootine OF Bowman, !. q. Quinn VINO
Wives next door 20 the tea store. also
9declarcs WolCott is the negro whom
Tho saw before ana after the shooting
Ian, front OF tho scene of the crime.
Twill share in the reward Of $l.35n offer
ted for information leading 10 INC ar
STest and conviction OF HowmahS Saver
s1n case Wolcott is found guilty. FIRST
Sjnforma ton was given chief sherry by
IEdward Wade. I'm unnamed negro
fSwomau told Earl Barney who works
W
fyyho Killed Bowman. Barney impaired
Sthis word to Wade early in tho week,
sHnd Il search was instisated Tor the
Snegro. who has been going under the
snane OF Tom Sharkey since his escape
Efrom the state Penitcnt!ary on sep
sfernber Z. 1915.
until jeff Stokes, another negro. went
Ito the Second District Police Station
icFriday morning and Informed Police,
oman 9. H. Gcrring that Wolcott could
1,n Is n [,
aawhere he had gone TO work last Mon
lsday morning. The negroes arrest fol-
slowed, and Immediately the officers be
&gan to turn up mass of discriminating
scvidcncc against him, including his
revolver. the stccl-tpped
shSo,ess he e,, was Wear Ing and cio!hin ing
slayer of Bowman at the time of the
1tillinE.
Two anonymous letters were received
sCaptafn of Detectives Wright is CON
s-yinced that they were written by VOL
scott. One OF the letters was written
"a skull and cross-honcs. 1t reads as
L This is tho death sign for your men.
.sDear MIR sherry. I am writing yon
srhis letter telling you that your, re-
Sffor me-. / am in the city just now hut
SSsoon will be in another. IT Will be
sig mysterie untll YOU catch me and ]
s1lease tell Mr.. Touts | think he is a
livery poor Detective when lie look at
S1ne and was talking about me him and
4some more ana / walk right away
.itrom him. But he seem like he were
Ascard TO grab me.
so l will write you no more Mr..
,sSherry | Will lc, you do all the writ
song now.
s"I know a great deal Of you and you
Sfaint catching me so easy as YOU think
ySSee.
$50 good by.
From the man who fear not.
My name Is ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS VIII tel!
syou when catch me.
advise IL" ono Detective to try to
yiuest me If he do he will vanishc away
SO good by MIR. sherry
ss mai! this one from Richmond the
ifueIt VIII b. from y. Y watch
captain OF Detectives Wright declared