Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-08
WOODS SECURED
IN HUNT FOR NEGRO
Police Have Clue Which May
Lead to Capture of Wom-
ems AsSaiIant.
HAS SCAR ON LEFT HAND

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and Connecticut avenues. bordering
on Rock Creek Park, on what they be-
lieve the straightest and most definite
trail of the aSSailant of four Wash
ington women during the past week
Near the west entrance to the Zoo
were found many new spapers punched
together as if they had been slept
upon during the night. bakery
wagon driver this morning SAID ne
saw cOlored man walk north from
this spot to the Klingle bridge, cross
ing it and proceeding to Ordway
street. At TITS juncture the man
turned and went back to Macomb
street. turning west and again cross
ing klingle bridge, going down into
ThompsonS woods.
The police believe that this man had
been hiding in the woods since the
search for the assailant of the women
was started. Scores of police are now
in the woods trying to locate him.
None Under Definite Charge.
Although several persons have been
found who saw and can identify the
assailant of Miss Mary Saunders last
Saturday afternoon, near the Kirkside
golf course. police were holding no
suspect on the definite charge up to a
late hour this afternoon.
Three suspects will be sent today to
victims of the assailant for Identified
ton. Miss Saunders, who is at the
Georgetown University Hospital, fail
ed to identify any of the men. The
others will see the men this after
noon.
Four boys John Mason, Aubrey
John McAuliffe and Frank
Perry-who were sitting on a nearby
knoll Saturday afternoon when the
attack on Miss Saunders took place.
were placed before the three suspects,
but declared none Of them was the
man.
Scar on Back of Hand.
The boys are said to have an accu-
rate description of the colored assail-
ant. AS he approached a man and
woman, while running due south,
away from the scene Of the assault
according to their story, he took off
his cap with his right hand and wiped
his sweating forehead with his left,
thereby displaying a scar, scratch or
cut on the back Of the left hand.
Police regard this as one of the most
definite clues thus far in the case.
The time was set at before 3:40 pm.
exactly by the boys, who declared that
they saw the man before fire engines
answered a call in the neighborhood.
The fire alarm came at $40 o'clock.
Rewards Total $ay7oe.~~-~s
Rewards offered for the capture Of
the assailant of Miss Saunders now
total $1,700. The board of county
commissioners at Rockville today
placed price of $1,000 on the negro's
head. This is in addition to a reward
offered by residents of Chevy Chase,
Somerset. Nd, and the vicinity An eff
fort will be made by the board of
county commissioners at Rockville to
secure an additional sum to bring the
total up to or above $4,000.
Drastic Step Taken.
A vigilance committee has been
formed and is now hard at work to
run down the assailant. recalling the
days when the Ku Klux Khan rode to
protect the white women from brutal
attacks.
Hundreds of posters with big bold
captions Of vigilance Committee"
have been scattered throughout the
sections in which the assaults oc-
CURED.
The posters read as follows:
vigilance committee offers 800 in
cash to you in addition to all other
rewards for the capture and delivery
or information leading to capture of
negro who committed assaults on
young white woman Saturday even
ing, July 5. at about $3.50 o'clock pm.
near the Chevy Chase golf links To
be paid by Charles F. Miller G. Co.,
Bethesda, Md
Near-Riot Averted.
Inspector Grant said today that il
the four victims of the alta cks all fail
to identify any of the three men held
all of them will be released.
The capture of one of them. Wesley
Williams. by Sergt Nally of the fifth
precinct, in the Baltimore and Ohio
freight yards yesterday threatened a
small sized riot. 1t was only by Sc
curing the services of motorcycle
with side car, putting the suspect
into it and whisking him away that
he was brought safely to police head =
quarters. it is stated.
The other two suspects are William
X. Smith, who was taken last night
by Officers Bradley and Cox Of the
seventh precinct. and Arthur Grant
arrested in the vicinity of Somerset
by Officers Smoot and DarneIl.
Trouble Downtown.
riot call received at police head
quarters about 1870 o'clock this morn
ing reported trouble at 9Th street and
Grant place. the sender of the call
informing Detective Weldon, night
chief OF detectives, that crowd OF
two or three thousand persons was
pursuing a negro. The negro. he
stated. had fired several shots at his
pursuers and had taken refuge in an
alley near 10th and II streets
Reserves from the first, second and
sixth precincts and Detective Joseph
Morgan Of Inspector Grants staff
soon reached the scene and started a
search which ended in the capture OF
the young colored man, who gave his
name as Linwood Hill, nineteen
years old, whose home is near Rocky
Mount, n. c. Lieut.. Brown Of the
sixth precinct found him hiding under
a bed.
A revolver was found in a yard
near the house in which Hill was
hiding, but he denied ownership of it
He also denied having possessed a
weapon.
II had some torpedoes that ]
brought from Baltimore" he told
Capt. Thatcher, and l exploded them
Questioned by Crowd.
Policemen who participated in the
search for Hill learned from members
Of crowd Of about 300 persons that
Hill had been stopped and asked
recent assaults on women or an al
legged insult offered woman on 9Th
street last night.
Shots fired and hIowo Huorc