Evening star., 1919-02-22
Payne, Long Active in Cause.
Meets Fate of Assistant
ShelIhorn.
MURDERER MAKES ESCAPE

liIie idler- Inc nurueT WAS CUM
mitted in rear of the building of the
Arlington Trust Company.
Commonwealth's Attorney Frank l.
Bali and Sheriff Howard Field started
an investigation and a posse was
quickly formed to search for the
slayer.
1t was reported that q Washington
coIored man named Wesley Johnson
might be able to throw light on the
case. Johnson. who learned his name
had been connected with the affair.
went to Rosslyn and made IL clear
that he was in no way involved in
the murder.
Man Was Pursued.
A colored man was pursued by resi-.
dents of Alexandria county just after
the shooting occurred. He entered a
vacant house in Rosslyn. went out the
back way and disappeared in the di-
rection of Johnson Hill, II is stated.
and possibly making his WY TO the
south end of Highway bridge to reach
this city. A hat and quart of whisky
are held by the county authorities as
evidence, 1T being believed the whisky
and hat belonged to the murderer
Payne's automobile was found In
front of the bank building, with the
engine running, and in Ii was the
bottle of whisky. 1t is believed he
had arrested the colored man for
bringing liquor into the dry" state,
and that while he was craBking his
car the prisoner jumped from the
vehicle and ran. Payne, IL is thought.
went in pursuit and was shot as he
reached the rear of the bank building.
The bullet from the murderer's weap-
on pierced his eye and went through
his head.
Threats Of Vengeance.
Much Indignation was displayed by
residents iof Rosslyn last night. and
threats of summary vengeance were
heard. Payne Was popular among the
law-abidlng people of Alexandria. and
hundreds of them expressed d will
ingness to participate in the man
hunt. The commonwealth's attorney
and sheriff remained out practically
the entire night In an effort to cap
ture the slayer, and made another
start early this morning.
Friends of the dead man recall the
killing of j. c. Shellhorse. an inspect
or, who worked under Payne. She'll
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bound train near Alexandria the night
of June rs, last year, by colored
man while making liquor raid Tho
murder of Shellhorse was followed
by the arrest of the slayer. who was
sentenced to the peniteptiary for
stated, had the effect of making
Payne even more active than he for
merly had been. -,
-'Bootleggers need not think they
are going to have a free and easy
time violating the prohibition law
remarked at that time. 'In the future
I will bend every energy to land all
of them behind the bars" he added,
"and make it plain to them that the
law must be respected.
Bridge Guards on Watch.
Commemorative Attorney Ball and
Sheriff Field communicated with the
Washington police shortly after the
shooting. and policemen on duty at
the three bridges crossing the Poto-.
mac were instructed TO watch for the
slayer. The only description the Alex
andria county authorities could give
of the slayer was that he was about
five feet ten inches tall. twenty-one
to twenty-five years old and that he
wore dark overcoat and was bare
headed.
1t was realized by the officers chat
the murderer probably would ma it
an easy matter to get hat from some
of his bootiegger friends. Paynes
presence in parts of the county where
most of the bootiegging was done was
always followed by suspected persons
notifying their neighbors to "iay
low"
Following the killing of Inspector
Shellhorse, 1t is stated. Payne's ac-
tivity resulted In filing the county
Jail at Fort Myer Heights on several
occasions and the confiscation or
ky Cells in the county jail were not
large enough to hold the large guam
titles of whisky Payne captured, and
some of it was stored in the court
building. The. detective always took
delight in being present when the
liquor was poured on the
ground
Long Active in the Cause.
Payne had been active in temper
ance and prohibition work practically
his whole life. He obtained his early
training in the prohibition cause as
a member of Silver Star Lodge, L O.
G. r, one of the Oldest lodges OF
Good Templars in the District of Co.
lumbia, composed largely of residents
of Tenieytown, where it's meetings
were held He was chief templar of
the lodge for a number of years. He
was associated with Albert E Shoe
maker, counsel for the Anti-Saloon
League. in an effort to drive liquor
from the District of Columbia and
states.
Some years ago he accepted a posi-
ton with the Anti-Saloon League of
Virginia, and as such was sent to all
sections of the state, where. it is
stated, he did telling work His fear
lessness in the work of the prohibition
cause in the Old Dominion attracted
the attention of Rev j. Sidney Peters,
prohibition commissioner, and the lat
ter selected him as one of his chief
agents He was sent to the vicinity
of this city, which was regarded as
most important.
John Payne. father of the slain man,
is a resident of Conduit road. and
Aqui1la Payne, a brother, is builder
in nearby Virginia. The victim is sur
sived by his wife and one child. The
family home is at Fort Myer Heights, +,
seat of Alexandria county, the detect
i've residing there that he might be in
constant communication with the
county officers and court officials. -
ALLIED FORCES AT SEGOJA.
Capture Much Material in Opera