Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-23
FOUNTAIN CAUGHT
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The posse which captured Fountain
consisted of Parker Quinby. Hida Tramp
ton, r. w. Bevans, Edward Blades, Ed
ward Spencer and Spencer Hudlye. lhey
were acting under authority OF laptaih
Henry. of the Baltimore Police Depart
ment who has been in charge OF the quest
for Fountain.
There was nothing spectacular npou,
the canture Fountain in bedraggled
clothes carving his "Brannigan shoes,
dangling from his great clumsy hand;
looked haunted and afraid. lie turheo
twice before he halted, as if IN indecisioh,
and il was thought that he would 'ake
his penalty in the gulse OF bullet, put
his nerve evidently failed hlm, ana ne
wheeled about, and flung his arms IN the
| air.
Il give up" was all he said, and slump
| ed to a kneeling posture on tne soees
ground. -. .a
| with drawn revolvers. The Negro was
| quickly surrounded.
You are Isiaah Fountain" one OF the
mon asked. "Are your Answer quickly
"For Gawd's sake don't shoot, the
captive implored, as his twtchlng ringers
| provelled in the weeds. I'm Fonnthih:
| I'm tired. and I'm hungry. been scaireo
| to death for n week.
Then. as if an after-thought had oc-
| Cured to him, he added: I'm mighty
| Glad YOU folksll get the money.
Fountain had evidently believed there
was q large reward out for his capture.
| He was quickly crowded into one OF the
| autos. and the party started Tor Easton'
/ Fountain had little more to say lie
| wanted 10 know. however, how he had
been tracked to the Knox estate, ana
seemed surprised when told that his bare
| feet had left an open trail; that ms pur,,,
| suers had crossed and recrossed a smai
stream. in following him, and that IL hao
| been child who gave the alarm.
| Fountain is evidently not the Negro
who led the officers merry chase arouna
Laurel and Delmar, Del, since sunday
| PRISONER is HIDDEN.
| As soon as the auto reached the more
/ thickly populated sections, that rs 81
| thev were nearing this place, fountain
| cantors decided TO hold council OF wal
! as 10 the best way to get the prisoner bach
| TO the iail without trouble. 1t was DC
| cided 70 send one of ;he machines ahead
| and notify Captain Henry and Detectives
| kabler and Nlntiens, while the Other
auto proceeded slowly. This idea wa'
| acted ,pon. and lest Fountain be seen by
| the angry groups of searchers who pre-
| viously had made open threats of lynching
| the Negro was placed IN the bottom OF th'
| tonueau, and one OF the posse threw
robe over him and set astride OF TN
| Negro for several miles.
There was not much time 70 question
| ing the man as 10 the exact details OF MI
| escape. Several times he was approache'
on tho subject. but he showed preference
to silence, until he had been safely place'
in the Jail Last night he was grlile'
thoroughly and Captain Henry prom
ised tina; full statement would be iorth
coming as soon as possible. tie said ~
had spent all the week on Marble tarn
and was on his wav TO his brothers hom
when caught.
News Of the capture spread through
out the entire State with great rapldity
II soon reached Baltimore, where Sccre
tarv Of State Periman, acting IN place 9
Governor Ritchie. conferred with tn
Bait more police regarding the safeguard
inc of the prisoner Both Secretary Fer
man and Marshal Carter communicate
with Captain Henry here. and l. was de
cided that Fountain would be kept IN tn
iail here. His death warran3 will be Is
sued tomorrow, IL was learned last night
| after Secretary Periman had been talkin
with ,he authorities here
WILL STAY AT EAsToN.
As soon as he had been apprlsed {
the capture of Fountain, Mr. Perlma
: got in telephone communication wit
Mason Shehan. former State lnsurant
commissioner and prominent attorney
Easton, who assured him that II was nc
necessary TO remove Fountain to tn
Baltimore city Jail for safekeeplng
The secretary of State made the 10
! lowing statement:
II had a verv satisfactory talk wit
Mr.. Shehan, who assured me that # WI
the opinion of Col. T.. Austin Baughms
? and Capt George G. Henry, OF the Bait
more police force. who have had charge
2 the search for Fountain, that the remov
| of Fountain from Easton at this TIN
j | would be reflection on the people OF thi
4 place. | was informed by him that Il
! people there had plenty of opportunity
( | lvnch Fountain when he was capture
! | but they manifested no desire along tn
D line. and that no attempt would be mat
to do him bodily harm.
! EXECUTION DATE TO BE FIXED
II can make pubic the TACT that u
I death warrant for Fountain will be lssu'
tomorrow, when the date for his executi'
$ will also be announced. The hangin
4 however, viii not. take place for at lea
' four or five days dfter the return of Go
ernor Ritchie FROM California. which W
be in the early part OF July. The govern
anticipated the capture of Fountain al
made the arrangements as have describ
accordingly. He felt that it was only fs
TO all concerned that he should be
MARYLAND when the time came for t
execution of the man He believed tn
certain protests might be made, and
desired to be on hand to listen TO al
;. ANNALS that might be made