Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-19
|AFFL|NG MYSTERY
# M|NSON MURDER
B STILL UNS0LVED
I'll Clues Giving. Hope of
Arrests Lead to Dis
appointment.
(ANY OF THE SLAIN MANS
|CQUAlNTANCES QUESTIONED
very Officer on Police Force
Working to Catch
Murderers.
20 REWARD YET OFFERED
detectives Have Thrown Out Drag
net I'm Principal Cities
Of State.
ANY OF THE SLAIN MANS
CQUAlNTANCES QUESTIONED
REWARD YET OFFERED
electives Have Thrown Out Drag
net In Principal Cities
Of State.

Although the police have redoubied
'eir Efforts in an attempt 10 locate
tc slayers II John a. Minson. tho
sed night watchman. who vas mur-
pred In his shhnty ut the sand
harf. below the Trcdcgar Iron
orvs. the night Of January 3. no
'Ihencc has been obtained which Is
ifiicien. 10 cause any arrests Or to
ring any one under suspicion. II was
ii at Ollie: Headquarters last night.
discussing the case the police say
iey are maying every possible cf-
'rt 10 apprehend the murdercrs. and
rat nothing has been left undone in
leir quest for evidence.
Solution OF the mystery does not
ppehr 10 be NJ uncertain as It was
wccy ago. II was said. but nothing
ehnite has developed Yct TO clear
&c mystery. In their efforts to re-
cal facts which Will lead to the ar
'st OF some one implicated IN the
zine. or who might have some
nowicdge OF II. every acquaintance
Mr. Minson has been called on,
nd great many persons living In
ie vicinity OF Oregon Hill have been
Questioned.
The mlr;ery is battling both the
clicc and city. In recent murdcs =
ic police have boon confronted with
ifncult tasks. bu, this la the first
me In years. they say. that prob
them. Every man on tho force ia
S,!ng all In his power 10 r:m down
Pic murderer. they declare. Every
lue which has been revealed since
! % finding OF the mutilated body OF
He watchman has been investigated.
ut all have proved 10 be fruitless.
smith md Gentry ON Case.
| Detective ScIIeants Smith and
entry, who have been assigned to
he task OF fathominG the mystery.
r. working constantly on the case
|ergeant Gentry said last night that
Investigations had been made by him
1 Elf and Sergeant Smith. and that
lucs followed up lead only{to dis
|ppointment They find themselves
c:racing their steps and starting nil
ver again.
Harry $. Scay. Minson's employer.
aid that the detectives had gone
YER again with him many OF the
e,aiis OF his discovery of the crime
|unday morning and OF the condition
{ the Interior Of the shanty when he
rrivcd there and found the body. lie
aid they questioned him regarding
he axe and it's position and other
matters which he said he had already
Explained TO them. Mr.. Scay said
hey asked him II he had heard OF
|snything new, but he told them he
lad not.
1t Was the opinion voiced by Mr..
|icay that the murderer or murdercrs
|lad thrown the pistol taken from
dinson intothe river. He said that
Il this was the case IL would be
|rcdgcd up ny him when the river
vent "a little lower. May Seay has a
|.nwerful dredging machine with
which lie brings sand UP from the
iver iotom. This saad Is sifted and
u the Sitting the gun Will be caught
II the guilty one has disposed OF II
u tho manner suspected by Mr.. Seay.
No Reward offered.
Mrs. r. X. Williams, the daughter
lf Minson. said yesterday that the
'amily had not yet determined upon n
.eward. She said that the matter was
Under adviscment between herself
and husband. IT Is pointed out that
he City Council could offer reward.
out IL is not thought that this will
&c done until after the Governor has
had an opportunity to offer one. 1t is
that substantial reward
would 80 a long way toward bring.
In, the murderer to Justice. 1t is
said that those who perhaps know
more than they have told would
lCOntinIIcl on Srconl l,:,rel