Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-25
| HUNT FOR ALLEGED
SLAYER OF CURTIS
! ENDS ON SOUTH SIDE
Placidly Reading Key to
Heaven as Captors
Enter Room.
CAPTAIN WRIGHT LEADS
DETAIL OF DETECTIVES
Young Man Allows Himself
10 Be ShackIcd Without
Giving Trouble.
THERE srtcE MONDAY, HE SAYS
YOUTH In J"NIni frnmr Of Mind and
Fl",> "JnzI" Music at po-
iicr iirnduuHrtcrs

'l"cidIy reading rriigious
book "Thr Key To Itrn>rn.' when
| Ri"h"'ond pnlirr officers walked
INT" his hiding place. :,u. I:u.t
tenth Street. south UIrhmund,
about SEQ "'cIork last night,
walter Hines. alleged buotIrg-
ger. wnntcd since curly Monday
'n"rninE. when PnIircmnn wnsh-
inSi"n Irving Curtis vns killed,
offered no resistance to arrest,
mud few minutes later vus
h"ohcd on "a murder charge NJ
III" Third station. The police
took phtn> to -iIpulutc Tint he
was being held fur the murder
"t Policeman Curtis.
The Tip" which resulted IN TN.
arrest of Hines was brought to tho
Third station carly ias, night hy Po.
lic- man ulrich. who had been in.
formed that he was In hiding at tho
East Tenth street address. and who
had hcen given TO understand that
Hines WAS preparing 10 make dash
from tho cityAlatcr IN tho night. VI
rich had been told that a high-p pow
| w. 'NHN'''l'''st 94.ib b'tII tHShSfI
10 take Hines out or Richmond Act
ing on this Information. Captain Of
Detectives a. IS Wright. Detective
Sergeant Smith, Detective Sergeant
Kcllam. Sergeant pubupue aud po-
lic"mcn Waymack and McGhec. went
"a once TO South Richmond
Hines shows no Surprise.
Arriving AZ the house AT 3o7 Eas;
Team street. Captain Wright al
rcsted The others 10 surround the
house, while he and Smith ana Me-
Che" entered with rcvolv.rs drawn
They had 80 difficulty in gaining en-
trance, the front door having been
unluHtod, ana they found their way
along The harkcncd hallway to the
stairs, which they asccndcd without
making the slightest noise. Directed
by = crack OF light which came from
hcuouth door, Wright opened 1t
quirhly and s,cpped into the room
the other two officers following. Hines
was sitting at Il table in his stock ing
feet a book spread before him on
the table. Although taken unawarcs.
Hines showed no more surprise than
would be displayed by the average
man who had received "a rude and un-
expected interruption.
The alleged hootlcgEcr and MUIR
dercr turned quickly, looked into the
mouths q: the outstretchcd guns. per-
iuittiuG his gaze 10 travel from the
Weapons To til" faces Of the officers
and then lie smiled some what Sickiy.
lie was personally acquainted with
captain Wright. He slowly turned
iicavcn." the book in which he mad
been absorbed when the officers en-
tered. rose somewhat unstcadily to
his feet. and exclaimed
Captain, you've got me, give
up! ] give up"
Find .:iS-CnlIbre Revolver.
Hines the permitted himself to
be shackloi Without giving the Off
GERS any trouble. y search OF the
room revealed. concealed in some bed
clothing. II .3S-calibre special Smith
& Wesson revolver. fully loaded with
steel jackctcd bullets. Some clothes.
which looked as though they might
have figured In fight, were also
taken
According to the police. Policeman
curtis was shot with a .3S-calibre
steel jackcted bullet, and an uncx-
plodcd steel -jacketed, bullet which
was found near the scene OF the mur-
der. Il vacant lot near the corner Of
Tifth ana Stockton Streets. several
hours after the crime had been COM
mttcd, is itientically the same as
those found in the chambers of the
revolver which was found in the room
Hines occupied when arrested.
How long have you been living
hcrc?" asked Captain Wright, after
ihc bracelets" had bcen placed on
Hines,
".>bnut a week. the prisoner re-
spondcd.
You mcaH since Mond.y, don't
your" asked Policeman McGhcc.
well. yes, since Monday" Hines
replied.
The officers did not attempt to
further question Hines until he had
been brought TO the Third Station.
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