New-York tribune., 1841-05-12
THE -, LOUIS TaAGEDY-THE MURDEkER;
~ DISCOVERED
- ,hns. Locl. Kepubl.ean, May I.


s ,,vs mas, The CITY authorities have been engi.
d N investigating some recent Developments connected
With The murder OF Eiessrs Baker ana 80 '1 e
b-ring al the store of NcSrs. Collier e''u anu We
have retri:ned rom glNn$ any OF lae p,' V
o;,c so nigh. mpede their operations ne o'ec's
ec bsinr over III the opinion OF the o'cers we ies
b,ry 10 state the particulars SO iaf as ey nav oea
developed -. y,bo hoe hoo, a.,
negro man named Edward Il Ennis VINO mas oe'h ic'i
~ lime mas, IN the employ OF barber named Jonnse1
rt,,Ls, street opposite the National Hotel made a
lorre The communications, Il seems were ti"ue Ss
~ hy one OF the parties that Ennis being uie6s! aos
and yet afraid because OF the excitement anu sT o1 @
,n,der. 10 tell wha, he knew, Went on riiuay Ss'
Butcher, yellow man. VINO resGSS ~ s tnc ~
noste side of the river, and told I'm wha' nc M" S'
l3 -. advice Butcher refused 10 gave any au''Ce @
sunday he wen: agsin and went 10 AHoh' VIZ nua
~ communicated the facts 10 two consiaocS VIM eSsS
Enuis and after taking hls statement, ca'e M M
expectation OF catching one OF me P~'''es' Wv -
he had lei, before their arrival ,.,
The circumstances of this horrible AFFAIR as detained y
Ennis are as follows About ~ ctoch Oh sHt
Ennis went from the barber shop to his boarding aous SeF
bv eab free yellow woman, and Peter ChareNue afe'
- ~ rh;,d b,twcca NInrke; and Walnut streets
shortly after he had gone bed nes slave nameo MAG
son exclaimed Cd d-n the luck, ana on inquiry Why
he said have done murder Tonight uah ever W.
b.orc and have not been pad for Il and at:r renafS
49, & onld he an alarm of fire shortly, he stated
substance that he and three yellow men, VIZ James e"
ard alias eweu Warwick and Brown, na4 gone on ma
night 10 Mr. Petius' counting room, tha 'nt o0o was ~
lacked Madison entered alone: MIR. Baker was SAIs
lo,rn with his boots of, reading newspaper Nlacsoi
aIed nm and presented bank bill TO him, and asked hn
+ WIS good and as Baker turned 10 LOOK at the Dill he
struck hin, over the head with short oar OF IRON "h.C
had conceded under his the others thth caSc N ana
asy repeated the blows until he WAS quite oeau us sAA
and one side Of the head completely mashed after seafG
n the BODY for the keys they rolled up IN the oeH cio'A
and placed Il N the bed. ,,...l, I
They secured the door and vent to work on the EI g,
omen H. Whls: At this work, Mr. Weaver came 10 tne do
and poccd and callod 10 jesse Mr. Baker) To let nm II
Some dsppte casucd between Grown and Madison, "sc
should KIN Weaver and il was insisted that Madsos
should ns he had killed Baker but he refused SAYING h0
he had done his share and would do mere Brown opet
ed the door and placed himself behind H. and as WeG7e
os into the room struck him over the head with the bai
Of IRON on tho second blow he fell and attempting 20 lse
Brown thrust sharp iron bar through his head Enni' n
his s,atment does confirm tho report ct the hnS OF III
pistols blt saws that having heard that VIEWER shct
he asked liason about and he told in that no p,;oh
had been fired and that they had no weapons but the bar
iron mentioned From the it would seem ta,
OF them had beaten Weaver.
After some further effort the vault, finding they couE
not ~ mo it. Madison left Warrck, Sewcl! and Brow
remained short time then fired the house in five diereG
places came out locked the dosr and the alley nora
from the house, and threw the key Brown took win
him gold watch and a blue cloth cloak, which he said he
had thrown away for fear OF detection bu; did not say whr
Ii seems from he statements, that En>ls on the morning
following WAS in COM any with all of them and many OF ts
facts &e got from others besides Madison. Warick aad
Scwel said bu, le about IT, Madison had with nm ca
the morning following the bar of iron with which The deed
was cxccued and Ennis having learned the office had
performed, aud threw it into privy the
Leahs house. The yault yesterday searched and ir
bar found We understand it proves To bc an ns;fme
used in opening dry goods boxes, chse end and
the other of the claws partly broken, agreeing
fully with Ennis's description.
There many other statements but the above 3
the substance The communication Of Madison appears
have been made without solicilao and without any rar
tiop OF secrecy.
Leah and her husband confirm Ennis, statement as tE
time ne home, and the time Madison in Thq
heard the conversation, but sufficiently understand i
Itmay be we'll however rcmar Further preof Of En-
MS statements, tina, yesterday Madson found
the loft Of Leahs house besmeared with blood From al
that gather does appear THAI the scheme had
been long concocted that they had livery well mntred the
plan OF operations.