Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-07-29

THE NORTH HAVEN MURDER.-The New
Haven Palladium of the 18th, furnishes some inter-
esting particulars concerning the arrest OF Michael
Jennings, the supposed murderer of Mrs. Bradley of
North Haven, on Sunday, the 9Th 1t says:
The credit OF detecting and OBTAINING the murder
er, is due to Mr.. Samuel B. Minor, young man in
the establishment Of Messrs. Hotchkiss & Lewis.
He exhibited a onderiul sagaciiv and remarkable
Judgment throughout his interview with the murder
ell Mr. Minor waiting at the Station for bust
ness of bis own, little before O'clock on Monday
morning He sat down at the South end on the
platform, nearly under the bridge in Cherry street,
and was talking with man in the employ OF the
Railway Company. He had heard on Sunday after
oflhe murder, aud Of The dress and appearance
Of the murderer. AS Jennings approached him from
the South, he noticed his straw hat, checked shirt,
&c, and II instantly occurred 10 him that he might
be the guilty
At this moment the man with whom Mr. Minor
had been congersing left him to attend To his 1utIes
about the cars, which IN few minutes TO start
for New York. Jennings then walked directly up
to Mr. Minor, and asked him ''what lime those cars
would leave for New Yorka Mr. Minor deceived
him by saying that these go to Bridgeport. elf
you want TO go to New York you must wait for the
eight O'Clock train" Ii should be borne in mind
that there is no eight O'Clock train. At this Jan-
nings seemed o be greatly agated, and trembed so
that he put down his carpet bag for moment, in
order TO recover himself MIR. Minor then said,
''you will in the train that do if you go at
eight O'clock" Jennings responded by asking,
'Who you2" "Don't you know me, Mike?"
said Mr. Minor. 81 know you-your name is Mi
chael." After some hesitation, he admitted that it
was his name. s'But who are you?" was again re-
peated by the lrishman Don't you know me-
Mike? know you TO be Michael Jennings, and
you used to work for Mr.. Bradley in North Haven
Have you seen Mr.. Bradleys folks ately?" "No,"
the answer. 'But you at the house yes
terday." 81 wasn't" s'Bul you was seen there
81 went past there about o'clock in the forenoon,
but didn't go in" AT this time, he seemed to be
exering all his strength to control his nervous sys-
tenn, but he could not conceal his agitation. He
pointed to the New London train, and asked where
it was going, and told, when he said that he
believed that he must get on board that train. emo
Mike" said Mr.. Minor, stepping between him and
the cars, "you don want 10 go to New London, but
to New York" Jennings then answered with a
good deal of spirit, ''who the devil are you?''
Mr. Minor, seeing that matters were now approach
ing crisis, spoke the railroad man, saying, hold
on to that fellow while run for olficer-he's the
murderer; and he started, and obtained Mr. Kne.
walls, who found the prisoner in the keeping of the
railroad man, MIR Gilbert, Of Gilbert's Hotel, and
others. These gentle men had got him into the
house, and kept him under surveillance until the re-
turn Of Mr. Minor with the officer
Great credit is due to all concerned, for the man.
ner in which they conducted this whole business, and
particularly to MIR Minor, by whose sagacity the MUIR
derer was detected at glance, and by whose skill
he was kept from getting away upon the New York
train,