Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-04-13

AZ was generally surmised, Spring, the murderer
OF HOnora Shaw and Ellen Lynch, turns out TO be
the assassin of MIR. Joseph Rink, who was killed on
the afternoon of the 18th OF January last.
IL will be recolected that an umbrella and knife
were found in the store Of Mr. Rink, after il had been
ascerained that he had been stabbed. WIN. Byrne,
the officer who took active part in bringing
Spring to justice, by obtaining the disclosures from
his son, has all along had his mind impressed with
the idea that Spring murdered Rink.
With this impression, he waited upon Mr.. Regain
TO obtain such clue TO Springs whereabouts the
day that Rink was murdered, Regain might be
possessed OF. The latter, at that interview, inclin
ed TO the belief that Spring was at work in his,
(Regan's) sear at the time Rink was killed.
Not content with this, Mr.. Byrne waited upon
the brother OF Rink, and urged hip TO Call upon MIR
Regan with the umbrella found in Me store after the
murder. He did on Friday, and upon examina-
ton OF the umbrella, both Mr.. and Mrs Regau rec
ognized il TO be theirs.
1t had upon it unmi, tskeable marks by which il
could be recognized Three small patches had been
put upon itAby Mrs. Regain, aud piece Of vine had
also, short lime before, been attached TO by Mr..
Kegan, 10 render il strong and secure. These
marks were still upon il.
Mrs. Regan now distinctly remembers that about
the time OF the Rink murder, Spring had been M
dulgmg in drink, and cross aud irritable. MIR.
Regan had missed small amount Of money from
his desk. lie was satisfied that Sprinp had
count Of his crooked disposition and conduct. On
the afternoon OF the dav upon which Rink was MUIR
dered, Spring borrowed an umbrella from Mr. Re-
gan. The latter felt CURIOUS 10 know which way be
was going, and walked after him. and saw him
walk up Market street to Thilteenlh and turn down
Thirteenth towards Chestnut. Mr. Regain then
went into his store again.
OF Springs course, he is now Just as certain as
that the umbrella, supposed 10 have been left in the
store b. the murderer when he fed, is the one he
lent 10 Spring on the afternoon Rink was killed.
We understand that both MIR and Mrs Kegan ale
willing to swear that the umbrella belongs 10 them
There can be little doubt that the murder
spoken Of by Spring to his sun, upon the commits.
sion OF which he expected to get large sum of mo-
ney, but Obtained none, was that Of Rink.
There seems to be no end TO the terrible array Of
msdeeds brought home TO this miserable murderer
The offence of which he has recently been convict
ed was most fearful, but the scene presented on
Thursday, when the miserable father endeavored to
lasten the lou crime upon his only son, was scarce
y less disgusting than the crime itself.
We may mention, in connection with this tale of
horror, that, during visit paid TO the scene of
the murder in Federal street, we found copy Of the
Philadelphia Sunday Disratch OF the Sunday follow.
ing the Rink murder. This was the only newspa-
per we saw on the premises 1t was in the room
occupied by Mrs Shaw. This fact is, at all events a
somewhat curious coincidence, as it contained the
tull particulars Of The Rink murder.-N Y. Tribune.