The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-02-01
CITY INTELLIG ENCE
IBor Additional City Intelligence see Ffa Pdge.l


THE GERMANTOWN MURDER-ADDI-
rIoRAL BYIDBNoE.-The following additional
evidence IN this important trial was elected
Yesterday afternoOH:-
BENJAMIN Franklin, Chief Detective-I first
went TO Germantown on Saturday evening, but
did not see the prisoner until Sunday morning,
at the Station House, Germantown; asked what
time he LETT home the previous Saturday morn
inc; he SAID halt-past six O'Clock A. M, and came
down Main street to Queen street. and waited at
Queen street for one of the passenger cars to see
a driver, named SANDY" that he was acquainted
with; he wanted to go into town, and had no
money; he wanted to ride into town; / asked
what he was going to town for: he said to get
some morey; | asked who from; he said from q
man nam ed Harry; he did not know his
last name that he had seen this Harry the
previous Thursday, and he promised to let
him have the money that morning; be
as the car did not come in he walked in
down the Germantown road; he said he met
Harry at 6 O'clock; he said he could not get the
money, as Harry had not got it; he came up
Girard avenue to Sixth street, and met man
named John Stall, who owed him fifty dollars;
he asked for 1t, and Stall replied he had IT, and
uight as we'll pay him then, which he did; he
described the money; gave no receipt; he SAID
he then passed up Grard avenue to Eighth
street: got in one OF the Eighth street cars and
rode out TO Germantown; cot out OF the car at
School lane, and paid bll at Nanderslce's
store; he bought some groceries there, and then
went home: he said he pald the nurse nine dol
lars, and subsequently paid money to the drug
gist, and one dollar and thirty cents to the gro.
Ger; his boot was then taken of his foot; there
" as some disColoration on she inside of the sole
that looked like blood, and it was so stated to
the prisoner; he said that might be, as he had
stepped on piece OF beet as he had entered
Vandershces store the evening previous; he then
said it might have been a liver; that was about
all that wa said az that time, and Mr.. Taggart
took or went with the prisoner into another
room.
Detective Officer Joshua Taggart, sworn-First
saw the prisoner at the Germantown Station
House; was at the interview described by Mr.
Franklin; / went into another room with the
prisoner, to get him away from the Gro wd to talk
TO him alone: | SAID to him, "ChTis.. want to
have a talk with you about this money; the state
ment you have made in reference to this money
is unfortunate for you, for am satisfied it is not
true; / am satisfied you have committed some
crime to get it, and while we are wasting time in
looking alter this matter the real culprit who
committed this murder may escape, and If that
is the case / would like to know 1t now; tell me
the truth; If you have committed any petty
crime to get this money, or larceny, outside Of
this murder case, won't use it against you;" l
told him flat-iOoted that / did not believe his
story about Harry and Stall.
The prisoners counsel here objected TO the
witness giving prisoners answer or statement,
on the ground that an inducement had been neld
out to him to make it.
THE COMMERCE OF PHIIADELPHIA.-
Tue following statement shows the number Of
fore en- and Coastwise vessels that arrived at this
port during the month Of January, as compared
with the same period in 1865 -