The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-22
THE BUTTON w ooD
STREET EDY.
WHAT THE ALLEGED MURDERER
HAS TO SAY.

abated since the arrest of the man who Is supposed
to have committed the terrible deed.
Gotteib Williams, tne alleVeu murderer, is kept in
close surveillance at the Central Station. He is
treated with the utmost kindness by Chief Franklin
and his detectives, who still have him in charge.
This kindness he appears to appreciate a conside.
ratle extent, and already he has Gained down so
much that he does not deny his guilt with the re-
guency and vehemence of yesterr- ..mg
1t should be remembered h-vyer, that he has
once before UNDERGONE impn onment ana trial for
murder, ana therefore II ls pOss bic that hls
Goodness unuer the present har circumstances
results IRON the schooling he received when boy.
HIS lavorne expression with reference to the
charge brought against hun is, that 1t ali fudge"
~ hen none bat CHIEF Franklin and his Assistants
are present he appears to be IN a very quiet mood,
HAVING niue TO say, except III answer to some quys-
ton proposed to him, The presence OF strangers,
however, Ill dsturbs him, although he is setting
used TO their prying looks, ana says thar "When
they have seen enough OF him they win go awav."
The detectives still busy night aud day ferret
Ing out the case then prnciual eXertons beiug put
forth 10 scqmIo Mt once a knowledge OF every cir
cumstance which tends to connect Williams with
the fearful crime with winch he stands charged.
Eminent physic have been busy IN MAKING
chemical and microscopIcal analyses of the blood
found upon tnt clothes of the prisoner.
he result of tGese examinations cannot now be
made pubic, without deCriment the cause OF JUS
tce. Wnh Iegard, however to the prisoners state
nent that his Othes became spotted with blood ut
aughter house, where he was present when they
killing Ogs, tmaY be stated thar Chlet Frank.
In has visited the place in question, ascertaned
no, only hat there were hogs Killed at the tune
alleged by WIlIams, but also that he had not been
seen at the estabhs bment on that day
HIS defense on another point Is also very weak.
Here were marks Of blood o the lett eevo OF ms
shir, and part OF the right sleeve had been torn off
when he was taken into Gust dy. When questioned
b. Chiet Franklin on this point, the following col
''How did you get blood on vour shirt-seeye
''I had fight With an lrshman-a machinist
believe"
when and where did the fight occur?"
at took p ace on ednesdsy morning. IN Twelfth
street, near WuloS."
''What caused the fphi?"
al had a ia with the freshman politics. and
he SAID that mgger good a white man;
called nun liar and he struck me in the nose anu
the blood few my sleeve"
You had two sleeves to your shirt. How did on
lose the best part OF one of themW
The fellow grabOeo 1t IN the scuffie and tore
it of"
''What became of the piece torn Off"
Il lett Ii lying in the street"
Els left arm beng palsied it was of course inn
pt ssibe Ior him to have torn off his rIGht sleeve
W,h ms it It hand ara ne takes TINS way & OF @ eX
sleeve he had attempted to erase with Waer, Tut
the spots still showed plainly enough to indicate
the1 character. ith regard to the right sleeve, it
Is supposed that being unable to use his left uand to
wash out the blood. he resnr ed to the trick OF tear
il of, and vt is sald that the remnant of the
sleeve shows the marks left by his teeth in dong
This morning, few minutes before IL O'Clock, the
prisoner was taken from his cell by Chief Franklin
ami Detectives Taggart and George Smith and
conducted thence TO the Photographic gallery of
MIR. CohIll, the corner Firth and Che-nus
streets.
Inc whole affair was conducted in quiet
that attracted Lo attent on aud the crowd or
curious people which is the usual accompanim mt of
such occasions was thereby avoided.
Notwithstanding his lameness, the prisoner expe-
renced apparent dsIculty in ascenri ing the four
flights OF stars which lead to he gallery He sub
mltted gu ety 10 the process OF the photographers
who secured severa lite ike portraits OF HIM, IN dl-
ferent positions and with and without his har.
He was then taken back to his cell at the Central
station, where he will remain until the exam re-
ton before the Mayor, winch has been fixed tor
Monday next The inquest on the BODY OF the mur-
dered woman has been liked Ior the sa ne da'.
sharp, black. handled razor has been missing
from the house of MIR Miller since Wednesday
morning There were two razors in the house, the
one lett by the SIDE of the murdered woman being
rustv aud dull. The other supposed to have Ueeu
used in the bloody work, and to have been secreUed
or otherwise disposed OF by the guilty party.
The god ring which was taken from the third
finger OF Mrs. hiller's lett hand is small and r
shle)6 In the centre of which IS engraving repre-
| senting light twi9 branch.
twenty five dollars reward IS offered for the pro
ducnon OF either OF the above artc 1t IL desirable
at any one who discovers either OF hem should at
make the fact known author ties, as they
| NAV lead to the identification OF the murderer.
The result OF tine examination OF the prisoner by
Chez Franklin. which was held in private b. that
otlcer yesterday mOrning, was not intended tor the
public at present and several reporters to whom the
! ~ stance of 1t was confdentally commun Gated
kept their pledges and withheld 1t from publication
he reDorter OF morning contemporary, how
ever, obtained copV of Chief Franklin's notes in
| surreptiIous manner, and served them up IN high
sty o this morning. For tins reason we append tne
coloquy between the prisoner and his questiOner,
| Were you at the house of Mr.. Miller on wednes
| day mOrnIngr
| Yes, sir, between seven and eight O'Clock"
| "How old you get I'M"
Mrs. Miller came to the alley gate and opened il
| fer me- and went into the house "
| "Well sir, what did you at that timer"
g! entered into conversation with her on tht
| subject OF the war "
You are sure she opened the gate to let you ?"
| Yes. sir, when she opened 1t she said come IN
anu told me to call at any time when it was conVe
| nIcnt lOr me-"
| 60 on sir and state what you did after gettinl
| into the house "
after / had done conversing with her, wen
| away and proceeded TO the Spring Garden marke
| house, when had some talk with Mr. Wallace
| was at Fishers tavern on Tuesday afternoon an(
Oh that night slep in a board yard on Pleasan
Where did YOU get your breakfast on Wednes
| day mOrningW
Were you at Fishers on that moTningW
''i es sir; | was there before O'Clock / reaC
the paplrs; spoke 10 him about several things, an
O'Clock when got to the stall, and renamed ther
was there any thing said about blood being OIL
mo SIR, not word After this went out to Sc
the Athletics play game of ba:e bail"
| "Did you purchase any audanum that day? Ii go
| VIE did you get itV,
| II boupht a bottle of laudanum at drug stor
near Twe III ana Thompson streets Tor which
paid ten cents. l also bought some grOuudnuts
and then took the cars and went out to Uncle Rhine
what did YOU do with the audanum?"
| "Why the cork came out, and / threw the bottl
away The cork came out in my pocket / SAY
Bart Burdledoch on the porch, and / ate a can't
HON did you get blood on your clothing?"
/ 81 Got that on Tuesday afternoon at n Dutol
mans slaughter'house, on Garden street, nea
"How did you come to go thereG"
, al met a boy at Ninth and Noble, and he told m
to go round TO the slaughter-hOuse to see the nos
| killing; 1 went there and got the blood on no