The New York herald., 1866-09-23

Snid you purchase any laadanum tha, tAyf II 80.
where did you get tYn
81 sSaga, bottle Of for wnoS paa len
cents. also bought some ground ns.s ana men so0A
.What did you do with The laudanumr
.Why. the cork came cut, and throw the bottle
away, the cork came out in my pocket; /! saw Bart
Burdiedoch the porch, and ate cansssope that
Bs ACCOUNTS poR BLOOD ON Hs crorEns.
.Bow did you get blood on your cloth ngYn
~ got that on Tuesday afternoon, at a Dutchman's
slaughter house, ON Garden rear Noble street"
How did you come 70 90 there ~
.I met a boy at Ninth and Noble, and he told to
go round the slaughter house TO SEQ the hog killing;
went there and got the blood on my ciothcs.n
,sYoa did not wash tho blood OF your clothessn
"Yes, tried 10 do IL in a tub OF water"
HOW He LOST SLEEVE
The left Of the prisoner Ia entirely 9asied. II
was with his shirt Sleeve. The sleeve his
othcr torn OF at the elbow. There were blood
but s traces were left OF them. This important point
the subject of special inquiry on the part OF the
How did you get blood on your shirt sleeve,"
al had fight with an Irishman; a machnis, be-
swhen and who're did the Hght occurY"
'It took place on Wednesday morning, in Twelfth
street, Willow
"What caused the nghtY"
81 had talk with the Irishman on politics, and he
said nigger good white man; called him
ar and he struck me In the nose and the blood new on
You bad two sleeves to your shirt how did you lose
the best part OF one Of themY"
The fellow grabbed 1t in the scufe and tore u on"
"What became OF the piece torn oas"
al left II lying In the street"
The prisoner further examined on other points by
his Honor Mayor Mc,ichae bnt nothing OF general in
tcrest elected The interview ended a1d the prisoner
was held until the Coroner should hold an inquest This
investigation will take place on Monday afternoon, at
| four O'Clock.
continued to ferret out the The story or the hog
killing on Tuesday afternoon is entirely false. The
not hog was killed there the time specified nor did
the prisoner visit tho premises at any time on hat AFTER
On Wednesday NIGHT the prisoner slept In a build
ing near Eleventh Oxford streets That place was
| carefully searched yesterday and knife was found;
also ounce bottle labelled laudanum, which had been
put up at the drug OF Mr. Bowers. The knife was
Identified prisoner had picked up on the
porch hts "unce's Laurel Hill, and with which
| hs cut the cantclope
The arrest Of this proves most conclusvely that
the "migbty engine" tho newspaper press s as good
! a detective when properly used as possibly be
brought into reQusiton In vindcation Of the law At
late hour on Thursday night chief Franklin having ,neo
mined TO publish tho facts developed up to that tme
Mayor McMceae agreed with him; but thSre or. ,, were
| cation would defeat the ends of instos.
| "No. gentleman said Mr.. Franklin, 1--WE have done
all that can We arrest this in the course
OF tme-thcre Is doubt about IT, perhaps be may be
srEested now-but II publish tomorrow morning all
temporarily detective and the work Of arrest will be
short" Tho Chiefs Views wero happily realized at
seven O'Clock on the following yesterday morning
ARREST PALsIED
In consequence OF the publications, II really seemed
though large numbers OF citizens voluntarily became
detectives There o general arrest OF pascd men
about the outskirts of the city.
As early hafpast o'clock yesterday morning
several persons stationed themselves tho Greenwich
Point road spposng that the follow might try to escape
down that way.
We chanced TO this party In our carly morning
nmbes.
They sed they strange 'crippep on that
road the day before, and they intended TO "neck
him IL he again appeared
Several persons with palsied or leg, were
taken into custody in West Philadelphia. and two or
threo sudda fDind
vicinity Of Frankford We heard Of Gold cripple"
who taken into custody near Chestnut HILL Several
arrested citizens various parts or the suburban
districts One fellow "nailcd'i in tho outskirts Of
Camden N. j. and another found himself In custody Of
farmer tho Trenton railroad not far from Bristol.
selves and discharged by the police authorities.
Now that Williams Is under arrest the unfortunate par
alytos generally will OF course escape furthor annoy
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