The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-02-08


We condense from the account given in the
Lewiston Journal such particulars in regard
to the latest arrest as are of most interest.
The New York detective employed in working
up the case is Mr.. M Blake, an experienced off,
Ger. The Journal says:
Monday week Detective B. visited the Jail
and saw Freitche, and gathered what facts he
could IN this vicinity. Tuesday accompanied
visited the scene of the murder-West Auburn
and talked with friends of the deceased their
habits, property who was acquainted with
them &c, whether any enmity existed be-
tween the deceased and others, and learned
that no enmity was known to have existed
The characters of the neighbors were looked
into and the scene of the murder curiously ex-
amlned. Attention was called to a negro who
has lived at w. II. Keith's at West Auburn !;
also to other parties. The habits of the per-
sons to whom circumstances called attention.
were inquired into, and the persons themselves
examined.
Wednesday Messrs. Blake and Laughton
visited the premises of the murder and gave
them careful and prolonged examination.
The deductions the detectives made from
the appearance of the house and known cir
cumstances were as follows The murderers
were parties who knew of the premises, and
who were acquainted with the family. Love
organ must have had something to do with it
No, NSSSA'0 ehouSuG, was uOC u SuuuCl-
emit motive.
Strangers, Mr.. Blake thinks, would have dis
arranged things in the house more. The fact
that money was not taken did not change the
ueteGtlves tneory that money was what the
murderers were after, as the money was depos-
TIED in small closet within a closet-a closet
opening into closet-which latter was reached
from Mrs. kinsley's bedroom. The latter
gave evidence Of having been examined by the
.L Dut tne inner closet was not noticed
q 0n1n
whlch would not be readily noticed. Hence
the money was as effectually concealed as
though it was not in the house. Mrs X. had
quite large sum in money and bonds, a fact
generany surmlsed by persons who lived in
the neighborhood, and which could not have
been known to strangers.
omcer Laughton's attention had been called
ed to the boots of the negro who lived at Mr..
kelths at West Auburn. These boots were
IIad " De 0oTS,ea with what the detective
since the night on which the murder was sup
posed to have been committed That be wore
them to this city when he came with Mr..
Keith's team on the Wednesday evening be-
for G sne murder o. sne same night, was known.
Ohcer Laught0n entered into a converse
ton with the negro concerning the murder in
detective Blake's presence. He was nnestion-
. ed Familiarity on the subject and was mite cool
and unconcerned, showing nothing snsnicous
in his appearance. Officer L. then said to
him.:
we have found blood on your boots"
The Negroes bearing at once Changed from
GOODNESS to suppressed excitement
"How came the blood on your boots?" con-
tinued officer L.
9! don't know" was the only reply the negro
could give, ',-N
In reply to questions he said he did not 90
into any butchers shop during bis visit to this
city Wednesday evening, and could not ac-
count for the blood. -
AGA preliminary examination held from Fri
day to Monday, from % to 80 witnesses were
examined. The negro among others was ar.
rested on Saturday by Officer Keene who had
been pursuing an independent investigation.