New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-30
TIE HARTFORD WIFE-MURDERER.
HIS CAPTURE SATURDAY MORNIEG-THE FUGI-
TIvE's STORY

HIS CAPTURE SATURDAY MORNING-THE FUgI-
TIvE'S STORY.
The Hartford wife murderer, Mcclure, has at
last been captured He tracked from Merdcn Conn.,
TO Berlin and then the officers lost the trail at rocky
place in the road When Ae fed from Merden no was
barefoOted his feet being much swollen that he was
unable to get his boots that the pursuit Of him was
apparently easy nn lost among the stones he search
team gave him ride. and this led the officers IN the
scent s he :SS aen goI at the best po INT
he S Went al his RSr0d @ Sfd sS' O 81
woman in wethersned, who knew hum well.
his appearance that she screamed Murder The police
was sent Wethersfeld but without finding this man.
One by the scouting parties returned without any
news Of the criminal but watch was Kept np ana The
criminal has finally been arrested Officer DAILY who lad
Retreat-aye. and Washington-st. Hartford. abort
O'Clock Saturday morning, saw man come up washing
the fence into the yard The up the house
began peep into the windows OF that part occupied
lodged around the OF the building and into
patch OF III the same lot where the house stands
Officers McCarty and Daggott OF the .reauar force,
searched the cornhed. but without success.
door open. and, with a pistol IN 80 hand
lantern "a the other. he descended tn cps, fol-
cred Mcclure orouched top OF refrig, lator Nc
Carly pointed the pistol a him telling him n lac moved
he would shoot him, but Mcclure allowed himself 10 be
taken without offering resistance. lie looked very much
fatgned. aud his feet were very much swollen and Bills
aud pursuit Is follows: When left my house Ia fart
ford after cutting my wfes throat took tia bloomfield
road finally crossed the river armin ctOnl az pOOnyle.
and stopped in the town OF CRANKY, where sat for
some time Irishmans house; after this rest went
TO Sued obtained supper. aud some folks for the
asking let sleep IN the barn; this was sunday night
In the morning monday went 10 Westield Mass, aud
az the distillery gave mt lfpint OF CIDER.
brandy: asked the man for work, but on my wanting
$40 month he did not want TO hire me. so went
Ciranye In this place stopped In house all night at
what they called Jockey Corner" Tuesday morning
saw a paper and read from Hartford. which
said my wife better and that there were
hopes OF her getting along; during Tuesday
went through Haftland where l obtained some
milk and cOOkiesJ and Canton; from the
last place back 10 Bloomfield through West Hart,
ford aud NewngtOn 20 Gr,swOdvile, wherel arrived
some time the night and went through PumpkintOwn
directly to my sisters In Wethersheld Rocky HUI; this
was late Tuesday night OF early Wednesday morning,
and called her up she told me my wife was better aud
did not want to stop there. 40 went on nj stad IN
tile Cromwell woods until daylight; on Wednesday
again went my sisters At she not IN, 40 took
some bread and meat and went back after while
started for Merden. walking all the time IN the public
road got far Middeneld, where spent NcdLcs-
day night in barn. aud between and 10
O'Clock Thursday morning walked on for Meri-
den where / arrived and staid In the woods
until dark at which time visited my sister Jane Good
win eat little bread, aud learned tina, my wife was
much better then went TO my brothers III the same
town where they told me that wife uiod at o'clock
said nothing then but thonEht 20 my
self that would back TO Hartford ana give myself
mn came 10 Hartford. but before had time 70 give
myself up arriving there at midnight was captured by
the watch The police force of Hartford made arrange
ments capturing Mcclure along the railroad hnesfor
many miles around IN Connecticut aud other states aud
ner in which he Travelled seemed TO protect bun;
" " Hartford i mCs.