, 1870-02-19
THE AMERICAN TRAUPMANN
Tho Murderer muuE01-Its1torY oil
HIS Crime
st. John, \, 3, tFtb. III. Gfreapsn5es.es Of tAt Ht1
Hofk Rarit

HIS GTAmcs
St. John, \. 3, tFto: ~, 9rrespsnasne< efsAt sts
Lat September, a. some te9rots were gather
Ii beItles 10 tnictet Situated Apon. oae oon-
ored ards fun taa Black 1nEsr Kvar, tea r4ilss
r. n me eE3 q g. John, ine1 cane upon coma
Ee.e they Hete ssiask risa suaetsuu2as
ta s1 so'sHs a.s. ser.a "a; sss ss "a "a Il
Lrowiedge Of pereots less tshFy adected oy gcr
fpf ard scpcrs1lt1ou thAn the eRroes, 'na, dad
ss's 'ng 70 re me
Lot uLul Ketk ai,ts the otissn4l discovery o.
rne ren'tint na4 scen ade. d.d ttat ofdcef set
Tho place y ~ inspected: Il was lonely sp1i ~
LeNiy ut1rt qutut<d road: no housea *ere ceaF,
except fa!snnause and sAseYo. No better
who, Ike Erscte Aram. Wished 70 hsde frpn al
but &hs e.e ol God ever1 trace Of hi1 fearful add
dlsta1dly c11ne- Ahd mntnes oeen committed.
This KAs The question 10 te solved. loE had
he bodies btsn dspoAed cf. or did they die With
out s1oftLeof
sbt, and talgn bones Of N aouIl ann thu s1aI Of
an 1tfart, Eao1 tell In plecea beng taken from
ins gIouna. II aaasien % 1hese, = toll Of ha.r,
pieces of unnt EcIothtux were loud. when, prob.
&o,l-eE1tain]y, - tho imY Afterwards s.ld-a4d
esyss @ saa at:e1y e .aa a. as
sRtce IRON these aas dl.oovrsef u bao5s 100. ia
ante asoek,rg. and piece Of ieAd. n+,, sud
&N&2b t21 &&q ~ A4H*SE QA44 A3AEr AAA N6*
Al iaal tho noss d. .gent ec1niioy Of tne pecs
AID Us v,ctnaze cau. d detect which could tafo
~, 1tRot upon the tdehtst5 Of the deed. Thus FAR
But TOO d|Fp4s,s1on Of thu bodies ~. such Il
showed pta.nly tn2t dear had not been c91epla
| or Letu:sI. Luts bad been tsIo fom khe k1t-
erLceal th.n and mras hid a!ao been gs oesed
ara acat1ered stove sre1D, esfotntF ~lth tue &C.
Hgu OF htdlcg Ill esldenea OF the cltua, Nurter
| had been COMMIT ed, apd hrrcetorsu it wa4 tue
GbtV 0f ttE CrYnntE RI hsa
| peKtetrnsof of double murder, Eot less appa1.-
ing and neaI11e- 0lcg than that cone By the mig
tAined. No ~unan and cniid had beea
n,ltsed from sne re,gnboLh:oo, and io-
fautn of results The Mole nofrloe
sdalr apFsr. ntly was TO baf1e inquiry, The
sicsin to b unaVe: Red. snd Tho laz uaylad.ca:-
! nAye dG.Aptea1t d II m ulaecouttsb3t way, was
slits,ea ahd sx.m:1ed y C.roues EE'e. ou'
etla. Ia hsneo u ols tEnoesnee heyond tne posst
| nortoser, al.se SID heard from, 4 fortnight hAd
ptlsed stLce tac disco sety Of tDs A1nt. and Je
there uaa 30 clue y Inch might lead 10 tue detec.
| time, shoan thai The woman hlc been killed nT 8
p!Aut ball, ~hlcn, penetzatirs ner ssnl. hat le1
tLeIe the naiis o. the lead, pu. the bulles ltsel
! c11td htt be found.
AT TINS critical 1une:ure, carmaa nance
Wtrden said tnaf. IN reading the accounts OF IL:
minded tnat IN the Preceding Uctaoes he na-
taker 10 bis cat1lsge 70 tos neignoothood Of tn
plAse Shtre The bodles bad been foaad, woma1
| aud chi1d, accompanied by 4 nan. This stof
! attlacted public attention, and. on beng qoes
! toleo, HoIdtn SAID tnatt ire Inan Who had Ron
with tuen was john A. Muniot, weI-kn1w
arch tect OF this cty, and = you' married man
oI whose iltfG1tty there had no: hitherto been
toubt. inyettTaron inlo Mupsoes htstor
brought 10 light fac1s which fully jusAned his Al
rtst.
The s:ory IA one Of seduction and Ita csual re
sul!-mu1der few years ago. Anoroe becan
Gsrsai.t VIII aad n.d sedaeea het % and sas ~ 90
borne child In last October she sold boust
Which had been LETT 70 ner b. her father had dis
a.pssred IRON Carleton, and since that tine hs'
In tne later patt Of October, q wonap, Rlvtnl
auo, DAY cf TWO aftervAsde, htd been Til!te<
by Auproe, rho bad hired Wooden to take then
n ~ aenf + ~ Base ss hss h1s
aitezwarda found. Wnen near tlla spot thcl
lstt he catE'aRt, atd .elilg Woruea 10 a.a
they vailed away, but returned ntalu ~ uriy
AFTERWARDS. atu Grove back 70 toxn- some
GAYS atsetHarts they repessed the satne inlng
a!ont, tay'n8 thai the Won. an had seen tnent
with whom size Intended to re11asu. He was ev1
dtIty ezcled 400 10 haste to returu TO the city
he Was 70 anxious to get a7ay tpst be paid to
HoIdenl dlsner before It raa fu!iy eaten, Aat
told hin to drive hsck With ali speed
q sne l snS e. ID
those at Mus Val, Nho ras snpposed to be X1ss
MIR. Clarke. Mls1 Vail u'sfatsttEa were 1umnpnet
| before the Cotnnot, and ItCoRu1zeu the hair O.
! The ptfsuo 1o1na IN the 1E!ckct--4t NaA lneu Ets
| refh Tnty fecoEutxet 2lso the teeth and i1eIa
and the hntiened piece Of lesf WAS tdeuti1lsh Nj
one Nhlch lad been psed a. = russ for Miss Vail
cht!d, VITO vas s"Rntir fup p'rrrd. The remain
| were thus ptoSen 10 Be those OF IneI sisteE Wni
wBs Mrs- CaIke7
Munfoe had LETT osdcra ss the hotel tbs: Mra
Cia1ke's uunk should be Eeat 10 the Amer1cA,
boat; It baa BEEN 70 aent and had renamed at III
WAREHOUSE IN Boston As unclaimed baggage. Al
ticlee Nele foutd IL l. WHICH the satef1 sTpre h8
| once belOt Erd 70 Miss Vst. 4 cterk In hard EaI
store sworn thas ia October Aaofoe had bo1gh
! OF him Smith i Nes.ou revolver, and The doc
tofs swofe that the tsRged edges OF the ekul {
tue Murdered woman We51 guCh a. would be q al
| BY ballet OF sucn 4 we4p1r. Thus Was forge
tie ast l1LI in the chain OF ey1fence; Maafue 1a
tt:ed. sdm'sted tldIcg with Mrs.. Cisrle, tr1cd
sgalLst h1nc vas dA mn1cR, and Rue Jury hroogt
In a verdict Of " Eullty," but recon Uenaed ntna
uercy. 4 petition IN favor OF con uIuttnE hts put
lthn cnt was circulated, bat tue G0retuc1-G enes.
/ re!uAed to interlere.
Throughout Ine trial Munroe acted with th
NosI perfect coo.De1s and eef potses110u. Wnic
| may &c evidence either OF hardened v!1Iapy {
! coIectous innocence. The cFo*ts who haze =
fenced she Court House during til. CO -ducr OF th
trpcfedttfa Fave shown mnch fDd!a ston 1t tol
Ato1d1ts, aud have Dol hes.tatef 10 attrthute Il {
actors since ttc verdict tend father to naow snl
he iulfJ beftcTed that he ~o1ld be acquitted
MOE be II penftepf, AID psases much OF hts tim
| IN n ding tho Bibte aud c0uvetBtns with clefRy
11en. Hts fAt- II ees.ed, and be knoRa taAt from
there Ia 10 escape