The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-07-14
The last OF the Skinner Nurdercrs ir-

On Saturday night, the 18th day
of September. 1868, David p. Skinner
/ residing few miles south of this city
was murdered by a party Of men VIII,
went there 10 rob him of money
I VIM. FCliOtt, Davis. Mulhail, McKen-
na, and Butterficld were the party.
/ One of them has been hung, and tho
Others, except FoliOtt, are serving
| their terms Of sentence in the Peni.
tentiary. He left the city Sunday oI
/ Monday morning, and from that day
! to this the thoughts of Chief Detec.
I tive Schmidt have been directed 70 his
arrest. He has been heard of N var.
/ iOus places, and one time was living
in Omaha, but every effort To get N
him proved unavailing.
On Wednesday last il was insinua-
/ ted TO Detective Frank that FOliOtt
was then in Chicago, or rather was
/ there some ten days or two weeks be-
| fore. Mr.. Frank consulted with the
/ Chief, and as a result the infOrmeI
was brought to the Central station
/ by Mr.. Frank on Thursday afternoan
and thoroughly interviewed by them
and full memoranda of all points O.
| value taken. The Chief then consult
/ ed with Prosecuting Attorney Slade,
and with Auditor Jones, and upon as-
| surances OF all necessary expenses
being paid, started Mr.. Frank upon q
( train leaving only a few minutes af-
( ter the taking place of the interview
and the making Of the preliminary
arrangements. 1t was a case Ofemer-
geucy. The bird might fly, and all
/ these many months of watching pass
for naught unless haste was used
hence the rapid movements OfMessrs.
! Schmitt and Frank
On Monday morning Mr.. Frank
| paid his respects to Superintendent of
/ the Chicago Police, w. w. Kennedy
and his assistant, Mr.. sherman, max
ing known his business and present.
ing his credentials. The Superinten-
dent promptly detailed AN excellent
detective, Horace NJ. Elliott, to 90
with Mr.. Frank and stay by him to
the last. The search then began and
was kept up all that day, most of the
following night and the next day
Saturday-till ten o'clock at night
when they came upon FOliOtt in Il
lager beersalOOn on North Clark street
playing cards. Mr.. Franks first view
was from behind, and such had been
the change in appearance by differ
ence in whiskerS and general filling
up of form, that he could not rccOg-
niZe him. He then got in front and
after looking minute or two FOliotts
eyes met his. FoleOtt with scarce a
moments thought dropped his cards
and jumped for the door, but was
caught on the step. 1t being then to
late for train the prisoner was lock-
ed up in the ArmOry till lSunday night
when he was put on the ears and ar
rived here on Monday morning.
After having been detained in the
Police Prison till Tuesday morning he
was transferred to the county Jail.
His trial will take place in NOvem-
ber. Three indictments are pending
against him, one for murder, one for
aiding and abetting in the murder,
and one for burglary, &c.
FoliOtt has steadily persisted in de
nying his identity. He claimes that
his name is VIM. Clark and that his
home is in st. Louis, but there is no
mistake in the name. A younger
brother, fifteen years old, called at
the Station on Monday to see him,
but rs hesteadily persisted in refusing
To answer his questions or talk with
him, he turned on his heel, telling him
to go to, and went out. His three
sisters called later in the day, and met
with the same treatment. They were
affected to violent grief, and one To
fainting. Some of his companions
also went to see him without getting
from him any tokens of recognition.
He pursued the same course of
Teticence with Mr.. Frank all the time
he was with him.
When arrested he was in company
with two known burglars, and there
can be no doubt he has led life of
crime during the entire period of his
absence. He has no particular trade
but when here worked about malt
houses and breweries His age is
twenty-eight, and he is unmarried,
his wife having got a divorce from
him. The kindness and assistance of
the Chicago officers has been acknOwl-
edge by Chief Schmitt in a letter to
Kennedy. Mr.. Frank
is warm in his praise oftheir courtesy,
and efficiency, and but
for their interest i'm his business his
labOrs would have been much greater,
and perhaps unSuccessful.-GcUCIGRd
Herald