The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-09

Canal Boat-Startling Revela-
tons in the Newark Police
Court Yesterday
Exactly mon'h ago yesterday the entire coun-|
ry was startled with the account OF terrible dis.
aster ON The Newark ana New York Railroad, az al
point known "a Brill's Switches, n mile
and a half so this side OF the Broad
street depot IN Newark. The exciting de.
taIls. together with the appalling deaths Of
I'VE persons were fully published In the HERALD
and are therefore. stll fresh in the memory OF the
reading public. Al the inquest when followed the
switchman. william Thompson, a youth OF nine
teen. told an exceedingly straightforward story,
which was given fun crelence. Among other things
lie stated thar the switch. he believed, had been
tampercd with by some party during hts temporary
Absence the pin was some distance from tue place
where be knew he had lett ~. ana could no have
been so removed by the train. Thompson was
lodged In the county jail, where ne has remained
since, awaiting the action OF the Grand Jury Yes
teriay some facts transpired which may result ~
showing that the switch hoy was
MORE sNNED AGAINST THAN SHINING.
short time ago it came TO the OF the railroad
officials and the Newark police authorities that
certain one-armed eX-sOldIer named Charles T.
Stanley had made some astounding admissions
relative to the slaughter az Brih's Switches. II
transpired that tins Stanley and chum named
Hiram G. Fagrn had had some trouble with
some OF the railroad men about womao
long before the disaster. The upshot OF the
latter was that one night the pair proceeded TO the
engine house ana undertook 10 whip Taylor, the
wiper. Ia return, however, they were both soundly
"wIPED OUT BY THE wIPERv
who drove them from the engine house 1T brisk
pace Stanley subsequently discovered that was
jealous OF The wrong man. The Taylor who had neeD
Al
steamboat he found out. Nevertheless he smarted
under the uhrashing he received ana Is alleged to-
the railroad men. IaylOr, 1T VIII be remembered,
was one Of the ilye killed.
Since the disaster these facts. coupled with those
communicated to the authorities, aroused strange
suspicious against stanley, and IL was finally re-
Police JuslIce Mills, of newark, detective r. G..
Smith, Of the police force, and made
AN AFFIDAVIT
to the effect that ION about the sth day OF July
Charles f. Stanley ga. as this deponent verify ne
neves, oy ihioron feGei'Sa iroin rellaole parties,
Railroad, thereby causing two trains 10 collide, Kill
ing and woundng several OF the passengers on said
ON this warrant was issued for stanleys arrest
10 answer
CHARGE OF MURDER.
Chief OF Police Classy at once detailed detectives,
Sml n and Benjamin Stalnsoy to nunt down the ac-
oused II was soon discovered that he was not IN
Newark. HIS people formerly resiced IN Report,
and thitner tle detectives proceeded. but the
game was not there. through "ways that
dark and tricks" that dId not prove vain
they succeeded In traciug their man to rIixabeth-
Stable Of the port, named William k,n@. IN The
canal boat trade.
THE ARREST OF STANLEY
was duly effected after desperate tussle on beard
the canal boat. on perceiving the officers coming
he OWNED their OBJECT and sprang down the hatcn-
more than enough to do to keep at
bay King and hls crew: who at once espoused STAN
ieys cause. They made desperate effort 10 cut tile
boats hawser and had nearly succeeded, when
Smith threw his prisoner, whom he had beaten IN
no md no a IN, .sI,,lt hta
ashore. There the Newark detectives were assisted
by the Elizabeth police, aud stanley was conveyed
to Newark and
Gagged IN THE CITY PRISON.
This was on Monday. Yesterday afternoon the
strong wiry-framed young man, OF far complexion,
and is reputed most desperate fellow. The first
The gist of Fagins testimony was to the effect that
ne knew Stanley ABOUT year, but couldn't
e 9ne Say place. wsS he as
Stanley had met two women In Division street,
New York. but his very poor memory would not
permit MIN 10 tell where they went or what they
said or did. He was very much avcrse to giving the
names OF the women, but finally on the prisoners
counsel, Mr.. Ludlow McCarter, insisting, ne
scented to write them down ON piece oil paper. The
names are
MRS, ANNIE ANDERSON AND MRS. JONES'
Subsequently, at another meeting with Stanley, the
latter SAID 10 him. Five men and shoulder" ON
somebody that he wanted TO get Stanley or OF the
way, as Stanley lnteriered with him and a certain
woman HIS rendering OF the "nve men anu snoul-
DER was that Stanley mad the lives vi five
ms shoulder.
Officer Galley was next sworn He set forth tina,
FagIn came 20 hs house TWO weeks ago sad
that "Charley' was running about Bergen making
his brags that ne had thrown the switch on the
track" and had DISPOSED OF 1--WE men, ana he would
pat away another man II he didn't stop troubling
him anu MS woman.
THE CHIEF OF POLICE
next took the stand. lie swore that on the after.
noon OF the 81 of August ragln stated TO him
In the presence OF witness, distncti'eiy and
unequivocally, that Stanley mad told HIM that ne
Stanley had turned the switch which destroyed
the trains; that he mad the murder OF hve
meh Oh his soul-not his shoulder: that an inno-
cent man was now IN jan for the CRIME and that he
stanleyl was going 10 surrender himself 20 the po
lice authorities on the next day. This closed the
testimony.
Counsel McCoser arose and said he wished the
case postponed, as he beneved lie could he able,
with time, to prove
AN ALIBI.
The Court mere micrposed. and said that IL did
not leei warranted IN holding the prisoner on tho
testimony adduced, though the papers would he
sent TO the Grand Jury. But added Tie Court,u
'there Is
ANOTHER CHARGE
on which shall mold the prisoner unless he is pre-.
pared TO give bail This took prisoner and counsel
and their friends IN the auditorium com
ted to counsel, VINO asked for postponement
OF Its examination. This charge Is one OF entering
who on oath declares that stanley stole gold
watch worth $50 aud SIS In cash from the honse Of
Andrew Az J: McManus on or about the 25tn OF June:
On this Stanley was remanded to jail. The most
ment made by Stanley himself In this
says ne was sick aud did not stir from his house on
the day Of the disaster. subsequently he says he
went out and visited Fagn. He further stated that
yesterday hls brother.iu-iaw. McManus who is a de-
ectlve, visited him the cell and told HIM they Oils
captors) had not got him on that charge, but on
anOther-tbe switches. Added he, 'you Keep your
God damned mouth shut, they won't ges yod 10
rights at a.n
The fellow Fagn IA unquestIonably hard case.
He CLAIMS to be a clerk in Ills fathers employ HIS
father IL the proprietor OF the hour mill IN Newark,
familiar TO all Jersey Railroad travellers, from It's
odd shape. Whether any thing VIII yet turn out OF
the case against Stanley remains to be seen. The
authorities expect long some new and impor
tant developments
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