The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-12-31
THE PATERSON MURDER.

No new developments have transpired concern
ing the death OF Ransom F. Burroughs in Paterson,
the Coroner's jury having adjourned over until
Tuesday, to allow chemical ANALYSIS to be made Of
the stomach in order, If possible, to discover the
trace Of arsenic. The stomach is now in the hands
OF Professor Doremus, IN New York, for this pur.
pose.
In the minds OF the Paterson people there is no
doubt whatever that the young girl Libbte Cara
brant who acted as Burroughs mistress and house
keeper, was either the murderess was accessory
to the crime. II the chemical analysis OF the
stomach shows any arsenlcal traces the verdict OF
the Coroner's Jury easily be fOretold, and that Is
that Burroughs came to his death by poison, and
that Libbe Garrabrant was accessory TO and c0gni.
Zant OF the crime.
A damaging feature in the evidence against Libbe
GarraDrant is in the fact that the letter found
roughs' pocket was signed "Charles K. Burroughs"
but afterwards confessed that she had written il,
but at Burroughs dictatlon. But the de.
a name NOT was although Bq dr
some reason he usually went by the name OF
Charley He could however sign his own
can be proven by numerous papers now in posses
sion OF different parties In Paterson. Conse..
s and not Charles nave s on So
Garrabrant wrote the note herself after Burroughs
death stuck 1t into his pocket and that not only
IL,
the first thing about It's existence. 1t IS also i'm
portant to know that the note was merely stuck
stuck out looking as II 1t had been put there by
somebody else. 1t was not mussed nor crumped,
nor folded small enough to go down entirely IN the
pocket OF Burroughs vest.
II was reported yesterday morning that the Car
rabrant girl mad hung herself In her cell in the jail,
but such Is not the TACT She Is not only alive,
wen and cheerful, and does not appear TO ha We the
least anxiety about the result Of the Coroner's IN.
vestgauOn. she either has a most remarkable
nerve, or Is not IN ner right mind lathOugh she ap
pears sane enoughl
1t Is thought The young man, Van Wrinkle BOgert
who assisted Garraprant in the removal Of the fur.
niture, alter Burroughs death ITO paramus Is more
implicated in the affair tnan has vet tran.
spired. his story Is pretty straight but
| he does not bear the best OF Characters,
and ra e. n MS OWN evidence
| nothing to conceal. lie was yesterday released
from custody on $3.50 ball. TO appear as Witness If
wanted by the Grand Jury, but was sooner out
than he was re-arrested the charge OF receiving
stolen goods-the furniture stolen from Burroughs
house. ne gave $500 more Dali to appear and
1t is conceived that 1t is not unlikely Libpie Gar
rabrant Will confess the murder, II the evidence
| against her becomes much stronger, although there
Is no sign OF anything OF the KIND yet, as she I'M
cause Of Burroas6s' death. II She IS guilty , Inc
only known object was 10 get possession OF his fur.
niture and household property, sucn as was found
| 1t may be pertinent TO state here that about .wo
| years ago LibDie Garrabrants sister was found
dead-p0isoned by arsenc--a and the AFFAIR was then
| considered ana adJudgcd suicide, ana has been
80 believed since, until the present case mas
given rise TO some contrary expressions OF
BELIEF And, what Is NOR singular still,
this vOman's husband died suddenly two
or three years Ns t1aa time, also
poisoned by arsenic 4NIs #as 3t4 considered
suicide. Libble Gar afsN 49, nd OH both OF
these occasions, and Gu snion Of hers
| Is found poisoned by TalNl Orb are either re-
markabe coincidence NaN fH0F l,arrabrant Is
guilty OF two or thr nuttHls certainly de-
veops q singular state current idea
| now ID that she has III 1pblAN serving the
work Of arsenic.
But the searching an6 fnoFolN0 iNvestiQatOn
being made by Cor0nel lpiH WiN YGU ably result
| in throwing light upon Al tnt points ow appa~
| rently involved IN myster fi Will be re-
| eumed on Tuesday, but further
| adjourned II Professor DO. lgh win
hrs analysis BY tDat LII N0 niewhat
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