The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-07-08
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Casliier KILLED by d friend,
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From Dublin Correspondence Of tie Cincinnati
| Commercial.
ii murder MS shocking md sensati or,a, n,
Eciaracter and detail us the Nathan horror Df
New York, hut different from it fin the I'M.
portatit Tea tnres of o speedy detection of the
murderer, just now agiiates the public mind
| in the adjoining county OF Tyrone. The,
murderer is no less n parsonage than the
chief coDstabulary officer of Newton Stewart;
| his victim the cashier of tile bank in the
place, with whom lie was on terms OF the
utmost intimacy, growing out Of personal
friendship of several years uninterrupted
duration. Captain Montgomery was the
only individual admitted to the hank after
business hours, and Inc was in the habit Of
going in and ont while his friend, William
Glass, balanced his cash and locked up the
money In the vault or bank safe. 1t was
the hlbt of the friends to pass all their
leisure hours in company with one another,
Montgomery usually calling mt the bank for
Glass ut about the time of closing, and walk
ing out with him. On the day of the muir
der. some time last summer, Montgomery
was seen to enter the bank residence shortly
before bank hours. Mr. Glass was left alone
to lock up that day by the manager, but,
contrary TO his usual habit, he did not go
into the residence To deposit the keys at the
usual hour, and the servant went down
stairs to look for him. An appalling spccta-.
| Gle met her sight. The handsome young
cashier lay behind the counter dead, with
oycra dozen gHshcs on his head, and his blood
dashed upon the wall and floor in 4 frightful
plenty. The alarm was given and II messenger
~ I;c,ntnI,,l IN obttla nffif..
for Captain Montgomery. lie was not there,
! and for some time could not he found.
Subsequent investigation developed the fact
that Montgomery was seen about the time
and Immediately after the murder ut dump
heap i'm the outskirts of the place, walking
in the dry bed of Il creek or run. When ac-
costed in the streets or told Of the murders
he readily and promptly observed: g L was
| there at the time" There was something in
his unguarded uttcr,ncc, and in the air and
manner of tho man, that fixed suspicion
upon him at once, and the manager of the
| bank made preteNt of OBTAINING the fllnc-
| tiOnary of the Crown to assist in ferretiug
| out the murderer, while in reality he was
awaiting the arrival OF Il magistrate to COM
| init him as the cllprit.
1t is needless to follow the details Of the
|
vigorous search was made for the treasure
taken from the bank by the murderer, but
all i'll vain. No trace OF it could be found on
Captain Montgomcry's clothing. No weapon
was found either on his person, at his lodg-
ngs, or elsewhere. The conStablllary ap-
pc,rcd diigent in their search, but slibSe-
lIent events justified the public suspicion
| that they did not wish to discover anything
calculated to inculpate their chief. His high
position, popular manners, and, above all.
| the confidence to which he was admitted at
the bank and his intimate personal rcla-
tons with the young cashier. all tended
| to foil the strength of public suspicion
against him, and for some time it ap-
pcared as though his release was foregonc
conclusion. There WAS Il tide i'm the affair,
however, that left Nlontyomcry's hopes high
and dry. During the heavy rains Of last
December the creek, in the dry bed of which
the murderer w;ls seen TO walk, was swollen
to overlooking; indeed, it was remarked thai
il had seldom il ever risen so high. Two
little boys ut play saw some bank-biilS eddy
ing around on the surface of the Watcr near
Il heap of stones, and several thousand of
pounds were drawn from their conrC;llmcnt,
and the whole amount of money missed from
the bank WAS recovered, eSccpta trillin@ sum
which may have been retained by the MUIR
drrcr, or like the tcll-talc bills driltCd away
from the roll by thcactiOn Of the water. And
HOW search began in earnest, and near thcspnt
where the money WAS found little circular
patch of sod was discovered to have been re.
moved by sharp knife and then carefully re-
placed. Under this sod. and buried deep,
with the point downward. Us if driven in by
main force WAS found Il dreadful weapon
something like II blll-hook for trimming
hedges. The wooden handle had been re-
moved and the socket filed up with lead
TO make Il long story short, the body OF poor
Glass was cNlllmcd, and the horrible rTislIc.
in the skull were found to correspond exactly
with the edge of the discovered weapon
The next link in the circllmStantial evidence
against Montgomery was the fact that lie wa:
known to- purchase Il quantity Of lead. ant
the clerk of Il hardware store, since cmITIalct
TO America, sold him the bilI-hook. The
clerk will not return to Ireland to give I:
testimony, and parties are now in the United
States with whatever authority they can cN
crciSc to compel his attendance ut the trial
Montgomery, set for the july aSsizcS, i'll thu
city OF Oma5h, where the culprit is confined
in jul.