The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-06

ance of blood; there was a coat on the bed;
asked Alley whose clothes these were; he said
on election dayf" he said that he did, and changed
them yesterday morning; this was Saturday morn
ing clothes exhioited) this undershrt appears to
BLOOD SPOT ON THE SLEEVE
has been cut out: the cotton shirt took from him
appeared to be cleaner than this the coat and
pants look like those found on the bed and chair;
DR.. Hayes cut piece from the pants while they
were at the station house; don't recOlect any
thing peculiar about the vest though 1t was taken
as q part OF the suit Alley wore on election day
don't remember that we found anything else which
we brought away alter searching the house we came
away and Alley was returned TO the station house
SEARCHING THE STABLE.
Then the Oficer and myself went to Alleys stable,
which was In charge OF an officer; waited lew
moments for DR.. Foye and then made an examin
OF the Pile OF manure and on post; with others.
saw spatters OF blood tpost shown TINS appears
piece OF the stall were taken nom the stable The de-
scribed the position In the stable or each piece or
wood shown there was depression IN the manure
| neap winch Indicated that something had IAN
| upon it; in the manure were shavngs and some
| pieces OF paper; every part OF the building was
examined for the purpose OF nnding new axe; no
axe was found; saw MIR. Ramsell there examining
the wagons and pieces OF carpet; after the search
was sent for: Tebbetts was taken into custody and
| Mr. Alleys son was sent for; Mr. Richards was
sent for and there was general investigation; had
TALK WITH ALLEY AGAIN,
telling him had searched the matter thoroughly.
with the hone that 1t would clear him OF suspicion
witnesses; told him there evidence that he had
paid out considerable money other than the $50 he
s asesd to h tine % %S
he would say II an acquaintance should
m aad S ae @ n sa
In reply that he was not on Charles street that
dam ana he denied being there; next alluded to
the new axe and told hun one of his workmen had
helped him to rivet part OF harness with It on
the Monday before; he said the axe was the old
| one which had found in the yard asked what he
would say If ono OF his men should come and say
| HE HAD BLOOD ON HIS SHIRT
| on Wednesday morning, his reply was that 1t must
have come from horse; asked him what he
would say If q chemist should say he had found a
clothes which he told me he wore wednes-
day morning; he said that he had accounted
| for 1t before; told him 1t was my duty
to commit him. and he was locked up in station No.
3. and guard placed over MIN; the axe was
till / saw him in Court; to my question II
he had bought new axe, he said he had not.
considered it would be Improper to allow him TO-
90 at liberty until further examination could be
made; he was, as we say, held Oh suspicion; can
not say that asked him specific questions stated
nothing was said about Counsel Or having friends
come to see him or advise him what to do; after
the searching OF his house and stable my sus-
PIGEONS were strong against him, but not before.
STATEMENT OF DETECTIVE SHELTON.
Detective Charles SHELTON testified IL went with
Alley to Cambridge on the sth Of November; we
went to the police station and to the sold ArmOry,
socalied, where the remains OF Ellis were lying;
turned over the head and asked Alley II that was
Ellis; he said it was and there no doubt Of 1t;
the barrels now here were then at the police station
asked Alley II he had ever seen them before, he said
Yes. that one OF them, the large one was In
those in his stable; Mr.. Riley was there with US !;
there was very little conversation between us
straight to the Chiefs office; ON Thursday night
the Chief OF Police 0nicer Dearborn and myself
| Savage; we asked him il ne had q staIM
on Zimmerman street and what there was in ir; he
SAID there were csragss horses Nc ne also sad
over the story ofthe night visit to the stable as De-
tore testified to- He also described the scar ching
of Alleys house, the facts being materially the
same as those given by Savage.
DEARBORN HAS PRIVATE INTERVIEW WITH
Detective Albion p. Dearborn testified ~ went
with the Chief to the house OF Alley on Thursday
night, the 7th OF November: after the formalitles
supposed he knew the object OF their visit az his
family mad read the papers; the witness then re.
,as Ssen snea Of Sv ' he had
tons. the next l saw Of Alley was at the
2S 6am SSy morn anS wRs1 h.
he knew the man who was murdered; he said yes,
| 1t was Mr.: Ellis, and he knew him well and had
bought horse from him; asked If he ever saw the
casks; he replied that one OF the barrels was one
OF the three ne took from Shoulders place on Mon
day said he knew 1t from handling it three months;
asked him where he was on election night: he said
he lett his stable somewhere about six O'clock cad
W. went t., from there to his house to supper;
Alley and l. continued Dearborn went to cvstore
on Charlestown street, where Alley said he went on
saw Alley there about nine O'Clock on VAednesday
morning; while there Alley said he remembered
driving to Union street to water his h use, and took
4 bundle which he carried in his nand To Court
square while at Captain Small's room I'm station
Five question was asked Alley. about an axe; he
said he had no axe since the INC one was stolen.
several weeks before he vSas asked when he
saw Mr.. Ellis; said he saw Elm on Saturday before
the election and paid him s% So; he also agreed
on md
more; did not meet him as agreed because he was
engaged In a job; was asked If he ALLEY was &C
s 10 noe S as
had been protcsted the amount was $50, and he
.a he paid na It on Tuesday e clothes
ing the Chief and Omcerss Wood. Shelton and
myself went to Alleys house in Metropolitan
afterward taken TO Station No. S (axe shown;
this looks like IL; Onlcer Wood marked it (testt-
he used at the stable was repeatedly in search
Tag the house l loand several papers, among
them the receipt exhibited here, and the
ness then described in detail the visit
to the stable and the removal Of the post;
are the same and apparently in the same condition
as when they were taken; Mr.. Hall and myself
counted the blood spots on the pieces; counted
26l spots OF blood on them: after return TO the
station, five. the conversation between the Chief
and Alley was had relating to the fact OF his hav-
ing been seen on Charles street about seven
O'Clock on the morning of the 9th; Alley said the
man must be mistaken, as he was not there; in
answer to an inquiry by the Chief
If HE MURDERED MIR. ELLIS
In his stable, cut him up, packed the body in bar.
rels and threw it into Charles River he replied
that he did not; this was the last conversation
had with him till in the Municipal Court,
when complained o. him.
OFFICER DEARBORN WAS RECALLED,
and testified that he did not hear conversation
about the coat and billy between Officer Wood and
Alley at Station s. On crosse examination MIR.
Dearborn said he knew Mr.. Wood had a CONVEX
sation with Mr.. Alley at Station s, and was also in
Alleys barn when Mr.. Wood found the billy, but
didn't see him take the billy from tue barrel
TESTIMONY CAPTAIN SMALL.
Captain CYRUS Small testified to having in his
possession the undercOthing taken from Alley
CLOTHES Identified. The planks, &C., taken from
Alleys barn had been in the custody OF the Witness
with other things. There was no crosse xamina
ton OF the Captain.
ELLIS INQUIRING FOR ALLEY.
John s. H0dgman saw Abijah Ellis at ten O'Clock
on Tuesday morning at witness stand, at LOGS
washington street.
Mr. NAV then stated the Court TINT he nro.