Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-10
EVENING STAR
DOUBLE SHEET.
a ssrzaxe STORY.

DETACHED LINKS IN TIE UEAis OF EvIDSNcE
NHicH JRRsEN LAWYERS ARB TkYlAG TO
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Last sTTn the Midlsnd and Montclsii rail-
/ tesa col fanieS vefe the victims Of q s,Fts Of
1 rcobeiltS- Thousands OF dollars xprth of
| Lelsht and railroad material were st0laG. aud
| uStecukes were sent along the line1 60 fina out
where the rObberies were committed. C.ne de-
Icuve discovered 8 place where a team had
been loaded with heavy material, and m ale such
SefeIli eNsmtn alton that he WAS enabled D
fCfow the trail for many miles having M other
ci-H man the print OF cracked tire snd a
crooked nail in horseshoe. The trail led 20
Newark, and Was lost ON the psyemepts He
took the liver road 70 Paterson and yrss "a
joiced 20 ind The trail again In the soft road.
put the wagon hsd no load. He drove rap. dly
sn6 secured the team and driver 81 a stable in
the outskirts OF stSreOu. This success resul ted
In the capture OF sOue Of the receivers in New
ark and in locating ttes point where the rob.
berries had been cOmmitted. While the on sers
were working ON the trail Nicholas DE Bow, a
vell-kBoVn citizen OF POmptOn, was found w.
ing dead oD the track not far from the P0mptOn
railroad depot. A cOroner's jury was empan-
RELIED, and, notwithstanding the fact that the
medical testimony showed that there were
several stab wounds on tie body, the verdict
stated that Nicholas De Bow had been run
over in the daik aud killed by locomotive.
few days after this Special Officer Hizh, of
Paterson. secured evidence enough TO procure
warrant for the arrest of a young man who had
formerly been q brakeman on the road aud
another nsmed Anderson. who worked In a saw
mill IN the woods = few miles from Pomnton
The officer, with friend named Murphy, hired
wagon and started from Paterson one after
noon 20 arrest these men. and reached P0mp-
ten sftsr dark. He spent some time searching
Smorg TIE dTtuk'ug saloons ter the eN-braka-
nRn, ard when he found him arrested him
thus n cresSiug the party 20 three men. TIE
prisoner volunteered 90 guide them TO Anier-
ton's house, and advised them on the Way shat
II would not be safe q make the arrest a. night
without more force. Oficer High was uaNi}I-
ing 10 return with one prisoner when he came
ior two, and insisted on going forward. After
q ha a. 81
TO large, lonely binding that had formerly
been used as q country store, but had been de-
serted for long time before Anderson made
has headquarters there. 10 was situated IN Y,
male 10y the TWO railroads, and very convenient
tor the business carried on there. The thieves
were supplied with duplicate KEYS, and opened
the freight cars while they were on the siding,
the railway being single track aud the trans
rot very regular on time, they often had sew
sIai hours in which 20 work. When Officer
Hl2h reached the house 1t was nearly
3 o'clock in the morning. His knock
ing was answered by an old man v<ho
lived on the first floor, afterwards found
out TO be AndersOn's father-in-lAw. The
officer, instead Of announcing his business,
told the cid man that Dave" the prisoner wa
down there and wanted to see Anderson At
that moment an upper window was raised and
a woman was heard saying Don't 60; that ia
not his voice" Anderson looked out and told
them TO 60 away, and short psrley ensued,
during which Anderson said il they did not
isSye be would shoot them. High dad not be-
lieVe him, and stepped forward. Anderson
stayed al the window, and called 10 his wife for
= gun. The moonlight enabled him 70 take aim,
sBd High tell at the hTst shot. Murphy started
the prisoner off for assistance. none being nearer
than POmptOn, while be drew his revolver and
stood guard over High. Anderson, thinking
they were all gone, came down 70 recOnnOitre
without relOsding his gun, and when he got
nj ar enough Murphy covered him with his pis-
tol and told him he was his prisoner. Thus they
remained until help arrived, when Anderson
and his father in law were arrested. Anderson
tried to excuse himself by saying that he had
heal there were three strangers around, aud he
thought they had killed DE Bow, and WAS afraid
they were going to kill him. high finally re-
covered, and yesterday Anderson was placed on
trial in MOrrIstOwn for the shooting. 1t ia
thought that Anderson will be indicted for the
murder OF De BOW. Y. Times, ga.