The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-25
BLOODHOuNDs AS DETECTIVES.
THE BLACKBURN MURDER MYSTERY
SOLVED

8LOODHOUNDS AS DETECTIVES.
THE BLACKBURN MURDER MYSTERY |
SOLVED.
William Fish. VINO, as was stated in the |
Times Of Yesterday, has been apprehen-
ded on the charge OF numbering the little
girl Emily Holland, was Yesterday taken
before Mr.. johnson and other magis-
trates, at the Town Hall, Blackburn. He |
is % years of age, and is described as a
barber in Moss street. Chief Constable
Potts said that another man was in Gus
toby and had been remanded on this
charge, and the police found on further
inquiry that it was quite possible there
might be two persons concerned ia the
murder.
On the Thursday night after the mur-
der was committed and the body was
/ found, a man who had been described by
witness as similar to the one already
in custody, went to the barber and said
something to him which he could not
hear. he heard, however, the reply,
which was: ''Others are secure" 1t
had alaeay been proved before the Coro-
ner that a man did take the child from
corner Of certain street, which corner
was only fifty yards from Fish's shop,
No. ; Moss street. That house consisted
OF four rooms, two on tho ground floor.
and two on the upper floor. Formerly
the prisoner and his family lived in the
upper rooms; he had lately removed to
No. 1862 Moss street. On the day of the
murder, the 2Sth ult., the prisoner was
seen standing at his shop door little at
ter ) o'clock. Now the man that took the
child was last seen in Union Buildings,
near Swarbrick street, by which he could
60 round by Birley street and return to
the place from where he started, within
a few yards of the barber shop; at that
time the child was not with him. Sus-
picion had fallen upon the prisoner Fish
from the commencement The police
had searched his house several times,
but found no traces Of blood or anything
to justify them in arresting him.
On Monday morning man named
Preston, placed two dogs at the disposal
OF the poice-a springer spaniel and a
part bred bloodhound. The chief con-
stable arranged with some of his officers
p. D. Holden and Livesey-to 60 with
the owner olthe dogs to where the body
was found, near Bastwell, and to where
the legs had been discovered, Lower
Cunliffc. This was done, but no scent
was detected, and they returned 10
Blackburn. Witness had previously ar
ranged that the man should remain until
night, IL order that the police might take
the dogs to two BARRIERS shops, one kept
By Dennis Whitehead, Birlev street. and
the other by the prisoners. This inten-
ton was kept secret, and they managed
/ to get into both houses unobserved BY
I the inhabitants. In the first house-that
Of Dennis Whitehead-the blood hound
did not appear to scent anything, and
they went to Fish's. The dog. immedi-
ately on entering the house, began to
sniff all around, and evidently scented
something in a back room aud under the
Stop stone. The door which leads to the
upper room was shut, but Dete ctive Of
iicer Holden opened it and went upstairs.
The dog followed and shifted Iaround the
back room, III which there was fire.
place, and really scented something. It
then passed into the front room, finally
stopping at the fireplace MIR. Taylor
went to tie chimney and found what
should be produced in court-a human
skull, evidently that of child. with
part o. the hair on it. There were al so
parts of the broken skull and parts of the
broken bones. There were bones which
appeared to belong to the forearm and
bones belonging to the hands. There
were also small pieces OF garments.
small pieces OF gray calico. and che
mise. The deceased child's clothing was
of that description. Among the articles
brought down from the chimney was a
piece of what appeared to be newspa-
per and some clean straw. There were
no pieces of straw in any other part OF
the house. In the meantime SuperIu.
/ tendent Eastwood had informed the pris-
oner of the object of their visit and wit
ness believed that he was extraordinari-
! II affected by the announcement
I When the skull was found his wife
and ne were present and witness order
ed him Immediately to be taken into Gus
tody on the charge Of murder He alter
ward said that be was innocent and knew
nothing about it, The police managed
/ 10 get him away before the Inhabitants
were aware of what was going on II
/ they had been three or four minutes la
ter. they conld not. witness believed.
have brought him to the court The
skull was that of child, and the police
did not know any child except Emily
Holland was missing. Three teeth were
! left In the jaw. From al. the circum-
! stances the police believed that the skull
and the remains previously discovered
were those Of Emily Holland The 9TH
er prisoner. Robert TAYLOR. was remain
ded until Thursday. and as the inquiry
would have to go on as against both. it
would be right and convenient that Fish
should be remanded until the3same day