The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-19
IS PIPER's STORY TRUE7


THE MYSTERY ABOUT TIE LASDERGIs MuRDEn--
STATEMENT FROM cAHIIL's COUNSEL
WHAT THE DETECTIVES sAY--rIrER's coSDT-
rIoN-How HE PASSES PTS TIME.
Prom the Eoston Globc.l
Mr. John r. Fitzgerald counsel Tor Thomas Cahii
has been interviewed 'ggard'ng his clients alleged
completely In the murder Of Bridget Iaudcryn winch
murder Piper has confessed He srcrorsed as saying
that cahiii perfectly ready back America
IL he is wanted any sine, that cahiI innocen.
his counsel willing that any should interview
him. In regard the clothing claimed to have been
worn by Cahhi he says:-"rhe ciosa OF which the
trousers made Of comm doeskin; tho cloth
OF which the shirt madc Is avery common pc.
cuIiaritv OF American manuiactuse-shoddy AS "a
name found on the trousers. which Is alleged to he
In his sisters handwriting Il was written 'hus--
tom Cahill'--in homcly printed characters and
not in the handwriting OF Tom Cahiips sister,
II Enormously done by whomcver who put the
garments there Tor the purpose Of connecting Tom
with the and through them with the murder.
The detectives carried the garments TO the family ~
tho country in whose service Thomas Cahill
ployed for about ten months, and asked tho woman,
who often washed Cahill's undcrclothng, II she hac
tho shirt She certain she had not. and
neither had tho hired who always did the wash.
ing That
TROUSERS WE'RE sEvgK WORN ny cAuiLL
perfectly evident, Tor according 10 the measure
mcnt OF the tailor whom Phlbrck aud Pnkham took
with them, they would not 1T him. The mortar
OF the bricks vault which tho garments
were found was fresh and newly laid, supporting
strongly tho theory that Tho clothes put there"
Cahi, Mr. Fitzgerald further says never wore
.plug'' hat aud his friends laugh at such idea
Tho statement that the evidence in the had
mystcriously disappeared pronounced false,
ms Mr. Fitzgerald claims to, have ii saturday
morning at the District Attorneys Office The state
that Cahll left suddenly Tor lrelandwas also de-
Med the statement being made that he obed-
encc to several letters urging return ticket
purchased several days previous TO the murder
The following account OF HIS movements ON the night
Of tho murder given He spent the evening Of the
urer pcriocting arrangements Tor his departure, aud
went from there Dorchester 10 visit his sister, and
returning accompanied part Of the way by his
brother in law and Bridget Landcrgins uncle, till he
camc Mr.. Bsrry's house He then hurried to b 8
at the loot OF Warren street. which he reached at
about twenty minutes past nine. We have abundant
testimony prove Mr.. Fitzgerald adds that II would
the murder by twenty minutes past twelve True II Is
that he tho street ut half past eleven or
near twelve oclocks when he went TO NJ, Newcomers
bakery to purchase some bread The baker remem-
bcrs the purchase very distinctly. He bought the
bread TO help IN
In regard the blood on his hand tho morning alter
The murder II Is absnrcy ridiculous TO suppose that
II no had murdered Bridget Landergin he would have
allowed her blood TO remain on his hands. No; ihe
blood csmc his hands from an injury received whIlu
lifting hs baggage from me wagon prev' .'' 20 ~
tee Cahill's presence here u wanted on six weeks
notice. and IN regard 10 action with the hopc or OBJ
taining remuneration Tor his clients trouble and
expense. Ho said his counsel Intended 10 for mis-
unconditional discharge by the Court ana to that end
thcy hoped q deposition would be obtnincd IRON
Piper Mr.. Fitzgerald thought that tho Legislature
ought to grant Cahill some compensation, and In tho
proposed 10 Try i before the Legislature CahI, he
said not Bridget Iandcrgn's lover, but merely an
acquaintance, and therefore disappointed love not
motive that might have tempted him to commit tho
murder
On the other hand, u Is declared that the evidence
upon which Cah extraditcd was sufficient IN thu
minds OF District Attorney May and the foreman OF tho
against him. and The aSsc.ves were Instructed 10 pro-
coed. Attorney General Train was also shown the
dcposltion ana gave the omccrs cncourasemsnt. tell
information obtained of tho case by Messra Plnkham
Philbrick was from subordinate officer Of the
Boston Police Department, amer the City Hall force
had abandoned it, Among the dispositions taken was
that Of Mrs Bancroft, who lived At tho corner Of
tho street where the murder occurred She was
knccling ut the front window, watching for the re-
turn Of her husband who had gone to ihe nre, and,
ton from which tho sound came and saw man com.
ing along by her window, whom she described
mnutey. and noticed particularly his peculiar shutting
gait, and that he staggered II drunk. Tho man,
after passing tho house, went up to q break In the
wall, and placing his hand on . large stone walked
large blood stain on t. Some four months aiterward
Mrs Bancroft identified Cah his cell ~ tho jail.
coadn't' swear 70 il servant sir living in The
vicinity Of Upham's Corner, also made deposition that
home at late hour With female companion she met
who stepped directly in front OF her, stared IN
her face and passed on this had his coat collar
turned up, dark SLOUGH hat pulled we'll down over his
eyes and carried
The description which sho gave OF the man and also
that given by her mistress whom sho called 10 view
the strange afterward when had stopped at the
Cahi both as regards height and walk, we'll As
clothes. Mrs. Thomas e. Piper, mother Of
the man who has confessed tho murder de-
posed that she noticed going into the cellar Of
her house lew days before the murder. and
having to visit the cellar, saw tho Same man
dong something the bonch but just what, sho
couldn't TOLL she noticed him particularly as ho bore
close resemblance ~ y friend whom she had known
in The Provinces; her description very detailed
embracing only height aud and clothes. but
the color Of his hair aud the style IN which he wore IT,
This description almost description Of
Thomas CahlL There we're many other dispositions 10
prove that Cah was seen In tpo vicinity OF the muir
der but
FEW MOMENTS nrPoRE IT occuRREp,
gazing into the window Of Halls stable; thai no offered
TO pay Bridget Landergin's passage money 70 Europe
him but she steadily refused to havo anything whut
ever to do with him, much less 90 homo with him In
regard 10 tho trousers found Ia the vault with Tom Ca
hiIl'' written the waistbnnd, seven experts in writ
ing asked TO compare tho signature on the troi
ssrs With tina. O. BRIDGET can, On Aer deposition BE-.
doubt; the walstband was all torn on from
the garment except small strip with the name on u:
which hung by three threads tailor 6fEteen years.
experience pants cutting requested " measure
Cahl after his cxtradition, for pair Of pants which
no did twice; then he was asked measure the
trousers found In the vault and 10 compare tho two
carefully, and tell the difference Tho cutter did this
and SAID the trousers In evidence were one-half an
inch smaller around tho waist and one-haf an inch
shorter In the cgs; this difference. no SAID, was just
about the change that washing pair Of trousers would
havc upon them There were many other smaller 8
links the CHAM which the English courts said was
strong enough 10 satisfy them that CahIl was tho man
tho detectives wanted
riPERs
Tho latest Information from tho condemned man.
Piper, reports him being good health and sound
mind not the slightest OF insanity being visibIc
he eats well and sleeps WELL and likewise appears very
penitent for his SINS aud says that he has told all he
has tell shall say more also that he will mo-
attempt suicide, but meet his death bravciy.
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