The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-25
BLooDHouNDs AS DETECTIVES.

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eLooDHouNDs 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. lie
is &c years of age, and is described as
barber in Moss street. Chief Constable
Potts said that another man was IN Gus
todv 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 IN the
murder.
On the Thursday night after the muir
der was committed and the body was
found, man who had been described BY
a 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 alpeay been proved before the Coro-
ner that man did take the child from a
corner of certain street, which corner
was only fifty yards from Fish's shop,
No. 5 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. 1872 Moss street. On the day OF the
murder, the 18th ult., the prisoner was
seen Standing at his shop door little al
ter 5 o'clock Now the man that took the
child was last seen in Union Buildings,
near Swarbrick street, by which he could
90 round by Birley street and return to
the place from where he started, within
a few wards 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
Peter Taylor, painter, OF Nelson street,
Preston, placed two dogs at the disposal
of the police-a springer spaniel and a
part bred bloodhound. The chief con-
Stable arranged with some Of his officers
p D. Holden and Livesey-t0 60 with
the owner ofthe dogs to where the body
was found, near Bastwell, and to where
the legs had been discovered, Lower
Cunl;ffe This was done, but no scent
was detected, and they returned TO
Blackburn. Witness had previously ar
ranged that the man should remain until
night, in order that the police might take
the dogs to two BARRIERS shops. one kept
by Dennis Whitehead, Birley street. and
the other by the prisoners. This inten-
ton was kept secret, and they managed
to get into both houses unobserved by
the inhabitants In the first house-that
. Of Dennis Whitehead-the blood hound
did not appear to scent anything, and
they went to Fsh's. The dog. immedi-
ately on entering the house. began to
sniff all around. and evidently scented
J something in back room aud under the
slop stone The door which leads to the
! upper room was shut, but Detective Of
: ficer Holden opened it and went upstairs
The dog followed and shifted iaround the
! back room, in which there was a fire.
place. and really scented something. Il
then passed into the front room, finally
I stopping at the fireplace. MIR. Taylor
i went to tie chimney and found wha,
. should be produced in court-a human
D skull, evidently that of . child, with 8
| part OF the hair on it, There were also
1 parts of the broken skull and parts Of thu
e broken bones. There were bones which
g appeared to belong to the forearm ant
E bones belonging to the hands. Their
were also small pieces OF garments
;. small pieces OF gray calico. and che
mise. The deceased child's clothing VA
!. Of that description. Among the article
e brought down from the chimney was
1 piece Of what appeared to be . newspa
per and some clean straw. There wer
!? no pieces Of straw in any other part Q
= the house. In the meantime Snperiu
. tendent Eastwood had informed the pris
oner OF the object Of their visit. and Wit
s ness believed that he was extraordinari
9 " Affected BY the announcement.
When the skull was found his VIII
+ and he were present, and witness order
ed him Immediately to be taken into GU
y tody ON the charge Of murder. He after
ward said that he was innocent and kney
le nothing about il. The police manage
|. 10 get him away before the inhabitant
e were aware Of what was going on
ID they had been three or four minutes Il
e ter, they conld not, witness believed
s. have brought him to the court Th
Z. skull was that Of child, and the polio
j. did not know any child except Emil
Holland was missing. Three teeth wer
j. left in the Jaw. From all the circun
- stances the police believed that the sku
s. and the remains previously discovere
were those of Emily Holland. The otl
= er prisoner. Robert TAYLOR. was RENAL
1. ded until Thursday. and as the inquil
would have to 60 on - against both,
=. would Be right and convenient that FL
!. s.l~.yl - ~o-~mAs6 until khnnnnmA a.