The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-19

held Mrs. Mary Freeman testified that Dartcll,
whom She ha known for over year, had had a
room i'm her house about four months. lie was
mifricd to tho Witnesses cousin, but lis wife
SOB ritcd nom him last Octoi cr, on nc cunt ~
ia iifcnprrnuce, and went TO- i've at her home
"a Naf0'- Island. She came tu see him usually
once or twice week. At tho line of the muir
der shs had not been there in two weeks.
rnE PRisUNFRs HABITS
Bartell worked a, eraIninQ in Rellys liquor
store and other places. tho witness continued,
and worked rfctty ste tdily Wnen he was drunk
woman. had been wording for the witness about
ayear nd a half She came to wash once or
twice week. Inc house was often left In her
yrgc. liaricll hai net her not more than three
or four tines. Mrs. Freeman then related tho
circumstances 4 her visit to Wards Island, the
discovery ot the murder and the arrest ~ Bar
te /. as .yen above. TIE window she entered
ny whcn She found %, door locked she said She
lad left unlatchcd herself. after looking Mt the
on Bnttcils hand after hc was arrested. Tho
ha'chet she idcn.iAed as her. ty the nichs In its
cdle. she had not seen n In good white
Ohcer McCarty To- tiAoi tl.t when ne found
the prisoner with Officer llaiIly he saw good
deal Il blood on tine b els = his hand. TIE Of
hcer described the articles found ON the PRISON.
er e., ~ the ,t.iion house; When lie ,a-kcl the
brI5ioner era, about ~, the 1io9d e rGpned God;
H. {, but he could nlt tel where or with whom.
Onlccr Reilly testified that when NIr-. Fee.
man aud Mrs. Bar'cll approached him they told
sucn contradictory stories that Lo could not
make out what thci wanted. lie got tho I'm
preston that they wanted TO have a drunken
net ilartcll the oricer said Hello, rom"
Mrs Freeman wanted him to take Bartcll, who
lie said. "rom, come down to the house with
me- B1rtell rcphod, - IN 80 anywhere with
house the d. nj er asked Blricll II no had key
to the btement door. Bytcli proiuced hey
and opened the door Ofic,r Reilly also saw
blood on the prisoners h.nd.
OTHER TESTIMONY.
Robert Hunt, an Excise Inspector. corrobo-
rntei the previous accounts OF tho arrest OF
Bartcl and the finding II the body. Rounds
man Mac Arthur testified that with Officer Pet
NJ he had scar he'd the house after the murder,
and found TIE hrcnet. Ihc rer door T tho
the latch Officer Petit corroborated the evil
dcnce of the roundsman.
Capt. Rollins corroaoratcd the previous ac-
counts n what hnd been found in scarchin the
prisontr. After he had been searched, Bnriell
asked # what he was accused. when told That
ted that come one else was iiup,ic ted in the
crime nut when asked 10 tell who. he. replicl
Ia Il no Woild not kiye any ono away When
ished nh'ut the ll1us on his hands lie sid,
That's what siyo me away"
"HOw" asked the Captrin.
u don't make any difference" he replied.
am going g. Get anybody into trouble. III
lie made similar replies to other questions
Inc Captain re, eatcd the account # Bartcli's
having asserted that he had fought VIII RYAN,
aud put a no a on him" and Of Iis having
aiterward, when cotfronicd With Ryan. d@nie1
ihat lie had fought with him. TIE blood on the
prisoners hat ana coa', the Captain said, had not
been discovered until yesterday morning. Yes
tcrd"v he lad scare he'd Bar;ell's room, uut found
nothin, except leather lag, with a shirt and
htrdktrcaiei in 1t suotted with blood. Barteil
toli hin that he had gone into the house on the
day Of the murder to write a letter. lie was
there when Mrs. Freeman knocked 4 the bAse-
Wet dopli ana when the two women went
twlv he followed tscm around block, think.
inc they were going back to the island, and h d
been following them when he was arrested.
when he cane into the house he saw things up.
set. and thought they were cleaning house, and
SO Mt Straight to Ms room. lne Captain S iii
a A Ig ne
uecu committed in tne house.
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