The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-18
DOES MRS. GUNSER KNOWi
THE NEUEST DETELOPWEvTS nv THE
NEWTOUN MtRDER CISE
fe"crdny's Discovciy-.t r.c"=sr v,.h y Va
hse In the House on the Niaht of the Crime
The Truih LNtoried from Dying Lips.


nsc IN tha Rouse the Night of the Crisus
| The Truih LNtoried from Dying Lips.
There was nothing in the look Of the Gum
ser place yesterday TO hint thut only four nights
before. it had bcen tho scene Of bloody and
mysterious crime. Tho bar was open and
doing rushing business.
Mrs. Gun-cr. tn" widow u the murdered man.
still keeps her room. Up 10 yesterday ali the
inmates Of the house. from Mrs. Gunsor down.
steady assorted that no one outside " the FAM
lily slept there on the night of the murder Yos-
, t'rlay. August Gunser acknowledged to de-
! toctya. nsier u scvore course Of quostioning
that they had odgcr on Saturday night.
that this lodger slcr, in the house
on Sunday night. and that ho wen, away pn
Monday afternoon. leaving his ynsc rs s,curf-
ty On learning that August had told Lizzie
Smith and Adam Martin owncdthat their former
stories W 'rc false. There was a lpd.,cr. q Gsr-
man. Of stout build ihcy thought nhoui lO years
~ hEr. Inc NNllsc Wa hrI1 1tht out. In II were
found q small plaid shawl. % diuy striped ri,lioo
9hiIi an on i'lt nat. on Ihir ol ttnu- RS and
'fih u" .nd hDoutnn IN n IN l"ngin wrapped in
With consd,rahlc difficulty the detective sue
ce'd"d in 7ccurins new story from MTs.
iuuS'r-thc fourth To date. 1t differs in ma
ierial points from the previous on's. She said
ihai the rsi sh" knew about the affair, she tqit
hers II struck on ia" hcai with something. She
got ont BOD and ran 10 the kitchen.
\ man followed her. striking her. when he
GOT intl tho kil.len ho Slut he door il was
ilc1 an DARK; Tho man kcui hrld4f her IN tho
kit hem hol,lin; ono hand oyor her mouth.
ASK Il about tho lplgrr. ~hr appeared much
confused; Her first answer was: When I
was in the kiichon tn" man took hold and
shook nic. After clos" questioning sne snd:
Tne man who si.pt ~ stairs ON Sunday
not come into The room until he had called the
stir7 held me- in tho clair Itold him that pa
bol, hnd shld thi pc Thought hc was not hurt
much. The neighlor- then came in." In
answer to a .qu. -tion when the stranger went
sht rcpllcd; On. he lr right up here with -Omc
farmer hut don know who" Othcr port IONS
OF Mr7. Gunscrs latest story cannot at present
Il Is IN evidence tha, Mr. Gunscr's cries for
Adam and Lizzie We're heard between II and II
2 ,loGh On SUNDAY night, AwiIhes7 has 9eea
found who passed Gunsrrs at about midnight.
AMI saw "a light UP stairs in the window
r. 'ninI the road ti"rc was also light in the
ci..nr rppn ir, ing thr door and finding Il
locked. he went on. He sny- that hc distinctly
saw woman IA the room up stairs walking
Adam Martin yesterday told the officer that.
when Mrs, HunS.r called. the girl lizzie wns
on first. when shc got to the top of the stairs
H. PASSED hcr ran down. and found Mrs. Gun
scr in Tia" kitchen. She told him to 20 - tho
W nt into the barr 1om hy the hall door He
9pr hei the front door. hut saw no one. Whom
Kitchen Lizzie v"-irrda, t"li the officer THAI
huth Adam and the lotg,r were IN tho
XII hen when she soi d,wn stairs. Mrs. Cum
ser said 10 her. Iizzl". hook for mr.
ir'th. llr~. Gunser wn- at this time herself
looking for the tooth. nm continued tu do 30
Lt2io also told the oiliccr that Adam went into
"a. mrr"om ly til" kitchen door and not the
hnn d'.r Nor x ing inin the bar he Irs-
turned To- the kitchen. ant then went into Mr..
cbair Gbares rg.ia' 5,a NJ. Gni'rr Ma !pi ina
then went to call the n"i2hhor-.
lul, the cgrpeniri. WHO Was arrested an Nom
day night. VIII l." rcl'as 'd to-day.