The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-19
CHIClGO's LATEST MYSTERY.
The Deliberate Murder OF the Editor OF the
ReIigio- iiosophicai journal.

Fvm n, Chicago Time.
Facing one OF the principal palaces OF
metropolitan sin, rises ball, thin shaky build
flank with tho legend " RsigioV IIiiosopI, 1r@i
Journal" small room high up beneath tho
tragedy yesterday afternoon which was unwt-
messed save by the two old men who were iho
actors in 1.-THE murderer and his victim. Tho
surroundings seem TO Indicate that S. 4. Jones
was assassineted in cold blood by man who
walked INTO his room while he was at work at
his desk, unsuspectng any danger. and DELHI
erately shot him from behind, The murderer
says that his victim was the seducer Of his wife.
| but other persons deny any such intimacy be-
tween Jones and the wife of the murderer
" IN e back Of G tho is the en"s
| turned chair, n lead pencil that dropped from
JJ,n,ncs's hand as he was writing at his desk.
me SURROUNDINGS wcrc domestic. A stout,
fair looking. midde-agcd woman. attircd in
black. and holding by the hand Il little girl with
brown curls. was looking upon the nanimat,
| FORM, tears strcalning from her eyes, when the
the police arrived, A copy of Yesterday morn
the reht Of where Mr. Jones lad ii been si
u ,r1lgei Ihq BOOK shell above the desk contained
% Smans f tbd dsy0ted 70 sprgas gn
Strengthening pictures those upon the
wa'lyS;s Va the tL reporier said 70 Dr. ornsb.e.
nyerred, by spirit artists while in u tranced
occdh 1yN to yop any theory. doctor. by which to
Oh. think twas the result OF pure fannti-
spirtualists were down ON Mr. jones' be %, e
ihs 9iGcr and In show YOU how 9 he us "si
The doctor led the way into an adjoining
p apar,ima9t; and drawing aside dark cgrtain
two sets OF apertures. n chair. and hook in the
This" Dr. ormsbee said. was how he used
| TO get the pretenders. This cabinet was built
| into the wall when the house ITSELF was built
Whenever any man or woman came up here
| ana PROGRESSED to lnNp mptiumetip ppNypr - or
she was placed in this cabinet by the editor.
ne tied the hands in ne usual way. and tied the
neck OF each subject to the hook in that wall.
He then said. If you are true medium YOU
viii show hands and faces notalone ut the lower
r.achod only by mounting on the chair Well.
Mr.. Jones detected many impostors in this
manner and wrote them up exposing them
without merry in the Reicio- ih,iosopiicai
Journal That. have no doubt made him many
enemies among the class to which | refer. And
,ht was not alone the manner in which he de-
tect"d frauds. The writing mediums were
tested on table constructed by himself SO that
tnrnre could be no imposition. number Of So
niilcu mediums broke down under the test.
III Ihsy Will suppose. not be sorry that he is out
:" Do you believe the story about Mr. Jones's
criminal ln,lnlacy with Mrs. Piket Who is that
lady IN black that is crying sop
Dr. Ormsbce-As 70 your first question, I can't
say. but think IT unlikely that II man GA years Of
age would be SO foolish.
DO you know this lady in the room?"
Dr. Ormsbe,-That Is Mrs. Robinson, Mr.
Whni IL vnur ,i ,,i ~, ~ ii S''iu'
Mrs hohiinsonm,oh. In sure Pike killed him
and his ,yif,. inft b,.re ~ no., ni iV'' WITCH he
MMr Mp neElnWvhly NJ NJ they gobb
in,, hersef badly sh 49, =, J., - H. wa" W., ,,
ihr house az all hours Of the night. Finally MIR.
body in the house did and so ibsv bod w. n
before he went pix. said tha, oyed HIM HIM "a ~
pald him and lac turned oyer the money to Mr..
reduced the lin L. ,2i md some ccnts a an
sure Pike was MOI nnar The bnus, frnn, thnt
time until to-day. The first knew Of The muir mr.
der WAS when the nolicn,ar in va b ,r n,,
, ,23ld mo that PIE had confessed tho murder At
nul I non riv rnint"d ,rh, ~ 81, Il H. i,
a9,.d found the poor old man lying there. We
,Ii,su MN ana Lnt nm on the LOUNGE He wac
him.
ton at Z o'clock on the afternoon of The murder.
mn mn WaikIhg up To capt BUCKLEY. said: have
up;
T o ku n, you u arp JOKING buHkley SAID. No.
a,dpn ~, nu n, " INN Irouu,eu revolver
"V"iVyns. t qld t Ii wibat dld II with
II shnt HIM I'M hir,, puoh.st ashIui ,u,,,
y or, "a, mn i, IL uon KNOW tlat killed him.
~ W. 1'' an ny ~, u,a. :" Jul
" 40 or. you ,,, -,
oh Hers res my ard -" he said as he handed
cnI w % a run,"!ng, pnl'H'lnEl-
phren@iosst" Tho station k".u " y" took H.
of r b M,rn %as 'p7,rue9 70 e. down 70 ne 2e
fhnr Ind
whiin pik" sat d"u ~ g,ra, ,hy ,hn , ~ H.
offi1er and No ona Il, H. s,attr ,. i -. ~. NJ
ienst a,,l.r,,,l ~ a., ~, h ILL., , me III III NV NV
81 ~ ;i uei az H"s u n ~, u rom tl' llns
his nrivats of,,c I' u iisil; , ntay T,nt int9
nnd an"ned his ef,.rn, , M" ~, airiNed
The crk v,,s hoord caIiin, Wy nOnVe ni
huh nan AMI the d,,S,, ~ ~, S'in .aV VIZ w,
on he vail synvea t nnJ fro y, Win r. viTA
nous tf"t Tbytv miami WI ,'e
tnrnad and ranny t, = y W." pnie'I re-
t1li V"u ~ nid pit in 'onvs m1's u, ,h;
hetakon3 no re,r s'N L., a ~ manner bhn
and pr"dacal the following In,,.r whieb H. uaid
WIS siyN"j Lv liz M, f,he VII u ~ sa.u
ine, besn written IN, bi1.f ih'oiios"'or' nav
~ 49,. .,, ~,
AMI 40 YOU S iihs solennE swear m the name
Srsi m ~m r' n, y io, AK nm ' 81, y, h J,sus
non. and statement, made I" me in vrr @ a.
specuns Jones all true that without provocauon
or iu. nuon ON your part while nro friendship
me SHOWING You 70 be- my lawful wife. BE- lid trcnchrr
v"n ny t al ann .o,S '.,sad ad seduee
lie ovai and " Won 'o.n,niv ,sr ia ~ w ""'1n
man with whom yon ever .innedf " N '"'
lido. It's all true. ~ help Col
GESfyFyE PiKT
The victim ~ the tragedy was a popular ex-
ponpnt Of SprituAlism but the opi'osite of the
angular, long haired and pinch faced man WHO
killed him H. espoused tho cnue, of Snjrit,,,l-
e.. r..., b. 20 i