The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-05-21


day of the murder q number of
ronghs, thon belonging to Howe's
London Circus, which was sum-
mcring ut Augusta, Ga., had been
in Sparta ani had disappo lred
during tho nj -sht. Ho became suits,
fled from several smlll circunstln-
ces that these mon were connected
in some way with Rozer's murder.
This supposition explained what had
hitherto been in>xolicabIo-viz:, tho
nature Of tho wound by which
Rozicr's hoad hou been crushed in
without the skin being broken. A
sandbag used about q circus tent
was about tho only weapon that
would do such work Us this, and
this ugly weapon is frequently used
by circus ftkirs, whose object is
usually to simply stun man, that
they my rob him ana get away. A
blow delivered too holvily would
crash the skull in. Murphy at once
wont to work on the circus, which
was then travelling through Canada.
Hc soon mado out case against
two employees Of the circus, through
the story Of u tent pitcher named
Enriyht. This man said that his two
pals had gone up tho road on the
day Of the murJor and had returned
the next day loaded down with
swag. They brought a pistol and
watch, said Enright, which he do
scribod SO that they Tailed exactly
with The articles taken from Rozier's
body when he was killed. At Cleve-
land, Ohio, Murphy arrested En-
right and took him back to Georgia,
where he made his statement in q
clear and convincing manner. His
evidence was not sufficient, however,
to clear the condemned men,
although it effected IL stay in the
proceedings. Through the publica-
ton of Enright's confession the two
circus men, then hear Washington,
escaped arrest. The two detectives,
Monaghan md Murphy, have since
been engaged with the case, Mona
glan insisting that Griggs and his
comrades werc the guilty men, and
NIurphy insisting that the circus
fal1lrs had dono the bloody work.
The whole of Sparta is divided on
tho question and the problem was
unsolved, and apparently unsolva-
BILE, when suddenly new develop
ments were made.
NEW EVIDENCE.
Noither detective had beon able
to get sight of the pistol and watch
stolen from Mr. Rozier's body after
the murder. Of course the dis
covcry Of either Of these articles, if
they could be traced back, would
settle tho question of guilt. Con-
scquently descriptions OF them have
been frequently sent and the most
searching inquiry made for them.
At last the watch turns up and in
way that certainly seems to be s'set-
tling." A negro named Alfred Cook,
living in Albany, Ga, showed O
watch to some ono, who was aston
ished ut his having such q fine one.
Upon investigation it was proved
that he had bought the watch from
q couple of tramps who were going
through tho country toward Ala
bama. This purchase was made
few days after the date of the
Rozier murder. It was sent to-
Sparta and identified rs the watch
that Rozicr had worn at the time
of his murder. The description of
the tramps who sold Cook the watch
tallies with the description of the
two circus men who were accused of
tho killing. Mr.. Murphy also
proved that the last heard of the
circus mon after they left Augusta
on their trip after the murder was
that they had turned up in Mobile.
They would have had to pass
through Albany in making this trip.
1t is impossible to say what the
effect Of this now md unexpected
testimony will be, rs it has not yet
been generally made public. + send
it to You in advance Of it's public use,,
and will advise you of it's effect. A.
moro remarkable case than this has
been, and promises to be, never
went to q jury.
A person who was looking at q
house the other day, said he couldn't
afford to pay such rent. "Well,
look at the neighborhood," replied
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