The sun., 1878-04-27
NEW BRUNSUICK's MrsTERI.
sequel TO the shooting OF Young Ashmore by
His Friend, Frank Stewart.

Young stewart, who shot his companion,
Ashmore near New Brunswick. ~ J . last De-
ccmbcr appeared for sentence yesterday in New
Brunswick before Judge Scudder. The inter-
est created by the attempted murder caused the
court room to bc denscly crowded. By request
Of his counsel. Stewart was sworn. and ho told
his story. His only excuse was that he was 80
drunk as t. be obliyious Of what he was doing
and he added that Ashmore was his intimate
friend, that they had never had any differences.
and that he had no motive whatever for at
tempting to Kill him.
Judge Sruddcr said that the Court would hear
Ashmorc's version before passing sentence.
Ashmorc said he had been with Stewart and
other young men in the afternoon and that
they had not drank anything and he saw no
evidence OF Stewards drinking up the tlmo OF
the shooting. They parted he went home to
supper. and mo, Stewart again in the evening
ut about O'Clock. lie continued: lie said to
me. / met those two young ladies' down town
Hnd had 10 excuse myself to so UP with Offl'er
Whitock to Chief divers Office | didn't
know whnt two young adics he referred TO-
IL" said thV were from Newark, and work I'd
ovcr to Mr.. ) hcnck's. lrhe residence of Mr..
'h"nrk, u lawyer. is Ht Bust Brunswick. on the
other side Of the Rar,tnn.l After some
I'm in with. Frank said he Ind arranged with
the two young ladies that il We didn't meet
them on the street 10y half past ) We were To 20
across To Mr. Sch"nck'S To meet them. We
walked across the bridge and along the road
some distance 10 where there was a well by the
roadside ! said. That would be good place
To- put "A rohh'r in just ns we passed the well
Stewart out with a revolver"
Here A-hmore aro~e from the chnir cX-
citediy aud Illustrated lis meaning VITA out
" lrturncd round with tho revolver until we
wore tnc" L. face. aui begun 70 shoot ~
mo. hhuoord murder as loud a- could. and
threw up my arms this way" covering his
head). but hr kept on shooting AShmore eX-
hlblt"d two wounds IN his head and one IN each
nrnl, IN Ihe holes thr1 1ugh ms coat lie con-
tinu"d; ~ gave him push away from ma.
and grabbed my hat and ran out into the ave-
nue.. hhlloolhE murder. ANA Tell. IT, picked
me up Hnd tried t. drag mo hI'k toward this
well. He put his hani over nav mouth and
told me 10 stop making q nois'. Igoi away
ed him everything | hud II he would spnrr my
life. Finally / eot him paelilri. and ran to-
ward the bridge, ami n" ran along with mo.
When we got 10 the bridge he wanted M" 10 -
With him To the Telegraph OH 'e. hut Wouldu't'
TN" telegraph on c II IN lonely spot by the
river side.
" H. didn't speak my more to mo except to
nsk me. Tcte. what's the matter with YOU p
men thore. nm he SAID 'Tete. don't say nny-
INNS, ani didnl didn know whnl minute
over me when We got across the bridge To-
Pra,e street and Albany h. left me-. and went
up Peace street to Church and 10 the cgnr
store, and Garrison took me- 10 pr Bhdw MS.
! had boon over near MIR. Srhenck's with him
few II ghis before to meet the same girls. but
they dldn't meet us. | never SAW the girls. and
don believe thcro were any such girls living
there. ! hadn't said "A word that night to pro-
YOKE him. and hn>e no idea what bet him to
shoot me-. We had becn ON friendly terms up
to that time, | fully believe he meant to put
me down that hole and put the stnnf over me"
Mr.. Rrllcy, Stewart : COUNSEL. cfuss-rNumincd
Ashmore. He adhered to his story. but could
remember none of the conversation that took
place between them before the shooting.
District Attorney Cuwrnhoycn said he had
made inquiries. ana no such girls a. Stewart
had fescrihnd lived at Mr Srhcnck's.
chief OF Police Oliver. before whom Offlccr
Whtock had taken Stewart. Just before hr and
story and contradi otrd Ashmorr ~ saying that
Stewart was 50 drunk at thut time that he stag
gcr'd.
After consulting with his associates. Judge
Scuddcr sud that Stewards crime hHd all the
elements of murder EXCEPT the death ol the VIZ
tim. There We're several cirmmsipn'oS that
went to show rmciititlpn. II" had borrowed
tho pistol shortly before crossing the river, and
the story Of the two young girls seems 90 have
been invented to docOy Ashmnro across the river.
ii Is drunkenness WAS no cN use. II he WAS
drunk. but his behavior niter the occurrence.
whcn'he walked out 10 point where he could get
on a freight tram observed. lett 1t near TTrn-
ton, walked through Trenton got on another
train and went 10 Harrisburg, did not look like
tho act OF n drunken man. The sentence was
four years in the Stntc prison Ht hard labor.
Public opinion in New BRUNSWICK ~ that tho
whole truth WIS not told 10y either Stewart or
Ashmorc. and that some motive existed for tho
shooting other than u drunken freak.