The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-29
CANIDEN'S MURDER MYSTERY.
CowARDLY ASSASSINATION OF ARMSTRONG
CoRoNER's INQUEST POSTPONED.

FURTHER FACTS IN REFERENCE TO THE
oowARpLY ASSASSINATION OF ARMSTRONG
CoRoNER's INQUEST POSTPONED.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2S, 1878.
The Coroner's Investigation in the case OF the death
OF Mr. Armstrong who was murdered in Camden,
Wednesday evening last, which was to have been held
here this morning, postponed at the request OF
Mr.. Richard A. Jenkins prosecuting attorney, OF Cam
den county, n. j.
There conflict Of opinion between Coroner
Roberts, OF Camden, and Coroner Gilbert, OF this city,
former claiming his right to hold the inquest the
murder having been committed within his jurisdic-
ton. This he has waived and now awaits the action
OF tho OF this city. Mayor Ayres has post
poned the hearing, agreement with the decision of
Coroner Roberts. Your correspondent visited the
scene Of the murder obtained some details quito
variance with the previously published reports.
ENDING THE VICTIM.
Mr.. Fidell, the workman, who nrs found the body,
upon being Intercepted SAID that 'the papers have
put the thing all wrong On Wednesday evening, at
u quarter TO seven, opened the door OF my house,
No. sos Vine street. and saw tue BODY oil man lying
on the pavement near the curbstone. With the
sistance OF my nephew and young man In the vcin-
iy carried the man 10 the drug store nj ruth and
Elm streets When We washed the body We found
deep and ragged wounds from which the blood lowed
freely and The brain protruded from tho wound ON
the lett temple. My nephew picked up The hatchet
which were marked with the initials +. W. d., cut IN
the handles"
corroboratci by the evidence oil Mr. Braddock, The
assistant III The drug store.
WHO Is THE nURpERER2
The initials handles oil toos, Joined 10
after developments relative 10 the object OF the visit
OF the murdered man TO Camden, caused suspicion 10
rest upon a man named IT, W. DAVIS, who Tor some
time past unpleasant business dealings with Mr.. Arn-
strong, ana near whose house his Dody was found.
On Tuesday evening the 10th INST, Mr.. Armstrong
nfg fnr "a of
the disputed accounts. anu WAS Informed that II lie
would come on tue Wednesday evening OF the follow
ing week, bring with hm the notes and deeds, tho
money would b. paid over and tue accounts settled.
The notes alluGed 10 III the aggregate amounted 10
$500 and had been gwen To Davis some timo ago 10
nave them discounted. The money Obtained Tor the
notes instead being handed TO Armstrong was used
by DAVIS travels Ia The West and upon his return,
bcins unable 10 pay the clam, ne assigned 10 Mr.:
Armstrong decd Tor II lot ia West Philadelphia and
some claims which he held
DAVIS ARRESTED.
1t is stated that DAVIS was constant dread OF ar
rest Tor tear that Mr. Armstrong might send him TO
PRISON Tor his bad iai.h IA the transactions These
crcum stances leu TO the arrest OF DAVIS.
ANOTHER ARREST.
Subsequently, MI Dcmaris. provision dealer, do
ing business IN the Fifth street Market, OF inns
city, was also arrested. me CIRCUMSTANCES that at
tuched suspicion TO Mr. Demaris arose from his name
bcug ndorser upon tue notes held by tue murdered
mau aud his iulimsto connection with DAVIS III real
esiaic transactions Tor long tine past. In justice To
Mr. Demars IL must be SAID that ms former record Is
excellent and tnat hc months ago dissolved all busi-
connections with Davis ia consequence, II ID
alleged, OF his discovery oi some improper transac.
lions. III. Dcmaris. upon Oeiug interviewed, stated
that he prove an aiDi that he returned TO his
nome AT hve o'clock and renamed home all the even
iIg nursing a SICK enid.
WHERE WAS DAyisf
Davis Is not so fortunate IA he attempt TO account
Tor ms whereabouts that evening for though some OF
his class OF the Methodist church IN which be rs
'active member say decidedly that ne was in MS
place IN the class hat evening lncy dner most IN tc-
rally IN the time OF MS appearance among them.
COwARDLY ASSASSINATION
The scene OF the murder 70 IA front OF a new row oil
houses the south sido OF Vine street, east OF Fifh.
To the noIth there are no holdings, nothing but neids
fenced with ran cncco. rne bodJ lay III such pU-
to eud 10 the boief That the person VINO COM
mitted the assault spraug out iroD an alley directly IN
the rear OF where the BODY was iounu. Mr. Armstrong
WAS partially deal aud IL would he an easy matter Tor
assaiant 10 approach MIN from behind Without his
knowledge. Tho Is involved IN mystery, and
Is exciting deep interest IN botn cities.