The Morning herald., 1878-03-21
THE CAMDEN MURDER.

MAKES COMPRESSION, IN WHICH HE
SAYS HE DrD THE KILLING, AND THAT
HUNTER PAID HIN. '8~ Ne.3''' " W
A special dispatch from Camden, n J.,
says: The. .murderer OF Armstrong d now
In custody, and strange developments sre
made In this most astonishing Of cases. 1T
seems that ever since BENJAMIN Huntsrwss
arrested the officers here have been inclined
to believe that he instlgated the, crime,
but was not the Instrument BY which # was,
carried out. They have therefore been on
the watch, and have been ceaseless In their
efforts to get on the track Of the real mur-
derer. In this search, which has been con.
duc:ed by Sheriff Daubman, Detective Yoder
OF Philadelphia, has been one of the leading
workers. :" ''" ~ 0'5'''i
The murderer was arrested BY those two
men last night, and when taken To the jan
made full confession Of the killing Of John
NJ. Armstrong, and implicated Hunter, say.
ing, In substance. II did the killing and
Hunter paid me-" -...--, '.s4Fi
Sheriff Daubman at pi resent declines 10
give any particulars of the arrest and how Il
was accomplished until District Attorney
Jenkins is consulted. '.-...,
Details of the arrest and of the confessitn
will be sent ss soon as Jenkins reaches bis
Office. ""@ si .ls'a5 d" @'' 7 '' 't3''
Great excitement was caused when there.
port ofthe arrest got upon the street, and
crowds of people aocked to the vicinity Of
the jail, where all the circumstances of tic
murder are eagerly discussed. 81, gees
CAMDEN, March 20.-A private hearing y
has just been given the man who has been
arrested, and some astonishing details hays
come out.
At the hearing were all the officers en-
gagged In the search, including young Arm
strong, who has been active in the search
for his fathers assassin. "o" ~ Ni's2''N
1t came out that the man under arrest Is
single man, twenty seven years old, and
named James Graham. p a4t fe'gadT
For many years he was an spprentice to
Hunter, under whom he remained long
enough to become tolerable journeyman.
and as a journeymen he continued for
long time. s2. -a l5ysa Z. 9m@t n'
When he went into Hunters employ tS
lived at Tenth and Wharton streets, near
which Hunter lived, and from his assocta-
tion with that person, was let into all the
secrets of the relation existiag between
Hunter and Armstrong. 49,, t-~srr .g,,aag
he was taken in custody at his house At
Seventh and Wharton streets, st IL o'clock
last night, and his story, which be detailed
to the officers, is that after he left Hunter
he lived dissolute life, and reached point
of degradation where he was wiling 10 do
anything. 9a' G.'1'H aa2s'
1t is said his father some years ago, ended
| q long career as debauchee by cotnmittiug
| suicide. . ..a,g % mh7swr5l @r
The story Of Grsham's confession goes on
to this effect - ..... .ssIv A1g.
To Detective Yoder and Sheriff Daubmsnr
he detailed In the most minute manner. oil u
the facts antecedent and subsequent to the
crime; tells where Hunter went to lust be-
fore and after the murder reduces to
simplicity all the mysteries that hinge on
the hatchet; gives dates, times, places and
events with perfect accuracy, and which the
detectives had clue to, but no perfect
knowledge, and of which the public is en-. z
tirely ignorant, ard states an important
matter, which was incidental to the COM q
plete destruction of Armstrong. That 10, ,
that when Armstrong was brought home,
after the deed had been committed, and a., =.
ter his head pas bandaged. Hunter paid
him q visit. .'
Armstrong was then uneonc!cus, and
dnring the time that the nurse was absent, W
and no one but Hunter and the unconscious
man was in the room, Hunter, AZ he alleges
pulled of the the bandages, started the
wounds to bleeding afresh, and in this act
of unparalleled atrosty sought to end
Armstrong g's life at once. .a...,, ,ps
Graham declares that the plot was care
fully matured between himself and Hunter,
the object being to secure the insurance
which was upon Arms'rong's life, and Ia
the name of Hunter. ST" r-.. ''''' '"+'
He tells how It was agreed upon where y :
the assanination should take place, and
hints that he agreed to !" do the job" for
5000, to be paid him by Hunter when
"Armstrong was settled" yaw soifcod- a25a!
Thefull confession will not be given out
at present, but all it's points are gradually
coming to the surface by the admission Of
the officers. ....,,..,,r.. F.g
FRUITS OF THE WAR. n.a. 5' '