The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-14

Deputy sheriff Joseph Nighos sworn: ilc present
down lis t .iimony Hunter was ASKED IN regard
poi, On Armsirong'. lie aud replied that Arqstron;
nohins To- do Win The negotstian OF the
owed him sitG1 Ga, Wuon being asked ii'iic ior ,hc
iicms lowered II s7-np when asked why he took
insuranccs for s2iu lac answered because hc wished
make sccurc lie s,iI iat he had never writ.
w"s cSSmned bv The In.nTanc ccnis et,er glS WA. w
then shown him. with the following pn.tscrirt
N B-Lca'c OF YOUR truss. Tor tear they woud de.
lie ecknowlelcd that 1t was in his handwriting and
that the letter sent TO Armstrong. lie said that lie
had not been IN Camden the evening oi the murder.
Crosse NHininauon-1hc shrun Camden county
broulht Hunter over irom rmadclrha
Question: Nnd YET iou say he came here To tesufyi
shciir and Mr. Jenkins
Nichols said he took the testimony at Mr..
Jcnkins's request. and added that Hunter was
not sworn before his testimony was taken.
Qucsuon-pd yuu say tn HIM Sow no not tell any.
ih,nt .an't yourself, ou have onS come a. witness
Answtr-I had no conversation with him. lie wascx.
amn,d between 2 and lngt nisnt When came INTO the
son were with him asked Il Mr. icnkins had arrived
aud was told that he had not come IN me shcun and
puesen-. and took dovn tie an.wers VIA l.si pcn.
81 81, ~ ire e. examination lasted an hour and hall The
=, g,suur-bnt YOU we're tir sembe writing down, MIR
under inve sugntidns
Answer-ie, sir. and MIR Ayres was the magistrate.
que .tun-N hat WaEstratcs
An.wer-rhe Mayor Of the cw. took down all that
that he wished Armstrong had been IN hel ~ year.
SNtilU iufNh' & Iauimun sworn Hunter dt not
over to Camden until Nj Jenkis sent me aiiri him
went and toli him that the Prosecutor he Pleas want.
AMI had rcque ,ird his LAWYER t. sec Mr. Jrnkim, p si
hc would hc over the next morning at po'ciock lie
ao, hoI n, ge' nc,e,,t a9 sit ~, asr h'n hp ,s
hnn.eT \g9 y, we1i .e9d mf & d1 not @ leeh hun a9a
De hsd better 10 and lake his son with him" lie got his
as to 'a w.FTa"i 1 @ r III. ri h"d
10 6ds 5 R e. fs @SSs 81 @ Sle sworn
QucsuonIwhat dad .he fugitive doi
not hm anything abou, The warrant or H. dctcc,,e
told him that hat truuzht "a gentleman with who.
u he Wa aired 10 20 through Camden after dark. would
Q~,ue- YOU are a guaranty for HI. safe return
70 Philadelphia. you and Mr. yodcr ani he has not got
Ans@er-No sir he has not got home yc, Iiook him
into my ohce at NE Court House. lett deputy with hm.
c.mmtHent from the Mayor ami lo. kcd him az.
Quesuon-Did you swear then that he was fugitive
An-werNo. sir lie was not arrested At all when We
eonsent asked hiin To come served no warrant on
Qnesuon-whcre did you arrest him a. fugitive from
although had warrant in my po, k,t
At the close Of the Sherlfrs testimony, II is
said that Justice Cassidy whispered to Mayor
sel strenously protested. but Hunter was com-
mttrd. On H." following day Davis and De
Marris were re LEASED on 81 600 bail 10 appear
~ witnesses. IL is said that they were SET free
after m examination before the Mayor with
closed doors.
But the ease against Hunter Is not complete
without the record OF the midnight oNanina.
ton taken down by Deputy Nichols. Dis
trict Attorney jenkins voluntarily showed 1t to
the writer. II corroborntes the testimony OF Mr..
Nichols. The following is an abstract OF tie
most interesting portion:
| Mr. Armstrong At his ONCE about N O'Clock on
iss Day g, The m"rdcr r ,sd g.ihgs about me
,nat maef n tod fn, 'nn more OF HAN ns aIe., es
TO- keep clear ot paY.. bee.usc, haa. heard
n prison ts. he had hm 50 MAJ r, could NJ saye De
and .ee tnem wa.at PEI fpp. La oNiori street.
s,a, Ss, i'' al TIE evening got home about '' ""
HIS testimony concerning tho insurance por-
cieS does MT contradict the sta,ciurui of Deputy
Nl'hols. Hunter says he gOt all three policies
wlthln week. and adds:
have ne ii.a VITO eouil have done M. tlnns Iuhk
T. Mresi, with Mr. DAVIS rie' found Ia tools Nltn Ia.
Quc.uon-wcre YOU at the Camden ferry IN the np.ht
OF NE murder aud did you AN person there where the
ri cave in iesntbe T.h'eh % INTO s snyhiss '''s
Deputy Nichols sworc ai the formal examna-
tlon that ne took down, this testimony with
l'id pencil. The official copy shown the writer
was written in ink. but. undoubtedly in Nich-
olss handwriting. The following important
eNldrn,s IN thr same handwriting was appended
to Mr.. Hunters testimony:
Joshua watson s"orn-i am police officer OF the city
9u,,uon-.were Won on duty on "Wednesday evening
lA,' lir m.p M Of III. mnrdef me Wet Jer'ey terry
Hunter cross he i.rry ON wrins..iaV ev,n,t 1,., ~
b,it vent ,nt du.ius to Ilun'erl ioghal cloak IN
ignterLi "a .9st Z. :, rr' careful Ihisi serious
9ni.er ws.on-rne hut You had ON was not so shiny
hunrr-I have no otnerlat
Thus stands the case for the prosecution. so
far rs known. Hunters friends say they have
no doubt OF his inno"ence. and in the same
breath accuse the Jersey officials II trapping
him into damaging admissions. 4 Philadelphia
Coroner held an inquest over Armstrong;
body. and returned a Verdi't that he came 10
IL .N44HI Tf han IL ..f
sons unknown, They point 20 this
- a stigma on the a'tions of the
citNn OF ihilndephla says that Armstrong lett
his oiii'e alone at $3.50 on the night Of the muir
der aud that he said he spoke Of going alone To
Camden 10 see two men of whom he was
afraid. In that conversation he spoke Of
Hunter - his very hrs; friend. THIS con-
illts with the testimony Of Armstrong
son. who swrnrs that his father was I'm
his Office at 5:iO. The prisoners counsel
seem confident Of securing his r.lease; and
nre prepared 10 prove a strong alibi. Peter
Epp. Respectable German boiler maker. men
TONED ~ Hunters testimony. living near
wrote "A letter TO Hunter ON tho morn
nSI qi '5 rs n@, dy Em Of of Gnpp Wnr,io,r e9enE
boiler matter in which both were interested.
II" met liultrr NJ th" time Specified. Thry
were together mul ten minutes of seven.
the murder and Armstrong; body was carried
into the drug store az that minute Epp fixes
the time positively because hc saws tho clock
struck after he sat down to supper.
Aitcr Hunter left Epp. his iri'nds claim that
he walked down and caught a Tenth street car
On the car he met Mr.. Brown. n w.ll-known
ctizrn in the Office ol the Gas Trust lmpany,
Brown remembers Hunters saying 81 hnd
seat tor you, but IL WAS gone before YOU could
turn around" Somebody had popped into IL.
Brown left the car three doors from Hunters
house.
Mr.. Rover. a neghbor. who knows Hunter by
sight. says he saw himg,t out Of the car Hni 20
into his own house at ,45. He remembers the
time we'll. because when he got home his sister
in-law SAID: II you come home 50 late to-lnor-
row night you'i get your own supper" and he
looked NJ the clock 10 See what time it was. Both
Brown and Royer are church members and re-
spectacle citizens.
To corrOborate these statements neghbor
Ernest says that Hunter called on him at & u, tn
borrow LengeI. saving that the wind had
blown his copy from the stoOp or somebody had
stolen ii. His wife declares that AZ the usual
time Hunter kissed his children good night and
went To bed.
Desiring to question Hunter concerning the
correctness Of these statemrnts. the writer vis-
tied Camden. and found Deputy Nichols In
charge OF the Jail. That gentleman curly re-
fused an interview.
We allow nobody TO see him but his counsel
and family he said. without an order from
the Judge"
If get an order from Judge Woodruff can
| see him Z" asked the writer
Perhaps so."' replied the deputy in man
pp ltuth hnl y