The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-21
ANCEDER MYSTERY SOLVED


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Murder Completing tue A.."--'"'. work.
g, ~, RI, ,,,..,,,v
PHlLADEbrhlA' Mar'h ~ Nv ",'
which. for two months has snrr9un5~a r,i', ts ios
bcen cleared up by the arrest and confession @,
Thomas ura'"i,' W"o S"ss m,,ia,,i Hunter
the deed nj 'he Ihs''e"''on Va -, ,I,',,ar ho
ul",'"n ~. - ,,s,,roncc on Arms,rongs life
held poI,cy pi .nsuiu''Y' 1nn,h s,rcrs in this
city ne"r Hunters inter TrssrH'I ndaS rore I%e "S snryc
lance. Both the Sheriff Of Camden ana ana
he detectives wcrc convinced Ivy certain
circumstances of tho tragedy. not gen,
orally known. that WINE huh'vr ,,suh"
the murder. another hand struck the ploW' IN
..hi, ror tho actnal perpntrntor of the decd |
searching Iol '''e '" a,a,,d ~, tho conduct
their suspicious were eA'''c" =, VI. ,'Ius
md surroundings Of Graham. as well as 10y ms
s'',i,.,v ,,,,h Hunter preyious to the laitcr's
nr.an, an..m" Thcse snsnieons las, night led so
nearly 70 certainty that IL determined 10
,ore him Mt once into custody. Accordingly
Sheriff Dankman, accompanied pS be''v'No
Yoder. went to his house and demanded admit
.'n rnaharo was in he'd. and the officers ut
once secured him. He is only % years o' age
and unmarried. He tremblcd and turned deadly
pae wnsn ro",rovu I y, once % confessed his Guilt.
no resistance ana AZ once con'e'''N "'' sumo
MS oo"'e'''" - "
Il Thomas Graham wlthout any proiiii,Ses m Ills ,, a
fearful responsibility nm assuming, 30 state
that Tei Hunter in .Re sary par = iniS Snd
Reed streets. He asked me- II ! knew Arm
strong. and said | did. He sad;, h1 owIs ny1
Docs hep He said I'll give you f5ooio DO II;
aud Il you don't do II you're no friend Of mine
man together eight years. met him the fol.
lowing week Mt Sixteenth and Cherry streets NJ
his place OF business. He wasn't ~ whmn l
got there, and | waited for him. got 81 |
went several times. after that to Sixteenth
m G9sFry hom wnSH the SnS nst @ before New
Years. He gave mr IS. One Of the twins of
auaiu muhner on r MN Years at my own door. 1873
South Seventh street. He snid. Take The ham
This is what It's got to be done iS nSe %,,n Of 1
W. D.. meaning f. ". DAVIS. Then LET the ham
mer lay. and it viii be blamed on HIM. as Davis
gave me q pan, or drawing Of the houses and
showed me the whole location and said could
put Armstrong in one OF the cellars in that
and that Armstrong would be over to get it, He
said he was going to virginia. but he would
did not lThe understanding was that Graham
cnial did not see him again until
Tuesday before, the, murder; saw him
Seain At Sixteenth and Arch streets the pre-
qS MOnS snd HseeE T hen ms tan
street and took hold OF Armstrong; arm and
the two walked down SAMSON street acrosss H.. In
Post Ofiice passed through the Post Oice. and
on the way Armstrong dropped padtkaSe ad AK, on %,
Chestnut street. down Chestnut street TO Della;
ware avenue, and then to Market strset' an. ana
there took the boat. followed ~ tle was;
and went over on the same boat. Hunter anu
Armstrong got in a car in Camden and role 10
Vine street, ] had to run 10 Keep up; Ihen
,h NY y,rer vs. committea There was a small
Ir,,,,.., 80 ia ba ~ ut..l Ia .,n fher.
inylnate a,uy II had been agreed between Hunter
and me that w9sn ni ne s"a ieS "S hit 10 hm
snd then | struck him in the forehead
from the front. Then my, courag,
cr"pping both hammer and hatchrt. Arm
strong Staggered. but | cant tell whether h,
celier and 'umned down the first climbed ur
the % back XIV wall. came out On Fifth street. and raj
H%n1er iHMH r beSnS me- s~ and n m, HIM M in he IRON
part Of the boat. walked down slowly. | said
well D. IL. said | lin shed him He tol,
me- he had to hunt for the hatche
before he could fnd it, He said thi'
cot over 10 the city he gave me- twruty-hv'
cents remarNing that that WAS all the change
lie had We got back 10 rhnadelphis b".w""i
Amin next DAY On wharton street. haioy
Eighth. As h. passed M me- told M" r"-''
h m nj Broad street and Girard avenue !u tl
Afternoon at o'clock. wni-h | ind. an
hs gave me 80 That was the las,
snw OF him till ] heard TINT DcteriiN
To- Camien. Ii. wa- at my house fonr or liy
lines hut dd NOT -ee him. He was also a
nv uuther'. and sisters looking iur me-, :
they said. On the Thursday mentioned whe
he SAW me he said. You hli ruuEn tim" Oh
account II Armstrong; working TIL late EYER
night Then Hunter added. Its rot 10 be- don
Tonight II. then gave me n postal card d
rected to Davis. stating that Armstrong woul
lr over 10 Camden that night The postal ear
said:
wilbe oyerat7PM (ssneb I'M 4
.r 1l b., h., q l,,, box n, Siv,oentt az
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Atfh slt"i's ol n.iN - Ii' IN ' a. ''i.,r.,l 49,
Wh"rr IN tha' n'''Li'n'' I'' w. ~ Al - i
y ~, SUR ana pc M ~N,i, f. ~ - ;,, ~, 'a-'t' a A.,
Ihh not 20, Wrnt up u H,Nr'.n.' ,l @ "n' -, ~ =,
ArAt morning ahi tuln NUM- NV , tmr ,,
WIS ho' Over N ,'iitiu''" ' '"S, miL"o G ~ -, ,ru
lhu' pua'r' anu salu w, ~ ~Nmul" :" W. ~ ~
srohs "Hlc, hilu sc, un'. w vi a. MI l, ~
a. Esht hiiu i'nn' W'H, H. ~ ..' ,, ,,,,. II
Nulteh l"r ma hh nun WIN -. nm; 80, :,
hall Armstrong n"u "Ih, uN'f , va ~ ~
qrh. sHIi WY u'u nn ~ ~ H.,
nunt"r sall, u III III rsht H., u,i,
nynrn,. % ' t.i,v " si,i, ,,'n 10 Snil.sLv'S h,
store. Hunter bonghta soft hat ior which b
pad one dollar. lrlt nm ana nau hFrhiE'