The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-13
THE CAMDEN MURDER.

AN ADDITIONAL CONFESSION MADE BY THE
PRISONER oRAHAM-HUNTERs ALIBI MELT
ING AwAY-ANoTHER DrADoIIcAL CRIME IN
PHiLADELPHI April IL, 1878.
the affidavit Of the prisoner Ellis recting the
tails OF the vIanous plot alleged have been formed
by Hunter, by which he was 10 have Graham. his
complete, poisoned In his oell has been reiu.ed.
and 10 very generally believed II has intensified tho
public belief In Hunters guilt of the terrible crime
charged against him, and day by day the chances Of
his escaping conviction grow less and less.
ANOTHER ALLEGED PLOT
The latest revelations unfavorable to the accused
man came to light yesterday. II II is true 1t would
appear this man contemplated kind Of war OF
mination against the Armstrong family, and not only
carefully arranged tho assassination OF John n. Arm
strong, but planned also tho taking or OF his only
brother, Philip. Young Graham, Hunters hired
accomplish, has made an addiuoaal confession, in
which he declares that day while the street
with Hunter Philip Armstrong passed by. Hunter
called Granams attention TO him and said that he
another man who must BIO put out OF the way He
atterward, Il - said, perfected plan by which Gra
ham was TO follow Mr.. Armstrong from an auction
store to wayay and Kill him. The officials Camden
Will not permit the publication OF the particulars OF
tho additional confession, but this the substance OF
H. Then Philip Armstrong, when questioned concern
ing the matter, said:-
$50 lar as know there IL NO doubt that Hunter In
tended to have me put OF way, and Graham
to do tho decd. Tho way heard OF IL was this
short time since my nephew, Frank Armstrong, was
In Camden, and during conversation with tho
sheriff he asked how many brothers Mr.. Arm
strong had On being told 1 was the only one the
sheriff said Hunter intended 10 get ril OF me
too. He then wont on 10 say how Graham had
told him that while he and Hunter were on TIC boat
he kne John her
and being told he did not Hunter SAID he would LOT
him nl% see me- nsn no wen. on % ssy how knew al
him, and u was actually necessary TO get rid
Of me 70 prevent my giving out this knows
there no doubt Graham told the sheriff all
about my private affairs, which no could only have
John told him. this case goes on it develops
carefully laid scheme think, on the part oil Hun.
come out, too that certain woman cognizant OF
tho plot concocted between Graham and Hunter DUR
ing It's progress We have no direct evidence against
this person. but the suspicion Is SO well founded that
whom the trial comes on We VIII endea,or bring Il
out July, and probably thus connect Hunter md Ora.
hams copartnershp beyond shadow OF doubt"
An ALIm MELTING AWAY
Tho HERALD some time ago. before the arrest OF
Graham, gave the OF careful Investigation by
your correspondent which resulted In showing that
the evidence which Hunter proiesscd 10 have proving
an alioi tho time oil the MURDER was very unsAts
factory, 10 say the least This conclusion IL
Armed by the statement made to-day by an
ofncial having q knowledge the Case. Ho
principal witness establish the alleged alibi,
admits that he was mistaken IN date and that Hun
not At his house IT the time OF tho murder.
Epp has all along declared that Hunter " his
shop, VI Seventeenth and Oxford streets. little while
before the murder, anu the prisoners counsel
have rolled upon Epps affidavit TO this effect TO
prove Hunters innocence, No could not have
reached the OF tho murder In Imo had no been
Epp's store whom the latter declared no was. The
mprobability OF Epp's story was exposed in these
columns. 1t now appears that Epp, himself admits
that no has made u 6lunder, and has revoked his
former declarations Epp refused to DO interviewed
to-day, and would neither affirm deny Tho slate.
menI TINT he has Withdrawn his afndaviI, but Il Is
stated upon good authority that no has done So