, 1879-01-10


city editor OF the Tfnsts, sent note to Mr..
denkin:, saving that he could tell him who
wroao tlo auonrmous letter II he wanted to
s,o know The In, Wy IN Which M hs found our w.: w.:
90 patson!ze had, while drunk, dropped ~ many
hints That ho felt suro TINT he was guilty. lfo
hnd also told Of Hunters buring soft felt hay
t. replace T ts tai hat he va, n tho ha1s Of
procured At once, but It was not 40 easily
scryed. Tho poor wretch who had heen hired
to become m ntsasnin hAh been growing moro
and n'ore atfnll, aud was In tl,e habit q coming
tlo"r. So that i was no, until tho nfrhs OF
tho 10Th OF sarrl, eight weeks hfter the
murder, that he was asrc'tcd. lust ns ts
was goine into the house iew minutes before
The .pnr!y, roi,sis,inG of Prosecutor jenkins,
ShersiI Ijlub,a,,, and Detective Yoticr, of the
Central o'ce In this city, arrived Mt tho rc*l-
lencc of Mr. Jrnkins tn Cafntlan.. It. can hardly
ware. which iurMs the boundary between tle
two States, Is very mythical State line. Hun.
ter was tnken from his home III this city 10
Camden without hint Of re1Hlsltton, tiratlAm
wns hurried utf In tic fatno manner, and, later
IN The case, Witnesses That vera wanted III tho
rasc wetu kidnapped In thts CITY at,l carried IN
rlH:e tarrtage. aEntht their VIII. ncru3s the
river tnto New Jersey, and, wl,nt Is singular
nI,nllt Ii, there docs not seen, tn have been Tho
sltuhttsl woid tail about Statc F!khts.
It. wus ettrlU.ls Acne, atll one ilUt 10 ba for
gotten Tie lttt!o party were seated IN the
dining room nf nr. Jenkins. Mayor Ayrcs with
pen fti hand tu wrIto down what Graham had to
suy. Sir. JcnlsiHA cautioned him nt first, but he
seemed anxious to cxc1tlpate himself, and told
long aud rainElnE story. which Wearlcd tho
pafieirce U! lis auditors, until the Sheriff, who
out, "Orahan,, sou'rr living, and you know It,"
Then they told him eons thugs that sYidcutly
ostDD'slleu him. for tic rnse IN and exclaimed
Yea, .arct scratch that ont anil begin again.
$tsrtr lead kk1hA II
SAY tIat, wthntt fear pr favor, without anlicta-
tun or promise uf rewnr,i, or uileF Of any kind,
you desire to mako eunfrseoni" tlrtlian. rss-
piicd, ~ do; am not Eo!nE tg lie. atn going
y hat tcit you" Thcn followed the long story
uf tho cri.no from It's inception. until lis com.
pletton. with tliu atUry Of tls Own misery and
suffering.
Hunter was soon given Ia unilcrstanil tllat
the links were coming 10 light u,,o by Que, a.Ml
tns sheriIr could mol resist tic Temptation
10 tell him that he hal found ont where hc
changed lila hat on that ntRht. Hunter wns
s0Un aftcr brought up again and fully commit
ted: Ihs t'Dsetnt"en. , ,aesilnluF then 70 pre-
the eatt.e charge. II waA IN the 9th of Jnnc
that.tho trial opened. Hunter lad :at once se-
elresl james u. scoyel, Ut Cain1et4 ard Ahron
iS" q 1 . \: H.: f}.s h.
tic assistance Of, ex-seeretary KoAyson, who
Was The predecessor In otlice Ut Prosecutor .jcr-
kfne. After az eif0rt 10 1uaah tue Indictment
for want Of Jurisdiction and for inaeilritcness.
the trial began. The first witness was ura!lan,.
Since iI,s arrest hc had ltnpr,yvd vrry uurh In
appearance. Tho bIoated, tlsstpatc1 nppcar-
anro was Gonc, and ho Ind Ratncd twenty
to-, TO- Thirty 1 pons fss rn slnss 1iantes haa
not small one. but Is crowded In lts arcom-
1iutiatons tor the Bench md lar. Tie table
ior counsel was hardly large enous', for Gil, aud
the prisoners ntll witDsss were unt moro thun
back st Oen. lsobesun, who took u ial,ortng oar
Gil through the trial. sat Just hr1,lnl Graham
Just as ',e was telling MS tcrribIo story, and
ruutl witch Hunter without hls seeing nc.
the witness never fIad to auswcr cxcspt III a
direct way, md none Of the very foW objectiuna
raised BY tien. tso1cson were sustained except
onr, nnd that very Important one. Gen.
kotes0u asked II there had not been two con-
fess!ons. Mr.. Jenkins WIS compelled to admit
that there llau bcen.-thc first Ut them, as has
! been stated, falsc. To this Gen. Robeton re-
piled calling for the paper, and, to Mr.. Jcnkt1,s'
inlensa dtsgust, tho objection on his part proved
futile.
Tho story that Grallam told upon tho wItncss
stand II Que Of such cu1t, 1cstgning, hcurtlcsa
murder ttat Il twoHll seem impossible, uuless
We as'na!t thasfluntar, 70 9uiity. and then It
seems characteristic. Hunter Is tall, dark
eonp1axEonoasxtu Of IS years Of agc. Ac hos a
largo ilcad, epll gray eyes, \ sharp-potnteil
| hcnEd-altoRet!rr. y faco lHutca.!yo OF au iron
viii anu gold, relentless nature tlat would
stop NJ nothnR which stuoi III Ills way. All
s1ay long lie sat there and listened M he might
| 10 Q sermon, addressed tn aoTa othrT poor mis-
ershle sinncra.. lilo never moved muscle, ex.
rept nov a1rl then to eliew MI imaginary cud fuE
9 moment or TWO. Once Or .w,cc hu smiled /,
fnnt wintEy ssnile, &C ono might at bnd ]okc,
but ho ncyor seemed 10 take thu
slightest interest IN what was being
told. Graham began bis testimony with NJ, NJ.
count Of t,:s working for Hunter, aud cas.c
soon after 10 conversation tint they had In
December, Hunter ,nct ll!,n, aakvd him wlletl,.
! cr liz know Armstrong, nnd added, "lfo owes
me i1t ot ilnney, nHl hs has got to be killed."
tirul'a,n a4ked how TINT WIS: md Hunter con.
timed: ~ will give y0u $500 10 do It, AM! II
| you dall't you are no friend Ut nine." In this
roul manner, and without my previous warn,
lMr, dbl Hunter 20 to work 10 procure the mnF.
and times ot .,is tncetngs with Ilunter until
/ SGw-fcar's Eye, when Hunter brought him t!lu
hammer, aayIng: "Take this: it's got 10 he
douo With ths." It had tho initials ~. W. ~
c9t upon It, as Hunter Explained, 90 ti,at sua.
pfcto1i should fall upon Dawn, who was frs,
arrested. Not long aftur thnt Hunter eafns 10
tiralIafn with plan OF tho location where the
n'ur4er wus to by committed. and told him that
!e was gong 10 VIrginIu, and wanted the wor.,
done ~hllu he MES uoue. urahna, lad not the
nerve IL rURI,!y with tie order, utbl Hunter came
buck wiki the crl'au estl uucotnInittct'. At lust
Hunter saa tIe could walt nu Longer, ind told
hight, antl lle was 10 follow aid do shu wt,rk. @
Hunter went down to thu shop, waited for Arm.
strung, utl startod out viii. NIm suon atsrr 4
ociOrk. They went toward CAs,tlen, una ura,
hum followed. "Ycs u was tho slg,lal sgrrel
upon, and. a. tier reached tic alley near whcr.
he wns fund, tho w0rl vas given, Hunter said
..lltt him." anA titsllan did 40. Hut, Just
tIlcn. Armstrong looked III. and Ills lnes ind
snvA pltcous expression, ttlat lilo Assasstn, Yhq
ltad given The ttrst blow with only half henrt,
haa not this courage to asrike again. {Ip tu.np,t
and ras. dropp'ug the hatchet and the hummer.
liz rau through 4 vacant lot, dropped into q
cellar, climbed tho wali, and ran into the street,
Mteaec lis made hl4 way to tbs ferry. liz mel
llunfrr on tbs boat, and, III tcar md doubt
ahkul, "Wcll!" Hunter replied that ho bud
t's:i4het him, aud attr that tle had hard work
IL ttul thu hatclies. Uu arriving IN thls siup TIC
give tirahaM I5 cents, saytn. That that was all
bs hut. Tbs ue1t das he MET Inn, VI tuwn 1,
thu street aHl gave him two Is hills. This wui
all that he gos lor hl+ share III tLa work-$l0al
llt meyer saw Hunter again until liz tseul lin
upon tue stat,u. The cIosa-cxan,inatiuu VIII
not tonE. nnd Il thl not wcsken the tesIitl,on,
in tho least. Tn tie eouttsry, there wcro sey
rFal lttle speeches that let uew HIGHT on tn.
t'ase. Fur INSTANCE, HI!cn Hunter went up int
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