The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-27

might suffer the consequences myself"
other day" said Dugaa Il wouldn't like to
know SO much about the murder and be in your
place travelling around"
Hilaire then drew u revolver III any one
takes me-" he said " they will take me dead."
-, In further conyersation Hilaire said that on
the morning OF the murder Dunshach had seon
n man in his house and agreed to meet him In
Gohoes The man climbed Il tree and saw
Hilaire lett the house Of Dugas he said that he
would take In Baston on his way to Canada.
RUN TO EARTH.
-.Oflcer Jones was again thrown OF the scent
He had Just struck Il fresh trail over i'm vermont
when he heard OF l,atrinoulles arrest nj Nhnl-
lonsburgh. seventeen miles north oi Port Harry
Essex County N. Y. He had gone W the Della
Junction. fifteen miles south of Port Henry. on
AhrD ~. on that night the railroad ticket
day Constable Emmet VI. smith Of Port Henry
snw Latrimouille walking on tho highway
three miles south OF Port Henry. He next
coming out OF dry goods store in Port Hen
~ Latrimoulle went straight to Treadway's
clothes. Mr.. Trcadwny nccommodntcd him.
and he said he would Ike 70 stay oyer night;
asked Mr.. Treadway to write it in the hotel reg;
| lster. He carried small package. and said
| TINT he came from Massachusetts. Constable
! Smith saw him IN the hotel on that evening, and
| played cards with him. He appeared nervous.
| and seemed 70 eye every ono that came into the
4 room. Smith says that he attributed his ncr
! vousness to the porpetration Of some crime, but
| he did not suspect him OF robbing tho Addison
Meantime Deputy Sheriff Tripp Of Addison
| County VT. was looking after some man who
| had broken jni and stolen q revolver. llearing
| that latrimouille had bought one be desired To
| see it, ancying that II might give him n clue TO
| the whereabouts OF the parties he was after.
Constable Smith 5 stables. but failed to Identify
! the revolver. Iatrimouille then LEFT Port Henry
On loot gong r north, ne told smith nat nat, ne
| would not do for any one to modest him. An
| hour nfterward. James j. Hawlcy. Port Henry
! officer showed smith one Of Chief Weidman' :
cards, with Earthquakes photograph. Tho
| constable recognized II at once. They took the
| trail. and found Hilaire in blacksmith shop nj
Whnlonsburgh on the following morning. They
| handcuf1ed him. and drew the revolver from
his hip pocket. II WINS loaded. After placing MIN
| IN their wagon they started for Port Henry.
! When nrrested latrimoullle said. what Is this
for.the same thingY
asked.
Breaking into the Addison depot" the pris-
well said Mr. Hawley. I'll you've not got
more than that on your shoulders you're n
on the way to Port Henry Latrimouille told
the officers that II they would remove the
handouts he " would get away With both Of
them" AT Westport the officers examined
tho prisoner. aud found the ink marks
described in Capt ,weidmap's circular.
raised the revolver and fired three shots at u
mock Of crows Hilairo wanted 10 shoot at
them. and Constable Smith held the, pistol
trigger. When q, was discharged ,ihe
prisoner said ~ forgot: If. l h94
have been one apiece for you fellows" when
near the village Latrimouille changed seals
with Smith. One Of his legs had been hanging
oyer the side The constable iclt OF it. and
llilaire asked him n he thought - the leg would
ever be dead smith replied that he thought
all the legs IN tho wagon would he dead some
time. Latrmoulle asked. " Do you think the
Lex will ever hang upy'
don't know about that. was tho response.
Latrimouille was Jailod ia Port Henry. Capt,
Medman came on and inllY iientihed MN;
me- well since l'vs been here. and | nope you
Will use me well as long as have got TO live
HEDGING AGAINST THE GALLONS.
Cant Wsidman sTears that when he first
asked him how he was. You've got tho best
OF me. said liilaire.
That's too thin. Latrlmouille.' the Captain
you NOT to know me-"
Hiaire then called the Captain To tho back
took i. They fsGl very badly about H." the
While on the way to Cohoes the prisoner
asked Capt Meidmgn when tho murder was
committed. The 9Th OF April" said the Cap
What day OF the week was it 2" Hllaire in
:" 1t was a Saturday" the Captain replied.
After pause Latrimouille said " can prove
whore was that day, l was in Troy aud was
On his arrival in Cohoes the accused was
Identified ly Mr.. Dunsbaeh. Do you know
me - the old farmer asked.
" Yes. Hilaire answered. " I've seen you In
John Corr's blacksmith shop In Cohoes "
Hilaire's brother Napoleon. is employed in
ever been TO his house. " I've been around
there was the. re'Uonse The Old man said
no had not been In Corr's shop in red or ioui
years. While latrlmouilie was IN Cohors jail
William Shields. who saw him change the two
dollar bill in Eagan's saloon on the day OF IN,
murder. called 20 see him Iiiairo wa.
over his face Capt Wsidmaa asked whether
he was asleep. He pulled the handkerchief
from his face. but ON seeing Shields replaced it
Miller Hay, the TALLER in Cohoes. swears that
when he locked up the prisoner he said; La
trimouille. this is u pretty rough charge to be
arrested for" Hilaire lighted cigar. and an
swered: Wei. a. fellow that's innocent
that day. / let Corrs BLACKSMITH shop at (
o'clock. took car ut Columbia street ans
won't 70 Troy. and aid not return until after
noon" Sergeant Hodgson SAYS that he tol,
him that he spent the day in disreputnblt
house in Troy. and Officer Jones declares tina
he told him he was IA Corr's shop att A; VI;
and went to Troy on the o'clock train. Botl
Hodgson and Jones swore that they visited La
trimouille's mother on the day Of his arrival In
Cohoes. and she says that he left home a few
minutes after o'clock on tho morning Of the
murder.
Such is the evidence spread before the jury by
the prosecution. The defence asked the COur
TO order an acquitta on the ground that the PEG
-i--As-ose ,t44IsAkb isssh e-i l..~!-. IL,
Prosecution had made case enough TO submit tc
the jury
Beyond q, weak effort TO impugn the character
OF Joseph Lehoeui and Frederick Dugas. ant
to prove That Mr.. Dunhbach was too old to dis
unctly recognize persons, the defence restet
their case on AN alibt. They did not place III,
prisoner on the stand. His father sworr that h,
left him at home asleep on the lounge at
o'clock on the morning Of tho murder. Hi,
mother testified that he arose abou
7;45. II was some tmo after the mikmar
came. She looked at the clock Mt that time. and
chided the mikman for being late. After
breakfast Hllairo went out, leaving his over
coat hanging on the door u was about & 4(
o'clock lat that hour Farmer nsbach swears
the prisoner was ut his house. nearly fouI
miles away. Mrs. latrimouie went out soon
afterward When she returned. tho overcoAl
was gone At ! 20 Hilaire came to dinner. Hc
was wearing his oyercoat. After eating dinner
lie remained in the house about ten minutes
and sho did not see him again until hall
an hour before midnight. On tho fol-
lowing Monday Hare said he was going
off to look for work. About two weeks
aiterward she saw him on Columbia street
She knew he was suspected OF tho murder but
did not speak to him about it, She denied that
she had told Officers Jones and Hodgson that
llilnire went away from home n few minutes
after on the morning OF the murder but ac-
knowedged that sho told them she did not
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