The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-10


While walking along the street Hunter mentioned. in
an incidental way. thst Epp must do him favor.
II was over in Camden last night" said he, "snd
man I was with got hurt. Now l want you to go
with me and just say that was at
your place st that time" Hunter reminded
Epp that his wife would be angry il she thought
no bad been ont in . brawi. and explained that it
would bring him into discredt in his church. Epp.
believing that the matter unimportant one.
and that he wonld he obiging wealthy customer by
what he Thoughts was little harmless deception.
scented tn do - he desired. and accompanied
Hunter for that purpose to the house where Arm
strong WAS lying breathing his last.
Hunter never spoke Of the manner Of his arrest
without furious glsam OF his eyes. He never for
gave the clever ruse by which Detective Toder and
Sheriff Daubman enticed him into Jersey. He says
that no would have fought the officers before allow
ing them to put him in cell If his had not been
with him.
USAvAIIIN1 PRECAUTIONS.
After his arrest he tried to get word to Graham to
keep out OF the way. Il tried to send him messages
by members OF my family after put here. but
never could do It safely. But did not fear his ar
rest very much for did not dream that he would be
damned fool enough to give himself away and me
too"
HUNTER LIES TO COUNSEL.
From the time OF the arrest of Graham and his
confession Hunters manner underwent change. A
very remarkable thing about Hunter case is that up
to this time he had persistenty. and with virtuous
indignation. solsmnly declared his innocence. oven
to his lawyers. They repeatedly assured him that to
defend him properly they must know the truth.
but such was his confidence in the cunning OF
his deep laid plot" that he fooishly imagined
that he could safely deceive them From my
knowledge of this and Of the character Of some
pa 1av and ham viii
they had afoo. feel satisfied that had not Hunters
insane vanity led him to lie to his advisers Thomas
Graham would have been put where he would not
have been arrested aud Benjamin Hunter would
have boon convicted OF murder. Thus has this man
contributed to his own destruction. Whom the
gods would destroy they first make mad
Even as late as the afternoon of the evening when
Graham was captured Hunter lnughingly assured his
counsel that tho whole story Of his having accom-
pice-for the story had then been published in the
HEnALp--was much lie rs that he himself had
done the murder
GRAHAM's ARREST.
But his dream was shattered when he was told Of
Graham's arrest and confession. He had paroxysm
of anger which s described as frightful to see. He
cursed his accomplice with blasphemous and filthy
oaths and when he was put into the murcerer's
cage and Graham given Hunters former cell Hunters
first words were "Gsod damn him. he ought to be
choked with his own -- for going back
friend" Then ii was that for the first time the
doomed man confessed his guilt to his lawyer, whom
he had successfully deceived Hunter wrote letter
to Graham immediately after the latters arrest. but
was induced by his counsel to tear up this evidence
of hts indscrction. He admits il his statement
that no offered 500 to Monk the prisoner who car
ried the food, to poison Graham. He gloatcd over
this. and only persuaded to give up the idea by
his counsel when they showed him that Monk would
take his money and expose him to the authorities.
REGREIs NOT KILLING GRAHAM
Hunter hated Graham with a devilish fcrocity, and
at one time regretted that he had not followed an
inclination lac had the night OF the murder. After
tho bloody crime was done, and when crossing tho
ferry with Graham, he had thought Of pushing him
overheard as measure Of safety He cursed himself
for not having followri this impulse. In another
place Hunter confesses that of his reasons for
hoping for release on bail that he might kill
Graham.
Hunter has never expressed any remorse for his
crime, and regretted nothing but that it not
cessful and that he had not killed Graham.
f TINE HALTER.
The instrument o. death III on new plan. II il
tile idea OF tho sncisA emo is mechanic. ana APP
pears to be simple and aimirnblc for two reasons In
the nrst place there is no rcpulsive scaYolding or
any other object to offend the sight Nothing is vsi-
bio in the corridor but two slender cords pass
ing from floor to ceiling four feet apart,
and the. only suggestion of their deadly pur-
pose is the that bangles from the end OF one
Of the cords. In the second place the machine is
certain to do its deadly work quickly. and therefore,
mercifully. il it is used properly. described the
manner Of its construction in to-day's HERALD, but
the folio wing diagram. kindly drawn for me by the
Sheriff himself. will fully explain its working:-
B A. b