, 1880-09-22
The Tell-raie Scrip Which Led to
tho Identification
Of the Murd Q Ter Traced Stop by Stop
to His Possession.
A Series Of Surprises to Both Defendant
md Prosecution.

Tho cnsn wns upcsieh ycgttrlny mnrr1I1E, nill
,o ,sn nonrs ''a, rseea's sto ,oonay nj.lr,''nens
,,,.'l,, a. :" occurring Atsiner5 3u'y'
"hfch kto tilo Court t'n'k reeess until l:sl p.
ILL.,, ut Which hour Mills, for tho
,1nfrnsr. m.nnInt, thrn."l.,s -. raS, -, ~, ,r,,s @
eeed md. iciurc aeonrs.ru'n % crowded % w,tha"x. ID @
ttI.ls spectators. tho former pr.,cccdrd to mlkg
tho preliminary aucech cxnn1utory Of tic cas.
~ t'u - ""en "n' ts,'toseu U, ~, .oii"
w keu.eeM: ~ H. afhc -; al rae.eher'
william Forrest. II. u, 1ttals, William Waltn.nn.
A. T., ErIs,,tr. f;iIrmrt O1ac,. n; II f,rItu,r W n
r",tI,,,,, N"o~'' o''S1' VI o'%'''.'''' "' ~
"' Thu ,otorIoty which tho caso t,as acb;c,c, ia
dine partly u tho coltt-bou,!ed nl.tttt, ut tho
crIur Int cbtutJy II, thu uxtr,,,r,llnnry ,,nturn
Of thu ehnin o' cirru'ns,nntlAl cyi'le''cc which
lp'l IL tito Arrcst n1sl Indictment nf tho pr1sntlcr
and by which, taxut',pr with strong co,lutcs4.t
,.a,,. a.u ~ ".u -.
..!.'! ."s e'assul. III hs ot'enl"R spc.e''' tho
s,atSs ~ Attorney a%ees,y M ", sn y1Say nr
luz Tug auo.o Rroeery M III %aen !no neeeese'wa e &C.
IE.e!nr, iiGstMoas!, ;, N.Y. uexnw, nita t!! hoM. Wcn
~ a t Wrx Tx, "He Wy @ seF i.t u nc GscnMs Mafeh
t.r n.Tt ~ t H. so s'os " tue i. @ u tno desnns
"as ..--... .
:, ,rha: ssfnnkn m' ,n.Is r',x. Mas*sn sS ,,,,.
tho quietly nlurtuurpa inaninta "Kccp stilt."
The n.l Eent'e,nnt,, Win vita swrepins up Tho
s lian nt, it tlt uls,ne"t % t,o oI,u itrus, II II
tito threu rMt.luns, Win, lid ri0ccsl insrif
n,os1t tho GeeAsetl, 1rctl hIs wGtr,l, and tho
R @ '3, 4 I'll tci esse n" 5 r inS @ 92r prrs pS
IN few minutes tho i.,ot,ura i,ii flown with thu
cuntonts VI tho It'll. and tho Md lna,l w.s fottnd
lying upon tho tiHur suffering frpll Il wt,ll.l
which Glliscii Its t,rltt upon tic Following tluy,
Having t!spi,st.! uf thu fict OF tho killing, ti
S'!f K o tnTsy eIa 81 fssee ,o , HniS. k y
reminding tho Istccr Df tho layOit ilrth0ll Of
sur,!n,,. tic French playwright. who tiahts il,
npt>urcntiy ]nctlsklcr,ltc tti;lc. liz cxni.,uri
tint Mt q n'ctuck IN tho morning OF tho ,!uy
Hpon r. o ,s1'}sh .,o tho murder murder va: so,ainltS
fl thu ncighhurhotMl, visited sir. luckuw's
grtccry s,9rn On tho northeast cor,.er Of rhlrty.
a aaM .a'tesneM @ ssesls: anu sass I" IT,
wh'c o rycetl es In III ret,,rt. sr Is Iscs @ "F "f
@ M .kG ~ trotn tno u! VI tMe grocery on
o r eg9,s n',rt oior o to ie' ianer' r 1 wl t enty
hnusr oT MIN mi'v ,cd % er ts Ynrn TSs y; ha;u ~ 'o 10
~ trni mSX, ~ fn3mg KY 1T; ;, @re mk to anrlp
w1S t%k 4 ar saia that h. wo't try n4 Ret /
hIon,lay .'snt s, ,fotoSins tha murder, lednsy
e., TOR to ecr!p' @!,a; as io 9xprs*sed strung
tleSfn TO HhFG IT. hRrk lyln. Mr. fUro revisited
Mr.. 3t0wtl, nskel hIui for thu pnptr, and
lenrHci thut tho hitter had handed ii over TO
afcssrs. bartholomew 4 toGsif,u, wtD being coul-
pruilse.l to ei,ljn1lvs.r tn recover it. Nv II snr ri
rrovjienttnl protection tho recovery ii iho scrip
wAs lnt cllrcteti, nnd search by tho Police ILL.,
rnrtsllcnt resulted in lta discovery fn tho Ul1cu
Of TUG City Treasurer. Tho Slntu's Attorney
stnfc'l thn. hcai1s tho ctl!ut,cn supplied i.y tho
tct-tuta scrip. ho wou.d show that oti tho ovuil-
Ing ot tho commission ut tho crlnp the prlsner
nll1 two Gtilur ruiihils. lnined At Nlt,sey Plynu"
uni Patrick ContOrs, wero seeh within Ia5 leet
of tho sccue uf tho murder, md to sill further
strengthen tho cnao ovdence would 10 supplied
uni confessions wftci wa,d tllrow il iiMsl Of
light un tho c.so nnd render perfectly irrcstst.
illn tlu ey1tlsuco previously Introduced
aIr. llced mMdp ;.D opening apcccjl Indicating
Tho nlfuru OF tho tctruac. tt tho prosecutii,ti
ut once proceeded to jtry,cc UyllIenco ii, min.
Ilort Of tho tiloUry l1p0n which IT sittuht
TO coSylcr sruE r,,,soSrn. t
r,a.a,.,,,s Y.''. =, a"'. t.'no".'. ..'.'',
ietectnG .,, ''uMn y: SnAy gave 0sldenc0 which
f,,eas snmc tt w Ir,snmefSs hiiIfla uayne stilH
Enll1inrs. Wetn KfnEh 10 tho police III eDnlNts-
ioi!s LOT besef!t Years DUCK. -
mn i.riinjI atrnnt ns,nHtah" ,s ~ NJ. 'R.t
ft," tir't, MN, ,,r ti s..,, ~ eFu pt1neGu ~
ti,o o..or;,,ts ~ ~ tmo % ~ %t.'o oh
st st.o ps~s.E -. ~ NeeuHssttAeHts !lS aIl4@ett