, 1880-06-21


A Tribune reporter yesterday called upon
William Meyer, who IL confined ut tho Ccntral
Sutton IN suspicion Of hAving guilty knowl-
edge Ut tho death of his boy, wh0 was found
drowned ut Wiltnptto In ctster1l attached to
Meyers house, md questioned him closely IT.
gnrdng the n,nttcr Mr.. Meyer Is a 0crmuu,
about 60 years Of nKc, and seems To DO 9rcatly
Impressed with tho serious churgu On, which ho
is held. Tho innn answered all esslons quite
story that gave tho inpress!o on TINT hu rcally
knows nothing Of how the boy cnn!o IT, his
a22Hth o sa no e. D9 s w.
Ut o'clock, nh that was tho last he INV Of him.
Us @ oeoeK IN tas evonins In It, tho rcr eli Of Of ito
hoAss PLAYING With the other clil'lrs'!,, i, & Tint
h a Ut ow sSn a n5 o5 neava omo % h eG syen
Meyer md his wilo became greatly alarmed. nnl
made inquiries Of a,i the ncishI.ors. Tho next
Chlcugo came ont sunday md holpel search ior
fe fee hu assE Sy I1y IL iho se IL Whs Ley
w,la found the following Thursday, but thor1
MsysS sena aa Vito II 1s a,t fSe sa % ss Icy
Wis murdered md thrown lnto tho well
tss at makes e stt h,s nk sG 'hs asgsSs y as
thrown In "Wednesday night wis tho .faut TINT
there was consltcr,t6!o noise that ,li9ht IN tho
Se Gnas Ms e 9et hs
afh'p Il ae peaS n'T went a saa
and found tho door. which had beer Tucked by
eey III s sxss ess hss @ a a 1 psef
that took tho huly thore opened tho stable and
unh!tched tho horses FOR sone p.lrposo o. atlor.
iiesd TIC hfs boy "way from lis home il orer 70
EFFORT some monoy from tho fathsr or SOM, some
dorcd. @ - His 'susptcion was dIr!yted 10
amils Ell Sis housc ssa as aavlns IL % hl Sa'd IL
tho atlair. The rcnson he hit ulpnn tht 1cgro
wa ,has hs ittls s5i ,qa h!n thst ,' s. E.w
had cnrricd him otr. llo vent to tho negM'n
hose. a9a tho Negro . tod hin, b. 81 sw n, 10y IKE
ia,'y toid lin thpt the boy i. icr storm wus tLo
nus Disappeared. and Meyer waa unalo to find
out wlore he has E.,Eo y. Meyer says he hus !.
asons ahny by elstns saa @ wS 9m
mnaly Them aisliketi BY m,nny ot tne ps.,p'o, 4, a
b. pr'Sed a0aInat hinl The. Jury bud to ,arlult
which wus afterwards remstted. on a1'othe.
ocensio1.. sonle three yoars ago, two i, ..ske.1 t
aud toid Its wifo ihnt DO was wanted as tho
bedside uf II Indy with Bible; llo went to tho
naie senea es ctoss anefnk e s "s ss n' @
on his knees aud p1uyed 10 hod to warn him ul
dnnHer. !ie eatored the ho.isa md wns sllrsctet
lifted thu luilt II little. aud tArk, black benEt
was revealed. Ho took. to his heoh
sitting m the feHre alsti rnn hurrletI,
nwny. The nutter bus ren,n!Hod u nlyHiery tt
him tu the present day. He etnphNtlcNIly dD
1i.es tho snry TINT hls wife whipped tho hoy THU
evGnnK The hoy WIS nut sCun utter i ucltstk
thnt afternoon, anil consequently cuHlA not lnvs
been Htrllek ~ his Wife. There VIVA u lMdy III
his house All tint afternoon md Dvcnlng VIII
Goulh prUye tho correctness u his statement.
Judging by the nuns talk uuh nlAniler. |
looks As IT tho hoy intellectually tell iHtn th'
tistnrn nnd was drowned. hut tho pArunts, br
Ing Buperstt!uuA And suspicious, bellet
tho hoy WIS killed by solnp Gurtny
iial thoy Killed tho 10y aai thruw,
certainly have insisted that the hoy acet.tentat
fell IN. Everybody, even thu Cnrontrs Jury
thtAtHht 10, but the lAlrnts wtHIlu mt hare II
aud tlslstGl thu buy WIS kille, II IL likely thu
wtet. tte well WIS searched ut tlrst thu hHiy WI
iii theru hut oAchllGtl detection. TlB lNkty vi,
discovered by ono uf tho kiriH wilu was Kctttlf
Rt,1tlu wnter mn! Thought Hho Elw sunlethtu
sw!ll.n,Lny III The clsterl,. The mother went OIL
Ail,l Mt tire saw tito feet nf tho in,y. Thu i01
Ind hc,Hl lo1,H enough Il, tho water IL riso |
tho surface. which would ACCOUNT for tho fac
lint the 4iF sAw tho body, while her !rtther, VII
sulIIched tho Clstern right nttor tho Acrtrnt, IL
nut.
Sir. Meyer Is Krcat!y depressed, a1,d ncts Iik
uHe wh,so In|nt IL tEer7tnKtd by the terrible Vi.
tta1on.