Daily Republican., 1881-08-04
THE CLUGsToN MURDER,
Another Arrest, hut Nothing t.
Connect Him with the Crime,

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 4.-Shortl
t after the Clugston murder the polic
su pected Henry G. Abbott, a well
S known criminal in the southern sectiol
D OF the city, Of being the man who ha,
I committed the crime and the suddel
| disappearance of Abbott about that tim
lent sdlue strength TO the suppositiol
, that he was the man who fred the fata
shot. Tmo OF the Mayors DETECTIVES
carefully worked M this theory, bu
they were unsuccessful in fastening tn,
deed on the man referred 20 and cOnse
quent'y the matter was dropped. The
arrest Of John Spielmann on Thursday
last awoke new interest in the Valley
Forge murder, and from the description
he gave of Abbott, with whom he had
associated, Officer Patrick Hagan, OF
the Second District, the smallest MEN,
Der on the force, became impressed with
the idea that Abbott was the fugitive
murderer. Although the man had been
seen around the neighborhon,l of Elev-
entb and Ellsworth streets for several
days past, no attempt was made to cap
tnre h m until Tuesday afternoon, wi hen
Otilcer Hogan came across A bhott at
Fourth street and Washington avenue
aud proudly marched him into the Sec
ond Police District Station, where he
was confined in one of the dungeon cells
over night.
Yes erday Detective Miller, who has
been working on the case, was summon
ed TO the police station to see if he could
obtain proof of the prisoner $ guilt. De-
tectivs Miller and Lieutenant Gilline-
nam subjected the man TO close exam
ination, and although his statement was
contradictory in some respects it was
impossible to discover anything to fas-
ten the Clugston murder on him. Alb
bott stated that In March last he work.
Ell for Captain Brown in Maryland:
that during the three months following
he was engaged in Munde.l's shoe fac
I 'ry, Eleventh and Cherry streets, and
lived with his sister, Mr.. Virginia
L"v"tt, at No 1924 Anita street, a small
near Tenth and Ellsworth
$ ret'e, tic yarne neighhorhoud in which
Sp"lilnahn was acquainted.
When ABBOTT was shcwna pirtura Of
Srcimann lie said: 81 Ito moi know thar
man, H. | NJ rcr saw li:n hef re-" Ar
cording to Mrs. Lovers statement Al.
oott had been living with her constant.
~ SIN " November last, and the only ,
l. III" he was alb -ent from the city was
i've days i'll April or May last, when he !
Went shad-hsblng up the Delaware. I
HENRY &. Abbott is about IS wears of |
tgr, feet inches in height, slimlv !
quilt, has hight hair, a large brown
nus!Arhc, and large, lighr, blue
,ray t,rs, the left one of which !!
las " peculiar cast in il. His
"atlNres are so distinct and his express
'ion so peculiar that when once seen he
'onld never be forgotten. Edgar 4.
Abbott, the supposed murderer, Is about
u years of age, five feet eight and n half
rches in height, of slender build, nu,i
las dark hair and black mustache.
here WAS such a resemblance in the
eneral appearance of The two Abbot,s
hal it was decided to have the persons
rou9ht to the staiUn- house to see'if :
hey could identify the prisoner as
$ companion. !,
Edward johnson, the young man :
Tho met T.. A. Abbott at the lodging L
ouse, No. So7 Vine Street before the y
ommsson of the murder, visited the
riaoner last evening i'll company with /
detective Miller. As soon as johnson a
NV the man III custody he shook his Il
cad and said, 81 do hot think that is C
10 Abbott | met" After making "a o
ore careful inspection of The prisoner /
D lnSon remake, 81 am sure that is
Dt the right Abbott" n