, 1881-06-25
This Tool, Found Beside, the Muir
dered Policeman,
Is. Identified Us the Property Of
X, Man Named Elliot.
Tho Coroncr's Jury Aflor Investigation
Hold Him for the Crfmo.
Tho Evidence Against Him., and How It
Was Gotten-The Prisoners Story.


OF which ate atil fresh In tho public
mind, tho omtiro detective forue 0f tho i'nlIco
Department and many pntruiutan In civilians
murderer. arrcste,t a1, w s,,.nIelms M n,Isons md
weI'.k.own wa thieves aud thugs. aud followed to
Tho perpetrators u lie ontruso lctt behind
tho,n, Whether SUCCESS hus urownea their
euor,s viii rot Of course 10 n.nlo to appear
nntn tho u'an now under arrest, and nl'ont
whom there has been wovcn very
s.romR n ",t ,St"9rx os ,. sreut'stansia, ,, ov,
"umes, ,..m,a snaM aave fesevca tae run'snncnt
.Nn.c.oa oy the INV. nthot4n tnas nun, WHOSE
n' a9s 1as wor ws9 tho % Ss to Ills
THE AnIurisSEn INQUEST,
held nt tho ottlcc of tho Chief Of Polio Mt tho
Central station, Coroner Nntsou presided. and
nero were PRESENT. IN addition to ,ns witnesses
a,' aaa a' fow curious psrsons. number Of tho
s.!anIiss,cl 'io 'nn .yclest ht'' inssT.t ] WIN
tho hpprehcnsion Of thu murderer,
dyon bcf1fo tln Gouncti sttmntnted thetr@ @ Gnsr-
iIrss witsosse wiz Goaaty. rssieaa :iiiutbarii,
Tuin1SE H. i 1 sve IT io a,s te f lie holx 1t tho
pust.m .morfum examination. Police UIticer Sfchnel
HaSonoys ~" ss!sao uH sfter e iii had II, fnrthep
nco'! ni asatstnnuc. testified tg tho dspusition Of
1oe po"sa as u las ul,oa tno a,aewalk,
tTiiE CAnrESTE1ts 1tIsAcE .,
lyit,1 beside It and Under tho, dead mans left
Grtu, Tjle otcur fu!ty md positively iicntIilu,l
tho ,raco Rt1Twn bin, by the Coroner ~ tho orp
that Gutal niaht, Mr. Jones' iba man = whosu
ho,iso, NJ. 3s{S Eu,urnl,l Nycuiis, was Visited by
, ,S ,S 1fsaEs ,hS , rY spSse @ d. t. j., haze klsa
firutrii tn stnrr t,r fhH rrnsoi,f{. ,,hi rnrt nf
tnU hrgiiIrs, df ttor iilghi and OF his notifying
!1 nogy d ,e ., asdcrsa g ~ 10Y 10 Tnw ts
pnilcet1.Mi. liz ,tsiicd nothing new t" tho oil.
was one ot ,he ,sirt, Who ha,l, Visited lin, thhr
IL %xsr H. II, y, Il III ss
so Uf o HUI %o' " 'fs e ss Est s Hhsss %nsss
IL aa1sSre4 rssSasst i,a5 ~ w. sa'; nxz vo. Mt No
Wess !,i.l!tti9 stYet, att .xiio e sstlaea to Be
nSt nn.ct s.,.,i, tiaa stn,,i,' Shn mill ihat se wms
well ,,ctl,ainlei with tic yositg HIN Elilot lio
; ssf 4 s fS S; y; ;;ss S$ =;
III roi,,riic tn her ho.,so mi! reina!utll i iow
wccs,s atiti atjout tho lit ct SlNy tttst rnsscti
be- cnn,o ~ her asain lor hoarl .ai'd, lodging.
While Ellnt VIVA " oecqIiAnt ul nor htaise he
WIS IF sfeXef ~ is 4as IT, o t renea
@ Sf "af hfa* 1's "s ~sst b. sSa s '''
!s!.!ei, sa, t'fei!!ssa + e;ileass3 r. T. II, pas:
ten p!pet a. ,s se her r
H. ssi III sssy ss !st 81 IL ssss ,sS o hss 3s
ESf H. asa. 5 i sa t s ss ssSaff :" t. = sffs
sSichuI look ,,,lt tho Sres at,t smaif tnperils
kuyuUu aaw, n,l wlts About to ltttolnpt 10 snw
9hroHsh TIC l!gn'ln;yt", n, haaa Ep!;.eo q
seratches viii Ito tlf,o teoth 1t tue tuoI. shc,
s. sias Hs 'Sa ~, sr ssa s S@ @ ;s NS
o s Ct s sho sa sha ~ "ok x
ti,s4a q, tho III ~ 1,n. shp ti,id him I'M thoy
Wsro stlis, II hcr earc,, nna :threo lays ai.ar
@ sho did @ nss know. AZ % t. El,ioIs tro Or oec'! s
pat1pn Mrs: pnnno i!ld not 4ppenr te Du very
We aI n @ So HhoW ~. tna5 nc Was "ens n,t, eS
10 was W,osstns ut q paoklng: houso, Us lie onro
toas 'Hi Ct ss s9sify ss sns s!f; y ss
nino weeks aso, lilo exaaf t'@o, ,hu could noi toll.
ho, r. ,',i;s ~ solm III, TO a, KEL1oT 'as,!., ,ro,
Whsot nc ,leearod VIM tia ientinn sine Il, ni,ss
dan. IIs rnn,sn,imrc,i it dtstinctiv. mpausa t,f
some 1allfM4 OIL tllQ 0lt-snOuln WAaG ny lN Win
u tnrcc-Gs,rnutcA fllo within hp Ind fnstuned In
th0Fu on7 dHy. lio wa9 suFo that ea9 btv!o0 wAa
thg nhc. aild that E!l!nt wae tho pMreha46r.
night uGont u|oct, md Il was about eight or
ti!iIG weeks: aEn. When Asked ny tho prisoner
y he. the prisner, WIS the nati. U f!ahsrty 70.
pllvd; ITO tho bcst OF my knowledge and be~
Ilef y9u ar0 tho tDa..", 4:
i)nrin9 thn 1nluest tha aeoutc4 maintained
onpl atF hild cxprcssIon!tss cdstot c0uhtcuMnct,
lie na]t11 faw questions, particularly Au!'tlt
aatns whloh ho Btult1t.! anxious ~ thvu axeA 80
Aruily tint th0y could mt bo clan9ca attgr.
wHrls. lilo questioned Dir. Jnnca and hlts.
DUNNO, bath or thont ~ to datps. md the lntttr
VERY particularly III ~ hvr ability t0 distinguish
QUO hraco rtutn nhothor. he hg!!> uy 10 har Aaz4
ticuisples such, d nroninoRt biacr In tho
a.ent shS Sa.i sao'i u ais pas:ss.io!i: r rsply
oonolusivply TINT ha was Ut ,Aoruo with .hls
1T st to tao III II u lis is masdar. ''' A 's''
TIE osE was n.vMS !; a1 rIIx ,,,a
's Wnn v9,sSt 1H IT, as u s,fual sht ptSv
mnhnnv s't tan, w II. sfe.i1, t nv rns.,t,
q inruo.f sags Hn. vstssis ~ be cbost s wo
i ~ f,i;t Hgof frn,;;, ~ rornf.nr
Geh9 9aI " oGei t,,tns ts ST,,ot,,
m.o ty Ms H. natsrH!. 2, sc,~,nm'"H FaMe
!Ete.!sf 2ss a.tt,.s: t's ~ n.vot n
54u prl%t,9Sr - ,S, ~ meaa MI, 'A't W ""A' 1"e
aug u ,, snu r. a,,nain ,t ,hts rnn.t III.