Morning journal and courier., 1883-12-08
SOuruai aylS GOnxigr.
Saturday. December 8, 1888.
MadisOn's NTurder Case.

The COrOn ner'sInvestigatiOns YesterdaV-
 Dr. White Working With His Micro
 scOpe-NO Arrests Yet,
 Another day has passed and the Madison mystery remains shrouded in gloom as deep and impenetrable as that which made the dark deed of last Sunday night an addition to Connecticut's long catalogue of mysterious murder cases. Coroner Bollman, accompa- nied by a man who calls himself Dr. D. M. Webb, and whose ostensible occupation is taking notes for the coroner, were travelling about the vicinity yesterday. They went to the house of William Downes and made many inquiries regarding his character and history. They also drove over to Guilford to make some investigations into the ownership of the property on which Dovnes lives. A place on Town Hill kept by French Ca nadian named Chevalier was shadowed by the New York stenographic detective with view to finding out what could be learned or Downes' movements, as Downes frequents the place. Dr. M. c. White has some clothing belonging to Downes which has blood spots upon it, but Downes claims the blood is that of some chickens he killed. The doctor has not yet reported the result of his investiga- tions. He also has piece of skin taken from the murdered mans right temple.
 As in many other of the cases that have troubled Connecticut's officials there is 8 mysterious stranger who was seen on the Summer Hill road leading from the Johnson farm about 10 o'clock Monday morn ing. He was tall, well-dressed, and according to the story appeared ner- vous when approached by passers by. a mile and a, half from the Johnson home, and represented himself to be the agent of the Witch Hazel mills, well known lnstitu- ton of Essex. He wished to hire team to take him to Essex, but could not get one. He was seen by several persons Nobody has seen or heard anything of him since, but many imagine he is the guilty man. The off cals at work upon the case are doing all in their power to confirm or explode the theo- ry tha. the murder was committed by tramps
 A resident of Madison said yesterday in re- gard to the case that if the North Madison people had been left alone they would have disposed of the case in short order. "As you know,' he continued, ''when the old justice of the peace up there was told of the finding of the dead body, instead of notify ing the town medical examiner of the fact, as the new law requires, he proceeded to summon jury of inquest, and, to do the thing up in little better shape than usual, out of respect to the deceased who was an intimate friend, the justice doubled the number of jurymea gen. orally called, and summoned a full dozen. There was superficial investigation, and it was decided that Johnson had como to his death by sufocation. This seemed the more probable, as the father of the deceased had died in fit years ago, and why should not his son be attacked the same way, and before falling stagger to the charcoal pit and there be suffocated to death ?
 ''Just ss the jury were about to sign their names to the verdict, neighbor ran in with 8 story of blood being found near the char coal pit besides other indications of foul play. Somewhat disconnected they hesitated, and about this time Coroner Bollman rived and told them politely that he should take charge of the case and that they need not trouble themselves further.'