New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-02
THE PHGBE Pa ULLIN MYSTERY.
HER MURDERER STILL AT LARGE.


A VICTIM OF "JIM-JAMs" ARRESTED AND Dis
CHARGED-A DRUNKEN NEGRO ACCUSES HIM.
SELF.
The mystery surrounding the murder OF
Ph9be Paulin remains mpenerabe although more than
a week has elapsed since the foul crime committed
One definite result has been attained although OF mega
tive character Sergeant Conroy been hunting up the
supposed cew contained In the wagon track leading from
the road the spot where the body of the unfor
tunate girl found. Yesterday he learned that they
were made by wagon driven by Harry
Wells resident of Orange, who
had driven to he scene OF the murder after the OF 1t
had got abroad, but before the authorities had taken
charge of the body. Thus that clcw is disposed Of
Late on Friday night arrested who, 1t was
said had confessed TO having committed the murder
His nameis Herman Andrea and he once for year
and a half, employed as telegraph editor on
the Newark Freie Zeitng. Sergeant COnroy and
Detective Reeves walking in Main-st.
when they Andrea out of Horpps liquor store,
and observed that his conduct "suspcious' They
concluded that they would him. When asked what
the matter he uterance TO series OF wild and
ncohercnt EXPLANATIONS expressive of great mental
agony and excitement After being soothed by offers of
sympathy and assistance from the officers he cOnded
that he suffering the pangs of remOrse
because he had murdered Phoebe Paullin. Sergeant
COnrOy in tremOr of joyful excitement elcphOned for
Chief Chesney. and medtated removing his prisoner TO
the County Jail for safe keeping fearing that attempt
might be made to lynch him. When Chesney arrived
Andrea had again lapSed into a condition OF ncompre
feasibility. In the morning further inquiries showed
that Andrea instead of being smten by the pangs Of
morse, had fallen victim to the seductive influence Of
native decoction generally known Jersey lightning
and exhibiting not uncommon result thereof, yul-
carly known as "jmJams." He discharged and the
much chagrncd officers turned their attention TO hunting
up fresh clews.
In the evening another apparent victim OF drink and
runaway tongue was brought TO the station
house under arrest the self-confessed murderer.
He is colored man. short stout and intensely black He
had been arrested In New-YOrk the complaint of
John Riley. of No. S36 Broadway, and taken TO the
Mercer Street Police Station at a. Riley said that he
met him in liquor at Broadway and Thirteenth
ST. after midnight An unaccountable something caused
him to think that the negro might know something OF
the murder of Phoebe Paulin. He engaged him
in conversation and drew from him the successive
admissions that his was John Boston, that
he had recently from Orange, and finally,
that he the veritable who had murdered PhGbe
Pauin. AT the Jefferson Market Police Court he
was remanded. Meanwhile word sent TO Orange.
Constable David German sent to New York 10 fetch
him. James Chavers. n colorcd ycndcr of clans and
crabs in Orange who was supposed to know everybody
in town. was TO identify him II possible.
The arrived at the Orange station house shortly
before o'clock and crowd OF loungcrs and rlstcs
rolled down his black checks In answer TO the questions
that were put to him by Chief Chesney he Sud that Riley
then he had given false name and
had talked foolishly about the murder OF
Phoebe Pauin. His real name ne said John Wat
kins. lie born in Richmond Virginia, was twenty
five years OF age, end had been employed at WIZARDS
Hotel, In Washington. More recently he had been
living with his father, Clayton Watkins.
Monday be- had left Washington for ScwYork, where
he had since been vainly looking for work He vowed
that he had never been in Orange before.
Neither Chaycrs anybody present recognized him.
On OF his sleeves few red stains were barely visible
When asked to account for them hc said that b. had bcd
wound in his wrist However drunk he might have been
in the early morning fright had thoroughly sOhcrCd him
Chief Chesney said that he did not ben him guilty and
all present took the view one Who knew PhTbc
paun said that man Ike him shc would easily put 10
flight. He locked up TO await examination on Mon
day.
Little else IS talked Of at Orange and the country round
but clcws and mor- Of clcws. But they won't unrave
Most OF the girls ncighbOrs however, firmly of the
opinion that she murdered by some man who had
previous acquaintance with her. David Pngtun,as
shown by the testimony at the inquest was the only for
whom she had expressed any partiality but not the
shadow OF any evidence duplicating him
In the crime has thus FAR been pro
duCed. He said yesterday that ut the
inquest Tuesday when nc is placed the stand he
win account for uA his time Saturday evening, and
satisfy all that he could not possibly have taken any part
in the murder
1t is said that there many Pnkcrons mon work
ing the Every detective who attends strictly
business and says little h credited with being Pin
kerton5 men by the country folk.