New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-24
POTTER GUES HIMSELF UP.
INDICTED FOR THE MURDER or WALSH, IIE VOL
UNFAIRLY ENDS TnE INSPECTORS SEARCH.

INDICTED FOR THE MURDER or WALSH NV VOL
UNFAIRLY ENDS rnE INSPECTORS SEARCH.
A sharp ringing of the doOr-bCll at Inspector
B,1uc,s house few minutes after 10 o'clock las night
was followed by second, which seemed To hesitate.
The second ringing brought servant 10 the door She
opened II aud there found standing, whose Derby
hat WAS glistAnng with rain and whose clothing was
seor,ipc with moisture. She asked him who he wished
IN soc and the man replied that he wanted 10 have
min,rs talk with the Inspector. Inspector IyTHc~ was
seated ~ his cosy little library the first floor OF his
bouse reading the evening newspapers. When hc was
tola that man wished to him lac arose. aud went out
iuto the hallway. There ne Billy" Porter, the
burglar and the supposed assassin OF walsh the
who with Irving was killed IN Shaug Diapers liquor
store jst week The Inspector asked Porter 10 walk
into his library. The man did so and sat down. He
apncarcd exceedingly nervous, ana deep lines. which
were not visible AT hi, arrinmcnt before the CoroncS
Juv few days ago traced across his forehead and
-, his cncok, Except a wary watching Of every move
ment Inspector Byrncs made Porter showed but little
pxictv for what would be the unavoidable result Of his
upexupcted call. lie absolutely alone with the man
% a., three DAYS has been seeking hn in every city
aud town IN this country
G wou porter what Is ~" asked the Inspector.
aNfr B,lpcs rye come to give myself up. (silcnce. }
read In the newspapers this morning that had been
Indicted and thought I might as wei end the thing
Mere You in the baIroom the time Of the shoot
ipgl " was the next inquiry. am,
tr
from, door Of sharg's saloon closed and ! went
mo The side door and struck the hallway. hadn't got
I' Lalf way through when heard shots and met man
9iit tnn,y running ont Of the bar-rOOm toward the
,c1 Thc shOts startled me- and when the man passed
,,,n I ,urr,rd also and ran out into the street.
And van were not IN the baI-rOOmi"
g NJ .ir 1 hadn't got in there yet
II va. tbe work Of moment TO convince Porter that
tbrrc WA no chance to withdraw from the step ne had
t"ken uspectOr Tncs drew his ONcrcoal ana en-
,eriug car, rode to Blccckcrs Thence he went
a., p1icr IIeadauaTters. He followed Porter INTO the
nctcctiyr Office where the for the second time was
cuestioncd in relation Ia his NE He said that Inc was
thirty four years old and born in Boston; that he
Vas angle and was "A gas-fttcr by trade Aitcr lhcS
ctrcs had been made In the police records, f0rtl was
taken into cell which adUins Inspector ByIncss prl-
vafc office and locked up. Detective Sergeant ROuln
remained in the udoiDng room until morning
InspcctOr Byrnes expressed his surprise ht fOrtcrH
scrdce of his liberty. only because the thing Is sci
An, done by criminals but because the evidence against
Rim A. 40 yciglty and Is liable To convict him On Mon
dav the rand Jury after examining the papers WHch
rfated 10 the COrOncrs inquest AT which Porter was ms
choroed and the evidence which has been submitted 10
tne Grand Jurors the mans liberation found an III
1ctment against him of murder In the irst degree.
A Innch warrant was issued on the indictment, ANA
xsbcn inspectOr ByTIics visited the District Attorney
ice after the finding of the Grand Jury the whiIht
as ,nc,1 I'm his hands. The same afternoon the W
onr snnf dspatches 10 all the cities III the country
dvino drscripOn of Porter aud sent men 10 BostOh
Standardization baltimore and Washington. Tor the plI-
80 NJ ircAting hun The man was fuly aware OF INC
dDsvitv of the charge against him ana his voluntary
esnTTen,del has something remarkable IN IT,