Morning journal and courier., 1883-09-13
The Man With the Black Nous
 tache.

A Contradiction of the New Story in the
 Main Po1nts-The Jennie Cramsr Gys-
 tery-The Much Wanted Witness. The story published SO extensively throughout the country yesterday regarding the rsman with black moustache'' and the Jennie Cramer case, purporting to give final solution of the Jennie Cramer mystery, naturally excites much attention. The arti- ole set forth that Mir. Royal M. Bassett, the noted manufacturer and wealthy resident of Birmingham, met by chance and trav- eled between Brussels, and Antwerp on his late European trip, with 'the man with the black moustache" who was so much wanted at the Jennie Cramer trial. and who in statements made to Mir. Bassett averred himself to be the man with the black moustsche and that he knew that Jennie Cramer died at the Nal lep residence by accidental poisoning, and that the body lay in the MaIley residence twehty-four hours, and further that the remains were then trans- waves, and that he helped in that transac- ton. The story was further that he hid him. self some time after the arrest of the Malleys to avoid being arrested, and then took steam CT to Europe, where he had been iberally paid to remain fugitive, and remained hid until the trial was over. He was now en route for Australia to make his fortune.
 By telephone last night to a COURIER re- porter MT. Bassett denied the story in the main and in it's most essential points as wrong. His chance travelling friend did not Eo Ina Af mer's death, and did not say that the body was taken to the shore or that he helped to take 1t there. MT. Bassett further stated that the story of his accidental travel ing friend threw no additional light on the mystery of Jennie Cramer's death. He did meet man in Europe who said he was trav- cling to Australia and had been in New Ha- ven once and connected himself in some way with the Jennie Cramer case. Mir. Bassett's further remarks gave the inference that the man had fled, fearing to be implicated with the case. but had no knowledge about it giv- ing 8 solution of the mystery.
 In view of the above the following, taken from the Hartford Times of last evening, has additional interest: A reporter of the Times called upon Mir. Samuel F. Jones, of this city, who was employed in the defense of the Malleys, to see what he thought of the story told by the '.man with the black raoustache.' Reporter-Mr. Jones, have you seen the article in the New York Times of today in reference to certain disclosures said to have been made in Belgium by stranger to Royal M. Bassett?
 Jones-Yes, I have read it carefully.
 Rep.-What do you think of it?
 Jones-The whole story sounds to me as if it had it's origin in the fertile brain of some sensational reporter. But if am to assume that MT. Bassett, whom know to be a very worthy and truthful gentleman, has actually made this statement, then I should say that he has been very cleverly imposed upon.
 Rep-Then you do not believe there is any truth in the statements made, if made at all?
 Jones-Not for one moment It evidently bears the ear marks of pure manufacture.
 Rep.-Why do you say this?
 MT. Jones-In the first place the story rep resents the ''black moustache man. as &C., knowledging himself to be a criminal, and leaving the country for Australia with Nal participant, at least, in murder. Do crim- inals fleeing from justice voluntarily pick up man from the vicinity of the crime and, without any motive, deliberately disclose the crime with all it's details Such a case was never known. Sooner believe that the 'tArabian Nights" is all pure fact and no fiction. MT. Bassett found him, according to the article, "a most charming travelling companioh,' D and knew all the time that he was 8 murderer, or at least an acces- sorry. Again, in fact, no drugs were found in the body of Jennie Cramer, except arsenic, and yet the statement is made that the Nal ley boys administered drug. What in the world did they give her this deadly poison for? Certainly for no such purpose as is in- timated by this bogus disclosure. Bosh! Bosh!