Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-09-11
STRATFORD MYSTERY.
Officers Still Seeking Light On an
Intricate Case.
VARIOUS THEORIES OF DETECTIVES.
Was Rose Clark Amber Murdered by
William Lewis, the Man TO Whom
She VA Afianced Facts
and 6uesses.


the relatives of Rose Clark Amber were
weeping at her grave last Saturday the de.
tectives were searching for her murderer.
The new clues discovered by Detective
Fuller, duplicating wealthy and eccen-
tric stranger in the crime, created great
excitement. Detectives Wood and Arnold,
while they did not sneer at them, said
bluntly they did not think that the facts
bore out the suspicious. 1t is understood,
on tie other hand, that Detective Bibbins
who has been working very energetically
under the directions of the Coroner, has
come into the possession Of clues which
incline him to the belief that Mr.. Fuller's
theory is the correct one and chat II will
lead to the arrest of the right man.
Mr.. Fuller came up accompanied by De-
tectives Taylor and Fredericks' the letter
a New York man. After working on the
case until late, Mr.. Fuller said that he had
| armed
Many New Facts.
some OF which weakened the case, but the
majority OF which confirmed the previous
suspicious. 1t was stated that the envelope
found near the body bore the mans sur.
name, but not his Christian narle, al
that il had been seen there several hours
before the assault took place. Inquiry was
made al the house where the stranger is
now stopping At first the statement was
made that he was at home, but crosS.eX-
animation brought out the fact that his
whereabouts from o'clock until little
after 10 were unaccounted for. 1t
was between those hours that the
murder was supposed to have been
committed, and the place where
ua wi a al
would allow man TO go there, spend some
time and come back within two hours. This
would be very easy matter II the person
undertaking u accomplish I've task should
hurry himself and CIe CT the detectives
SAYS that be can produce four persons liy-
ing along the Oronque road who will swear
that they heard a man rnn rapidly past
their houses on Sunday night between the
hours of $50 and 10
The man told the detectives that he knew
nothing OF the murder, and was not inter
,s;ed In IT; but the people into whose
C mIany lie has Leen thrown say thai
Since the Crime
hp has been much more irritable than here.
;U,OrC aud that during the early part OF
the week he talked about II much, and was
evidently somewhat excited over it. 1t is
assorted that when the news of the murder
he exclaimed pettishly:
II came to this town for quiet, and now
this murder comes to light"
Since the commission Of the crime he
has materially altered his mode Of life, and
is evidently laboring under some great eH.
element. 1t appears that he was once vic.
lently insane; that he was confined for a
time in a madhouse, and even now those
who know him speak OF him as tiighty.
He has relatives living here who are much
worried at tie suspicious entertained con.
cerning him, and they are, talking Of com.
municatlng with his people and friends in
Philadelphia. Mr.. Fuller says that he has
discovered many points which, Tor ohvious
reasons, he does not desire to publish.
They appear TO be, as Mr.. Fuller claims
strongly confirmatory Of the theory. Evi.
dence LAS been secured on one point in
particular, which goes far toward showing
that the murderer is this man. He left
behind him IN his fight from the scene Of
the crime an article which will
Almost Certainly Establish Wis Guilt.
Meanwhile Detectives Arno d aud Wood
have established TO their satisfaction the
innocence Of Michael Hesley, WHO was sus-
pected OF having done the deed with the
help of Boston White. They questioned
Hesley closely, visited his house and ran
sacked his effects. Nothing was heard or
found that in any way Criminatcd him and
be was grantId d absolution. With his vim
diCation the charges against White fall to
the ground, but he will probably he ar
rested again whenever the search lags for
want of clues that promise neither fame
nor surceSs.
People who are in q position to know
say that there are peculiar features in
TIE prosecution Ct this c )red boy which
sIe
Mysterious and InfnmouS.
II was &C considered safe tc arrest Boston US
soon as the crime was discovered, and after
suhjeciirg him TO four bours' examina.
tor. the Jury decided that he was inuo.
cent The renewal OF the suspiciOn'
sgaipst him was based upon the finding in
the garments OF the murdered woman Of
several hairs, short black and curly. S)pe
worder was expressed that the jury hsd
not known Cf this End when Boston was
first arrested. The garments had been very
carefully eXs mined and n o hairs were fOTn5.
Now the charge is made by a Responsible
man. who claims TO speak OF his own
luuRlcdge that the hairs in question were
not pulled from mans head, but were
cut iron. his heard and hair aud pIaced in
tHe woman ) clio, hes with the evident in.
tent TO crimina:e Boston White. Under
the microrcope, this gentleman say'. these
bsirs were found to be devoid II bulbs at
the root. and bore every apr"a-arce OF
having been cut off with pair OF scissors.
Now that all the other clues have been
exploded, Detectives Arnold and Wood, as
a last resort, are endeayoring to make out a
A Case Against W'n. L~Wis.
They admit that they are slightly lacking
in facts, but claim that theore ticIlly their
case is perfect. Lewis they say, evidently
cared but little for the woman who was 10
have been his wife, or he would either
have done his courtiDg at her housesor he
would have escorted her home from his
own. To man OF Mr.. Lewis chivalry
end refinement thFy think that marriage
with Rose Amber. after the
peculiar and long standing rela-
tions between them would have been very
distasteful. He concluded. so the detec.
tives reason, that his only release lay IN
Rose Ambler's death, therefore he killed
her. In connection With this theory they
reiterated a belief that has always been
entertained by many sf stratford's official
and volunteer detectives, namely: that
Rose was murdered some distance from
the spot where her body was found, and
then carried thence to avert suspicion from
the guilty parties.