New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-14
Suspicious AGAINST FRANCK.
THE PAULLIN INQUEST RESUMED.

A NEW THEORY BY THE DETECTIvES--TIIE WOULD
BE SUICIDE IMPLICATED.
The inauest in the Phoebe Paulin murder, at
WestOrange was resumed byCoroner Hogan In the town.
hall atOrange yesterday ranspred in the taking OF es
monv that the police officials are working on the
theory that Phoebe Paulln murdered by George
Franck the beerbOer who attempted to commit suicide
nv cutting his throat Franck, in his testimony at the
beginning OF the coroners inquest SAID that he drove
directly down the mountain from Eagle Rock and met
the girl the stonecrusher Although several persons
were on road at the time he says he drove TO his
home no one saw his wagon.
The testimony taken the first day of the inquest was
read TO the two the jury, and then Jonathan
DeCamp was called He Is the driver OF an express
wagon running between Newark and Roseland, village
several miles beyond Eagle Rock He said that he was
at Main and Day sts in Orange on the AFTER
noon of Nov. o. when the town clock struck
four Driving up the mountain he reached the stone
csher about o'clock and fifteen minutes later he was
at the Eyrie He passed the wachta beer shop at DO
and Fraukcs beer going In the direction OF
Orange. Two minutes later the witness saw young ady
on horseback, and less than mile further on ne met
"Chet" and Mark Williams walking toward Orange, and
spoke to them. Afterwards he met Wachtal driving
home and Isaac Meyer, the Polish pedler
John McCready. farmer living on the Orange noun
tain near the Pauln house. said that he drove up the
Eagle Rock road with load Of coal on November ~
and passed the Eyre at about o'clock Near the Eyre
the stage driven by Frank Ebert which was going III te
same direction, nearly ran into him. The wit
ness was asked by the prosecutor II he knew
George Franck's wagon and he answered 81 do. II Is
an ordinary business wagon with white top.
"Did you that wagon anywhere III gong UP TIC
mountain I" a..
am almost positive that did not am certain that
Eliza McCready the daughter of John McCready, was
with her father his wagon ana she repeated Ms s
mepts She added that she near the stone cfusher
carpenters wagon and pbaeton and near the Eyre at
about six O'Clock, Frank Eberts stage passed tere INC
witness described Francks FAMILIAR 10 ner u
declared positively that in going up the mountain 'hey
did rot meet Francks wagon. ..,,
Frank Ebert, the stage driver, sad tnat ne lel lhc
road station Orange at 534 on November - ana reached
crusher at about 6:lO He passed a ie
Fyrie about 62O. Mr.. Mitchell rode on the seat win MN
he met no wagon gong in the direction OF Orange The
next morning the witness drove down the mountain AT
nine o'clock He at a point on the rOad pel"cth
Eagle Rock and crusher the tracks OF wagon
made In turning around. The turn was short ana lo0ke
as n made bv light wagon. No heavy farm, or luin-
Der wagon could make such turn He Sald Z" huistu
when he noticed the tracks THAT man forgot Something
he had TO go back ---,
The INQUEST was then adjourned &c Tuesday.
This testimony tends show that Franck, aIer eaV
ing Mitchc's place at Eagle Rock, drove uoNh
the mountain as far as the stone cruAher ANU
then turned the wagon and drove back up the rOah
for some purpose In his evidence before the Coroners
Jury he said that he drove directly down the mountain
If he had done could not have avoided meeting te
stage and the farmers wagon. Mr. Mitchell VINO Keeps
the place at Eagle Rock where Franck stopper WIN hI
home az about 600 Franck had been gone from theo
about three-quarters OF hour Near the spot where
the murder was committed Is empty barn ABOUT one
hundred feet from the road, and hJre wagon COuu
stand unObseryed from the road. .,-
The detectives confident that they nave buucA
real cleW last