Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-13
BLOODSHED AND TRTCKERY.
Looks into the Face or his BTur.
dered Victim without FlinchIng.

8Ienken Looks into the Face OF his sTur-
dered Victim Without FlinchIng.
ELAIRA, n. Y, Jan. 12.-William Men,
ken, charged with the murder OF Katie
Bradchof, was this morning taken to
view the remains of his victim. He bore
the ordeal very stolidlv, examining the
corpse critically and saying:
81 don't think Katie's face was as long
as that
The sister OF the murdered girl arrived
here this morning in company with Deteo
tive KOehller. When she was shown the
body she fell to sobbing violently and
otherwise seemed very much affected.
She Identified very minutely all the arti-
cles OF apparel worn by the murdered girl.
When the officials were taking Menken
back to his cell they met the sister. Mem
ken recognized her and most cordially
said:
Chow do you dor'
He seems bound to show that he takes
the matter cOOlly. This morning the
prisoner, who is in irons, was put in 8
circle with five other men, all OF whom
were dressed very much like him. Wit
nesses who had seen Menken In this CITY
were then admitted to the room one by
one, and they all picked the prisoner out
as the man they had seen.
OYSTER BAYS LAST SENSATION.
OYSTER BAY, l.. l., Jan. 12.-The pre-
liminarY inquiry in the Townsend out
rage case was further adjourned last
night by Coroner Bayles until Tuesday
next at IL O'Clock. John Tappan and All
bert Wright were the only witnesses ex-
amined. The former positively identified
the hammer and OYeralls as his property.
Wight related what he saw at the Town
send house when he visited IL just after
hearing of the outrage. 1t does
not differ from the statements or
other witnesses already made
public. There is a growing feeling
that simon Rapalyer is not the real cut-
pret, Notwithstanding the positive asser-
tiOns of Mr.. Townsend. The absence of
any other proof of his connection with
the outrage, together with his previous
good character, leads many to believe
that Mrs. Townsend may have been mis-
taken, and that some Cther cOlOred man.
in order to obtain entrance to the house,
personated Simon RapaIyer, and answer
ed her when she inquired who was there.
Another strange feature. which affords
much speculation, is that the hammer and
Overalls, both claimed by John Tappan as
his property, should have been used by
the wOuid-be murderer, especially as
it has been proved that the ham,
mer was lett by Tappan at the house
of Walsh Appleford in June last, and had
not since been seen by him again until
Wednesday last, while the Overalls were
left at the house of John White only a few
weeks ago. ApplefOrd's residence Is at
one end of the village and Whites at the
other, more than mile apart. The de-
tectiVes, working under District Attorney
Fleming instructions, are endeaVOring to
trace the whereabouts of the hammer
since June last. Rapalyer has not yet
been afforded any opportunity to testify or
produce evidence which he claims to have
that he never left his house after O'Clock
Monday evening. 1t is expected that the
matter will be brought before the grand
jury OF Queens county, which will con-
vene at Long Island City on Monday next.
HUNG WITHOUT FLINCHING.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. IA special
from Arcade says: 'tJerry Alexander.
colored, was hanged at Sparta, La, YES
terday for the murder of Samuel Fleming
on December %, 1882. The drop fell at
2:3Q O'clSck. HIS neck was not broken,
and the verdict was that he died from
strangulation. Alexander confessed his
guilt on the gallows, and said that he was
ready to die"
A FEMALE NIHILIST HANGED.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. I2.-There is a
story in circulation that Jabl0usky and a
sister OF the man hanged for completely in
the murder OF Alexander Ii. planned the
recent attempt on the Gar, whicn was
given out as an accident to the imperial
sledge. 1t is rumOred that the woman
has already been secretly banged.
HERR EIsERT's MURDERERs.
VIENNA, Jan. PA man has been ar
rested upon suspicion OF being concerned
IN the robbery and murders in the house
of Herr Eisert. The latter is dying and
has refused to be confronted with the
prisoner.