New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-26
SISCO, THE NEGRO, CAUGHT.
ARRESTED on A TRAIN AT PATERSON.
HE SAYS THAT he HAD 80 INTENTION OF KILLING
GuRNEE AND THAT THE ROBBERY WAS AN
~ tsrtt,

liz SAYS THAT HE HAD 40 INTENTION OF KILLING
GURNEE AND THAT The ROBBERY WAS AN
AFTERrHOUGHT
In a back loom OF the police station Mt Paterson
yesterday afternoon. negro sat telling story to
little group of men gathered around IA long table
The negro sat easily with one hand thrust in the
breast of hs coat ami the other supporting his head
as he leaned his elbow on the table. He told his
story calmly aud steadily, answering with readiness
the questions pnt to him He might have been de-
sciibing adventures of the most ordinary kind, for
his vuire dih not ttpnible and his eyes met the
gaze of his puestoners with monrnfhl but hot an
excitpl hook. lie was shnimrl sisru, and m was
telling vhier ~ tUrr Utauh several oiitets and
NpW starpt nrN,tnls haW ha had murdered Abraham
,lNrhpp ~ his awn stefp ~ talh tMap, lpthh
toNhtN Hh iMsiat nieht
Rien wAs eNrlWlpt ~ ~ w, 0N ihe tNin NN lhp
New \prh, hNsiNpANNA aNh WpalpM iiAliNAN
Whloh laavps this ctN ~ noNn, Tho ilAW Was lNal
sloWiug up o. stop at tbs Patterson CIV Station
when folioo onloor Richard Mallmson oi the ialor-
son loroe, sloppod into q compartment at the car
aud mlurmed hsco that ho mast 20 with him.
SAYING rnAr Nv ACrfp ~ stLF-pEFENOf.
The negro offered no resistance aud quietly ac-
oompanled his captur 10 the police station lilo
told his story follows;
"My name is Sandford Sisco. went to Mr.
Gurnees store In Park Ridge Tuesday night to buy
pair of shoes and ,omc tobacco. had been work
ing but not steady, since the last campaign. Mr.
Gurncc was behind the counter. | said Good even
ing and 81 did h. He asked me what was dong
now, and we got to talking politics. told him the
Democrats had made us have hard times lie got
the shoes ont, and | SAID again that it was hard
times since the Democrats won lie SAID: : If you
say the Democrats make the hard times you a
liar | said If you call a liar I'll knock you
down. Mr. Gurnee put his hand
handles in q box aud thought he going to hit
me. | took out my slungshOt and threw it at HIM.
The slungshOt was bail of lead fast to piece OF
elastic. | don't know where it Int him. started
for the door and he grabbed me. lie said: My God.
what arei-yo gong to dol We kept struggling.
He was trying to keep hold of me, and was trying
to get loose. We went around tho room two or
three times. lie yelled Murder!' got so excited
don't know how did it. When he yelled MUIR
der drew my revolver lie grabbed hold of it.
worked it away from him and shot him.
don't know how often | shot He stag
gered and fell Then | went to get my
tobacco from the counter In picking 1t up /
knocked open the lid of a cigar box lying there and
saw money in IT. thought had better take the
money and get out. That was the first thought of
taking any money picked up the cigar box and
put IL under my arm and went ont. | had no idea |
had killed him. | took the railroad track and
walked TO Etna. Half way between Etna ana
Oradcll took the road. l slept III hay barrack
that night.
ln the morning took to the woods and was Just
going 10 take the road again when saw tho smoke
of p e BIN. man named Joe l)cmarcst lives there.
know the folks They aro colOrcd fol Joe was
not home, but his wiio was. sat down and got
warm. Joe came N and asked me, Dld yon near ol
the accident up a. your place !asl nlghi ! ! sad,
NO: what was tl Il ic sad. There was n store.
kcc err killed mp there. and the folks say col0red
fo " named Si'co did It. ! said, KILLED my my
tail dark. Then took the raroad track 10 Hack =
onsack From there ! walked along the Midland
n; " $ and W. r. H. to E2ehglle rarT = s,at,'n ,n
has harrack here all that night la the morning
got cohcc aud bread nom German down
there. offered TO pay for IT, but he wouldn't icy
me. boaght ticket thcio for Bloominglale aud
took the | o'clock train. got AFRAID ana lookeI
ont of the window to If anybody was after me.
| noticed that the ncwsboy ON the tram looked ~
me very sharp audi he took ont a note book and
looked at me and then at the note book. AT rec
land Avenue station the newshoy Jumped OF for
minute and got right ON again. Then he policeman
came in and slid must 20 along with him. said,
All right AMI came with hlnh'
INV MONEY rorNp oN THE NEGRO.
Sisco told hs story with GOODNESS and sort of
moumrl thouehtluncss. When he had finished it
hc said with ~ sudden appearance of nervousness:
"Gi,e me chow of tobacco-thc strongest You've
got can't talk no more The tobacco was given
him. and he took it grccdily. then at q signal
way he turned around hcstatinglN ahd sad to
thiof tnuli .
"ln,c You heard anything from llackonsack
yet e.
"No"
ANYTHING about " aud hv vocc broke for the
Dirt tumoa" my plrrnta =
\ negative nneNcr hrins returned, ho went on to
hu trl
aiscu r. not a bad looklng negro lie IN cN Ntrcmoly
black Ills features ate what would Lee called otdi.
mar, among hn.raro llis forehead n trttoning hnd
his rApTraaion aulru, hut moro vacant thah Ntlohs'
llr In i've feet siN Ia height, and ol medium hnlld
lle was fairly we'll dressed IN dark anlt ~ Ua
pockets were found WAX % IN cash ana the lo,
Volvcl with which lac killed MIR. Gulneo. lie had
spent of the amount ho took from the store only
about ~ seventy cents OF which was for his rail-
road ticket c,
The name or me newsboy referred to in Siscos
story is Charles Ii. Okellly. He had read the ac-
counts of the murder ANA had been looking ont ior
the usitvc ON the Midland trains. When he saw
Sisco in the ear hc compared his appearance with
the description of the murderer and observing the
mans nervous manner. he concluded that here was
the person SO much in demand IN Bergen County.
ORcllv jumped Oh the train at Nrceland-avc., IN
the snburbs of Paterson and told Ottcer Malllnson,
who was at the station there and the result was
the capture of the criminal
I'm response to telegram from Chlet traul.
Bergen County officers came to paterson ana tooh
S;sc, 4, nr mol, carly in the evening