Telegram-herald., 1886-08-11
THE CURTISS MURDER
The Horrible Affair is Sun
Shroudeo IL Mystery.
RlIIsEa5 EI9fCID TO 8tC0VIR
The lowest gsfion Commences ~ the
Coropsrs J4rs sommsg of
the lesumonf- Aoiaarrea
90 E.east 20

Iae o1reuer lurs in thf lartlss murder
case mei Yesterday Hsoraine ai ias oaransrs
iiiss aud aalaaraea aitholl ihs iakiua III
any testimony Isey reasss1al'ei a.
clocl iu lhs Supervisors f,am. Assistant
Prosecuting Attorney CAgenier question:
ing Tie alluessrs AaaI Williams va.
seofn ana ga substance sail. anew
Nancy larlss aua aae hrr tH lae iasl
1lne oa oeaa4f. : mei hrl la iae ahtl-
noon ln lsnastocA rsN anall : iack
sas lu brT company uaul llFlL hs UfaI
Ga Iuy sister all ile depot vruI bone
wlil Der la lae evening taaI is hearty ell
the way Aome. a. was ahnuf li o.lInck
when 4 leIt her ior ~ heard lhe Iuau
clock strike has 4clualaifl slll Aal.
tleNr ulI Laa DO conversation slth haf
aooal han oessts did asa shsre le
Nas and She said hr Uas a. heI lrolhefs.
She supposed IT, mF kuusie.let sst eas
sober au1 had lnank n0ihlue rlt
Thought it uasa neit>sarF iQf ut o. 49,
clear home slfn ner 500 never mtuiuuaa
having fa11r. and said noIlmF aba4f n-
tending o. cuf auF uue MaflleNs aud
were raised bear o. racl uileT hats
been acquainted with Nancy talrlss f.r
eisht years sas Dof over o. Iht 10. o h
81. Junction on claaa, never sHN
Matthews ln Nancy company 3 visited
n
out once We were friendly ard had uo
vords or quarrei. AHeI I~1 her went o.
nay home. which b. Ca llaihheid.
hrst heard ~ ile murder Monday morning
haven told al. one auy more taal q
have YOU fellows
Fau0lmau Puce Nas sworn and repeated
TIE story a. already painted he flrflsr
SAID. lt vas tWo o cIols before fhe plFsI-
clan arrived 90 lres. Matthew snunds
.I.s. -. |... I L.
statemeut IL Nauhess as eel "a. lltf of
other Important absent Witnesses az a.
i0Hfnmeuf Was taken unfl Auelsl II
AZ mentioned lu the iTlT.EtN hfEklI
on yesterday. ls4btila hogas ile soman
with whom tie prisoner John Cros. bad
been living az lls elfe. arrives lram haIa.
mazoo on Tuesday hight After she klcgra
in The door oi the house ll which tlo
tragedy occurred. sle obtained some beer
and proceeded 60 make herself ca-lf.riahIe.
Her brother. John huaes arnYea and Ie-
mAireg with his slsief all niEhI Before
going 20 the house she had eI-ifcl falee
Heaag quarters and demanded 5 go rhai vas
on the murdered - tmal r pers5u Hfr re-
quest was refused and sle became sassy.
50 much 80 that fle ofnaers we're COM .Iei
90 puf her uut The ueiEh hfrs il iar resI.
denoe of l7- Stocking 81 Wefe Kept in
CONSTANT Stale oi nervousness aI uirhf iaUF.
Miss BeEss was continually makiur flfeats
about sia.hiHE someone ttrF yesterday
morning sbe WAS ulf drinking
ADsut O'Clock she WISHED tne IaI aua
was allowed to see hcr lover l.hn cross
She abused bIm up and aaeu -le f.en
returned to siocA ne,t Hlr canouc. he-
coming 80 outrageous that ps.ra'maa ka.a
arrested her and sne is now aeaina tae
bars.
The wounded man Matthews is dnur
fairly well aud there etofy pr1spec. of his
recovery
John Cross was seen Yesterday hv d Re-
porter Ca being Qle-uauel ue contra
] dicted himself seKrra. fmce o. reuea nr
/ lls version cd ths affair ac Var.ei iu srftraI
particulars from hi- nnEnaI rf.r,. haf 81
Z the same uue BE- sfouta maintained li,ta-
uoceuce he had n.i ueari .f Nsuheut
! statement and hc rcfnInct from giving 81
opinion when % was Tepeafol la
him. IN if was sn hf dlI
not remember 3D. All bee remrfn
4 bered was what he bad already toil His
4 woman RuEgs had ofien Threatened fo cut
/ nim hui be dld NOT pat much attention ta
/ her. he admiued fhai he Veat ie soe
/ Mary bueEs h0 re>ide- ou Front sf.. nn
/ sunday evening He fid saV H.sf Be- el.
I pecied trouble buf DID nuf mean In his aaesf
I 30 was iu a ueiEhbur lie uoW tft fiIaI le
( chsngci hls shirt after lae officer Nns
/ Webster and another woman came Irfe the
! house. Ihis is nor frue and b. different fu
/ the story be lrsi toId ii- cannot account
i for Matthew SHOES and s.rks aud Roe frsnf
4 door key being iD the hafher snop un'ets
/ MaftheFs TOOK them of after Csc currrr
/ was done 1ni. cannot he 81 as ltiihfr fhe
! shoes snd stockings bore arr blood stains
i and Matthews feet was careref u4fl blood.
/ ID would have been impsssl a'e ior Nst' hfvs
/ fo hsvc touched Them rithert mas n n
/ blood stains on fhcm
Many other minor details hare been un.
/ earilei which uiI tsU terribly against
/ Cross Ferscfy before ilfF.