Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-29
NJ, and the run was about 80 to Rah-
way. She was in the ladies' car with

clothing and mine. When We reached
Railway all three got out. had the va
lise and box in my hands, and got out on
the platform. and Fannie got
out on the other side. They walked of
some little distance, and Fannie was
killed by = = just as the train moved
of.
Both OF us then got on the train. be
was very pale and excited and we both
took drink and smoked cigar. We
got off at Redbank and walked to Key
port, distance OF twelve miles, and
stayed at hotel, under the name Of Will
son (Al. and Harry. We slept together
that night. The next day we took a
boat and went 10 New York, where i
stayed until April 1st. re-
turned to Baltimore. j went over to
Jersey City, and as parted with him he
said "Thank God, the affair is over
and my mind is easy. Now am free
man and can marry whom please" l
kept the tin box, and promised to de-
stroy the contents. l went from Now
York to Jersey City and walked that
day to Newark, N. j., and stayed at
cheap clearinghouse. The next day
went down to Frank Fentons,
near Deals Beach, and went to
work on his farm. ] buried the
tin box containing the trinkets and
letters at the foot Of an oak tree near the
spring house, where l suppose it Is now.
He gave me the shoes he wore
that night-a pair of gaiters-and left
them at Mr.. Fenton's. | have seen
several times since, and we
talked about the matter. Once we were
in the Hoffman House, New York, when
we read in the papers something about
the confession of the crime by man out
West and laughed over it. l forgot to
sav that cuffs, sprinkled with
blood, and the razor with which the deed
was done, are in the box. The razor be-
longs to me. bought it on the Bowery,
and gave it to the night the
deed was done.
[Signed] FREDERICK j. GBUPY.
Witnesses
ID. G. Richardson,
Z. G. N,0phy
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 3lst day of January, 1888.
ID. Q. RICHARDSON,
Police Justice city Of Richmond, Va.
THE LUNACY DODGE.
Justice Richardson further stated that
he had written to the police authorities
of Baltimore and bad sent Mr.. Murphy
on there to make inquiries, but could
not find that such a woman as Fannie
Gunther or May Wilson had ever lived
in that city. He had also heard from
Mr.. Fenton at Deals Beach, and learned
that Grupy-then passing as Carroll
Stanford-had lived with him in the
early part of April, 1887, and that the
shoes alluded TO were yet at Mr.. Fen
tons house. Mr.. Fenton wrote that
snow then covered the ground, but he
would make O search for the tin box as
soon ss practicable. The chief of po-
lice of Railway did not make any an
swer to the letter addressed to him on
the subject
"Grupy was perfectly sane, " said the
Police Justice, "wben he made the
statement to memo doubt about that
but was out of the city last week and
on my return was surprised to hear that
he mad been adjudged a lunatic. My
opinion in the whole matter is this :
That lie was in New Jersey at the
time the crime was committed and has
told this story with the expectation that
he would be taken back there, and fail
ing in this, that he is now trying the
lunacy dodge"
PERSONAL.
Grupy is about 5 feet 10 inches in
height and weighs about 140 pounds.
He has dark hair, dark brown eyes, regu.
lar features, and moustache and beard
four or five weeks old. When arrested
he was in tatters. He told Justice Rich.
ardson that he started from Baltimore
two weeks previously we'll dressed, and
that he had pawned with a Washington
barkeeper fine chinchilla overcoat
which had been given to him by hii
sister. He said that he got five dollars
on it. and that his other clothing had
gone in tho same way. The money was
all spent for whiskey. He stated also
that his father was large liquor mer'
chant in Baltimore that he died three
or four years ago, and that he (prisoner)
was left quite large sum of money IL
cash, all of which he had spent during
the fast life he led. The latter as vel
as other statements the man made are
partially corroborated by an officer oi
the Police Court who heard his state
ment.