New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-20
HE EFFORT no HIDE HIMILToNs BODY.
TESTIMONY CONCERNING THE LONG ORANGE
MURDER-To DESTROY THE DENs OF LINER
lex.

TESTIMONY CONCERNING THE LONG BRANCH
MURpER-To DESTROY THE DENs OF LINER
lex.
AsBURY PARK. N. j., Jan. 10 (speeia) Coroner
Vanderveer to-day resumed the Hamilton murder In
quest. Maggie Wright, coOred testified that she lived
next door to Annie Smith, In Limerick Hamilton
came to her house the night he was killed He went
away about half past o'clock He was intoxicated
but could walk Shortly after Hamilton went away
Sale Uncles came in and said he was sitting on the
front stOJp crying and that Stanford Potter was leaning
him searching his pockets The witness went out
the stoOp did not Glitter Hamilton or Potter
She denied that she heard any one say that Ham
ton to be slugged or done up" While Hamilton
In her house that night, he claimed that MalVina
Wright. colored, stole SIS from him some weeks
before.
"ALp Thompson first heard that Hamilton was dead
on Monday mCIning He at once went TO the house OF
Annie Smith stanford Potter was there. When
Thomp5 81 spoke Of the nlulder, Potter said;
al care nothing about the murder and l Know
nothing about it,
Thompson said that suspicion would rest on every
one In Limerick Potter replied:
al did not kill him and nG:hlng about the
murder
Potter added that Hamilton at the ball about
l O'Clock Sunday morning Potter and Downing went
out. They were gone about an hour When they
returned their clothing was dripping Wet Aiter
Thompson Wa3 arrested, BoWloS loiu mhi ho" DN'""o
yelled tho morning he thought Bowles was ghost,
Maggie Wright was recalled She testified that after
she was arrested Alp Thompson said in police head
quarters that he Bowling and Potter carry Ham
ilton away. Annie Smith threw coat over Hamilton
head so that no one could recognize him.
Leonard S. Van Dyke, police officer corroborated
this statement of Maggie Wright Lavnla Leonard,
coored testified that she saw Hamilton standing on
tbe stoop Of Bowles's house at IL O'Clock on the
night he was assaulted. Hamilton showed no money
thst might saie Uncles testified that she saw uaii-
ton in Maggie Wrighps house the hlsht ne Wa uur
dered lie had bottle of whskey with whloh ne WAS
treatins the inmates. lie TOOK his gold "stch ou'
and told Maggie Wright the time she saw hIl si.'
ting on the soOp and crying though his heaft wa,
broken stanford Potter stood in r0nt Oh MN anu
another man stood behind him. 1t was 100 DARK 20
See who The third man was She went back into the
house and told Maggie Wright what she hsd seen.
The witness heard " Alp Thompson say IN me poice
headquarters that he Annie smith throw coat
over Iamlltons head as Potter aud another man car
about seeing Potter and Hamilton on Maggie wright
stoOp, Annie said; ~ ,,
For Gods sake don't say anything about IT.
Coroner Vanderveer desired to call AP Thomp
son ard stanford Potter but Prosecutor OF the Peas
General Haight advised him not to call them Fore
man Bennett of the jury wanted them called. Cen
eral IIaght said he would not stay TO hear thelr
evidence. The Jury then went into secret session.
General IIaghts action Is based on inc theory INA.
Potter was ono Of the murdcrers of Hamilton and that
Alp Thompson was accessory after the crime was
committed The secret session of the jury lasted
an hour The Jury decided to have Potter and AF
Thompson sworn witnesses. General Haight IS de
termned to clean out the Long Branch dens. II the
people will testify against them. He has subp9naed
over ono hundred grand jury witnesses for next
Monday.