The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-03-22
SEARCHING RACES POCKETS.
WAS IT THE MURDERER WHO VA
CALLED ON TO DO r
A Drsnatie story TsId ny AbraH w. say
dam About tho Belle Mead ~Crine-Aerr1s
Nol.a. thu Rriaaner. tn Icstlfy 9nturdoYs

A Drsrnatle Story Tsld by Abran w. soy
dam About the Belle Mead Crine-Aerrss
Nolan. tho Prisoner. tn Testify SATURDAY,
BOUND BROOK, March 21.-If little Morris
Nolan slew old william Race In the battle WIZ
pitchforks In the old barn in Belle Mead o.
Saturday. oven his calloused feelings mus
have been wrunR by the experience which NJ
had on tho following day. .lIi
II was on my way to No'sn's," said MI. suys
dam at the inquest to-day. when I stopped
into wykoff's. Nolan was there. Mr.. Bace
was 80 intimate with Nolan that l thoushs
perhaps no had spent tho night with hin.
Hello. Morris.'I said, have you seen any.
thing OF Race p No. he replied. Have you
been up to take care Of the COW You bought q
him ? Not since yesterday morning. Well:
then. walk along with me; I'm going up there
An right he said. and he followed ma.
We approached the barn. from the south side
shheGSS aIn i Iess i1 about 5stf two i lee,. COY Ts Ss' south Ssos
Of the barn was OPEN. Half way across the
COW yard oanght sight OF ths ola al. m nnrSs fSHfs
about three feet from the door sili. There ~
bleed on N 1hs iii liam and bs s5Eupd ms the .f SSss a bs az
t &ReRR lf' s asTs;; e aP on aa the ne s Eli I f' could ia 4:
eaTSus and H. I sS ssr isao es' be eGy'n Pyi aSSf bs wss nc Il
Nolan followed me. The body lay or. it's riaht
side Il. b. o9s K leg W. as t aboSy tho Syf fae sh ana Gt head. me
he been murdered for his money I eaid.
Nolan stood silent beside me. A paper OF to-
bacco was stuck in tho old mans trousers
pocket. II he could have moved he would hnY0
thrown It out by the slightest effort Feel y
his pockets,,,I ordered, and see Il he hss NOS
been robbed Nolan knelt beside the BODY
and nao dse m.r the to ..sf out, F.s i s SSss el!oG A
thrust his hand deep Into the pocket and drew
forth the shot bag In which tho old man carried
his coin. 1t was In q twist. and here and theirs
tt w : p oVer 4. tHs,I blood Sodd on on It wss dry and
hard. 1 counted the money before Nolans
There were a $40 bill, two 81, bills, two gold ~
pieces, and s IN. change IN r It; He bim had nxar m sn
feel in his inside coat and vest pockets.' Nolan
tuRged at the corpse, but 1T was frozen to the
ground and he could not move IT,
Nolan was sent to notify DE Witt van NOSE
the old mans grandson. and Mr.. Suydam wons
for help to William Schomp's house. This was
tho nearest house., Nolan returned with MT.
Van Nest and helped carry the body to- the Har.
rison Whitlock farm house. where van Noss
lives. No other money was fou9d' nof my
In which the old man usually carried 2 lazy
Grant, the farm hand of Senator McPhersons
who lives on the Brokaw place. and .goes close
by the old barn night and morning In geing 70
and from his work. was at work all day on SAT
urday; Superintendent klotz told me- ~
sa,ii stayed tH1i until 8 at aa Night"
Nolan will be called rs q witness on 5atuf-
day. Meantime the Coroner In foll9winG hiS
movements on the fatal day. and Nolan VIII
have to clear up q very serious cSntradiction
between his stories Of his route to the VOORHEES,
sale in Blawenburg and the facts.