Morning journal and courier., 1888-12-01
rHE LATEST pRvELoPmENrs.

THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS. The Foul Murder of John A. King
 The Crime Fastened on George Dono-
 vRn-King When Dying Charges she
 Murder Upon Hfm-Ts Donovan Dead
 or Fleeing About the Country?-The
 Search in the ReservOIr-It VIII be
 Further Prosecuted TO-Day-Ante-
 cedents of the Victim and the muK-
 derer-ThO Inner History of bhe
 Thanksgiving Night Tragedy.
 The murder of John B. King, son of ex superintendent Victor King of Winchester's armory, who was shot Thursday night in front Donovans saloon, corner of Orchard and Charles street, has been cleared up, but the murderer is yet at large or else he has com mitted suicide.
 The affair promised to be added to the long list of Connecticuts mysterious murders, but this is prevented by the good work of the New Haven police department and Coroner Mix.
 It is now established beyond the shadow of possibility of doubt, is learned from what has been gleaned by the coroner, that the one who murdered King was George Donovan, son of the proprietor of the saloon in front of which the murder took place.
 The motive was that both were attentive and intimate with the same woman, and that Donovan shot King out of jealousy. King has always moved in good society and the fact that is now evident that he wss intimate with many young women has caused a sensa- tion.
 Jack King and George Donovan were inti- mate friends. After Jack had on Thursday brought his father, sister and brother to the city from Allingtown, where all had had Thanksgiving dinner, and left them, he drove to Donovan's saloon. Harry c. Donovan was behind the bar. He is also son of the pro- prietor. Jack called for gin. Then George cams in and asked Jack to take another drink. Both went out on the side walk. They talked there and were recog- nized by two persons. They had been there but five minutes when four pistol shots were fired in quick succession. Five men, Will liam Jones, Charles Pitt, the barkeeper, Will liam Forsyth, J. Henry Kirschner and Chas. Morgan rushed out. As King reeled and fell he said he was shot,
 He was asked who did it.
 't9eorge Donovan" was the answer. King died few minutes afterwsrd.
 When the police arrived these men said that he did not say who shot him. They denied that George had been in the saloon at all with King
 As soon as the shots were fred Donovan ran down Orchard street to vacant lot, jumped over the fence and hurried down the lot, going between two houses. He turned to his left and entered barn. Here he hid himself amongst some old junk. Here all trace of him is lost as the ground became hard and his footprints could not be seen.
 A newsboy named Hall said Donovan fired the shots. He did not know who 1t WAS, but his description of the man tallied exactly with that of Donovan.
 At the time Donovan had on no overcoat, and slouch hat. The police have learned from Donovan's family that immediately af- ter the shooting his brother-in-law Cramer, went to the barn. There he found George. The latter asked if King was dead, and then he told him to go back and find out. Cramer did so. On returning he told Donovan that he had better skip.
 It is supposed that Cramer took Donovan's overeoat to him.
 When the coroner found that no one of the Dopovars would say a word about the mur- der he concluded that they knew who did it. The bar tender was under the influence of liquor that night. He said George had not been there during the day.
 Then the Donovan family was questioned. All were found but George. Whenever his name was mentioned, they blushed and stam- mered. By their actions it was evident that they knew George committed the murder Not one of them would say anything definite however. When King said that Donovan shot him Pitt, Forsyth and Jones and Kirsch- ner heard him, but Morgan didn't, because he is little deaf
 While Donovan was hid in the barn Coroner Mix and Officer Bixbee were within ten feet of Donovan, but they did not know it. The coroner got to work on '1e case at 6:30 p. m. Thursday evening, a half hour after the mur- der was committed.
 The Donovan family have partially ad- mitted that George shot King.
 nd iptc fc ifc hoiOo meditated murder.
 About 10 o'clock yesterday morning Officer Goode found Donovan's coat lying beside the Prospect Hili reservoir and his hat foated on the water. In the pockets of the coat was fve@barreled revolver, 3S-calibre one. Each barrel was empty, but it is evident that there were only four cartridges in it, as the fifth barrel had no shell in it.
 Bits of 6 telegram were found. One had on it 'onoyan," with the D torn off.
 When it was thought that the murder was committed owing to difficulty about wo- man, Kings room was searched. Several packages of letters, all from women, were found, and also 8 directory of twenty-five names, of married, single and divorced wo- men. Every now and then name was scratched off with 8 lead pencil. These had probably at different times been his mistres ees.
 It is the general opinion that the coat and hat were carried to the reservoir to mislead the police and that Donovan is at large. He may be by this time out of the State.
 All day long men dragged the reservoir without any success. It is now proposed to draw off all the water to-day.
 Meanwhile the police are proceeding with the idea that the murderer is at large, and they are trying their best to find him.
 Donovan is about twenty five years old has @ slight moustache and is good-looking.
 HIS PHOTOGRAPH.
 The chief at once proceeded to the Donovan house and obtained 8 card visite photograph of young Donovan, which he took to Photog- rapher Bowman with orders to have copies them all about the country. The chief had suspicious that there was too much method in the madness" of young Donovan judging from the way he had taken pains to leave his coat and revolver and hat. The chief and Coroner Mix then drove immediately out to the reservoir to discover if any body had been found and direct the further search there.
 King frequented the locality where he was quite often.
 Medical Examiner White is of the opinion that either of the first two shots which were fired through the left side. would have re- suited in death.
 The report that the police wanted Howard Payne as witness was not true. It was 8 was @ wrong clue. Payne formerly kept a bowling alley at Savin Rock and now lives at 39 Beers street. He says there is no reason for conecting his name with the case. He called at this office last evening to have the error corrected.
 As to who the girl was over whom the quarrel arose there is no positive proof. One young lady's name, that of Miss Meehan, has