The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-11
CAMDENSWOMAN MURDER
srRs. CONWAY BELTETEs LINGO
ONCE INTENDED TO KILL HER TOO.


no rumbled His Knife suspiciously
When He Thought Her Alone-An-
other Negro Arrested - Greenwoo
rake,s New Race Course-GeneraA
News of the State.
4 colored man named John Adkins,
who is o close friend Of Frank Lingo, was
Yesterday arrested as an accomphce in
the murder of Annie Laconey, and is now
in the Camden county Jail This was the
most important development of the day
in connection with the brutal murder, but
the authorities discovered that everything
Lingo had told them was untrue, and
that Lingo did not have on the same
clothes when arrested that he wore Sun
day night. The belief dcepened early IN
the day that more than one man a q
hand in the murder, n this nnauy led
to Adkins arrest.
that no one knew that he or Annie nau
money about the place. Lingo was Lhe
only person that had worked for MIN pc
sides Murray, the regular hned man:
Often when he returned Saturday nlght
and did not have sufficient to pay Lingo
his wages he would take a lamp and goto
the front bedroom. He had no doubt that
Lingo had often seen the light through
tht blinds and when the windows were
up he might have seen the money
counted.
Mrs. Conway. wife of Patrick Conway.
who occupies the Starr farmhouse, q mod
est, refined woman, says that while the
men folks were away Lingo visited ner
kitchen near where she was sitting with
her baby. He sat on a bench, ana oy MS
singular action she became alarmed. ne
kept fumbling q large new penknlfe ana
made several unsuccessful attempts
to open it. When she saw his singular
actions she arose and, going to the door, re-
marked to one of the children, Papa IS
coming" Lingo got up and Went away;
Monday she noticed That Lingo entereo
the field from a direction different to that
which was his custom. AS soon as he got
10 where she was he remarked that he
was late. Her husband saw him enter the
barr and called to him to take two sets OF
trace chains to the place where he was at
work, Lingo paid no attention to the re-
quest, and told her to take O. pair OF
chains to her husband.
After he got to work Lingo seemed I'M
easy. He kept looking around as tnougn
he expected some one. AT twelve O'CLOCK
he took his dinner kettle and sat down to
eat. He put the contents of the Kettle on
q board, and after taking one or tWo bites,
returned the victuals to the kettle. lie
The went to the house and sat down In
q chair. He turned towards her and re-
marked
what do you think they say? Miss
Annie Leconey is dead, and it is supposed
some darky did it." The news had al
ready spread about and Mrs. Conway
gays she replied:-'I hope they catch the
man" He made no answer and could
not sit still on the chair.
Another thing Mrs. Conway noticed
was the fact that when Lingo removed
his coat to begin work he wore O new
under shirt with the sleeves rolled up
nearly to the elbows. He rolled them
down and started to work.
While Lingo was at work he was Wis
ited neal noon by a friend named John
Adkins. He carried a club 1o4r
feet long and about two inches thick. he
hung about the barn for some time, and
finally went over and told Lingo
thing. Immediately the latter's actions
changed. Previous to the arrival of Con-
stable Naylor and Detective Burr, Adkins
again paid a visit to Lingo.
Adkins subsequent actions caused the
Assistant Prosecutor to shadow him. 1t
was found he was spending money Law
Ishly, and during Monday night was ar
rested in Camden for being drunk and
disorderly, but was released at the hear
ing yesterday. In the search yesterday
County Detective Warner discovered
Henry Simons at Homesteadville, who
said that Adkins informed him before the
61nurder was generally known that Miss
ILaConey was dead and that he had seen
kher, and was going to notify Lingo. On
fthe strength Of this statement she Assist
sRnt Prosecutor late in the afternoon Wis
Sited the office Of Justice Knight at Mer-
schantville and swore to a complaint
charging Adkins with being an accom-
splice or one Of the men that cut the
Throat of Annie LaConey. He was al
rested by Constable Naylor and commit
ted to prison. The commitment charging
Lingo with murder was also issued by
Justice Knight.
A Race Course for Greenwood Lake..
The Fuller House at Greenwood Lake,
together with the extensive tract of prop
,erty lying about it, is the property of Miss
sally Hewitt, the Oldest daught er of ex
mayor Hewitt, of New York city, who has
Ia fine country seat at Ringwood. For
some years there has been talk about eX-
'tensive improvements OF this property,
n 1t Is understood now that during the
coming winter these improvements are to
She made. The plans have been per-
.31ected and approved, and the work is to be-
,sgin as soon as the present season closes.
AS the property stands it has never been
"a paying. investment, although as far as
fishing is concerned it is the best site
along the lake. 1t Is the first station at
the lake on the railroad and persons stop
ssping there always get several hours more
Fishing that those putting up at any of
kthe other hotels.
The plans for the Improvements provide
for the tearing down Of the building used
at present as a hotel, and the erection Of
Il large and elegant hotel. In addition to
this a race course is to be established on
the field adjoining the hotel and there
are to be grounds for baseball, lawn
tennis and other outdoor sports. A large
pavilion for dancing is to be erected.
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Mrs. Parneli's Business Manager.
Michael Fallon, Mr.. ParneI's former
gamekeeper, is expected in Bordentown
today, to take charge of the Parnell prop
,erty, which is under litigation. Mrs.
Della T. S. Parnell has now been in
s~structed by Mr.. Kerr, of Avondale, who
has charge of the estate, that Fallon was
.caretaker ofthe Charles Stewart Parnell
property ut A~ughavanagh, and was sent
Shere by Mr.. Parnell to take charge of the
isestate pending the litigation now in pro
gress. Mrs. Parnell deplores greatly the
circumstances which caused the unneces-
sary detention of Mr.. Fallon at Castle
Garden. The estate is badly in need of a
manager.
Princeton Colleges Opening.
The 143d year of the College of New
Jersey will start off September is with
1.-THE greatest number of students on the