Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-02-19
MYSTERIES OF MURDERS.
The BEST DETECTIVES ARE POW
GRlGss WITHOUT A clGw.
u.~ the o'ceases Murder Mystery Wa
solved by sa Aeeidsa,-C.ses That Have
Gsmaised Un.ei,sd Zoe Many Years and
Pvoh.sly Ai-s,. WIN.

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Assistant Superintendent % Police Rogrr
OMara Il pcrhaI- one % the tssi Known
I.olice officials la AmcricA II Is, therefore.
nothing 10 L. wuDdsrrl az that The Tins ~
ccivcd q rsIussi to have him give his vIswsi In
regard "a mysterious murlers, with csIrciai
rvfcrtncc to the whitechapel mur,ier
"Tbcro are thrcs phA-s u murder, each
one peculiar In it-lf, AMI not allied to tho
other The arst ono Il tho disapparance q
a t.rsoa Who ha. tssu murder'Si. and Jet M
proof can IL esiahllsh II that the rsrson has
rually t-cn murderrt
IAN illustration % this can D. found In
the Iondon criminal rccor,is of isi9. when
Cu,on IIoa-s Ofiocr O'Connor was miz-d
frum hi. ds~k AMI nsvu showed up again 10
was suppo-ci for sue tina that he hal de-
cAnT-,l wi,h soms % the government funds.
bat ht accounts bsing correct and ho having
bscn sen ths evening prsvtoss 10 bis di-aT-
pcarancs. la gurd hsalih, II was suppo-si by
somo I.rs,ns that BE- might have becn mur-
dcr~i Ys, ths detective ability % London.
q, that tlms the L.. In the world, was Tor
-0ms days doubtful concerning tbs fate q
O'Coanor. Each msml-r u the detective
Agcnclss ami each eliior hal hI. own p-cullAr
theury of what hai happsn~i 20 oCounor.
Sotns saspscici saiclls In ths rivcr ThAme-.
soms ssgvsf.i sudden mental ahsrration.
through which he bal wander~i cut % tho
city AMI disd from exposure and priyaiion-
Soms suggested murder, but could give NJ
theury a why b. shouh b. mur,ierci. a b.
had liils or no money On his Tsrsou The
mur,ier theory had b-cn oppo-od by lArge
ulalority % the scotland Ysri dctsciivc-
AMI eiitors u Iapsrs, and Al-o by the pablic
at lArgr. a. no bosiy bal basn found
WOUND M ACCIDENT
"in the oour-s u q fow days, All supcr-
lnicndent O'Mara, ~ was discovered that
O'CoaDor hal l.cn carrying on a criminal
intimacy with a maTrici lady. Mr. Maria
Manning. wifo u fr~l George Manning. both
husband AMI wife occupying goci position
IN s.cisty. Tho superintendent u the Snot-
lAni Yard detective Agcncy vlzitoi Man
nlngs h0u-r, AMI hal an interview With Mr.
Manning Shs sAs quite ocol AMI III 30
--s.d, ami readily admitted that shs hal
known OConnor veil. but - ~, -,n him
for sms TINA Her husband Ai-o ulads q
similar statement. AMI OConBors dl-apI"ar.
Ancs rrnAinci unAcc0uniahls for -oms days
l0ngvr but. q. no insane man vas found
waniertng eithcr IN tho city OF In tho
nlAms-. the murder theury vas again
aiop,si, AMI The dsic'tiys. oali~l al Man
nlnss bou-s ono morning and told Mr. Man
nins they wi.hci to -arch tho hou-s She
vas cooking goo-s GA q spit at the time, and
most obligingly showed them through the
hou-s frun tho cellar a. the attic. ssarvhing
trunks, pry--... cupboards. etc, without
avail Tho dstsctivc. concluded that the
Mannin.,s hal no kDosi.igs q the diH.ppnar-
anoc q OConnor. AMI enuneraisi them, but
a. they vers having tho hou-s AMI paNSing
through the klichsn ono % the detsctiSc.
by Ancilsnt plAccd hi. foot ca the fAg In
fruut u tho Ore, Ahoys vhich MrA Manning
xas ooolln- tho go.-a. Tho Ca sunk a 10.
20 unier tho prc,saTe u bis foot, and he had
ii removed. AMI underneath the nag. at the
deyth % thrvs fsst, OConn0rs body vas
found la full drc-. jusi a. be hal teen mur-
dcr~l
"OCounor vas tachelor. ~ ycars % agc,
AMI cccuplei Lsplng RON In isneDeni
hoase, AMI hal large amount of bis savIngs
In tank In his ron Mn Manning AMI
her husband knew thls, AMI oonsplrcd 10
murier OConnor. Aui whon be privately
yl.its.i tie houss shs shO, him and Manning
burlsi him unisr the fAg In tLs kitchen
If the de,cctiye had not, by pure chAnoe,
hApy.nsl % step GA the fAg. O'Connors
murder wUah ns,cr have ts,n discovered
Thus an accidental Incident furniAhcd elss
that was al that was nsce~Ary % unearth
the bloody mystery.
"Mn Manning took hL latch Icy AMI tho
hey. 10 hls ds@ks, vent 10 bis RON AMI OBJ
tAlne.i al the moncy b. po-~~-ri, foOo. Doth
Mr.. and Mr. Manning werV hAngc'i In froai
q II0rscmongcr LAns jail Ia iss9
rxSSsfLyASiA nuRDrR
Another ca-s q mysisriOus diSarTaar-
ance,- oonilnusi Superintendent OMAra,
''aftcrw ard found 10 b. double murder. was
that q tho two grandchidrsn o. William
ghOwur>, aged O. ycars, Who MURDERED both
children And burisi thsm Ia the ganien Tho
diiilculty Vas to establish that q murder had
l.rn committed, but when the bodies were
found there "a. no difficulty In placing the
guilt CA ShowcrN lls Vas executed tn Lsos-
mn county. Ia, LAT month.
"Auothcr pha.e u munler IL where the
dead holy l. found and mutilated - thcre
cOuli 10 no doubt that a murder has ban
committed. Yet NJ available clew 10 tho mur-
derer. The murier of Dr. Burdsll, At No ~
DOnd strSct, New York. In 1851. comes under
this bead, as also dos The Nathan murier.
In each o. thcso cases u was ssH evident thaia
murder Lad been committed. but. ~ no Glow
hal b.sn left, no single starting link GA which
90 found clew A. 10 Who porT.tratod the
ds.ri cOuld b. found. and tho murders 70
mAinel AMI ever vii remain q mystery
"Yet another lind of murder s where the
murder l. establlshsd and the murderer
known, Yet no trace % him IA 20 TO found
"Why the detectives we're unable % fAihom
tho mystery % the Nathan and Durdell mur-
ders was bocauss the murdercn In both oasss
left no clews g. their hcntiiicatiOn- In the
cas- q Maxwell. aliAs Hugh ~ brooks, who
murdered C. Arthur Preller aDd coneoalsd
bis body In trunk, the murdcrcr was vel
known, snd BY having single clew that 10
had started On q wcst bound train, every
other LINK wls easily found II tho ipt LINK
IN ths chain had ben undlsoOyerVd ,iaxwol
woall nsycr have been brought a. Justic0
Wv lrlprcslioa Ia tho Durlell anl Nathan
ulr1Crs," lr O'Mara ALL, "is that both
vero pcEpc;Tatci by persons hyins IN TO
s,fns houscs with the niurSicrcd men. '-Fif-'-
burg TinoA
Tho Great Gibraltar.
Gibraltar Is interesting GA Account Of the