Evening journal., 1889-06-17

Hello! Good eveningr The man was
policeman. He exclaimed: IL not this
pretty late hour to be outf l said; Yes;
have lost my way and am looking for the
Lake Shore drive just then Melville and
Williams came up from the lake and Melville
said: i can't find any road
"The policeman told US we would have 10
go back on Evanston avenue. AT this time
the trunk was on the wagon.
They Had Buried the Instruments
AFTER Melville got into the wagon he
rubbed his hands together and knocked con-
siderable sand over my clothes. From this |
was satisfied that they had buried the instru-
ments near that spot. They did not bring
them back with them. We then turned city
ward by way OF Evanston avenue. After
driving short distance, Melville said to Will
iams i wonder whether that d fool will
see TO the cottage and cover up things, or
whether he will get scared Williams said;
j think Annie viii come over and help him.
She has more nerve than he has After go
ing short distance pulled up. as l thought
l heard the sound OF wheels In the gravel
we were then on a country erosrroad. We
heard the sound plainly and mei; There
comes team Williams said: Wy God, so
there ia said: Let's get rid OF this trunk.
IL looks suspicious from the outside
The Trunk Disposed or
WILLIAMS got out and carried the trunk
20 the fence and threw it over. He came
back and l walked the horse a short distance
until the team had passed ont OF hearing
I'VE came back by way OF Ashland avenue
and passed the cottage We saw woman
going in the back way. Just before we
reached Webster avenue / asked Melville,
What about the clothesl Have you got rid
OF themf He said: oh, that's all right;
we'll attend to them. Then turning to Will
Jams, he said: You'd better go out to the
house tomorrow and see that things are
cleaned up
civilians replied: no, we have been
around there enough already. We will let
Dan attend to that
II asked Melville, Are you go4ng right
| down to the barn with mef He answered,
No; are we near theref told him yes, and
they then got out / told them | would see
them the next day. Melville said he might
not be in town. You have as good scheme
as you want now, he said | asked him
what that was and he replied, You won't
need any training to work Aleek said,
We'll, suppose l stand in with YOU He re-
| piled, No, you don't stand in our gang. 1t Is
every man for himself now As they left
me Williams said, Don't strike him too
heavy. There is a good many OF US / re-
| piled, Yes, the man would have 10 be mill
lionaire to take care Of this crowd. ! will
hunt you up tomorrow.
The Gray Mare Drove Poorly.
"That day staid at the barn. The mare
was taken out that morning by a tall man
wearing plug hat He is we'll known by
/ DEM When he came hack he comnlained
that il was not the same horse he had had be-
fore. The man said 1t did not drive like the
one he had always had The following Tues
day night | went TO McCoyis hotel TO find
Melville, but was unabla 10 do 50. Wednes-
day morning | took the horse and buggy over
to the south side, intending to see Melville
and Alexander Sullivan and get some money,
but could see neither Of them. Then drove
to Foley's stable and offered TO trade the
horse and was arrested.
This is the first and only statement hav,
made since my arrest II contains substan
TALLY all the facts in my knowledge, and
have determined 10 make a clean breast o.
this matter now.
Woodruff IL Considered Liar.
But little credence is placed in this las
confession. The only evidence that the DO
lice take any stock in il is the fact tina
Lieut. Schuettler and his men went 70 th
foot of Graceland avenue and searched in tn
sand for DR.. Cronins medicine case. TIL,
officers dug up an acre Of ground along tn,
beach, but found nothing. 1t has transpire,
that m the testimony given before the specia
grand jury eX-Detective Daniel Coughlil
was a visitor to Alexander Sullivan's Of
Ace in the Chicago Opera house block six o.