Evening journal., 1890-01-09
ARRESTED FOR MURDER.
DR.. Knifin and Miss Pursel
Arrested for Murder. aes
CHARGED WITH KILLING MYRA

Both Of the Accused Hear the Complaint
with Much Composure--M Miss Pursel
snenced by Her Attorney--The Last
Development In Trenton's Mystery.
TRENTON, N. j., Jan g--Dr A. }. Knifin
and Miss Emma Pursel We're arrested at
Trenton late yesterday afternoon on the
charge Of numbering the formers wife. Mis-
Pursel was in the court room, whore she had
been summoned as a witness before the cor
oners jury. When called TO the stand she
was calm, and showed no signs Of nervous
ness. When asked her name she hesitated.
whereupon Chauncey Beasley, one Of her
counsel, arose and said that Miss Pursel, un.
der his instructions, would answer no ques.
tions She was practically under arrest, at
she was not allowed to leave the house ex.
cept when under the escort Of a policeman
Being in custody, she was not allowed 70
testify.
Accused Of the Murder.
Miss Pursel was then arrested and taken
TO the grand jury room below, aud a few
minutes later DIR. Kniilin was brought in by
Detective Learey, and the summons was
read to the two prisoners. In the summons
Detective Pilger complains that tone Myra
Knifin was. by some person or persons, will
fully murdered, and he hath reason to sus.
spect that Emma Pursel and Arthur j,
Kniiin did willfully and feloniously kill
Myra Knifln.n
Assigned Separate Cells.
Both prisoners heard the complaint read
/ AL. -. 4
ing and were committed They were as
! signed separate cells in the Mercer county
jail. Attorneys Barton and Beasley ap
peared before Chief Justice Beasley and
presented petition asking for a writ Of
habens corpus on behalf OF the prisoners
The chief justice refused to interfere until
the close Of the coroner's inquest, now II
progress.
The VIII Story Was Untrue.
Lawyer Barton was shown story pub
lshed in an afternoon paper 70 the effec
that DIR. Kniffin, before he attempted sui
eide, had made viii in which he had divide,
his property between his son, Lennie anl
Miss Pursel. Mr. Barton said that but on
will was made and that was executed ol
Monday morning, just after midnight Their
had been no codicil 10 this, and the name o.
Miss Pursel did not occur in it, although
there were bequests to the amount Of abou'
5000.
At the Inquest.
At the inquest the court room was packed
DR.. Albert X. Patterson, the first floor drug
gist, and others testified, but nothing neS
was ELECTED. Patterson said he noticed nj
peculiar odor in the room when he entere
! it. The bed clothing about Mrs Kniifin ha
7 not been disarranged. He never knew ID
. and Mrs Kniilin quarreled, but he nevc
I saw the doctor kiss his wife, There was mor
+ laughing and cutting up about the hous
: than anything else.
7 Dr. Kniiiin and Miss Pnrsel went out /,
gether two or three times week. He di
. not believe there was a burglary at th
c house Nov. 80.
What Miss Pursel Said.
Z In regard 70 what he saw and heard o
entering the room whore Miss Pursel lay
Il Patterson testified as follows: II notice
I. that the operating room ON the second floc
!. was in a state of confusion. | also noticed
/ hatchet and cold chisel lying on the instrl
/, ment case followed up to the third stor,
! We first went into the big front room an
saw Miss Pursel lying ON the floor, fax
/ downward. ! told Shannon 10 pick her n
! did not see any cloth or handkerchief ovi
q her face. When DR.. shannon picked her i
q her eyes were open, and she struggled. 81
said: let me go; let me gos and tho
a later, Run, Myra, run. !"