New-York tribune., 1890-05-05
THE ROMANCE OF HOOPER.
COrtimucd from First PascJ

State of Arkansas in fcrrctng ont the murder. is of
peculiar kind. IT always leads away tom ae tIacks
which converge upon The thieves Of the PlummervlIlc
hallotbox. 1t always branches OF when
suspect Is under fire. 1t always grows
ncrvelc,s when the neightorhood Of Conway
County is reached. But ID is great it is active it IS
uncoTpromsng and full Of energy when The scent
of dead man !, struck and when the investigation
mcandcr5 among the orange groves Of California, amid
the zcphyr' Of the Pacific, where once lived an anna
tour toosicr detective. shrcwd 50 discreet, 50 flll
of lervor and the conviction that he had found the
murderer Of J. u. clay ton, that he lived for over two
months within ten miles OF that murderer's house and
never took steps to earn a reward Of $1,000 beyond
writing to an Arkansas sheriff and entering into
busnesslke contract with that sheriff foI the division
OF The Doodle If the clcw should prove the right one
IL IS then that the ass=tance Of Nh Brccklnrdge ana
h counsel becomes absolutely appalling in lis energy
ana ierNOr. 1t throws the winds cOmnonsense ana
rINhes hcadlong upon the object OF it' desires 1t
stops at nothing not even at the thought Of throw
HE foul suspicion upon whole family ot
worthy people living in Arkansas. Tor no
oihc: reason han that their name Is Hooper, III ocr
that the murder OF j. ". Clayton may be fastened
upon man now in his grave, who was too poor In
purse and health to Undertake Journey Of 5000
miles. aud who probably heard Of j. W. Clayton.
This is the sort Of assistance which counsel for Mr.
Breckenridge are giving 10 Governor Eagle and the
state of Arkansas and this Is the sort Of assistance
whicr they VIII continue 10 give as long as the
murderer Of J. ". Clayton rcmdns unhanged
If it BE- true that the ArIausa, Traveller and tho
refusal Of Attorney General Garland 20 wear dress
coat IN Washington did much to lover the estimate
OF the state In the eyes Of the country at large, as IS
asserted repeatedly by citizens here; what back'ct
j. tic great state of Arkansas likely 10 receive IN
tho eyes ol the Whole civilized world when The con
duct OF these gentlemen and the failure of tie
tJ fu.tit D.. VI.
Clayton arc considered In AN Impartial manner! IN
toF"rnor asserted ol tie Wins, stand th"t he ad
every llng ln lI, power TO trace ihc murderer. D'h
II over occur 10 him 10 remove the sheriff f Conway
county, who had more important business 10 att NJ TO
competency, or 20 urc hi, Impeachment pa II
ever occur To- him 20 deal in tie same spirit with ihe
tcctIvc,l 80. ln, he c"n,der5teIy returned 500
sMr,ioed ly people 10 ald IN the wOr, OF Icdecmlhs
OF Oh . scent cld.g. to ,b" crave Of a dead man in
The L,t interest, Of iic siatc ar hoa:1. hmng thcr
head, lu shame when They contemplated such record
-, Ihe '.nmltee re last night examined James
IIoopcr' the , son Of Thomas Hooper lie admitted
family had lived with that Of satcr in
10 Angelo, in the same house, and that
ho had heard nj, father ut,r threats against Powell
CAY ION lic denied most cmplntlcally. however tl1t
hl> fth"r had ever lcen awoy from home in January
tiou tie assertion o safer that his father had ever
,a.l: II am Jack Nh" Ripper" Young Hooper gtvn
ta'us manner, Wh.ci carried with II conviction. lie
was ljc,f'd tp ~ctrch.ns cross examination 10y
counsel ior Mir IrecLnridre without u the least >ha
!r- his testimony. IL" made upon everybody tn i'm
PRECISION that he WIS telling the truth. rc-eXamin
atru of at p iy Nr. bergen ~ Ncy rSey clnclud
% session which la-td uuti low past midnight. Sat'r
or,tradriad himself -"ycra 'iwo'. and wa, made o.
urlly under The >rvc." cNlmiua' II VI. Bergen -
admit that hc had no other motive iu securing the
arrest and conviction - Hooper han that Of earning
reward. TIE committe" j. likely to hc engaged here
for several day~. Powell CLAYTON arrived mi, NOM
iu,. and viii probably Doe called upon The witness stand
90 morrow.