The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-06
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The Terrible Suspicion Resting on A,,..
Purcell In Connection With tho Knlmn
Murder Mystery. . Z. -
TRENTON, N. J. JAN. 5.-The bo,a
burglars who, Miss Emma Purcell savs,
invaded the home Of Dentist Arthur s,
knillin during his absence, chloroform.
ing and killing Mrs. A1yras KnifIin, and
giving Miss Purcell only enough Of the
narcotic to render her UNCONSCIOUS, have
not been captured. The police don't
believe the murder was committed Nv
burglars. or that any burglars enteroa
the house. Miss Emma Purcell, th.
pretty young typewriter, is PRACTICALLY a
prisoncrin the apartments OF Dr., Knifiin
One or two Of the highest officials in
town look upon the mystery as solvei
although they may find it II very GifF.r'
ent matter when 1t comes to proving
anything. Miss Purcell tells . ; gooJ
straight story, and sticks to it in every
particular. On the subject Of her ,arresi
Chief McChesuey was noR.coa,alittai
He will not allow any one tn visit H..
house, nor will he permit Miss pnrcall
to be interviewed. Z,
i4| MISS PURCELL HAS MYSTERIES.
With the Prosecutor ofspieas, Mr..
Bayard Stockton, it was different, . lie
said the burglar theory hadEbecn dion.
ped altogether. i Miss Purcell told ri; :,
the straightest kind OF &n5 story, but j. !,
looked rs il she knew more than sh.,
wanted to tell. HeNwas waiting fo1r 1"a =
clewt that might settle everything. q
Shortly after IL = o'clock Yesterday
Miss Purcell was informed by a member
Of the family OF the grave suspicious
which rested upon her. She began
shrleklng and crying and Went off into
Mysteries She raved wildly Tor awhile
but calmed down after! All 2opiate haJ
been given her by X Dr. Shepherd, Who
was in attendanee. st cannot be- she
said, that .;anyone could think 4 ltI;J
such thing. Oh, no, git cannot be-.
Then she became hysterical again. II
was exceedingly unfortunate to have
the subject brought up, aiterthe cross.
examlnlng'the woman has been aub.
jected tor Z ~ "
The police seem to be overcome 4,
the TACT that terrible crime has besn
committed, and are as helpless as i 10
possible fol, men clothed with authorjtv
to be. 4; IS X & 4 4 .'s'
The situation, as far as the crime itself
i concerned is almost the same rs when
Dr. Shannon first made the Discovery
i hS leaked out through a physician tint
Miss Purcell. the pretty typew riter, was
not unconscious when she WAS found
Sine was almost ir the full possession Of
her senses, and lit required very little
doctoring to- restore her, to a talkative
mood. There is considerable gossip II q
hundred wild rumors floating about, And
the townspeople, who are talking the
most, are directing their suspicions q.
POSSIBLE MOTIVE. S
hi As the case now stands there can ho
only one conclusion, and that is that
Mrs. knltiin'sideatli was caused Z bySa
powerful ansasthet;c: administered in n
heavy dose, and not by strangulation.
Nothing further can be truthfully 'said.
Mlss Purcell is under suspicion, and she
will haye,a hard time to prove she is in.
nocent, as she claims. But the motive
is lacking, except it ia found in the m.
NOR that there existet. betwpsn Miss
Purcell and her Cousins kSsband, Dr,
knifiin, a relationship which was at
least unlawful. The,lea Of Mrs. Knif.
I'm would release; the husband. Under
the pillow on the, bed 5iniwhich the va.
an3siept was a loaded revolver, placed
there by the murdered woman to use II,
lust such an emergency as Miss Purcell
claims arose. IT was found undistufbed
when the bodyiwas moved. {sifisss "A lf$iss; '.;
i Coroner Bower has subpoenaed abont
two dozen witnesses for tie 5inonati
which will begin in the Kniitin mt ur,ler
case to.niorrow morning. Tie highest
will be adjourned from Monday to We'd.
nesday, owing to5Mrs. KnifHn's funeral
on TUESDAY and will then go on for the
rest OF the week. DR.. knittln, husband
Of the; dead woman, aud Miss purcell
are on the list OF witnesses. but thar
counsel declined TO- ,sayawh neither or moi
hes et}wouldslallowt them; ionss The atand,
Under the law. they are not; required to
answer; any Questions tending to crimi:
nate them. The coroncr saws he hne
witnesses who will 7swear they. saw Dr.; m
knllinG and Miss Purcell frediently,to.
gethef Oh the street, and to- other az.
elmstan1eees tending to- shoY qnusasl,y
friendly relations. TThefa ;Weio ii" ne;s III
deyelopmeAts today as tp \ the mpraIen,
.. ana 1iE.lt no arrests have yet been decided on
The Cases In Lontl on. ~ {: s:
LONDON. Jan. 55.-Three im1pemben II
Parliament are suffering from Influenza
4 large number oft'clerks In wareh houses
here arc on the sick list. Il There a has
been aserious outbreak iS,ol the disease
! In Lincolnshire. Il N ost Soi the victims
are children. The registrar has decided
not to issue official statistics Of tho 3pni.
demic at present 'iE s. ss 3sf5 is rs;
a Serio as Aspect. VI III BY II
v|lESsA, Jan. o. Many Of the. friendly
societies in this city are sst,anantlino oE =,