Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12


for burglary, and was given six years. ]
had this picture of him taken. He was
taken from the penitentiary to the Insane
asylum, and escaped from there some
months ago."
PICTURES IDENTIFIED.
Detective John Murphy identified all
these pictures. He said: "Eggy Conroy
belonged to Wheeling. had this picture
of him taken about four years ago. he was
then charged with the burglary of Q store in
Allegheny. He went to the penitentiafy,
bat heard that he got out and that he af-
terward killed man in Virginia. have
known Killain about four years and Griffin
about three"
Justice Roberts. P. Mccall testified as to
the finding of Killain's skiff 400 yards
below the shanty boat on December.A A
floating skiH, he said, would not wash
ashore at that point The justice had
visited Mr.. and Mrs. John Fisher, at Sandy
Greek, and showed them Grifin's photo
graph. They had identified him as q man
who took breakfast at their house on the
morning of December "a He looked
weary and travel-stained. He asked the
way to Brushton, saying that he and two
companions wished to get to Johnstown.
Peter Hook testified that be saw Griffin
and Conroy near the Tarentum depot about
2 o'clock on the afternoon of December %.
Detective J. j. Finney showed the brown
hat, ragged clothes and bandana handker-
chief taken from Killain after his arrest.
Teresa Teets, who passed as Killsin's
wife, was sworn, She was pale, but cool
She denied that she knew either Griffin or
Conroy and refused to identify their pic
lures. The men who visited the boat were,
she said, total strangers to her. She said
that on the night of the murder she and
Killain were playing casino from $50 to IL
o'clock.
After q good, sensible talk the jury, at
$50 o'clock, returned the verdict given
above. The result'was applauded BY the
citizens of Tarentum.
Tomorrow Coroner Mcdowell will issue
a commitment for Klllain for murder, and
will put into the hands of the Gilkinson
Detective Agency warrants for the arrest Of
Griffin and Conroy. Hope is high for their
capture.
KILLAIN's RECORD.
Alexander Killain was born and raised
in the Fourth ward. His father was re-
spectacle stone mason. He was sent to the
penitentiary for 31z years, by Judge Collier,
IA years ago, for the burglary Of the house
of City Gauger Martin, on Eighth street.
After his release he was arrested, after des-
perate fight, for the robbery of the store of
Lindsey, Sterritt & Co., on Liberty avenue.
He then went to the workhouse. He reap
peared at Becky Hart's place on Penn
avenue near Fortieth street. Near that
place he sandbagged q man one night and
shot Officer Tom Chislow through the arm.
He was arrested only after a terrible strug-
gle, and got eight years. in the penitentiary.
During that term both Griffin and Conroy
were confined at Riverside.
After the hearing yesterday Coroner No
Dowell ordered the release of Teresa Teets.
She promised to remain in the city as o wit
ness when needed.
Detectives Coulson and Fitzgerald went
down TO SteubenVille yesterday morning to
see the men arrested there after a very hard
fight, and find out who and what they were.
When the first man was taken out of his
cell, Sol Coulson said: THAT is enough.
know that man. He is James Allen, of
Woods Run, alias 'Nosey' Allen. 1 have
sent him to the workhouse myself for minor
ofenses, and know that he has served long
terms for various ofenses 1 do not know
whether he was participant in the murder
of Mrs. Rudert or not, but do know that
between himself and his companion they
had some $1,000 worth of jewelry, inclnd-
ing watches, chains and other articles.
They threw part of the spoils into q vault
while escaping from the police of Steuben-
vile, and the goods were found in one
place. The appearance of the man can be
best judged from photograph which we
have in the rogues' gallery, and which you
can reproduce better this way:
NosEY Is A BAD MAN.
Nov, whether he had any participation
in the Tarentum murder or not I cannot
say. The goods found upon him and those
traced to him and his partner, do not
know to have been of the stock of the Taren-
tum jeweler, but this I shall say, that he
is known crook of bad kind, and we
shall 60 down next week to see further in
the matter. The other man have had no
with and know nothing of his
but of Aliens identity am
certain, although cannot place him as one
of the Rudert murderers. The sEag they had
on hand was of better class than is usually
carried by store il town such as Taren-
tum, the watches being worth fron $125 to
$3.50, and the chains being Of solid gold, 20
l think the sufferers are nearer home or
farther away than the Tarentum robbery,
At the same time am not in position to
say that he was not concerned In the
crime, nor shall be until 1 go back and
have the goods identified, which they will
be within day or two.