Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-25
NO MORE A MYSTERY.
PUBLICITY OF AN ARREST MAY LET A
MURDERER ESCAPE.

Clever Work Done By Inspector McAIeese
the Crnmer Crime-Grammer Eu.
banks Says His Brother Fired the Shot
His sweerheart Also Confesses.
Inspector McAleese was much-troubled
man yesterday. 1t was all caused by the
premature publication Of the particulars in
regard TO Abe Spencer, the colored man
who is accused Of being an accessory to the
murder of Ed Cramer. It will probably
cause the discharge of George Cole, the off.
Ger who made the arrest and gave away the
particulars in the case
Last night Inspector McAleese said he would
have paid $50 out of his own pocket to have
kept the matter quiet He said if the story
had not been published he would have had
John Eubanks, the man who he says fired the
shot, In custody before Monday. Now the ar
rest cannot be made for some time. II it ever
can be made at all.
The work accomplished by Inspector Nc
Aleese on this case entities him to great credit.
1t will be remembered that neither Cramer,
the victim of the shooting, nor his female CON-
panion knew who either of his assailants were,
and at first the prospects of ever finding out who
committed the deed were exceedingly remote.
But, on the night of the shooting, the Inspector
happened to find a derby hat on the hillside
near where the trouble occurred and 1t was
the only clew to the murderers. 1t was
slender point upon which to work,
each of the dozen suspects he arrested
during the succeeding few days. Finally he
arrested Grammer Eubanks, having in the
meantime learned that John Eubanks and Abe
Spencer had been seen on the Twenty-eighth
street hill on the night of the murder and un-
der circumstances that connected them closely
with the deed. Grammer Eubanks denied that
the hat was his. although it fit him. and when
he saw he was likely to be inculDated he admit
ted that the hat was his brothers and that he
was on the hill that night. He was then re-
leased, but In the meantime several days hav-
an, friend of Abe Spencer's was arrested
She admitted her relationship to spencer, but
showed her loyalty to her black lover by deny
ing all knowledge of his Whereabouts on the
night of the murder or afterward, even when
she was threatened with long imprisonment.
She was released after few days and watched
closely, and was known to have conference
with Spencer. Then she was rearrested last
Monday, and still refusing to tell what she
knew, was sentenced to the workhouse by
Magistrate Gripp as disorderly character.
After her sentence she relented, in the hope of
being freed, and told the Inspector on Wednes-
day, that Spencer could be found at Braddock
Spencer had assaulted a colored man several
his arrest, but not served. This was placed in
the hands of Officer Cole, who went TO Brad
dock and arrested Spencer on the charge of as
sault and battery, and he does not know yet
that he is accused of the more serious offense,
although there is abundant evidence to show
his guilt The Inspector had in the meantime
located John Eubanks in several places, but he
had moved out in time to escape arrest. He
was in Johustown at one time, but through the
stupidity of the police officials there got away.
On Wednesday he was located again in Ale
gheny City, but got away again. Inspector Nc
Aleese has offered a reward of $50 out of his
own pocket for Eubanks' arrest, but it looks
now as if the reward would not be earned.