, 1890-10-01
st. Toe People Wire the Name of
the Supposed Murderer.
The Same Name Was on the Match
Box in the Car.
Brooks Boy and the Watch Chain
Found by the Engineer.
An 0flcar at Sidney Says it Was a
Party of Four.
Sheriff Martin Interviews People at
Pine Bluffs.

Inc box car mystery Is still the sensa-
ton of the hour. Following are the very
latest developments:
FOUR OF THE TRAIN.
The ooroner's Jury in the case OF the
box car mystery Of Saturday met at the
city hall at , p. M yesterday. They we're
about to adjourn pending the arrival of
the train crew and others expected to tes-
tify when Engineer Brooks, who has
charge of the pumps at billiard and Egg
bert, appeared. He lives at the former
place aud remembers the train which
brought into the city the dead Emerson
and dying Fishbrough. Mr.. Brooks said
to the jury that a boy of 16 or II who
came into billiard on the train as free
passenger took dinner with his family,
The lad told a rambling story of his tray
els and mentioned a couple of places as
his destination. Brooks asked the tourist
why he didn't continue to Cheyenne on
this freight, which still stood at the sta
ton. The answer was that he wanted to
get "a good feed,' before coming to this
place and thought he would wait for an
other train. He stayed at billiard till the
passenger came, then bought a ticket for
Cheyenne, The boy had told Brooks that
he was without money, but had shown a
silver watch without a chain.
1t is now certain that besides Fish
brough and Emerson there we're two box
car tourists on the train at billiard. OF
course both are open to suspicion and
should be a%pprehended at all hazards.
DOWN THE ROAD.
Sheriff Martin lett for Pine Bluffs at
noon yesterday and intended to go further
east il investigation led in that direction.
To interview the entire population of Pine
Bluffs would be no great task and ii is re-
markable indeed if no one there saw any
of the tramps during the four hours the
train lay at that station.
E AT SIDNEY.
Samuel Fowler. an officer at Sidney,
wired Sheriff Martin yesterday that he
saw Fishbrough and Emerson and two
other tramps, making a party of four, at
that place last Friday, the day before the
killing. Fowler adds that he is certain
that he will be able to identity at once
any member OF the quartette. This
Sidney man is taking a deep interest in
the case.
AsUsPEor.
For fear of interfering with the now
warm chase after the murderer of the
boys, THE LEADER must speak guardedly
of a suspect. HIS name was telegrsphed
here from St Joe yesterday morning and
is the name that was scratched on the
leather match box found in the car Mon
day afternoon.
The name of a man suspected at St.
Joe of the murder is then kno wn;
there is no description of him here, but
the match case established his presence at
some time in the car.
Deputy Sheriff Spratt of St. Joseph is
in Denver. having hastcned there
on the strength of a clue which located
the suspect at that place. Spratt will
likely be here today.
FROM ST. JOSEPH
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Sept, e9.-The re-
mains of Ross Fishbrough aad Waldo
Emerson, who were foully murdered near
Cheyenne Friday, arrived in this city to-
day. Fishbrough was the only child of a
widowed mother, who Is Frustrated with
grief and fears are entertained she will
90 crazy. Emerson was Of well-to-do
parents and was formerly employed IN
Dun x CO. commercial agency. Both
were well known and stood high in social
and financial circles. The boys had near
iy 5000 when they left home. Letters
found on Emerson's person bear informa-
ton that they were Joined by a companion
at Grand Island, Neb. The most plaus-
ible solution of the tragedy is hi they
were murdered BY the companion, who
afterwards robbed them. The boys won
500 10 a crap game Just before leaving,
and it is probable that they showed it TO
their companion at Grand Island. BE
persuaded them to ride in a box car to get
an opportunity to xiii them. Yesterday
a young man named May returned from
Lincoln, where he had stopped of on his
way from St. joseph to Denver. May
had transportation to Denver, and he says
had started there with a young man
named Purcell, expecting to go to work
on a railroad at Lincoln. Purcell sug-
gested to May that they go into a general
robbing business and divide the spoils
equally. This proposition sc1red May,
and he Immediately turned around and
started back to St. Joseph from Lincoln.
May and Purcell expected to go to Grand
Island. and it is possible that the latter
proceeded to that place; and the friend
Fishbrough and Emerson spoke of meet
in may be the man. If such is the case Pur-
cell knows something of the tragedy. De-
t~ectives are at work, and every clue is
being closely followed.
There are some inaccuracies in the
above. but the clues brought out are
doubtless being followed from the other
end.
II SHERIFF. RETURNS.
Sheriff Martin reached the city from
Pine Bluffs late last night. Agent
Coates recolIects seeing Fishbrough and
Emmerson and a third man together.