The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-03-09
TRACING UP new CLUES.
An Overheard Conversation
That May Solve Camden's
Murder Mystery.

cDtctut 20 LIe caIfftU4 morning Ael1e.
CAMDEN, March s, 1S90.--A statement
which has been made by Charles Thomp-
son, Of No.73 Carman street, this city, and
which was put in writing and is now
locked up in the safe of Lawyer Grey,
who defended Chaikley Leconey, may
lead to the speedy arrest and conviction OF
Annie Leconey's murderer 1t is now be-
lieyed by the lawyers and Leconey's
friends that they can see daylight in their
hunt for the guilty parties.
Mr. Thompson told the story last night
upon which his statement is based, with
an air of firm conviction. He began by
saying
Il have seen the man who murdered
Annie Leconey on that September morn
ing;
nights ago, and upon NV arrival stopped
at hotel near the station. Upon enter
ing the house noticed two colored men
In corner of the bar ROOM One | in
stantly recognized as Garrett Murray, as
| had seen him frequently during che trial
IN Camden. The other took TO be
Francis Lingo, and soon found from q
talk with the bar tender thar was right
A SUSPICIOUS CONVERSATION.
II left the hotel and waited on the out
side for the men to come out. They soon
left the bar room, and from the conversa-
ton | overheard learned that they were
expecting someone on the train and We're
heading for the station followed at a
safe distance, and soon after reaching the
station the train from New YorR arrived
" A large, well built negro jumped of
and was Immediately greeted by Murray
and Lingo With
YOU
Yes replied the new arrival. 4 had
to run to catch the train, but am here
The three men walked to the end of
the platform and kept up their converse
ton. / had pretended to get on the train,
but had jumped off on the opposite side
and cautiously approached TO within a
lew feet OF them. distinctly heard the
question asked
Sam, how much money did you get?
Sam replied:-I got $3.50 out of that
mornings job
Don't you think, Sam, it is time to
give us someS'
We'll, pll tell you. had to hurry up
suppose somebody should hear us.
They will tell
"'Oh, no. replied Sam, they won't. I'd
settle them with thisl
READY TO SWEAR TO THE STORY.
Il saw the CLEAN of the revolver and
tuuuSHJ IL DeSt 10 retreat, anu boarding
train came home. made statement
OF these facts to Judge Pancoast and Mr..
Grey in writing, and it is in Mr. Grey's
office. l believe what see with my own
eyes and what hear with my own ears.
and stand prepared to make oath to the
language heard in any court room''
subsequently Mr.. Thompson, while in
Schoelkup's saloon in this city, met q
negro who said he was from MaIchtown.
near the Leconey farm. In answer to a
question whether he knew anybody by
the name of Sam he repIied:--
Yes. sir, there was q man who used to
work for Mr.. Leconey by that name He
mas not done anything for Mr.. Leconey
for some time. He was around Match
town until the day after the murder and
then ne went away. l heard lately he
had job as h0stler in hotel ND the
state. and they say he has got some
money latelyn
Mr.. Lafferty, who is employed as a
driver on the Cole farm, adjoining the
Leeoney place, states that he returned
from camp meeting between twelve and
one O'Clock on che morning of the muir
der. Monday, September g.
FOUND A NEGRO IN THE STALLS.
In putting his horse in the barn he dis
covered q strange negro in one of the
stalls. Mr.. Lafferty hurried to procure
lantern to enable him to discern the in
tr as, put upon returning he had fed.
The surname of "Sam" is known, as
well as the MOTEL at which he works, and
It Is expected that he will be arrested.