The sun., 1890-12-06
I'M MURDERED BY ADoUBLE
ar THEORY pr IowSsENDs bEA1H
sscurEs kO CONFEDERATION.

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...,sssr Taylor MastsasA 70 Wish ths
0S"s,. bat ne saw no Powder ssssss-
~. su,iet Cass from tho fsstei Feuas.
-, ~. or sninc OF tho inquest at Englswood
..rday in the case Of John Townsend. Jr..
coroner and tho Prosecutor still clunG 10
,hsoyy that double" Of John Townsend.
"a committed the murder. This serious
..mnared real progress'in the case. as be-
liza day WAS over the last vestige OF
,bsory had departed Up TO GER
,o,nt in the proceedings Ahere was one
,n Tho audience who attracted especial at
s,,,n This wns tho man who bears such q
.h,nc resemblance 10 tho dead man. nane-
~. Rey. Reuben W. Howes. Jr. an Episco-
.,.,yvman bt "a West Ninth street. a
s.v of the. dead man. The villagers were
..nugbiv convinced that he was to be sus-
sh. Mr.. Howes must have known this.
~. tent his composure until the course OF
,os,imouy showed how absurd tho
y,nls" theory was. Prosecutor Campbell
mat OF ths QUESTIONING with occasional
a,,ncs from the Coroner and FREQUENT In
%r,Inn from Squire Cass. who was going
- Tovnsend be buried without an inquest.
,.,tsker Taylor buzzed around the Cor
and would not be oalmed until he had
..,si upon the stand. His testimony
rsd 10 be tho sensation OF the day.
~mo,hv Coakley, tho hackman. who drove
t.rsond to A noint near the Palisades, was
"A arst witness. He developed nothing new
mi that Townsend. In dark clothes and
irving an umbrella. had paid him at quar-.
TO o'clock. nud had then started to walk
vard the Palisades. This was In Talisade
anna mile from tho lodge. Edward Lacey.
hickman. who made tho bargain Tor tho
Il. ssid tho stranger had asked to be driven
mans gate, and that he had put him Into
~ hack, and that'when he saw him again no
~ dead In Taylor's morRue. Little Lewis
6Issmsn then told his story Of the fall OF
Svpsend's body and fixed the time at Q little
"a o clock. Lacey was recnllsd to look at
ovsrcont found on the ledge. . rough.
~ diagonal. with little gray In It. he
,N not be certain Of tho eoat - hs had not
~ Noiman confirmed his sons. story and
slittle more, In his examination Prose-
sor Campbell broughS out ono point OF I'm
i.y se ssS Ion he ,s 'sfssSd sSdS SD
sinSd It. he said there were shells IN all six
Srrsls, that two were exploded. that these two
m on either side OF third. which was IN;
ssp sst% made TO lire it. He further said he had
md the oyercoat, the leather drinking cup:
and the oed ed%thSss pSsts WsS6ed SIaed
10 wore on the lace OF the clin foot below
3.n.ss wss the s.y RsSSsH "
essaut, frank, and courteous man. with little
t1L He had not seen Mr.; Townsend since
sst Oc,ober., and could not believe at first
cidsnsl I'D els iii lie v was = nephew Of M Town
nd. and knew that no was not IN the Least
kely to 0commit suicide. not only heinR little
tlinsd to worry but having nothing to worry
sHs III was fond Of re eadIng." said Mr.. Howes.
sad also Of taking long walks. His nephews
s,sr accompanied Eim. NJ, never knew MIN
|tsdertaEer Taylor now settled into tho wit
~ chair He said he anu underiafer eld y. Mood
SGsvood. Voc o0 He SAID @ they decided that it was
micide, and that he forthwith. before q
Hor had made any examination; washed tho
dhs noticed no mari ks OF powder around
wound IN the head when he washed It.
ltaet that he had been able. to wash the
aplied With. seemed to please him par:
1issd lin to call b.. ]. ". Tsrrs. Who Who
III Doctor testified that In bis opinion the
euad coald not have been self-inficted. be-
~ the hair around the wound was not
sfn .aS'i and there here was no diseolosstion o. The
q. sll Of which must have hesn had . re-
bssn @ fs esn fa sd hH.a Il bs mani ss bs
la |. himself. He was Certain that Under
|hker Tsylor's in. advised eaRsrness to prepare
|As body for burial could not have removed
I a William Q. Terry, an expert in nrea.ms,
saM one Of the empty SHELLS had been iired
sons Tns ago and .Y.1 that the a other must have
s :a as
81 u attempt to ilre which had failed. He said
the revolver was An excellent weapon. He said
Is and shas 6s I M lad in not been
si IL and NJ. INV Vaensns len bad 1xsiehsd @ la ths
ss . 0s sas hd osr hs i Ts: Ss Of
ia he Inquest was adjourned Sntii 10 o'ciocE;
Ths% % doubt e Of suiold. is based on pr. Tsr+y.s
sas NOT Inclined to suicide. and that he
not Swn to Or to have
the doubt .of suicide. The time sequence
= By no means ;, satisfactory. and the
tppeared. Prosecutor. Campbell has some
|estimony o{ value. he thinks. for to.day's pro-
sedpSs e ~ 4. relates to tho tnding Of blood on
Neleh ovenooks the ledge.
!. While the 3nIuest was In progress Pro.ecu.
tor Campbell decided to weigh the bullet found
Y tho brain, OF Mr. Townsend. K pair OF
!svellers so4les we're procured and the bullst
Sas placed n them in the presence Of tie
!xtosScuior. 70 Marshul Townsend Of the Protec-
n9 sSS sTsS. ns 8ns ofss q ss
ssFridges found in the pistol was taken apart
81 HSaaut bullet was found to weigh grains less
Inin ths one found 10 the brain. Tho reportlr
aad 32.calibre bullet and that WAS placed IN
tne scales against the fattened bullet. which
" found 70 weigh enough more to prove that
Nnas NMas bullet from SS-calibre revolver.
ynefe was also on the flaHensd bullet evit
moe TO show that 1t came from q rified BARI
~ Is the butt end was perfect and the marks
Ssto ~ De seeh plsinly. They correspondent
III shs body q MI; Townsed. % TRe siG tiatsened aa
ailes also was found 10 ht into one OF the
Gpty shells found in the revolver. lt 10 pret-
EoeTtain. therefore, that the bullet found In
u Iownsends brsin came from thGt revolver.
After tho weighing Of ihe bullets wis finished
~ Two shells ioynG empty were examined
aSnuteiy. and one was found to have been dis
me inside. THIS pistol must have been
n, Nee tor long time. as the condition Of the
Pur W. other bullets prove.
leM WIN WIN. Q. Terry. He said he had OK.
tMihoa me revolver and shells thoroughly, and
is III op,nion was that Mr.. Townsend had shot
tmsSn. ne wns sek eked how he accounted Tor