St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-25
Strong Evidence That the
Murderer Of Ruttinger Is
Alive.
A Man Answering His Deserip-
ton Seen Lurking in New
Hampshire.
William Etherton Commits
Suicide When Detected in
Forgery.
An Adventures Causes a
Prison Official to Lose His
Position.

ROCHESTER, n. H., March 24.-Evi-
dence appears TO be strong that William
Wright, the supposed murderer of Carl
Ruttinger, at TOttenville, Staten Island,
is alive, and has recently been stopping
atROchester under the name of James
Hamilton Allen. On Feb. % man
closely answering Wright's description
applied at the house of John Trickey
Tor board. saying he had just arrived
that morning at Portland, on the steamer
Scandinavian from Scotland. He knew
nothing of American customs, and uIG
not wish to go to hotel. lie said he
was III this country representing the
interests of his brother. who was an i'm
porter of chemicals from Germany. He
had no baggage, but was well dressed
in check suit. Mr.. Trickey took him
IN, and assigned him to room with Il
young man named James Gilleland. For
three days he did not 90 out of doors,
and he seemed anxious to procure New
York and Boston papers.
He Acted Strangely
and was apparently laboring under
great mental excitement. lone even
ing," said Mr. Trickey, ALLAN sat in
the parlor, and my three-yeaF-old boy
was beside him. noticed he was tying
his hands behind him with piece of
cord, and when he had done so and the
little fellow was struggling, | remon-
strated, and in eXcusing his action
Allan said he was just doing it TO see
what the movements of the muscles
were when person thus tied was try
ing to free himself. Ruttinger. when
found on Staten Island shore mur-
dered, had his arms bound behind INN.
When fortnight had passed, during
which time Allan had scarcely been out
OF the house except at night, 10 go to
the poStut1ice, Dir. Irickey asked hlm To
pay his board. Allan promised to do SO
later. and showed some English money,
which he explained he did not want to
get converted into American money ut
Rochester, owing to the great sacrifice
in exchange he would have to make.
The same night, however, he left the.
house, and had never returned. He was
traced to the Phoenix house, Milton,
where he stayed three days, and was
last scene on
The Road to Farmin gtOn.
He carried a beautiful gold watch,
and was certainty we'll provided with
English funds. His roommate. Gllle-
talked in his sleep. crying "Oh, why did
l do it?" Incoherent words created the
impression that he had something on
his mind. In conversation Allan one
day told him he was never in any other
part of the United States, and the next
day he told of experiences in New York
city which proved cOnclusively that he
had been III that city. One day he and
Allan rode past Nutter's woods,
where the Sawtelle murder was COM
mitted, and Allan appeared very
nervous when the place was pointed
out to him. He said it was horrible the
way Americans hang suspects of mur-
der on circumstantial evidence alone,
but in Scotland direct evidence was
necessary for conviction. A singular
fact is that Allan was familiar with the
Sawtelle case to an extent that would
nave been impossible in stranger who
had just landed in this country. 1t is
stated that Inspector Byrnes' detectives
are vigorously following up the clues
discovered here and additional deYel-
Opments are liable to occur.