Evening journal., 1891-10-24


They were taken to the carriages. A
| curious throng watched their sad march
| Clark and his son were placed Ia one
| carriage, and we're accompanied by De
tectives Wilkinson and Hitchcock
Clark, senior, seemed to be very angry.
| AS soon as they were in Mrs Clark was
| led TO the other carriage. Her nerves had
failed and she was sobbiag bitterly. She
said she would be cleared. Detective
Traynor accompanied her in the cab Her
face was covered with thick veil
The two vehicles whirled rapidly down
/ Market street. They did not attract any
especial attention as but few persons
knew whom they carried. They reached
the jail at 30 o'clock.
Worked on the Boys HeartstrinEs.
Detective rraynor is a man of very
pleasing appearance. he and Joe Clark.
the boy. are fast friends, it is said
Traynor ingratiated himself in the conf
dence OF the boy. They we're fast friends,
and Traynor played the "Rogues
March on Joes hesrtstrings
The Omeials very Retieent.
Attorney General Biggs, Magistrate
Sasse and all the detectives engaged in
the case are very reticent and refuse to
divnlge any of the particulars in the
case. Their sole excuse Is that the prs-
lieatlon Of such facts at this time
would defeat the ends of justice.
Mine Host Lynch.
Detective Lynch still holds the fort at
Columbus Ian, and poses before the com
munity as a man who knows how TO get |
rid Of an Objectionable partner. BE re-
fuses TO make any statement, and holds |
the door against all corners who want TO
pry into his private affairs.
The inn is built of stone, two aud
half stories high. It has a porch in
front of it, and is nothing more nor less
than the ordinary tavern seen in this
section.
Lynch had the saloon closed yesterday,
but to day he says he will dispense a
genuine sleuth hound, Ere bug cock tail
&C half price, with a confession in the
dregs Of every drink.
Tho Woman Detectives Work.
Miss Emily Noble, the woman detee-
tive, frst came to this city on May 49,
1891, When she arrived at this city she
went to the Central Hotel, and registered |
rs Miss E. Boughten, London, Enk
The clerk assignee her to room No. % |
She was very much noticed at the hotel |
and talked to the walters. She ]
asked so many questions that it |
became whispered around that she |
was detective Her vast correspond |
ence disabused the minds of the hotel |
habitues of this idea, and they classed |
her book agent She spent two weeks |
at the hotel One day she went to the
clerk and told him her husband was III
up the Hudson, and she must go TO
him. She paid her bill from a we'll filled
purse, and left She was about As years
old. with dark gray hair, and flashing, jet
black eyes.
She returned to this city q number OF
times and made many observations in
the neighborhood of Columbus Inn. She
remained out late at night and some
times did not return to the hotel until
next morning.
Loss over $4,000
The loss TO the DuPonts from the
burning Of tine barns is estimated at
| $50, 600. The fires occurred on December
%, 1889. "a, 900; January 81. 1890. $l2-
600; November 10, 1890, $4,000. A
fourth barn was burned November 9,
1890, the loss being $1,000. II is not
believed that the Clark's had anything to
do with the $1,000 fire.
Law Bearing ON the Case.
The penalty for the crime is not more
than six years Imprisonment q fine of
from 800 to $500, restitution money two
fold, one hour in the pillory, and twenty
lashes.
The Powder MiI Explosion Not IN II.
The story published in some Of the
Philadelphia papers that the charges
against the Olarks embody the disas.
trous explosion in which so many lives
were lost
The subject of the powder mills expIo
sion was not bfoached in Magistrate
Sasses office. The charges made in the
commitments were that they were acoes-
series and conspirators in the burning OF
barns belonging to the DUPONT farms.
Magistrate sasse Cannot Talk.
When Magistrate Sasse was asked this
morning for information relating to the
case he said:
"My hands are tied. l am acting
under orders from Attorney General
Biggs. he does not want any informa
tion to 20 out from this Office,
No More Arrests To-day.
Up to the time Of going to press this
afternoon no more arrests have been
made, but they are hourly expected
Detective sIcvey in the Dark.
what Is there new in the Dupont
matter2" asked reporter OF State De
teetive Mcvey this afternoon.
Il don't know anything about it, l
am about as much in the dark as you
are. OF course the New York detec-
tives keep all they know to themselves
and never talk the matter over in the
presence of Witsil and myself.
Both McVey and Witsil are great ad-
mirers Of the New Workers, and hang
around the Clayton House, presumably
picking up points to guide them in future
cases of their own.
Columbia Inn Closed.
This morning Detective Foley and
| Wilkinson, and ex-Chief Of Police
H. O'7oole went to Columbia Inn
and took an inventory of
Of its contents. The detectives only
bought the bar-room and fixtures. The
place was closed up this afternoon and, as
the detectives were responsible for
all the contents Chief Wilkinson ordered