Evening journal., 1891-12-15

! Harrington-s'W did you stay in
Newburgg' cat the Merchants Hotel.
/ Harrington That is all :"
JOHN TRAYNoR THE MANIAC
John Traynor, the maniac detective,
! took the stand and was sworn.
81 have been detective for ten years
have been with the Will1insons' for two
and one half years
II first came here on March %, 1891,
went to Mrs. Olark's house to board |
boarded with them | told them that |
had got into little trouble In North
Carolina. As was fleeing from justice
they were hiding me.
"Did you ever hear any OF them making
any statement about the Old barnG"
Yes. The first conversation was
the FIRST nigh I went there. Clark
till me that there had been
some large fires out in the country He
knew all about them. That he had told
Mrs Boughton some things and he sus-
pected her His friends had told him
to beware sof her. He was suspicious OF
me too, and asked me about her. That
was the first night.
CLARK KNEW II ALL.
THE first night | went out In the
yard Clark followed me. There was
friend in tine house named Edward Stat
ford, who worked for the Pullman Palace
Car Company Clark told me that
there had been some large fires out In the
country That he was with the men aud
knew all about it. There had been a re-
ward offered and his friend suspicious Of
Mrs. Noble, said, Edward, beware.
WANTED TO STRIKE TIN MATCH.
| tffrbar,
straight along; but, in relation to the
Old barn, nothing more was said until |
March 30, 1891. This was on the road
going TO Mosey Moores. 1t was . dark
| night We went across lots. Mr.. Clark |
was with me. There was man we met
on the way. He was carrying lantern
Clark said, Keep quiet land hold your
heads so that she won't see you. Mrs |
| Clark said: On the DuPonts / would |
like,to light match to everything She |
pointed and said There is the old
barn and If II was not for those id
Waterman 1t would have been gone long
ago
The next Conversation was about
April IA. Mrs. Clark, Joe and Mr. Clark
wore present. II was IN their house
on Eleventh street.. There was a
girl there named Mary Gallagher
Mr.. Clark told me long story
about his wrongs That everything
was all right until Henry died, and then
wrongs began Mayor Collision was the
frst 80 start the troubles Clark had
fight with Frank DUPONT In the yard.
he threw down his hat and said
Now Frank Dupont. l am just
80 good man as you are He said he |
left OF his own accord. He said DIN |
he 49, I -
| will make them kneel to me.
CLARK told me about the Eight with |
Dupont Also absnt John Moore telling |
tales on him about selling liquor
He said he had two loaded guns
the day he moved and II Frank Dupont
or any other DUPONT had come around
he would have shot him He said
i kept Csrmetha, id him, out
in tbs road He said Mosey lit q FIRE
and there were two men to whom he only
had to give pint OF whiskey and they
would burn John Moore out
JOE TAAKED TOO MUCH.
THE next conversation was with Joe,
on the 18th Of April We went out to
East Lake. It was right after dinner
Joe and | were talking about explosions
He was telling me about men coming
TO their house. He gave their
names. he said that they
came to his fathers house and there II
was planned l said oh. pshswl that
isn't anything Then he told me that
thereIwere some persons 10 the yards
that they liked. They were sent written
notices He told me how Billy Mayne's
barns were burned. They did not want
to hurt Mayne. He was always
| good to them. He said IN
reference to the old barn that the Du
Points thought great deal OF it on ae
count Of old Henry. They had tried sthRt
and II the Waterman had interferred on
that night he would have been dead
man IN the morning. He said that
both Of them were crack shots. He men
TONED the names of the men.
THE ''NEvERswEAT" SOCIETY.
did they tell you anything about the
Neversweat socistyS' Eyes, all three Of
them. Joe said that there was a society,
but that there were only about FIVE Of
them any good to trust. gThere were
forty-hve men altogether, twenty two Of
whom were then working In the yards
Joe said that in the fall | would see
HI raised He told me that on the 10Th
and goth. We went to the ruins on the
goth. he said it on both days. He said
they would blow everything to HI. aud
were going to burn the barns as fast as
they were rebuilt"
UNDER DISCRIMINATION
TrAynor-"Had they known that was
a detective / would not have been here
to-day. he would say. 'd-m q detec
tive He suspected me. did not sleep
ia the same room with Mrs Noble.
When went in the room she
went out. 1t was when the Clarks moved
from Seventh to Eleventh street. The
beds were not up. paid s. per week for
board. Clark said, john, II you really
are what you say you are, / will take
care Of you, had my fiddle and We had
a good time he told me about the fires
three or four hours after / arrived"
Before Mr.. Harrington could complete
his cross-examinaIien court took re less