The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-28
FIVE ARRESTS FOR MURDER.
A SURPRISE AFTER THE BURLlL- OF
LANDLORD DCNHAM

| LANDLORD DUNHAM
| Mrs. Dunhsn a,d Four Others Taken Frou'
| Newark Cemetery 10 the Cour, House
| and Sluestioned-AIi nre Discharged.
Lying in richly trimmed black cloth coffin.
| and surrounded with floral emblems. the re-
| mains OF William II. Durham were exposed to
view yesterday in his hotel at Belleville, N. D..
| in which no was mysteriouely murdered on
| Wednesday night. The hotel was thronged
! throughout the morning by acauaintances and
| others anxious to get q glimpse OF the face OF
| tho murdered hotel keeper. The funeral was
held at . o'clock in the afternoon. and the
Rev. CorneliusS Abbott. tho pastor OF Christ
Episcopal Church Of Belleville. held brief
service. but made no address. Tho parlor OF
tho hotel in which the coffin was exposed was
crowded. but there was conspicuous absence
OF the women who were familiar with Durham
and his place. Julia Williams and James
Riker. the witnesses to Dunhams marriage
with Kate Heinzcr were present. as was Mrs.
Reese and her sister. Mrs. Reese keeps road
house near Dunham's In Washington avenue.
Just over the brook which separates Newark
from Belleville. and Julia Williams keeps
similar resort for flash people little north OF
Washington avenue in North Newark. These
women were friends OF Durham and his wife.
Dunham's wife and mother sat near the
coffin. het Willy yelled in Grape and weeping.
Outside u the house tho two streets wore
crowded. the whole male population OF Belle
vile apparently being present. together with
manyyoung women and children and many
persons from Newark. Detectives Walk and
O'Connor Of tho Prosecutors Office and Con-
stable Williamson, guarded the front OF
tho house. while Patrick phean. the
hostlor who had the fight with
Durham Just before the shooting. was
guarding the rear Of the house and keeping
curiosity seekers from NEEDING n WIN thhee
soten red ThsSS
expression was that 81 a man who had been
anae wh s e few w Mhere
Pruseoutt sttuG men ' With the important duty Of
preventing relic hunters from carrying away
The procession to Fairmount, Cemetery in
Of rf Ss
Dunham's widow and mother, together with
one Of the widows brothers and another rela-
in the big receiving vault near the gate OF the
Immediately after q. the body was placed i, n
men took Mrs. Durham and four others into
custody and drove with them In two OF tho
witnesses were separated and put in charge OF
court officers. Mrs. Durham was put on the
wsud ts
clue to the murderer Of her husband The
detectives were working apparently; IN the the last
ease S1Snf M bore Tie we'll
together with the woman and three men. who
all had been interrogated closely.
The court officials sad that there would be
jected by the utter failure Of the last hope. 1t
Is evident that the county officials chung to the
band or Knew more Adopt the, tragedy than she
would tell They have abandoned this theory
o TH while at + Least nn.o h,vo not hoor officially
Notified Of the murder or asked to help find
:he assassin. and they feel bitter about it.
vas noticed in tho throng at the funeral. but
10 held no conversation with the Prosccutors
and 1ep h G9a
Inggcrty Of the New Jersey Detective Bureau
vas out side, but he had ! no 70 theory with him;
omitted sesterday that it had fallen apart
onsd bad the kchsn wnSow
he stable yard on his back: and. placing his
he shot into Dunham's head. which was bent
he het Window ini The bali ohipped the MOULDING
/ the slerail Of the window. which must have
i TO tse vis
olowed the quarrel in the barroom.
NO rcst is mere speculation. and the
nurder. is likely to remain u mystery
Mess the man who fired the shot confesses.
Whether he came out of the big. open gate OF
he stable yard. climbed the terrace on tho
orth. and crossed tho open lot. or jumped
yer the low fence into William street is not
nown. He could easily have reached tho
Dads two seconds after firing tho shot and !
We minutes later he could have crossed the
ridge to Newark or the Passaic River to tho
pen country in Hudson county. He could
ave found plenty Of snug retreats in Bell
lille. TOO. or II he chose he could easily have
idden himself in the woods west Of the village. {
Belleville people speak of Dunham's wife {
My in the kindliest terms. and say she was q {
ood- humored woman and n athful wife. we'll
ehaved and courteous to friends and strarg-
rs alike. and that IL she ever showed temper c
was called for by the behavior Of her gross !
nd brutal husband.
One man who WAS under suspicion which t
NJ since been dismissed was a young resi-
emit OF Belevile whose name has not appear t
]. Some time ago Durham grew jealous of
i'm and attempted to scare him out OF the G
otel by drawing pistol. The young man
lmped on Durham. took the pistol away from v
i'm. and thrust the barrel Of it into the own t
RS mouth. t
:" Don't" mumhled Durham: Its loaded" ]
" don't care II it is," said the young man. 4
ping st q I the srinSSnk bully r make
Then, changing his mind. he released Dun
an with q kick and carried of his pistol II