The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-01
ABOYON TRIAL FOR MURDER.
A STUDY OF ROBERT ALDEN FALEs's
FACE AND MANNER.

Judge Dcpue presiding. jury yesterday bc-
gan the trial OF Robert Alden Fales for MUIR
der in tho first degree. A multitude OF people
passed into the court room and choked the
halls outside. eager to see this lad. who will
not be 10 years old until June %. who MUIR
dered n man deliberately and confessed his
crime with u frankness that confoundcd the
police.
As he sat In tho hot il.vcntlated court room
yesterday he was notable in the crowd within
tho bar for the Indifference Of his expression.
He seemed to have less interest in what was
going on than any one present And his form
seemed so frail and his face go young and
weak that II is no wonder the police admit that
had lie not confessed they would never have
fastened the crimo upon him. His face lie
most interesting study. His complexion Is pale.
and 1t shows u tendency to slight oruptions
about tho chin His forehead is narrow and OF
medium height His head is we'll shaped. and
covered with rather stiff shock OF light
brown hair. His eyes. which are set rather
close together are large. and OF blue so dark
that they seem brown unless looked at closely.
His mouth Is full Tipped and 1t droops little
ut tho corners. His nose and his chin are the
striking features Of his face His chin Is small
and retreating. and his nose Is long and sharp.
and set ut such an angle that. with his chin. 1t
-
weasel or q rat. This effect Is increased by the
brightness of his eyes and his furtive way Of
glancing from under his half-shut cyelids.
Ono would says that he was weak and posi-
bly, bad boy. but one would never suspect
him Of such crime as murder.
He rarely raised his eyes from the floor. but
when he did and looked sQuarely about his
expression was rather innocent than other
wise. He seemed to have an even and pleas
ant disposition. to which fact. Indeed. the
still young woman and in mourning for her
husband who killed. himself u few months
bow constantly. liz her lap she held the boy
murdercr's baby brother. 1t slept nearly oil
the time. and during the whole day made not
Teopie looked into the mothers face in vain
to sec any truce Of the wickedness that Dos
ins. bnt no suggestion Of evil. Yet part Of
the boys heritage OF evil comes through hSr
Ills father was q suicide. and his fathers
tory. But tho mother has two brothers. Alonzo
and Spencer Egbort. who are now serving five.
sss Who told them in oe
that their bad influence might DO taken away
from tho boy.
Henry and Mr. McDerlnit. tho counsel Tor
Fnes. used eleven of their twelve percmptory
nut about dozen witnesses on tn. stand. two
Of whom told all Of the story Of the crime.
from the Of the state tht Is Of in
cutor. laid tho case before the Jury. He re-
hcarsed the story of the crime. and asked for
that the boy had contemplated the murder in
It's details for at lrnst two weeks. and had
An hs pP osr Is T SanE mother
The # NJ eSe ossornc bSi}dns in SoWsrE toid
TEoma as' Ra aytd was bachelor about s.
wears old and had been the shipping clerk in
tho hat manuiaetory for nine years. oh 1t was
money to pay the hands. Every Saturday they
Saturday the women. Saturday. April 30. was O
S5o be Daf w 81 n"y sSeck s's tor s7oS 6
He left. as was his inyariabe custom. by the
private stairway. used by no one Ct the 6.9,
s ss o SO Tesrc w The Head
She enc ooked down the two st Straight flights and
saw him sitting on the first stop above tho floor
Of the hallway that leads intS the street His
0 She aso cattle" "H TINT Ind been
!. 49,. II" Ind lett then Of his own accord.
ing the last six weeks S OF his stay and: T. SO far
manuiaetory. told how he had found Hayden
stick near by with blood upon, it. This bale
stick was in evidence. warped piece OF wood.
about feet long and 9! rreGSSlaE, SHAPE
told how he had gwen Hayden, S7O0, for the
check. and those who searched Eaydons
cts which the murderer had left unsearchod.
nEdward Ashford. drug clerk. testified that
eas OF HSGh oohSnt
he could not remember what sort Of person
bought it.
the p%ee t ths Track II Faes T testod "
he had seen Fnles with the bale stick under
hi. arm about an m1ur cot 3et9r t the mardsr
trance OF the lHcy-Oshorne building. ana that
about Ea: an hour before The SUPPOSED time
Of the murder he had seen him pecDing out Of
Il Thought he was trying to get in with q
pH' Fl S"'f S9 raw i'{ tho Superintendent of
Police. told lhr story Of the arrest and confCs-
sion He said he walked up to Falcs on tho
VIII hi" sfths S. %sE%
no Ind Wien they We're sS sonS M
Brown sail: i SUPPOSE YOU know, what, /
want t. So" you about and Ollie said. with;
ms well Eo.in this wny," And he took from his
Lock cs tic mon.y H. hH;i no, . spent and iaid
u3W n III tns Snd snt asRMt IL sad
Tales confessed the whole thing. and when Mr..
Blown said that uaydon was Int twice he cor
""H. ' ne; Mr Brown. hlt him four times I
stood behind the door waiting for him to come
back for nearly n half an hour. held the club
up ready To st rikc all the time:
And" said Mr. Brown. when he was put
back In the cell hc would call me in every few
minutes to tell mo some, detail he had forgot.
ton. Ile told nc about tn" chloroform no had
n,,ce when wen, back ut his call no stuck his
arm through the bars and rid:
500 that stain. Mr. BROWN
"'Yee said !: what Is 1t :
blood said he.
"'1hat man = said !.
Yes said one.
found on Young falcs or IN his bureau drawer
two nov rvblv"r,' u rifle, tho black hand
kcrclirf hc had saturated with chloroform
md mt under !iay,nns nose, til" white hand
knrrhi"r he lad wired his bloody hands on
after dipping tnrI,n n the tiv.r, p"cketh"n3ks,
ton. bought soon after tho murder. tho other
day following tn" n!"Ir,,lcr There was also Z
Iatroi: or. knocking Ont The Ki;!nnppers."
This harrnwinG. romano. rn, -. murder
male profound imrresiion upon him. and
nngns were tnttered with folding and pock OF