New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-14
rs THIS THE MURDERERf
AN ARREST IN THE BELLEvILLE MYSTERY,
FULLER AGAIN IN CUSToDY-THE POLICE -
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kOLLrsh AuhlN IN AOA~ASS -
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George NJ. Fuller. who has been under suspicion Of
the murder OF William H. Durham. the road-house-
keeper at Bellevle, ~ j. arrested yesterday aitof
noon by Detective Magee. OF Paterson, who was ae.
conpsnicd by Detective Cosgrove, OF Essex County.
and superintendent of Police Brown OF Newark Fuller
shaking dice In Wilkes Hotel at Fairfield SIX
miles from Paterson, when the officers APPEARED lie
offered objection TO going with he officers but ap-
peared to be i'll at lie accompanied the officers
to Paterson and from thence conveyed to Newark
and taken to the Second Precinct police station.
Fuller coseted with the officials until O'Clock.
He was subjected TO close and searching questioning
His statements varied and II is understood that they
did not agree with wat Fuller said to the prosecutor
when he taken into custody shortly after the mur
der lie was from the second Precinct station
10 the Central Police Headquarters and locked up In
the wtness-room.
Fuller formerly had charge Of stock farm ~
Passac owned by Mr. Mcdonald OF this city.
While he was there woman named Blanche Edwards
lived with him. She left him in september last ana
went to the Atlantic Iiotel. sporting resort in New
ark kept by woman named julia Williams. The
house is about half a mile from Dunham's road house
I'm Beevle. Fuller infatuated with the Edwards
woman and besOucht her to return to him. She 10
fused. Fuller asked Dunhams wife TO influence her
TO return him, but she declined 10 interfere. II
was well known that Durham was friendly with the
| Edwards woman.
On the afternoon OF the day OF the murder Durham
sent his wife to the antique" House, Nutley,
kept by him, and after her departure he dispatched
| hostler named Bachman with a note TO Harry"
White, bartender at Recess road house, about tive
| blocks away, asking him 10 come TO see him. White
| went to the lei, and asked IL he knew where
| Bilsche Edwards was. White said she was AT
| Reeses He requested White to tell her TO come to
| his place, and she soon aferward came and spent
| about an hour and a half with him. returning to
Reeses Early in the evening she went to the At
| lantic Hotel. Durham went to Mrs. Recess AFTER
supper expecting to find her there, and then sent .
note by Mrs. Reeses nephew to the woman, rcquestr
ing her to come up to his place. An answer was re-
turned that she WAS at the Atlantic Hotel. Dun
ham then went home.
| In the meantime the Edwards woman had stopped
at the road house She in a buggy with sporting
| man OF rutherford. known Doe This was 10
O'Clock and the shooting occurred at IL rs O'clock
| II has not been found that Fuller was seen in the
vicinity OF the roadhou,e the day or night OF the
shooting suspicion was directed to Fuller account
| OF his jealousy of Durham lie was among the first
persons arrested and the circumstances against him
| were strong but he proved abb and was released.
He made appear that from the Friday before Christ
| mas until two days after Christmas he staying
with a friend in Brooklyn who keeps hsh and oyster
| market. Brooklyn people went 10 Newark ana test.
| fed TO thi, effect Fuller then released Recent
investigation 10y the detectives has thrown doubt on this
| allb Romantic details which have been discussed tn
| neighboripg barrOoms Of mysterious buggy on tho
night of the murder said by superintendent Brown
Yesterday to be old womcDs p' Ii il probable
thai blanche Edwards Will be taken into Custody u
day .,,. .,. ,., .,n
plains in West foc several years and Is an exPers
kOrseman and skilful shot with the pistol. Two
weeks before Christmas ne had nVe "eeAs S Az ~
Ueard. When arrested yesterday 'he ue"'u n"' "'''
| appeared.