The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-02
IT PROVES TO BE MURDER.
DEATH OF MISS FARRELL, WHO WAS
STRUCK WITH AN IRON BAR

Belief In ReA Baak that Cooper. The Negro
Ex.Convict, 10 Iapoesut-eiAgular Feature
OF the Robbery, n The Girl Was Robbed.
RED BANK. May 1.-The Red Bank assault
has become q murder. Lizzie Farrell. struck
down last Thursday night with an iron bar
IN the Rlaro OF an electric street light. died
tonight Of her injuries at the hospital in
Long Branch. where she was taken the morn
ing after the assault was committed She
never regained consciousness. For few
minutes aftcr the blow which killed her was
struck she moaned. but after that she never
uttered sound The end came at 1855 p M.
Three days have now passed since the crime
was committed, but there is as yet no trust
worthy clue to work upon. Prosecutor WINS
and tho four officers constituting the police
force OF Red Bank seem discouraged.
or tho four arrests made on suspicion. only
one person has been hold Charles H. Cooper.
tho colored ex convict. It is now thought that
no had nothing to do with the crime. although
he undoubtedly lied and contradlcted himself
in his station ents to the Prosecutor as to his
whereabouts Thursday night.
George Brown. a colored man. testified be-
fore the Prosecutor yesterday that he saw
Cooper In the centre Of the town half mile
away from the scene OF tho murder at the time
1t was committed. 1t is pretty we'll settled
that Cooper and his sweetheart. Susan Green.
gether unit! the early morning.
James Delaney. the Lover e. q tho murdered
dscharSed. came to lied Bank saturday night.
end end spent that night and tG,day there He
Immediately INN; t to arrest Patrick Maxwell a
young man who who works fer Dr. Pr, Field. where
Dr. Fields house is next to DR.. Marsden's.
R HsFa" sss| sae
roll carried the sos with her;.. and that he had
been to 2osS S% as rms seb for
tSs Pr, RsSsessusos 81, about ut. where Ss had
H'1 s hFaH nfs eSss a ss
tees lis fess q :!
her. He o was M not Flowed to DO 3d. ''' - s''
The police were to.day TorHI5ne On clue
but the motive and ths result q their Efforts
point IN the case which seems to give them
SScre '@ usu nS Carried the s5 The
is s Of Sapp9s Rnper rolled whsn the he
r. S tn her TSs 9 snd So h S. dFe yos
fastened on the side with hooks and. eyes. It
to have unlock ed the dress. taken the money
hooks and eyes together in the limited time
the time Mr.. Frey heard the Groans Of
the wounded woman. Yet whore is
the money 1t cannot be found among
Lizzie Fnrrclls things. She must have
removed it herself. but whore did she put ttr
To whom did she give III This is the point
don said yesterday that in ali the time she had
her to have ,ysn any Other young man
OF him and had nothing to do with any other
man. She often said that IL she could not
marry Delaney she would have no other man.
Miss Legion said the last time her friend saw
Delaney was the night after Easter. He took
the two girls home from a ball that night
While there no paid particular attention to
Lizzie. AS tho two girls were. walking to-
Mary says TINT Lizzie was wondering why
John did not come over from Eatontown and
see her She snid she did not understand his
absence. That was all she said about him.
Mrs. Legion says the couple wore fond OF each
other and she scouts tho idea TINT Delaney
had anything to do with the murder.
There arc no special detectives now working
on the case. Tho town meeting called for Sat
urday night did not take place owing to the
general Impression that Cooper was tho mnn.
The sentiment has changed now. and
night. when subscriptions will be raised as q
reward for the capture OF the, murderer,
post-mortem examination will be held to-day
Mt Long Branch.