Middletown transcript., 1892-01-07
wife) said that she put the bloody rag in


she did put the bloody rag there before
going out, and commenced crying. Her
sister Sarah Harris and her mother De
borah Moody both ordered her to be calm,
saying don't break down or we will go
home this is no scandal on you. Julia
Hutt then said, the pillow case is my
mothers, and my sister owns the towel.
| My mother gave me pork and sausage in
the pillow case, and my sister gave me
sausage in the towel. "You will notice"
continued the Detective 81 that the blood on
this pillow is near the top. If bloody pork
was carried in it the blood stains would be
nearer the bottom. We also found three
I razors in the bottom of a basket, and q
knife. One of the razors looked as though
it had blood on it," THE razors and
knife were shown
DR.. Jacobs was recalled, and asked
whether the large wound in the breast
could have been made with the knife
which is long clasp weapon.
/ "From the condition of the body" he re-
Piled, 81 could not say whether the wound
could have been made with that knife or
not. It looked more like it had been
made with blunt instrument
Detective McVey then said that johnson
stated to him that he went away from
Hutt's house as the evening train came in,
and did not return until two or three
o'clock the next morning. Mrs. Hutt told
| him that johnson did not leave the house
that night.
| This caused Julia to exclaim /: made
mistake; Jim Johnson did go out, and
came in and went up stairs, and looked in
my face.''
johnson then stated that he had
promised to go over to Annie Hick-
mans on Thanksgiving evening" that
Hutt and his wife got to spatting and
that he went out and went to Hick-
mans, where he stayed all night.
sleeping in the same room with two
other people (the Hickman's,) and
did not see Noah Benson nor Dan
Miller that night. Then getting ex-
cited he exclaimed " What would I
want to kill anybody for? I want to
live as long'as I can. You ought'nt to
kill good men for dirt Ella King is
Dan Miller's woman-get them and
make them tell y
Mayor Reybold ordered the accused
committed to New Castle jail and at
noon they were taken to the lookup,
and, with the State detectives left on
the 4.f8P. M. train for New Castle.
While the prisoners were confined
in the lookup awaiting an examine
tion white man went to the window
and advised them to keep quiet and
say nothing. Had it not been for
this interference it is believed that
I Jehnsen #euld have broken down and
told all he knows about the murder.
There is good reason to believe that
the detectives have a great deal of
important information which they
did not care to make known at the
examination as it would defeat their
plans for further investigation, but
will reserve it for the Grand Jury.
| After the hearing and while
awaiting to be taken to New Castle,
the prisoners were heard conversine
among themselves in the lookup by
reportorial occupants of the adjoin
ing cell. The pith of their talk was
that Ella King should be also arrest
ed and that they were suffering fol
other peoples dirt. !" Mrs. Hut
cautioned johnson to keep the
bloody shirt he had on that night y
in his pocket, or the authorities
might find it. Detective Witsil sub
sequently found the garment in John
sons pocket and Mrs. Hutt's plan tt
washthe stains off when they should
reach the Jail were thwarted. Detec
tive McVey also found a bloody shirt
in bundle carried by Mrs. Hutt.
During the conversation Mrs. Huti
declared she would get a good lawye
-LeviC. Bird, probably. A direc
admission of johnson was this
"Why they even had Benson's shirt
at the hearing. The accused agreed
to stick to " the same statemen
throughout" but enough was heart
to convince the hearers that if tht
prisoners are not the actual murder
ers they are at least implicated.
Farmer q. P. Longland who live
: two miles from here, would have
been an important witness at tn,
} preliminary hearing, but he was no
) called. Mr.. Longland says that Oh
! the morning after the finding of tn
, body he saw johnson excitedly cross
i ing the field toward the house of De
borah Moody, mother of Mrs. HUT
D with an apparently heavy valise i
a his hand. johnson soon returned
: Mr.. Longland says, with the recep
: tacle evidently empty. The negr
a would not say what he had in, tn
r valise and made contradiction,
t answers when questioned about tn
9 matter.
q Among the new cases of grippe al
8 Mr.. Reeves and Julian Reeves, M
and Mrs. Turner, Mrs. Ruth Bigger
n Mr.. J. R. Pennington.
s Mr.. James Bowen, Sr., is still i'll.
III There was good sleighing on Wed
b nesday for the first time this winter.
d A grand hop will be given in Assembl
n Hall tomorrow night, by young men I
ir Delaware City and vicinity.
Owing to the sickness of the pastor, Re-
/, Luther Oates, no services were held in IL
' Presbyterian Church last Sunday.
VI George W. Green has rented the Ma,
well property and will remove there
It March. 1t will be pleasant to see thi
IS pretty residence open again after beir
% closed SO long.
,e On the first of January Israel Helms r