The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-01
MISS EARRElL ALIVE rEr.
Negro Arrested on the Suspicion that ue
Struck Her Down.

| Siruck hcr Down.
The mystery surrounding the deadly assault
on Lizzie Farrell with an iron bar In Red Ban
on Thursday night Is still unsolved. Tho girl
condition Is practically unchanged She lie
still unconscious at tho Long Branch Hospita
incorporation DETERMINING was performed las
night and slight Improvement followed. bu
tho doctors say her chance OF recovery is onl
ono in thousand II she could only speal
she might shed somo light on tho case an,
give description Of her assailant. The polio,
and Prosecutor WINS discovered YESTERDAY
what appeared to be clue.
Susan Green. a colored domestic in tho en-
ploy OF W. A. Truck OF Red Bank. was over
heard 10y Mr. Truck to say that tho woman
screamed when she was struck" When Mr.
Truck asked her how she knew she said
sho had heard so. No ono hns been
found who says ho heard tho woman
scream. and there has been nothing printed
to that effect. Mr.. Truck knew this. He also
knew that tho Green woman had n colored
| lover who work ell for Or. q. +. Marsdcn In Front
street. pr. Marsdcn's house is next to Or.
Fields. whore Kate Kane. on whom Lizzie
fSre called o IN II TIE niEh the e5ms yss
WINS. and the co!ored man was arrested. lis
nam pane i; Charles H. C1orSr aud his record Il
| to states prison for ten years for robbing y
farmer near Keyport. He belonged to a bad
Z,
tho Same time. Among thcm were THOMAS
Drunm and Henry jackson. Aycnr ago these
two men escaped Drumm was shot in Penn
rctakcn. Cooper served little over seven
years and was discharged! on account of good
behavior on Dec. II. 1871. He is now only u
Whom brought before Prosecutor WINS he
could not satisfactorily explain his where;
IN, until he heard Of the murder he, was around
met the Green woman on Broad street. near
what is known rs pool room corner =,
Wnsn Stryksr Went to the
hanicl ATTiegsts's house on Maple u Street.
nat stree II" lie vent 10 down S Non%@DouftSS
street. Cooper also said he saw Strkcr
1tcr the assaGt was S dsc" we back to The
l"c";up, within fcw minutes after Stryker
reached the scene It Was nearly two hours
was locked UP.
serntor Twins considered Coorer,s word.
aud actions SO peculiar that lie decided to hold
him. He will be taken to the Freehold Jail to-
day.
susan Green also was arrested ms n witness
she said she met Cooper in Broad street abOuc
$40. She went out to Rector street to see u
Ientive,, but became frightened and returned
They were walking along toward home
,,11s s when a;G strange boy rushed up t?
body. hut she refused. They thcp separated
and went home. She was taken to tho county |
Jail at Freehold.
Dr. Marsdcn says that Cooper did not coms |
homo Thursday night. He was at home on |
Friday morning ut O'Clock and told the doe !
irrcd. He appeared Ill at ease. Mrs. Marsden
thought She saw blood on Cooper's clothes.
Int her husband laughed at tho idea. Ho |
says no did not know Coopers record then.
Last night u search OF Cooper's things was
made. and what appeared to DO blood stains
we're found in one OF his trousers pockets. No
money was found.
Prosecutor lvcns says he will hold Cooper
NTH he gets something more satisfactory
lhout his dOingS on Thursday night
William Il. Frey. who first heard the groans
II tho str exon girl. advanced theory yestar-
Jay that does not seem improbable. He says
hat tramp came to his house Thursday nf-
,antnd pie and other delicac!es, and she
ngrilv ordered him away.
Mr.. Frey thinks that. az Mrs. Farrell was
truck down III front OF his gate tho tramp
night bay" taken her for his daughter. on
'hom he was trying to he avenged.
Mayor t'urtiss of Rcd Bank called n meeting
I til" citizens Of til. town for last night to
II the assailant's capture and the obtaining
Z New York detectives to Join In the hunt |
Mt as the posters advertising the meeting
'ere not put up until noon Yesterday few per-
ons knew OF it, and tho meeting was post
oned.
An assault similar to the Farrell case took
lace in Red Bank on the night OF Dec. 49,
sol. NJ lisa Annie Van Wrinkle. n school teach
r. was knocked down ana quite seriously
urt by negro. who was mover caught. This |
Duld not have been Cooper. as he did not get
ut OF prison until Dec. n.