The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-12
GREAT INDIGNATl0
Is Felt by Fall River People Against
Detective McHenry.
LOOKING UP HIS PAST RECORD.
John v. Morse Determined to Sue the
Globe for Libei-The Whole AFFAIR Has
Caused Feeling of sympathy to DE
Manifested for Miss Borden.

! FALL RIVER, Mass, Oct. IL. - The
angry, excited feeling among citizens
here has given way to righteous indig-
nation that any officer in the service OF
the Commonwealth should be connected
with the d;sgrsceful revelations disclosed
by Monday mornings papers. The
apology publishe by the -BesteR Globe
was published simultaneously in the
three local papers.
The general opinion expressed here Is
that while the statement is mainly ex-
haustive, il will be many days before the
full force OF the alleged affidavits is
spent. Several prominent citizens have
sought out local reporters to express
their views on the powers and duties OF
newspapers and the care that should be
used IN writing for them. For Detective
McHenry there is nothing but the great
est hatred expressed, more particularly in
police circles, where his presence was
never welcome.
Local reporters are making efforts to
learn his previous record in detail, with
q view TO carrying out the suggestion
limited by the Daily News, which is sub
stantially as follows: ave simply ask
that his part in the case b, gone over by
honest officers and be presented by hon
y
His miss-statements and falsehoods have
no place and no right before court or
jury"
City Marshal Hilliard appeared at the
central station for about twenty min
utes, the first time in three days. He
said he had not had an opportunity TO
read the papers and did not desire to be
quoted at this time. He had never en-
ployed Mcslenry on any case previous to
this, and had no warm personal friend
ship Tor him as was stated in the early
reports.
In most quarters it Is felt that the
whole story, including the apology,
tends to weaken the governments case.
There is not any doubt now that the
prosecution fears difficulty in obtaining
m unprejudiced grand jury.
Friends OF the family aud prisoner are
much relieved by the apology and the
prominence given to 1t by other papers,
but they have not yet recovered from
their anger, which was so publicly mani
fest.
Mr.. Morse still urges his counsel to sus
the offending paper. Mr.. Jennings left
the city for Boston, and IL was generally
understood that he had with him mate
rial for serving writ of attachment.
Officers HARRINGTON and Medley, Captain
Desmond, and Officers Doher;y and Sea-
yer are still at work on the case, but are
not tracing anything which was sug-
gested In Monday mornings story.
Much has been said here to the effect
that some local officer has been dsclos-
Ing facts in the possession of governm snt
authorities, but these reports do not
meet general belief. As a general state
ment, the police say they have found
nothing in the cases which would be as
important or convincing as the matter
contained in the alleged aflidavits. They
say, however, that many weak points in
the evidence already submitted have been
materially fortified, and before the
Grand Jury meets they will have a strong
case on the lines laid down by them, when
the arrest OF Miss Borden was decided
upon.