The evening world., 1892-01-15

HIS pockets were literally filled with papers,
letters and receipts, all indicating that he was
| a book -CanvaSser for Charles SCribnef'R Sons,
and that he was wanderer.
| The letters were all addressed to John Car
son. one letter was from Frank DE 8. Ben
Finger, 251l st. Paul street, Baltimore and
upbraided Carson for not letting his sister
know OF his movements. II pleaded for q
postal card, at least, once q month. 1t spoke
| OF an accident Nov. IA, by which 81 little
Matte Louisa, our three.year.old baby, was
| burned to death"
Then the letter went on to say that "Annie
has been stopping with US for week. She
has gone home. Her address is care OF Mrs.
John sanderson, ST., 485 Ellison street, Pat
erson, n. j."
| A postal card addressed to :" John Carson,
Commercial House, IIolyoke, Mass" was from
James King New Haven and spoke OF goods
shipped. 1t was dated Nov. 81, 1891.
Another letter from New York was ad-
dressed to John Carson, lO2 Warren street,
New Haven, Conn"
| The dead man must have been athletic and
muscular for he was about 8 feet 10 inches
! In height, broad-shouldered and weighed ITO
pounds; but the most careful search OF the
ground about where the body was found
failed to discover any weapon wherewith the
butchery was done.
There was not one cent OF money In his
pockets.
IL was plainly murder, done with a razor
edged weapon, and done 30 quickly and so
skllfully that the assassin had no difficulty
in making his escape In the darkness and
rain.
The lodging houses OF the precinct were
searched for clue, and At 81 Bowery, kept
by Charles Bersetti, an Italian, 1t was learned
that book agent who called himself John
chester" had been n lodgcr for several days.
Al o'clock this morning this lodger had ap-
pearud at the house intoxicated, and was de-
MED admission by the night clerk on that ac-
count.
The night clerk visited the station and
identified the body as that OF his odger. The
Clerk was detained as a witness.
The CLERK said the only friend OF the dead
man, SO far as he knew was another book
agent who had lodged at Bersettfs for q few
days, and had struck up an acquaintance with
"Chcstcr."
This young man was gathered IN by the
police. lie Is tall, perhaps twenty-eight
years Of age, and looked dissipatcd. He re-
fused to reveal his identity, saving that he
had sister IN Chicago, and II the news
papers connected his name with the death OF
Carson II would Kill her.
lilo complained that he had had no sleep
since . o'clock yesterday morning, and
clamorcd for the privilege OF going out under
escort for a stmulant.
Three other Bowcry characters were ar
rested before o'clock this forenoon--a scedy
old man ana two young men OF the tough
variety.
From these witnesses II was learned that
the dead book agent had boasted to them
that he need not work unless he wanted TO
He declared to them that he had two sisters
one IN Baltimore and one In New Jersey, each
OF whom was the wife OF Judge.
The defiant young man, who had declared
that he would be hanged before he would tell
his own:name, was closeted with Capt. Nc
Laughlin half an hour, and before he was
done he had told the captain that his name
was James King; that he lived In New
Haven, and was the James King who wrote
to the murdered man AZ H0lyoke. lie said
the murdered man was John carson, and that
they were partners In canyassing for Scrib-
HsrS Ndgdzfnp.
Carson belonged to nm excellent Baltimore
family, and had been educated for lawyer,
but u short time ago he lost all his money In
certain patent electrical appliances In which
he had invested, but which proved a failure,