Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-27

to be absolutely no extremely damaging
evidence against any Of the suspects.
II was stated Monday that the authOri-
ties had given up the theory that married
man under suspicion committed The deed,
but strange enough they have done moth.
ing of the kind. Further, it is stated that
recent developments have brought 10 light
revelations that only tighten the webb of
CirCunstantial evidence about the suspect.
Those who know the latter declare he is
above suspicion and is i'll no way con-
rected with the crime. The police have
not abandoned the cline, however, but no
arrests have been made.
Richard Riley, who VAS arrested on slls-
pici0n of being the murderer Of Katie
Dugan and who was subsequently re-
leased, was quietly rearrested by Chief Of
Police Francis and Detective Hawkins and
locked up at the city hall
The arrest WAS due to the fact that two
men appeared who declared that they saw
him with Katie Dugan the night Of the
murder. The couple were Oh Bronme
street between Front and Second. The
men knew Katie but were unable to recog-
ni2e the man at the time. These men took
Il look al Riley Monday night, as he was
| sitting in the police station. They declared
Riley looked like the man who was with
Katie the fatal night. Riley was then re-
| arrested.
| II 10 StHltl lilHt IAlltN NFili w lllt ilpll0t
| OF Franklin Farrell in the Ninth ward on
| Wednesday night last and had Mrs
| Farrell wash some clothes next morning
! This has developed nothing, however
| Riley is believed By the family and by
soine of the detectives to be entirely limo
cent of the crime. An officer who heard
| his alibi declares that ii was one of this
most convincing he ever heard.
Riley has satisfactorily proved that he
! ~ at hn fnir "a tbn GuprpI lInart Church
| Wednesday night and his movements
during the evening have been thoroughly
accounted for. Those who know the
! young man declare that lie is utterly in
| capable of committing such u crime.
THE ENVELOPE FOUND.
Tuesday night Jas. Dugan, father of thu
murdered girl, found in u closet of hi:
house the envelope i'll which was encloset
the fatal letter that led Katie Dugan upot
the lonely walk that ended iii her death
1t was Il stamped envelope; the kind issuct
by the government, and bore the STAMP %
tile Wilmington poStotlicc, dated Octube
18th, 1882. 3 n. M 1t was the night of thi
date that Katie Dugan walked out and me
her murderer.
The envelope is addressed, miss Kat
| A. Dugan. No. I'LL Lancaster Ave, vii
mingtun, Del" The writing is finely-linGd
almost like a ladyS. and with evident in
dications of an attempt to somewhat dis
guse the writer's natural characteristics
Instead of the NO" being written, how
ever. the arbitrory sign Of double cross
SO generally adopted by commercial an
business men, is used.
The envelope has been handed to Stat
Detective McNcy, and will be used for pun
poses of evidence against any parties VIII
may be suspected OF the crime.
With the exception ot the finding of Til
envelope there have been no new develop
ments III the mysterious affair.
The police are still firm in their belle
that Riley is in some way connected wit
the murder and are using every effort t
secure all the evidence that in any wa
connect him with the crime. lie is still
locked up at city hall, where he will II
main until the story of the two men VIII
declare they saw him with Katie Duga
the night OF the murder is thoroughly il
vestigatel.
WILLIAM MAHLER's STATEMENT.
MY attention has been called this morr
ing TO an article in the Philadelphia Time
connecting my name with the murder {
Katie Dugan.
desire to inform the public that til
statements in that article are wholly fal.
and libcons. | never had improper r
/, lations with Katie Dugau, and ! am ;
, innocent of her murder, and of all col
nection with her murder, rs any man
the city Of Wilmington.
, have directed my legal counsel to inst
tute suit against the Times for its public
ton above referred to.
: William MAILER.
WILMISGToN. DEL, Oct. 2Gth, 1892.