The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-28
WHO KILLED MARI ANDERSON,
The Latest ssd Perhaps Most Promising
Clue Dissolves Lotto Mist.


Clue Dissoives lpto Mist.
PERTH ANNOY. juno &c. Tho Mary Anderson
murder will not out The report that Lawyer
Berdine Of New Brunswick had found o man
who was witness to the murder proves on
Investigation to be ono OF these exaggerated
stories which. in small towns. grow larger and
larger as each gossip dispenses II to his neigh
Dor. Tho facts Of the case are these: A man
who happened to be near the Pennsylvania
Railroad track at the time OF the murder saw
Dane whom no know by sight walking
hastily toward Woodbridge He thought
the Dane came from tho railroad bridge.
under which Waterman schultze had said
the mysterious man he saw In the
woods had disappeared. Unfortunately the
descriptions OF these two mon do not coincide
Tho individual who saw the Dane mentioned
the fact to young man living in Railway. and
added that he had not seen the Dane since.
Tho young man told the story to Mr.. George
Mcfarland of Houtenvlle. and the latter after
having enjoyed q, pleasant afternoon, at New
brunswick gave the tale to Lawyer Berdine.
with Detective oliver in the Post ONCE. said
he knew ,r man who had seen the murder COM ns
thus tho report found its way into print.
Lawyer Berdine ID ANNOYED at the occurrence.
In seriousness any nm such statement a. The one
The police have now given .up all work on
hive tho right man in Harry scflipi. Acting
Chiol Burke said today to number Of news.
regard to the evidence against this prisoner;
III you are 90 sure Schlipf did not ki!l the
hs woras shs a
tudc of the police. They have arrested one
man and they are going to believe him guilty
Now TINT 30 many clues have boen investl.
gated, and arguing on the assumption that
killed Mary Anderson Sits itself down 70 this;
She wns rrohntiy murdered either BY the two
S saE S s sSEs WIT tho
knife or else by the mysterious man seen by
schultze in the bushes near the bridge.
bilties might be nearer the truth than any yet
advanced. SuIh theory can be constructed
Known Known that there ' were two 'G men i in the
9 %a. HR s s tho enact e saSs wherc c
her body was found: that one Of these men
had knife. and that no trace Of either has
pose that these two men may have been CON
Mary Mary Anderson wal wa! King toward them down
the track. The road is straight for two miles
n If TnsTs thu ss sr stand
that they induce her to come down Into the
have seen them speaking to Mary. 1t was
necessary to get rid OF them. They therefore
ran up to the boys and told them to GO home.
ut the same time threatening them with q
knife.
Possibly ono OF the men may have known her
and spoken to her as she passed. When she
joined the man he may have made PROPOSE
tions to her which she may have scorncd. Then
the man. hoping to intimidate her with his re-
Yolver. may have shot her unintentionally.
The two evildoers. frightened ut what they
had done. and fearful lest she might revive
and tell who her assailants had boen may
have made death certain with knife.
natural course for any two criminals In
such u case would be to separate as soon rs
possible. The man wi tn the knife may have
run Off toward Maurers. Tho knife was dis
covered in that direction. The other man.
course than to follow tho foot of tho embank-
railroad bridge II this theory is correct.
rect, the two men seen by the boys were the
murderors The one who may have fed to-
ward Maurers had a good chance Of escaping
unseen. az there was no ono coming along his
way ut about that time.
Capt. Mclaughlin was at the Central Oflce
yesterday afternoon. When asked whether
Currnns escape had anything to do with his
presence q: HeadGuarters he smiled.
- don't think Curran is gone" he said.
"Wo know what he looks like"
1t was said that two moro detectives were
detail ed on the case yesterday: SerReants
Crowley and Hanley were at Headquarters for
q short time. but were silent when asked II
they were looking for CurrRn.