The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-05
It LOOKS BAD FOR HIM.
Police Think Jose COrreiro Is Bertha
MancheSter'S Murderer.
THE DEAD GIRLS FUNERAL
Leads to the Disclosure OF y Peculiar In
cident-Tangibie Clues Point to Guilt
of Arrested Man-The Strange Family
Relations Of the Manchesters.

FALL RIVER, Mass. June 5-Saturday
night Joseph Correiro walked into the Gen.
tral police station with his uncle. He was
merely suspect then; man whom the
police wanted just because he had worked
on the farm and was missing Now he is
regarded by the police and reporters as
guilty of the terrible slaughter of Bertha
May Manchester on the morning of May
30. He may not have been alone in tho
terrible deed, but that he was the author
of the crime and the robber Of the girls
money is practically established beyond q
peradventure of doubt.
I The facts ELECTED from the eight-hour
investigation are the basis Of the assump-
tion. 1t Is from
No Idle Theories
that the terrible charge Is made. for, as
the mayor said: This Is no fake, but
tangible clues pointing to the guilty per-
son."
Too much cannot be said In praise of the
work OF the police. Since the day OF the
shocking tragedy there has been no such
thing as rest for anyone connected with
the department.
The people have been fooled by the al
legged clues from Bridgewater, Providence.
Natick ct al.-not so the police. Their
work was systematic; they wanted every
one who had worked for old Manchester
those who were familiar with the place.
They wanted Correiro most of all; they
got him. They had located Correlro in
Taunton before Saturday, but had not at
that time put their hands on him. To save
trouble, and for other purposes, they sent
his uncle, Jacinto Muniz, after him. They
told Muniz that IL his nephew was not
there by o'clock that night the police
would bring him In. 1t was fact, for the
marshal and his men were hot on the
trail
1t Is well known that the police have yet
much important information In their pos
session. Among other things they will
prove that the murderer
Slept In the Farmhouse
one night after he was suspected to have
ended his work for Mr.. Manchester, and it
is very probable that he planned the rob-
berry at that time. He. perhaps, never in
tended to commit murder, but the fact
that Bertha was not to be trihed with led
to his shocking brutality.
Although 1t has all along been denied
there had been any violation of the girls
honor, there is we'll established opinion
among the police that such an attempt
was made with some success. A micro
scopical examination may be required to
determine some things in connection with
this matter.
This is about all that DR.. Dolan cares to
say about this part Of the affair. 1t is
said that
New Blood Stains
have been discovered in the dining room,
as though, before the death blow was
given, the girl had tried to escape from
her assailant by running through another
room. Many new things are being dis
covered hour by hour.
Joseph Lacroix was the shoe dealer who
sold the shoes to Correiro. He would not
talk about the case, saying that he pre-
ferred to wait until the proper time before
telling what he knows. Jacinto Muniz,
Correiro's uncle, is still confident of his
nephew's innocence.
Funeral Services
were held over the remains of the dead
girl yesterday at the house of w. w.
Coolidge, brother-in- law of the dead girl.
on Quarry street Only few invited
relatives and two local newspaper men
weIe present. The remains were enclosed
in an embossed white cloth casket and
were exposed to the view of those in the
house who cared to see them. The casket
was surrounded with many floral offer
tngs.
Rev. Mr.. Jutten made an impressive
prayer, and there was no singing. Arthur
Lowne, Arthur. Brown, Mitchell Nichol-
son and Henry Read removed the body to
q plain black hearse. When the services
began there was a small crowd around the
house, but by the time the funeral cortege
of IA carriages moved of a large crowd
had gathered.
AT the cemetery the carriages were sur
rounded by 1900 people, principally women
and children. The remains were taken
from the hearse and placed in the tomb,
because the widow of the deceased brother
of Mr. Manchester objected to the inter
men of the body where her husband lies.
(; This incident Is one Of the many indica-
tions of the
Strange Family Relations
that have existed among the Manchesters
for many years. The mourners did not
leave their carriages at the cemetery but
as they passed the tombs they lifted the
curtains and took a farewell glance at the
casket. The most noticeable of all the
many mourners was Mr.. Manchester's
waywerd boy, Harry, who has returned
home. probably to stay. He sat in the
carriage with his father. He went over
the old homestead after the funeral in
company with his brother-in-law.-