Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-06-03
A BLOODY BANDANNA.
AClue Followed Up in The
Manchester Case.
THE MISSING PORTUGUESE.
Marshal Hilliard Convinced That He Is
the Murderer Of Bertha.

Ing of blood stained strip of a banda ana
handkerchief about IA quarter Of mile
Southwest OF tho old Manchester home
stead Is the most important clue developed
In the Manchester murder case.
1t is the unanimous opinion of all who
have given the case analytical study that
Jose Correiro, the missing Portuguese, is
the assassin of Bertha Manchester. His
MYSTERIOUS departure from his lodging
house on the day of the murder. and his
unaccountable absence from his accus-
toned baunts, in addition to other circum-
stances Of significant nature, point to
him as the slayer of the girl.
He must be aware by the wide publicity
given the fact that he is
Suspected of the Crime,
and II he were innocent he would have, ere
this, been in evidence. The charge laid at
his door presupposes robbery as the primal
and murder IL necessary as the secondary
purpose of his visit to the Manchester
house on Memorial day.
Correiro is the person whom the police
are exerting every effort to locate. IL he
should be apprehended, and could salts.
factorily establish his innocence, the au-
thorities would be In utter darkness.
Louis Quarry, the tramp negro, Is not
even suspected as being in any manner
connected with the tragedy. There Is q
remote probality that he may have been
concerned in the crime, but 1t Is very re-
mote. That he is fugitive from justice Is
undeniably true, and this accounts for his
attempt to cover up his identity.
Marshal Hilliard Is convinced Correiro
is the man who committed the deed The
Portuguese was last seen on Wednesday
forenoon. Though the woods In all the
outlying section OF the city are being
thoroughly secured. 1t is only a measure
prompted by the extreme precaution that
the conduct of the case demands.
With Friends or I'm Boston.
The police officials do not entertain the
belief that the fugitive Is hiding In any
suburban district He is either being hid
den by his friends in this city or else is In
Boston. That he is in the latter city finds
many believers. Packets ply between
that port and the Azores, and it is these
islands the murderer desires to reach, for
there he would be comparatively safe
A squad of police under Captain Con-
nors searched the Brightman woods back
OF the Manchester cottage and toward
Highland avenue, and it was in this search
chief was found by Officers Skelly and
Bassett.
The cloth was rolled up and thrown
under bush about 200 yards from High
land avenue, and in a direct line from the
hole in the efnce in the rear of the Man
chester house. through which the MUIR
derer undoubtedly made his escape. 1t Is
in an oblique direction and to the left of
the house.
The discovery of the crimson-dyed hand
kerchief and the fragment of drawers
with the tell-tale evidence of the crime
upon it, will prove of the greatest value In
fastening the crime upon the murderer.
Every effort is being made to keep the
funeral arrangements a secret. The body is
still at Warnings undertaker's rooms. The
funeral, it is reported, will take place to
day and will be strictly private.
Usual Cranks at Work.
Captain Harrington of the central police
station received the following mysterious
telephone message: "Officer coming to
Fall River with an important arrest"
From whence it came or by whom 1t was
sent is unknown. The captain endeavored
to learn the source of the information, but
was unsuccessful. The news created a
temporary sensation, and the local papers
were In readiness to issue extra editions in
the event of the arrest of suspect. The
report was probably hoax, as nothing
materialized that would justify the send
ing of the message.
Stephen Manchester, the father of Bertha
Manchester, the murdered girl, yesterday
received peculiar missive of the same
character as many received during the
Borden murder investigation. The letter
bore Boston postmark and read, In sub
stance, as follows:
killed Mr.. and Mrs. Borden and killed
your Bertha. I would not have killed
Bertha, but she was saucy.
FALLING STARS.
The letter was written In fine, legible
hand, and is considered to have been the
production of crank.