Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-05
From All Quarters.
HELD Tn STRONG MESHES
Murderer Of Bertha Man.
chester Locked Up.
he REN0UNcEs PREsBYTfRIAnIsM.
An Eminent Albany Divine
Leaves the Church.
MORE STATE BUILDINGS CLOSED.
A Small Attendance at the
Worlds Fair.
MORE STATE BUILDINGS CLOSED.
CHARGED WITH HOMICIDE

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CHARGED WITH HOMICIDE.
The Murderer Of Bertha Mancheste
Under Lock and Key-Strong xvi
l. denee Against Him-Contradictiol
Follows Falsehood-It Is Believed
That He Committed Robbery Hefor,
He Killed the Girl.
4 FALL RIVER, Mass. June 4-Joseph 20
JOSEF Careiro, suspected of the murder O
Bertha Manchester, is under arrest in tn,
Central police station charged with homi
eide. That he really committed the muir
der there appears to be little room to doubt
in view Of the developments made in tn,
investigation, which ended at A O'Clock THU
morning. Jose Careiro gave himself up t.
the police last evening. He preferred thil
| to free himself from suspicion rather than
to be brought in by the police.
The police had received information thai
located him at Bonneville at q. m. on the
day of the murder. Farmer Manchester
had seen him at Grab POND bridge two
hours later. Saturday his uncle, Jacinto
Muniz, and Frank Silvia were esnt to
Taunton, where he had been located, and
were told to bring him to Fall River. They
returned with the much wanted man at
6:45, and from that hour until after mid
night he was on the rack. At first his
story was good one, but little break was
made. Then came q change. Contradic-
ton and fslsehood followed and he was
ordered under arrest.
When Jacinto Huniz brought back his
T.
of suspicion that hung over the latter since
Wednesday seemed about dispersed. It
was in this spirit that the officers started,
through an interpreter, to question Carei-
70, but that idea quickly changed, ss the
Portuguese fatly denied certain suspicious
circumstances which were known to be
facts. In relation to others he made false
statements. He was questioned very care
fully and fairly.
After the long hours of waiting and
questioning were over and he had become
entangled he was locked up. Edward v.
Murphy, the mayors private secretary,
said on each side. Witnesses were brought
from their beds. After the investigation
closed the mayor and officers of the de-
partment decided that the public had
right to the facts in the possession of the
police so far as they could safely be given
As result of this decision reporters of
the local papers and reporters of out of
town papers who were still here were mott
fed to 60 to the mayors Office at $3.50 p.
m. to day to hear the statement that the
marshal desired to make public through
the press.
At the hour named there were present at
the marshsrs Office Mayor Ooughlan, Mar
shal billiard, Inspector Nahoney, seven
local newspaper men and one Boston man.
Assistant Marshal Fleet came in before the
statement was ended. At the request of
Marshal Hi]liard Mayor Cobghlan made the
statement. Names were as rule sup
pressed through desire to avoid future
trouble. In explanation of this course
Mayor Coughlan said that something had
happened earlier In the day which led the
authorities to believe that trouble was to
be made, if possible, for those who had as
sisted the government. The Portuguese
In this city would naturally hold together
in the matter and exhibit feeling against
those of their race who had assisted in
throwing suspicion upon Careiro. Mayor
CouRhlin said:
:'We wanted the facts to be given to the
public as they are. Gentlemen, we want
you to understand this ia mo fake Our
purpose is to impress upon the minds of
the public that we have in our possession
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guilty person. The police have taken a
very decided stand in looking for Careiro
They have investigated every clue pointing
to him. They have looked for him in
every possible locality. They learned that
he was in the vicinity of Taunton, but just
where was not known to Us.
On the day of the murder he entered q
French Canadian shoe store near the south
end of Sycamore mill, and asked In broken
English for q pair of shoes. He pulled
out of his pocket a silver trade dollar,
bright and apparently new. He also pr lied
from his pocket silver half dollar with a
trade dollar was worth only between nine
ty and ninety-fve cents. He also refused
to take the half dollar, because 1t had
hole in it. Careiro then pulled out from
his pocket two quarter dollars and offered
them in place of the half dollar. There
was present young Portuguese from q
farm across the river, who acted as in
terpreter in the conversation about the
trade dollar. Careiro said:
"I'll give you FIVE cents more, If you do
not take that you'll have to break a big
BILL" The shoe dealer took it, wrapped
up the old shoes and Careiro wore the new
ones out of the store He had them on
when he came to the central station last
y
seQuently learned that Mr.. Manchester had
given silver trade dollars to Bertha and Jen-
ME Mrs. Coolidge) Bertha's trade dollar
was kept in her bureau drawer, and in the
drawer with 1t the officers learned, there
was also kept half dollar with hole in
it. The trade dollar was in the best sta te
of preservation and had the appearance of
having always been a keepsake.
Mrs. Coolidge was questioned, and said
| she thought the dollar was given her about
the stamp Of 1915. During the investisa
| ton Careiro denied that he had ever offered
| q half dollar with q hole in 1t to the shoe
dealer, or that he had any conversation
l with the shoe dealer in relation to the value
| of trade dollar The Portuguese across
| the river, who acted as Interpreter, with
the French Canadian shoe dealer, stated
positively both that Careiro did offer a hall
dollar with hole in 1t and that there wa,
o discussion about the value of the dollar
The dealer said Csreiro had what ap
peared to be lsdy's pooketbook, and thai
he took money from It. Csreiro deniel
that he ever had pocketbook. None wa
found in his possession. Bertha's pocket
book was taken from her room. The trad
dollar has been shown Mrs. Coolidge, and
she is almost positive, from its fine state o
| preservati IN, that It Is the same coin he
father gave Bertha.
To-day the marshal has had two farmer
bsfore him. II is understood their state
ments were practically similar. One O
them described man and said: 81 wa
working in the field with Frenchman
between the New Boston road and Mort
Main street, doing some work Tuesday morn
ing between and 10 O'Clock. The French
man looked up and said: "Here comes
man on the run. looked up and sal
that looks like Portuguese. He was run
lining as fast as he could rum The farms
} said he was running west towards Mort
Main street. He was tall, thin, youn
man. continued tho farmer, and wore
light soft hat and light coat. That's all Z
: the body that could see.' This statemer
: Is corroborated by two witnesses, one {
whom says he believes the coat and hi
now sworn by Careiro are the same thi
= were worn by the man seen running an
that Careiro Ia the man. The Frenchma
, | says he thinks that In the man.
+ The shoe dealer Is sure that Carsiro
the man who gave him the trade dolla
Marshal billiard said that Carsiro had tol
q number of conflicting stories since I
was brought In. He also said that the
!, | were NO scratches to be found on his fac
+. Careiro had been in this oity only six
y 1 IL = - h. L.