New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-05
TELL-TALE COINS BETRAYH HIM
A PORTUGUESE HELD Fer THE LAST FALL.
RIVER MURDER.
EVIDENCE THAT THE FARM HAND JOSE CARIEIIO
KILLED BERTHA MAY MANCHESTER

PRISONERS CONTRADICTORY STORIES.
Fail River. Mass. June 4.-Jo,e Cnrrciro. suspected
OF the murder OF Bertha Nav Manchester Is under
arrest here, charged with homicide. That he really
committed the murder there appears TO be- little
to doubt I'm view OF the developments made In the
investigation. which ended after 1 O'Clock this morn
ing Carrcio gave himself up to tn, police lat
evening. The police had received information that
io'a'eu MN AZ Btwenvillc 1T . a. M on the day Of
inc murder The farmer Manchester. had seen him
al 'rab Pond Bridge two hours later. on Saturday
Ills uncle, Jacino Munz. ana Frank ,.ilva were SEM
10 Taunton. where he had been located and were
told to bring him to Fall River. They returned with
the man at 40 D. M. AMI frgm that hour until
aitcr hldilgnt ne VA, the rack. At first his
story was plausible one, but little break
was maze" 'h, came change. Contradiction AMI
iaselood followed, ana he was ordered under arrest
iher" were present during Clf,cros examination. in
tine Office nj the Genital station, Mayor Cughl,n
Marshal HIard, Assistant Mir,haI Fleet Captain,
Desmond, Harrington, CJnnor, and Doacrty, and In
spcctors PerIvn, WaiiCll F,cnry and Nelly. Aftrg
the investigator closed the Mayor gave the fact, to
the public. lie said
"on the day Of the murder he or'riel a French
Canadian shoe dealers store. near IA, south emf #
SaeAmor" MIL, anu 3'Lei in broken Fng.i.h for a
pair of shoes lie pulled ont e III, Pocket = -i..,r
trade dollar. bright AID apparently brand new. ana
also PnIid cut nom his pcnct silver hilfollar Wit.
hole In 1t. The shoe dealer sail tnai The tlaio
dollar wGS worth only between 30 and 10 cents, lie
also refused 10 take ths half dollar. lccau,e it had
hole In IT, Car1:o then pulled ont from hi, Pocket
two quarlerdolMrs. and offered them Ia place of the
half-d
There was present young Portuguese from a farm
across the river who acted IL Intcrlr, ter In The con
v'rsatcn atont the tad, dollar. .lricro said
III give you > cents more. II you don't lake ,lat
your iav" 10 breHL Zig lill' The shoe dealer took
II, wrapped up tine Old shoes. ana rilrciro wore The
shoes out OF The store. He lad them on when he
came 10 the Central sutton last night Captain,
Conner aud Dohcrty sub, lucnily learned that NJ
Manchester had given trade dollar, 10 Bertha aud
Jennie tAIrs. Coolidge. Bcrtha's trade dollar WA,
R"p' In hcl bureau drawer and In the drawer with IT,
III" Officers learned. there also kept halfdollar
With hole In II. The trade dollar wa, I'm the best
stat" Of preservation. aud had Tn" appearance OF hay
Ing always been "a keepsake. Mrs Conlldcn MIS-
questioned regarding the trade doir. and said mat
she thought II fourteen or fifteen years ago Wien
her father gave them To her sister ana hcr,,lf The
trad" dollar bore III" stamp OF 49, During the tn
vcsgniion Carrcro denied he had ever offered Ill
yer half dollar with hole In to the dealer or ,at
h" had any conversation win him in re
laton 10 the value OF the trade dollar The Po.tu-
e,i"'c who acted rs Interpreter with the French
Canadian shoe dealcr stated positively that Carrier,
had offered half dollar with llc IN IT. and also
that Their" was II discussion aiout tho value Of the
irade dollar The shoe dealer said that Carrriro had
what appeared 10 be lady. pockcilpOk. with II
clasp on H. and that hc took money from it. arrclro
denies that he ever had a pochct.,ok. n Wa
found In his possession. \ pOckchouk was taken
from Bcrthn's room. The trad" dollar has bren
shown Ia Ms. Coolidge. and she I, almost positive
from lis fire stat" ol preservation. that II !, the
same coin her father gave To Bertha. M?s Coolidge
was asked II she coud proiuc" her trade dollar. but
unfortunately she could not About a month ago
Mr Coolidge took II Ia ibc bank 10 learn its value.
and he had misaid or lost II.
To-day the maishal had two farmers before him.
They testified. In effect. 10 seeing tn" Portuguese
running toward North Man-st. about O'clock OH
The wilson road
Cnireiro has been In TIL, city only sN or eight
months. In that time lie had worried I'm several
places and had acquired the reputation OF being "A
shfilcss. worthless of fellow. lie /, twenty one
or twenty-five year, OF age. When questioned I'm rrla
ton To old shoes, CGrrero said he pu them back ont
Nd" the door after taking them of at hi uncl.~ house
lie denied that he took them of at The store The
dealer and the Portuguese. who INTERPRETED for him arr
equally positive Ia their statements that h. did Ih.
lQcs could not BE- found. The police expect 10 prove
he supposed 10 have ended h- WORK for Mr. Man
chester
To-day funeral services Were held the body Of
the dead girl. az the house Of ". ". Coolidge. her
broiher-innw, Quarly-,t. Al the cemetery the
carriages surrounded by LOO people. principally
women and children.