The herald., 1894-08-02
HIS NAME WAS GARRISON.
That's Why He Was Suspected
of Murder.
The Officials Make q Mistake in
Arresting q Man.
a Mans Careless Admissions Cause
Him Much Annoy.
anoe-A Queer
Cases

Andrew David Garrison of this city has
just gone through a queer experience,
and he had narrow escape from being
sent back to Canada ON charge OF mur-
der.
Six years ago q murder was commit.
ted in Lincoln county, Canada, and fer
atrociousness the crime had no equal in
the provinces.
About IS miles from the town of Ham.
ilton, in the county above mentioned,
there resided two families-the Carl
sons and the Specks. In each family
there were two young men who had
both turned their teens. 1t is said that
q feud existsd between the young men.
BY degrees the feeling of one as against
the other grew TO hatred.
Both young Garrison and young Specks
moved in the same circles, and conee-
quently were brought face to face very
often.
On the evening young Sylvina Specks
was murdered both he and one OF the
boys named William Garrison attended
the meeting of a singing class In the
village school house.
After the class had been dismissed.
and while those who had attended the
meeting were vending their way home,
6pecks and Garrison got into quarrel.
None of the other class members were
eye-witnesses to the quarrel, and If not
for the singular conduct of the murderer
the cause of young Speck's death might
have remained mystery forever.
Early the following morning = the
morning following the meeting of the
singing class-the body of Specks was
found on the country road, q short dis
tsnce from the school house, and few
feet from span OF horses which were
tied to fence. There was but single
wound ON the body of the dead man.
The skull had been crushed in, and q
portion of the soft hat worn by the de-
ceased was wedged in the wound so
tightly that when 1t was withdrawn q
portion of the brain adhered to the felt.
At first it WAS supposed that. young
Specks had met with his death by be-
ing thrown down and kicked in the
head by one of the horses which was
tied close to where the body was found.
Upon thorough examination, however,
it was revealed that the horses shoe
could not have made the wound. Sus-
picion then rested on young Garrison.
The authorities endeavored to find the
suspected party, but without success.
He had evidently fed, and it was after
wards ascertained that after he had
killed Specks he hid under the barn
door on his fathers premises, and when
favorable opportunity was offered he
fed from the country.
Chief Murray of the provincial detec-
tive force traced Garrison to Michigan
and thence to Minnesota, where all
trace of the fugitive was lost.
Two months ago a gentleman now re-
siding in Los Angeles, but formerly
resident of Lincoln county, Canada, an
acquaintance OF the Specks family called
on detectives here to take the trail of
the alleged murderer, who, it was said,
was in this county, and who, it was
further alleged, had confidently in
formed certain parties that he was the
murderer of young Specks.
The detectives obtained statements
from the parties Garrison had confided
in. The latter admitted that he caused
young speck's death by dealing the lat
ter blow over the head with the iron
fed" said the person, "that Garrison
made the admission in joke, and 1 am
inclined to believe that his admissions
were simply made by answering Yes
to questions leading to the idea of his
having killed young Specks. 1 know
that he was asked if he did not 60 to
Michigan and Minnesota after the MUIR
der. and If he did not elude the officers
at Minnesota, and he answered 'Yes.'"
''These admissions are what caused
the trouble. And, again, Garrison ia
rather inclined to brsggsdocio. l am in
formed that after the case was reported
the detectives made inquiries at the
place where Garrison last worked, and
thinking he had the alleged murderer
located, the detectives were searching
for Garrison high and low, some eight
weeks ago.
ITO show t Garrison WAS very in
discreet, l will ate that he was quietly
married in thiA city four or FIVE weeks
ago. In getting his marriage license he
swore that he was native of Canada,
and that his true name was D. A. Gsrri-
son. The truth Of the matter is
that he never was in Canada in
his life. This assertion got Garrison into
trouble. After he got married he went
to st. Louis. leaving his wife in this
city. The home of Mrs. Garrison was
watched, and when Garrison turned up