The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-04-17

J. A. ALEXANDER
was q Scotchman and clos friend of Mr..
Kinnear He was unlbrt ils reparer by
trade and located on Y nitehall street
for a long while
at Mr.. Kinnears residence and after leaV-
ing the city started out on a tour repairing
umbrellas Mr. kinnear had a good photo
graph of Mr.. Alexander ana OF Il lady
who WAS engaged to be married to HIM
These photographs he turned over to De
tective Bedford, who carried them 10 Chlel
AIR. i<innear said that when Alexander
was at his home be had in his pocket u
tintype of the young lady to whom he was
engaged. taken when she was seven Years
old. Just such a picture was found in the
dead mans pocket and was reproduced III
yesterdays Constitution.
Detective Bedford got an t accuEa inno De
This, with the two pictures, We're turned
over to Chief Connolly. The latter wrote
to the marshal of Adei' stating l1e FACTS thaL
he had learned and enclosing the picture
He believes that the dead man aI Adgl IS
near speaks. All the circumstances in the
case seem to justify this conclusion.
I3ls Fiance'- picture.
The picture of q pretty little girl found
in the pocket Of the man murdered near
Abel was that of a now beautiful young
lady of New York, who was engaged to
the murdered man, if it's identification by
two gentleman who have frequently seen
it is worth anything.
Mr. Charles Vittur, the Whitehall street
cutlery man, told Chief Connolly and
Constitution reporter the story of the dead
mans ME.
Alexander was hartiWorking and ambi-
tous. He saved his money and it was his
ultimate intention TO accumulate SUM
cieut capital to start him IN a &ood bust
ness. He left Atlanta just before last Christ
mas tour OF the state mendinG UNI
brelas.
Of Alexanders life is his love story. MI
of his friends in Atlanta knew that ne was
engaged to be married to 2 young lady m
New York and was merely waning unul
the time should come when he was imam
cially ape to open a business.
Mr.. Nittur says that AIeAah4 7 regularly
received letters from this yoIn4 lady ana
in his confidential talks with bis friends
condded his hopes about the iHture. he
WAS strongly devoted to his fla '@t and al
was carried a tintype of her he} '' men
she was between seven ana ci@al gus
old.
Vltur 10 u Consultation ~, ef
day afternoon, 'and | am al It CO
mat the p!cture published M p sdne> $
constitution is the same. Thtie no DOUBT
in my mind but that the - man =
Alexander
Putting together az a.
really AIexanuer. of. .t. :
found a shirt marked y. A. - :. Near
the grave were found just slioh tools as
Alexander carried and the remnants OF
some old umbrellas. In his pocket was
found a picture that Mr.. Niltur IS pracu-
caIly certain is the same one he has often
seen Alexander exhibit. alexander was
supposed to be somewhere III south Ge0r-
eja or Alabama mendinS umbrellas. Inc
points of resemblance seem complete.
chief Connolly has heard nothing from
his communication to the mafShai o. Acc
in which he enclosed picture oI Alexander.
Grrtmi"ty Iosn ii e5.
The th,tvpe was sent TO The Constitution
from Adel, where the dead body was found,
and by The Constitution was turn nee 0NEi
to Chief Connolly to aid IN the ldehlliica-
Ian -, lp .i,.a1 STRANGER. "a ,{rittF marn-
ing Chief Connolly had Mr.. Nittur to TOOK
at the picture and that gentleman 9l%tteC
that it was the same untype ne M" u tGd
seen Alexander have The tnlEP9 - 1,n
and almost obscured by MARKS, put me
face remains tolerably clear AND lne si it!p
OF the tin is such as to- render fEto9iiiIioH
easy from one who has seen 1t before
$50. q - ''o
The story of his death at the hands of
midnight shouls causes a shlVef OF ho 4 or
OF course, the exact circumstances OF ms
tragic ending WI never be fully KNOW,
but so complete and thorough mas oSen
The investigation of Mar@ha! Green anu w
w j. Henderson, of Adel. that every posi-
bic fact that could be brought TO lSht mas
been discovered The result OF the 1nVest,
.yaflnn ana every known fact connected
with the tragedy was yesterday transmitted
to Chief Connolly.
Alexander was young man OF not over
tWenty-s years OF age. 3lt4o4sm 7 ne Ne ti
considerable money he worked hard at MS
trade of mending umbrellas. re Went IN III
the best circles, however. picture o. nun nun
which is in Chief Connoilys possession
shows him to be quite a handsome ana
manly looking fellow, and at the time the
picture was taken he was dressed III the
Whiie here he was wen liked by all the
Scotchmen in the city. lie was a paftlcu-
lar friend of Mr.. John kinnear who was
moved to tears yesterday when the rate OF
his friend Win al thf kn oSrl'f to- him Hgt
For about two years AleXahder occupied