The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-06

A part of her veil was lost IN
enges she had fell To the
grond. Sheriff White and Deputy Sheriff
Colyin and Mrs. Laird have gone
To the place where the assault
was committed, presumably near Barring
ton, TO find the knife and piece
OF veil II possible. Mrs; Laird says that
she Gnd Keegsn wandered about the
vicinity of the assault until day
light. She wanted TO leave him
Immediately after the attempt upon her
life, but Keegan begged not TO do II, as he
was excited and did not know what he
was about. lie made no attempt TO harm
her after that and they returned to the
in restaurant on Westminster
street, she giving Keegan e to
pay for what they had eaten.
Keegan did not give her any OF the money
back. They then drove TO Young's
stable.
Mrs. Laird's story regarding the wan
dering about in the vicinity OF Barring
put the horse into the buggy that Tues
day afternoon. He said that the
horse had not been unhitched nor fed
since leaving the barn the day before.
He also identified Mrs. Laird as the wo-
man who was with Keegan.
Keegan enticed Emily Chambers from the
buggy in Scituate in about the same man
ner as be did Mrs, Laird in harrington.
Remembering the tussle he had with the
knife and the poor success OF his plan To
murder his first victim, he resolved 10
make his second attempt sure. For this
reason he borrowed the revolver Thurs
day morning and put 1t in good
order for his deadly work. In this second
attempt he was not SO hasty as before,
and il is presumed that he in
duced his victim TO sit down
Then to avoid struggle he walked be-
hind her and fired the pistol at short
range. She fell forward dead and then
this Rhode Island " Jack the Ripper -
battered the woman's face with some
handy instrument until she was unrecog-
niZabe. It was but the work of few
moments and then the fiend drove back
to the city in order to be
seen in places where he was well known,
early in the evening. He abandoned the
team "a short distance from his boarding
place in an attempt 10 hide his
association with il and also TO save time.
Presuming that he left the city with the
Chamb bers woman shortly after
o'clock he could have committed
the crime and been at his boarding place
at O'Clock as the journey to and from the
place where the murder was committed
could De MADE In ABOUT TWO nOurs. III
was fiendish work. fiendishly planned,
and but for the skilled and intelligent
handling of the case by Detective Parker,
Keegan might have escaped.
Now the evidence is accommodating, and
circumstances, past record, the Mrs. Laird
assault, and number of other happen
ings tending toward the inevitable end,
will probably convict keegan as the most
heartless murderer Rhode Island ever
knew.
Knew the Murdered Woman.
Mrs. Chambers, the victim of the Scitu-
ate murder, was well known to the con
ductors OF tae Branch avenue cars. She
often rode with them as far as
Lippitt street. Every one oi
them who knew her speak q
good word for her as she was always
laughing or joking. Many time she got
mp from her seat to give it to an old man
or woman, or young woman with 9
child in her arms. Occasionally
Keegan would be with her, though
he was known to only a few of the con-
ductors. One evening Mrs. Cham bers was
on the car with Keegan who gave the word
To stop at Lippitt street. The tracks wer,
rather slippery, IT having rained al
day. SO the car did not stop at the cor
ner. This made Keegan angry so h,
berated the conductor who told him IL he
had any complaint to make to go to tn,
Office.