Evening star., 1896-04-09
CHAPTEROF TRAGEDY
Murder of a Dressmaker---Suieide of
Her Lover.
UNACCOUNfABLE crime At SALEM
A Criminal Breaks Down Under
Rigid Questioning.
INDIANA'S STRANGE AFFAIR

SALEM, Mass, April 9.-What the police
believe to be murder ard suicide was dis
closed today, when those who responded to
en- alarm Of fire, given for a slight blaze
In the apartment occupied by Miss Joseph
Inc Mannin, dressmaker, burst into the
ROOM The fire was N a folding bed. On
the bed lay the dead body of Miss Manning
while across it's foot James Flynn, who
had been keeping company with the wo-
man for some time, was writhing in pain
from a bullet wound. and gasping for
breath. He died before a physician could
reach the place.
The fire, which probably resulted from
the flash of the pistol among the bed clothes,
was extinguished before any extended dam
age was done. Flynn was a widower about
thirty-fve years of age. The woman was
twenty-eight.
The occupants of the house do not know
at what time Flynn called last night, but
state that he had been in the habit of visit
ing Miss Manning frequently. The dodgers
state that they heard the report of a pistol
shot at about o'clock this morning, but
did not investigate the matter. This evi-
dence is thorght by the police to confirm
the theory that Flynn snot the woman and
then killed himself
Three shots were fired, two of which pene-
trated the woman's head, while the third
directed against the skull of the man.
cards and pocketbook were found on the
bed.
Both had been considered respectable per-
sons by their neighbors.
A Murderer Finally Breaks Down.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, april "a special
to the Leader from Akron. Ohio, says:
The Tallmadge murderer has been found
Smith, the recently discharged hired man
OF the Stone family, has confessed to the
IT.
ed on the case arrested John Smith in
Tallmadge last night. Smith is about
twenty-one years of age, and came to Sum-
init county nile months ago. going to work
for Mr. Stone. Two weeks before the mur-
der ne mad disagreement with Stone and
left him.
Smith was much enamored of Flora,
Stones young daughter, and his attentions
were dIstasteful to the family. Flora was
the only one of the family not injured by
the murderer, and on the morning after the
crime she made the statement that the
voice of the murderer sounded like
Johns On the night following the muir
der Smith was subpoenaed to appear be-
fore the coroner. Upon examination he de-
MED al knowledge of the crime. Two
Cleveland detectives became convinced that
Smith was the real murderer and paid a
visit to Tallma6ge. They took Smith 10 the
Stone residence and for six hours KEEP. him
In the sweat box plying him with qUes-
Uions.
The man doggedly insisted that he never
committed the murders, but finally broke
down and said: IF murdered them did
not know it, This served as a starting
point. and from tiis the officers worked
partial confession from him.
His home is i'll Turin, N. Y. He says he
Is only seventeen years of age, but Is evil
IDENTIFY about three or four years older.
When Smith had concluded the statement
the detectives placed him under arrest.
Double Tragedy in Indiana.
EVANSVILLE, Ird., April "a double
tragedy was enacted here last evening.
Thomas Hitch, a constable is dead with
bullet in his brain. and Ella Stamps is un-
conscious with kcle in her head, and is
probably fatally wounded.
mystery surrounds the case.
Two thee ries are advanced. One is that
Hitch attempted to kill the woman and
then killed himself The other is that the
husband of the woman came suddenly up
on them and did the shooting. Stamps and
his wife had had trouble and separated.
Hitch had been paying attention to the
woman. Mrs. Stamps had sued for divorce
and the trial was set for today. Stamps
has not been arrested.
Found Guilty of Murder.
WILKESBARRE, Pa, April 9-Frank
Schaffer, colored, was today found guilty
Of murder n the first degree. Schaffer was
one of a mob of men who blew Up a board
Ing house over two years ago, killing four
Hungarians. Sentence was deferred