New-York tribune., 1896-01-30
1 MURDER CASE RETITED.
NEW EVIDENCE FURNISHED BY a CON.
SCIENCE STRICKEN WOMAN
THE BLACKWELL. MYSTERY. WHICH WAS LEFT
UNsOLvED IN PHILL!PSBUEG MAY BE
PFOPFNFD

UNSOLvED IN PHILL!PSBUEG MAY BE
REoPENED
Phill!psburg y. j.. Jan. % (S9ecaD.-A startling
affidavit was made to-day by Phiil!psburg woman.
1t concerns the Blackwell murder mystery whch
was the sensation OF this county last year. The
evidence OF this witness together with other
new evidence which has not heretofore been pre-
sentod. will probably lead TO having the case re-
opened
The case IS a remarkable Samuel c. Carpen-
ter. A married man. and the father OF three chill
dren lived at Asbury. in this county, prior to the
IAN Of 1894 He kept general store there. was
postmaster, ard owned property valued az 5000
or $1,000 IL became know ttet all this time
Carpenter leading double life. He had be-
come infatuated with a woman in Easton. Penn.
This woman under different; names. but her
real name was Rachel Blackwell and she was
the widow of Andrew Blackwell. of R.nsoes, ~ j..
and the mother OF a grown and respected family
Carpenter. In the fall OF 1884, disposed O! his In
terests at Asbury. and moved with his Eniily 20
Easton About the time the widow Blackwell
moved from Easton Phli.psburg Carpenter
called there once or twice each day He took MIS-
Blackwell riding. ate there. and made the neis-
bors wonder While ieadrs ,hs sort of He no
became greatly dissp.t-d. AHA drank heavily on
April 2j 1885 h. the house n the afternoon
IN an ntox!ca,ei condition. Ms. Blackwell was
across the delaware River In Easton, but Carpenter
had A key and entered the h0use. where he waiteI
until she returned. y; o'clock Ms Blackwell
received a call from Easton woman and cousin.
and Carpenter RENAME. quiet in the d-nns-room
while Mrs. Blackwell entertained her guests IN TIE
p,rlor The door between me twO rooms was et
s,ightiv open however. ard the guests saw Carpen-
ter there a couple Of times. AT 80 O'Clock tns
guests left the house, and before leaving were 'od
by Mrs Blackwell that She was Just gong 10 p'e-
pare supper
Airs blackwell was also visited frequently by
a philIipsbDrs barber. lie avoided Carpenter "
skins which would inform him !. Carpenter had leit
the building This was done by the WINDOW smut
ters which If left open would SIGNIFY thal Sar'
penter was stll there; II closed that he had gone
on the night OF April - the barber closed his shop
nj 10 o'clock and went 10 the Blackwell house 10
keep an appointment Tie shutter signals toa
him that the course was clear lie rang the oen
several times ana Rnay RGu,qs' be- o'' saw Ms Hamm.
u neghbor. in her yard acres the way anu ne h M
1,ss @ 1nu I@rniI ,i size hadnt seen her that night
ard believed that there was something wrong ney
We and the policeman entered window and mada
an investigation. They went upstairs anu saserso ~
see the body OF the woman lying upon the bed IN -
pool blood revolver was IN hst phr.',y h ,n,p,e
on bureau end a,dressed TO the dead wonans.
1sar IN Kngoes II gave The why she took
her iife and directed the disposal OF her propfhrcS
THIS letter atterwaid proven TO nave oeeh
written several months before. ,s ~,
The Coroner took charge of the body ana an IN
quest was held Upon suspicion samuel {: caI-
ppanter was arrested and confined IN ihe Easton
While the authorities ava ting extra
iai' Carpenter on the sunday morning following
his arrest. attempted 10 take ms own iie ~ y III
ting his throat with a razor re Gd mo aScon N.rt
plieh his purpose. and after long illness rsconerS
sufficiently 10 be r.Hoyeu 10 , re, arain and
Carpenter's counsel prayed that he have prei;m-
fonnd guilty he could be released and thus escape
the danger to his health. which would De caussa
took place before Judge w. H. Morrow without
jury. .,, \. ,ha s,a,s vera
that Carpenter was the last man seen az me mouse s
on the day OF Mrs; Blackweirs death shat car, n
taking her hfe. and that his motive was insp.,sa e
by Jealousy; that Carpenter had beem sS,n 20 re
volver which revolver was the one found ~ e sne
dead womans hand that sSona ha an hour
after eating and 1t was proven that sne ate nss
6 a6Gn' nss.y CS0fN ocoek o several testified
they had heard Carpenter sck Of Stronger
acs and he %hsn arfftsa ns Grand "s
Jury s - met n September Il failed 20 indct Carpsm
ne.ghbor OF Mrs. Blackweli wnoss nTss.pt n's ma.
ass,dusy,i before an officer today tnat on ,nS
night OF Mrs Backwslrs DEAN a s.1 s.,5 O'clock She
cned the attention OF friend to the scuns' nv uere a
hy went sc wins0m nsSmue carpen!er peerns Of
window on second o1r whsn n,rs ns AND Sam
nsy sny fro ne View The VINO witnessed tbs ms
told her huSoanI hnr aas as Il might be the
means of getting in trouble ny nns ons
important testimony was no, cousc'ence tror.
bd her. however and she could not s'sep licences o.
an sh nrrdered woman 1t was more thin she cou'o
tne ne" n''a and she resolved TO tell all she knew
A JUSTICE ACQUITTED OF EMbh"~HT"E''
,rs,,cs Of the Peace Edmund p. Roche was tried
a., Nswark Yesterday on a charge Of embezzlng
go The complainant. James Duddy OF irvinston'
swore that he had done some work fSr Jepsna .a u:
baldwin and that the latter owed MN ~ 10
could rot collect the money. and ne put MS c's .
in the hands OF Roche for soecmon ,,rant ns ies.
ned. Roche Informed him later that he nad ioss snS
money on the races. Roche tesned tnat re omereo REQ
10 nav buddy $40 and that the latter reluseu 70 Sc
cept it. although they had previously agreed s enss
they we're to divide the amount eoiiectso' "'e"s
was acquitted