New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-14
NEW WITNESS PRODUCED.
MAMIE SULLIVAN PROBABLY KILLED By
A REJECTED SUITOR.
MAN IN DARK CLOTHES SEEN IN THE 'AoANs
LOT WITH SOMEBODY PROBABLY WOMAN
THE MYSTERIOUS "MEEHL' AND HIS
LETTER TO " i. WILLARD RE-
ERSON BEGUN.

ERSON BEGUN.
Paterson y. j.. March B.-There was only on
new feature Of the Sullivan murder case prousn'
out q, the first hearing Of the coroners jury 'ns
evening The one fact makes the mystery deeper
than ever The witnesses, with single exception
went upon the stand and repeated the stories they
told 10 the police and the reporters within day "
the murder The rev testimony brought OUT may
throw light on the case. and some people mere nav
Jumped to the conclusion that there was more III INV
story told by " b. Willard OF Philadelphia 'han
the police have supposed.
Olaf Peterson told the story Of the finding OF inc
bodv s II Law on the sidewalk with life fast ebolns
away He recounted In detail the incidents tha' iol'
lowed his discovery He told OF the meeting WIN
the Rev. Mr.. Wood ard OF his encounter WIN INC
man In the gray overcoat. He sad he had pee" '''
Ting young woman short distance rom "he,s
he met Mr. Wool. and left the house az 10 . e'oN"
George Jenkins the sexton. who was with peters,"
soon after the body was found told "ha' NC ""'
but added nothing not before known
lanes Howe a coal dealer. said he was hurry'ns
home along Park-ave. shortly after the murue' %
Cured. At Pennington-st he met a man VINO ""
hurrying in the opposite direction lie was u'r'e
in dark clothing and wore derby nat. 'i'' nv.
thought he could identify the man II ne sa" nm"
again This testimony became important later "'e"
the man with the dark clothes and DERBY ha' "''.
slight mustache and OF medium height rep'aoe"
the much.sought-for tall man in gray overcoaI
Alexander Mitchell passed the corner "
Eighteenth-st. acd Plrk-ave between the time 'hs
Rev Mr. Wood passed and the arrival OF fe'e..
son. That is the conclusion arrived at, al'housn
may have been that Mr. Wood did not see "ns'
Mitchell did and Mtchels testimony may explain
how IT was that Mr.. Wood did not meet "othao
while passing along Park-ave, although IL mas oe."
supposed that MI AZ Sullivan had been walking III ''
avenue a block or so ahead OF Peterson.
Mitchell rot only passed the corner near VINCE
the girl was murdered, but he stood for a rev n"'
utes on the corner. 1t was while stanuihs ''...
that he saw what appears TO be important re u'e
not see any one as he approached the corner ou'
as he stood there he saw man OF meuiu'' 49,
with dark clothes and derby hat, In the iot' Inv
man was accompanied by some one VINO a' wv
time Mitchell thought was BOY hah-s'o"'.
Mitchell would not be certain whether IL was ~
with a long overcoat or a slightly built woman VINO
was with the man. Mitchell said ne TOOK par".u'a'
notice of the pair far a. he couid III 'ne va"
ness because 1t was peculiar night FOR TWO per.
sons to b. in the lot. The man VINO was III '''' ~
saw him watching them advanced toward MIN al"
looked at Mitchell Therefore. Mltchei 'h''iN' ..
would be able to identify him. Just then 'he g.
for which Mitchell was waiting came along Anu ~
got aboard
This testimony created sensation as go -
new aspect to the case. 1t may throw hSn' 0n U.s..
fact that, although Mamie Sullivan started 'V""
brother-in-law, she was not met oy MI 49,
and 1t brings a man similar to the one sec" 'N
rying away by Mr.. Howe once more into .he 80
A few minutes later man built ana ateSSea
the one seen by Mitchell and Howe was aese 49,
by Miss Lulu Campbell Miss Campbell pass pass was
tree at the foot OF which MISS sum ana
later murdered about o'clock at night AZ ' nv
approached the tree there was man s,asu,s >"
II. This man spoke to her. saying Good nra me
Miss Campbell said she walked nearer where VIZ w
fence should be when the man spoke, anu LOOKING
reply The man peered az her and she KEEP 80
at him. When she past him he did no. , ,U.
where she first saw him. A.. man
This testimony turned all interest from tne ,m ,s
Of the gray ulster and centred II on the man WI
the dark coat and derby hat. II detracteu 'o"'
all other evidence. ps,.
icar told Of the injuries which caused Miss sai' ,
vans death John Houston the brother-in-iaws ry
os d 81 sfp parting with her s'S his her
to take a, rSeyssr 70 her sGm Houston asa sed
as the hour Which Miss Sullivan left him a! the
door Of his home IT. cod and she stTou
only DR. The cS fSs WOUNDS wsr
aass was wi.S n
suppose tina. the sullivan girl wa, talking to the
man who murdered her and that tney siSoa nor ss
shem e' w a"a be that willard
wrote from Philadelphia to the sullivan iamiiy .nas
% Dn the ny MeeS the Ss
road. and the young man while talking 70 mn, nm
h, him Letter ss %.n who
answers the description given by Mitchell HOWE no
Miss Campbell said he had been engaged g. N Sss
better come to an end The stranger told Willard
he was going Paterson and Miss sullivan wS ,,s
was received. was set down as one Of the many many
cranks who wrote from distance 1ner.m ws. TnsS
Mis-. sullvan's relatives insist that sns never sa'"