The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-08

man concerned in the making OF tnose
footprints except Mr.. Morrison. That
man had struck his heel against a flag
stone of the sidewalk and had knocked
off the last lift after which, of course,
ne made different track.
1T was easy to see that struggle OF
some sort had taken place at that spot.
In the course of that struggle Mr. Nor
rison had been struck, upon the chin,
probably with the, fst of his assailant
One blow Ind knocked him violently
against the fence, causing the fatal
wound upon the temple. His head was
probably very near the fence when he
received the blow on the chin.
ut has been stated in evidence here
= that Mr.. MorrSson's wound might not
have been instantly mortal. Undoubt-
edly he fell, but ii must have been upon
the fagstone, for there was no mark
upon the ground, nor was the back Of
his coat soiled. Doubtless his assailant
thought him dead, and. SO believing,
fled from the spot. Immediately after
wards Mr.. Morrison regained conscious
ness, and he had sufficient strength TO
reach his home"
"Is il not true" asked the coroner,
"that when Mr.. Morrison was found he
had no overcoat nor hat"
Ellis hat was on a chair" said Preble.
sAs TO the overcoat il was one of his
many eccentricities that he never wore
one"
Proceed, II you please" said the ooro.
ner.
sent word to every shoemaker
within fifty miles of New York." con,
tinued Preble, directing that should
be informed when the pair of shoes
that made those. footprints should be
submitted for repairs. i furnished TO
each shoemaker an accurate model OF
the lift which 1 succeeded in finding
near the scene of the struggle. A shoe
maker named Robert McNair, who
makes repairs for the customers of
boot and shoe store on Fulton strset,
near Pearl, New York, reported to me
three days later that the shoe had been
brought to him. Isecured description
of the man who brought the shoe and
that description fitted person now in
this courtroom. He had given an as.
sumed name at the shoe store. His real
name is Henry Dunning and he lives on
Brent Road"
A murmur that was half groan and
half n menace arose from the crowd.
Preble's description of the crime had
proven to every person familiar with
the record of Brent Road for the last
year that this murder had been one of
the series of mysterious villainies
which had thrown the neighborhood
into condition of terror. Indeed,
there had been robbery in that very
spot. 1t was favorable to such deed,
for the projection of the stable made
a nook from which a highwayman
could spring out suddenly upon his VIC
tim.
That the criminal should be Henry
Dunning, n man whom all his neigh
bors had held in the highest esteem.
would have seemed utterly incredible,
but for the mans demeanor while
Preble was testifying, and especially
at the last moment when his name was
mentioned.
He looked the picture of guilt. Twice
LIZ faeN A'Seh anu uioPPSo DdSh ihto uiS
seat. When the detective concluded,
DuDning rose for the third time and
staggered toward the witness stand.
Preble made way for him. The oath
was administered.
ut is true" he said. in a voice choked
with emotion. 1T was / who killed
douglass Morrison"
Preble had found his way back to
my side.
''Is it possible" asked him, in the
midst of the tumult that greeted Dun
nlng's words, that this rich and hon
ored man is the highway robber whose
crimes have astonished the whole city?"
"Bless your soul, mol" cried Preble.
"He is as innocent as lamb"
'Then he is shielding some one?"
"He was; but that's all over. The
truth must come out now."