The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-07-12
FOR THE LOVE OF A WOMAN
JERSEY MANCHESTpB rs SAID TO
HAVE MURDERED II. Il. TRIPP,

HAVE MURDERED II. Il. TRIP,
Both Farmers in Village in Nassachu-
setts-Tripp's HOusekeeper Married the
Alleged Murderer-U circumstances Tend
to Show the Possible Implication Of the
Woman in the Crime.
Fall River, Mass, July 11.-Holder
Alonzo Trip. a farmer of Westport,
was found dead on the New Bedford
road at a late hour last night, and
Jersey Manchester, another Westport
farmer, is under arrest in this city,
charged with his murder. Tripp lived
on Fishers road, Westport, and for
sometime past until a week ago had as
his housekeeper Sarah Reagan. who was
also known as Sarah Smith. About a
week ago Manchester, who was infat-
uated with the woman, married her
and took her from Trips house to his
own, on Sanford's road.
The marriage and the removal OF the
woman have caused much jealousy and.
bad feeling between the two men.
But what has passed between them
was known only to themselves ana
Mrs. Manchester. Last night Man
chester and wife drove into Tolliyer.
and Tripp also came to the city with
his own team. The two men were seen
to enter a saloon in Flint village. but
nothing is known of their n1ovements
after leaving the saloon, except by the
statements made by Manchester xafter
his arrest.
About 1880 p. m. the motorrfsan en-
the last car on the New Bedford and
Fall River electric line. when about one
mile out, observed Tripp's body In the
road
Mrs. Manchester had been sitting In
the road holding the injured mans head
in her lap while her husband was
standing over the murdered man. The
passengers on the car, while not lay
ing hands upon Manchester, managed
to detain him until Fall River officers
could be notified, when he was taken III
to custody and brought to this city,
where he was locked UP. He protested
his innocense and told his story Of the
affair as follows:
He said that he started hrst from
Fall River for his home in WAstnort
with hts wife in their wagon. 'Thev
stopped at q watering trough. ON East.
ern avenue, tt1st on tto cr.tslsfrtsssof stha
city, to water their horses and while
there Tripp drove by alone IN i1d, vy,.a
on, also on his way home. After their
horse had finish drinking they Followed
on after
When they reached the point III taln
road where Trippfs BODY Was fotff1d
later. their horse shted. but he fhoi1pft
| little of 1t and kept on the Sanforffe
road, where they overlook Tt1pf,s tearn
but the driver Of the latter was not iii
sight. Manchester SAYS he. then asso-
ciated the sI1ying Of his horse with the
fact that Tripp was missing. and as
the latter had been drinking and fear
ing that some accident had befallen
him Manchester got into Trippts wagon.
turned the horse around, and telling
his wife to follow in his own wagon,
drove back to the place where he found
Tripp lying in the middle Of the road,
bruised and bleeding.
An autopsy held this afternoon by
Medical Examiner Dolan and other
physicians revealed the fact thBt death
was caused by a fracture OF the skull
There were several fractures and many
cuts and bruises, indicating that soma
blunt instrument had been used upon
him. It Is believed by the police That
the men met and quarreled about the
woman and that Tripp WAS Kicked to
death $s
The woman made but few statements.
among them one to the erect that
both these men were crazy about ne.
but had no hand in this"
| She was covered with blood. there
were blood stains on the prisoners
clothes and traces of blood were found
In both wagons.
| It is reported tonight on what fs
considered excellent AUTHORITY that
Manchester has confessed that he had
| a ouarrel with Tripp last night ana
| atr ,ck him with heer bottIe ca,,s,pp-
his death
According to the alleged conYessiona
Manchester saws that through, ieaIoa,sv
| herause h,s wife usad 10 live With
Trinn he MANNED ~ ,1o 4he 1at+er IN
;vry ana 70 that ana drank 1,,s+h yTr,rr.
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