The evening times., 1897-08-26

The nlyssery surrvm ding the murder al
John u. AiarshaIl, the Forrestville market
Tuan. has teen solved, and all agree tina,
the solution is due 10 a clever piece oi
detective work on the part of Detectives
weoaon and Lacy, who worked on the casa
since the ITorning OF the shooting. Frank
johnson, 4lse negrO suxpccted OF the crime,
has made a TuI and complete confession
OF lsis guiit, and thus is unravelied Que of
the most tnngled snarls that the police
have had 10 deal with Tor q long time
Tee evidence which detectives Lacy
and weeJon had procured TO prove John
sDn guilty OF the crime of numbering Mar
slsaa was fully told in yesterdays Times.
There was no break i'm the chain anywhere. :.
Roalli zing Ills predicamenf, the matter
pFe eyed heavily upon the mind OF Tie pris-
oner. Hehad iBecn nofI-cemmunicatiye and
betraved but little emotion until taken
i,eforc the dead body OF his victim. Then
For the fsrs1 time n was observed that
he was weakening. Even at that time lie
o;.ried ala tnowls-d-eo of the shooting.
whcg. le returned to police headquarters
and WIS sram ''swrased'' by Inspector
Mattinci and Detectives Lacy and Weesion.
several tiHscs he scemed on the verge OF
telling soIaetfling. l2t immediately checked
himself and nothing except a denial of
all il;se ewls<lreof the murder could BE- drawn
from INN.
Mhcn La wrcnce ]. Bell, the msrsetnan,
Identified Joi inSun as the man he saw on
the bridge few moments after the shoot
ing. the murderer remained still stole
aud betrayed little feeling or concern.
An this was, however, preyine upon
JohnsDn's mind, and when taken back To
No 1 station ana locked in cell he was
nl-at-ease. BE sat ia melancholy mood.
with his lace buried deep in his hands,
and scarcely looked mp when any one
s.cod in front OF bis cell door and spoke
10 him lie was breaking down, and at
about Is O'Clock te s-n1 word that lac had
ts1a8ei hing 10 SAY 10 the officers De
'ectIvos Lacy and Weeeon had treated
their prisyner with proper consideration.
and it had resulted in his having conf
dence ih ihe-fn. They were not surprised,
therefore, when he sent FOR them
At once ne was brought To police head
quarters and clOseted with Inspector Mat
inSly and Detectives Weeion and Lacey.
In answer to a simple question from the
inspector, asking him az he had decided To
tell all DE knew of tl4e shooting, Johnson.in
a few words. tod his story. lie talked
slowly. ir ii low tone, and with tut little
tsesitatioIL
II was standing just this side OF the
bridge" ne began. when. tie man came
aiong in lis wagon. When he z ut up to me
lie said did have a match TO give him, and
then he said You amt. hey? Well,
you - -, don't care whether you
have o not Then ne hauled NJ and hit me
with his whip There the prisoner hest
tatedaniHstant, but as noone volunteered to
say anything while waiting for him 10
continue, he resumed,
THAT made me Kind o. mad and when he
ticl ed out his foDt a. me pulled lay pistol
and shot 1 didn't mean to kill him. /
Only meant To shot him in the leg
How nsrd did he strike you. 80 that il
hurt much''' inquired the inspector.
s'No: / Cii,in 1 hardly feel it,
tIs tnere ANYTHING mores'' he was asked.
'sNo, that's all" replied johnson.
In answer 10 further questions put by the
Detectives the prisoner promptly answered
that he hau never before seen his victim
and had no grievance against him further
than the alleged blow with his whip.
Il made up nay mind TO tell the truth,
end guess il VIII EOpretty hard with &c, ."
he concluded.
After having made his confession, and
was taken to his cell. johnson appeared to
feed better. Tins morning, when seen by
a Times Reporter, the murderer reiterated
the stony OF his confession. There was
little clSe 10 be said. For the fourth or
fifIh time lie was taken into the consulting
room ut headquarters this morning. He