The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-08-13
Sheriffs at North Adams
Are In Pursuit Of Two
Suspicious Strangers.
Latter Are Very Much Wanted
as Suspects In the Nichols
Murder Case.
ARE BEING 0RfMLY TRACKED.
Will be Arrested For the Nichols Affair
Possible They May Have Been Concerned
In the Reed Tragedy.

North Adams, Aug. t3.-Charlcs Boi-
nay and David Weekx charged with the
murder of George N. Nichols at Daniels
farm. near Bridgeport, Conn, and an
assault on dis sister, have undoubtedly
been I'm the country about this city for
fully week.
Eight persons who have seen these
men and talked with them have identified
their portraits.
AT midnight Deputy Sheriff Emmett F.
Haskns OF Charlemont and A. A. Shift
fey OF Rowe had traced the men TO a
point within 10 miles OF this city. These
two officers have been tracking the two
men for two days and the trail has been
most positive.
The news that these men have been
located so near North Adams has created
the impression that they may have been
in the city last week and that they are
the murderers of Henry f. Reed and his
sister Blanche. In that case robbery
must be accepted as the motive for the
murder. 49,.
1t is a coincidence that both Nichols
and Reed were bachelors and lived with
sisters.
For the Nichols murder revolver was
used. The men went to the farmhause
on the night Of July q with the intent
80 rob. They succeeded in getting away
with between 5000 and $500.
Bolinay knows Berkshire county thor
cughly, as he lived for some time in
Great harrington, and the curly haired
man described by a number of persons
who saw the two within p few daya, ad-
mftted q knowledge Of the country
about here. Weeks comes from the
Vicinity of Bridgeuort.
The Inquest.
North Adams, Mass. Aug. 1s.--The in
quest into the Reed tragedy was sus-
pended yesterday afternoon until today,
when 1t is hoped tha' additional testi-
mony will be sorthcDining as the result
of the offering of "a reward by the city
authorities. About lCo Witnesses in all
have been examined and the Criy really
important facts revealed thus far are
those which establish the ownership of
the mallet with which Mr.. Reed was
battered to death. and the exact time
that the muri"rs were committed.
Aside from these tw, points. the officers
seem to be no nearer q solution Of the
mystery surrounding the affair than they
were the day after 1t occurred.
David, Fairfield, who had previously
been examined. was recalled yesterday.
He was one of the men who first found
the bodies, and he positively identified
the mallet as one that Reed kept In his
barn.
The evidence brought out shows most
mi nj scix hot rAn uyoo
mitted at 1:05 q. M, as two men testified
to having heard four shots at that time.
Miss Ray Claims Reed Estate.
Oakland, Me-, Aug. 13.-If the heirs OF
the murdered Henry and Blanche Reed
oil North Adams, Mass. have, as per
published reports, secured the services
Of lawyers to look to their interests,
It may be Of interest to these people and
the public to know that Miss Jennie Ray,
who has been reported as quite iii at her
sisters OF this place. has or claims to
have In her possession certain papers
which will lay claim to more or less OF
the property OF the deceased. The Rays
are very careful not to give out the
nature OF these papers or the amount
involved, but judging from their state
ments about Reeds affairs the inference
is drawn that their papers are in the
form Of notes and mortgages.
Miss Ray has stated that. while she
had quite a correspondence with Mr..
Reed just before her visit to this state,
she took her own letters written to Reed
and also those of his to her and burned
them. so that she had but the last. She
further stated that when writing to Reed
she had TO be very careful and send notes
and letters by special carrier for II they
were delivered at the house Blanche Reed
always opened them and read their con-
tents. This is the way she always
treated her brothers mail, whetherlt was
Of private nature or not.
Miss Ray has also intimated that
Hiram Tinny ought to be able TO throw
some light upon Reeds latest transac-
tions. She likewise reaffirms that Reed
and his sister together could not have
had over $4,000, all told.
Mrs. William Ray. her mother. ex.
presses constant fear that some detective
will visit them. and says that II her
daughter can be removed she will SO
TO some place where no one can find
them until all this examination is over.
While Miss Ray is unauestionably III.
II is possible that the family exaggcrates
the case to keep her from North Adams
which seems TO he their desire.