The sun., 1900-01-29
.CHESTH p LICE WEAVE
EVIDENCE AROUND P|ERCES
Theory of Murder by the Two
Brothers Seems to Hold
Out at Every Point.
SEARCH FOR SKIFF RENEWED
"Jim" Pierce's Bailer Contained "a
Little Pool OF Blood, and the
Gore Also Covered an Oar
Whioh Belongs to
"Finns" Pierce.
SEARCH FOR SKIFF RENEWED
From rns svr's Stan Correspondent.

From rnB svs's Stan Correspondsnt. -, =.
Chester, Pa, Jan. %, The 10y vsters
of the DELAWARE river ssill retain the
missiax ,linhs which eonAest she Piersa;
broBhsrs with she mardss Of Georgia.
kyrs, 81 Che~or. Tiers 10 skM cod
ope or tve gshs aissiaa bssi4ss the
lnurasFed nsn's isvsify And money ea
be toynd bsfsv tho yslsss Of Chsstsr
Will fssl estis6sd tka4 shsir vsrk 10 os@-
vleesd. Thses sss hits sfsvi&shes picked
up svery day which ysins In epsdsE-
nasioh towards citAer "PiAHsy" sr
James Fsres. The bottom OF ths DsA-
ware river - and srsund ths mouth Of
Raccoon, srssk 10 bsinS ErAppled over
and ovsr agsin in hops Of finding Eyrs's
skif, - rslAscd In ths alleged ocnfcssioa
OF James P.srcs made on the Aight of
Deesmbcr %, shs day following Eyrs's
fatal dusking trip, 70 Mary Covsn in q
bedroom Of houss No. AIS Tatnsll sarocs,
Wilmington.
A newspaper tug and two divers we're
81 work today searching for the missing
articles, and during the afternoon Chief
Berry, 40 agent OF several newspaper
representatives, visited the spot whore
the boat is supposed to be hidden.
Chief Berry's Murder Theory.
According to the theory OF Chief Berry
1t took two trips to Cad wsllader's Island
and the use OF three skiffs figured in the
murder of George b. Eyre and the dis
posal of the body, canoe and gun. The
skiffs have been identified and two of
them in the possession of the police
show, evidence OF having been used in
that bloody day and nights work.
In 10 firmly haiia,aI tkot E,.o ,x,os
killed in the morning, his body and boat
concealed on the island or somewhere
near. The night trip made by "Pinney"
and "Jim' was for the purpose of hiding
the body and the boat.
The three skiffs were the Eyre boat.
which is now being sought; the skiff
owned by "Pinny" Pierce, and the
Bonsall Ladomus skiff, which was stolen
by James Pierce.
On the morning of the murder, James
Pierce was seen leaving the Delaware
shore in skiff in company with Eyre.
"Pinny" Pierce followed in his own
sklft.
According to the theory of the police,
James Pierce was sitting behind Eyre
and shot him, after which "pinny" as
sisted in concealing the body tenn
porarily.
The brothers then returned to Chester
in 'Pnny's" skiff. That night the two
men probably went to the scene, this
time in the Ladomus skiff. The body
vas removed from the boat and placed
in the Ladomus sklff, tied up with rope
and dropped overheard, after which
Eyre's boat was partially loaded with
stones, scuttled and sunk.
"Pinny's" Blood Stained SkiR.
The Ladomus skiff is not the only
bloody evidence pointing to the Piarces'
guilt. In "Pinny" Pierce's sklff was
found tell tale evidence. The leather
baier or scoop found in his skiff had a
quantity of blood in it. The blood is
thick and dried. 1t must have been a
small pool before evaporation. On the
oar taken from "Pinny's' boat is the
mark of bloudy hand. The foot
boards in fie boat also contain many
blood spots.
Eyre Ring Seen and Handled.
In confederation Of Mary Cowan's
story or part of it, Miss May Evans.
who is proprietress OF No. 4l5 Tatnali
street, Wilmington, where James Pierce
is said to have confessed to the Cowan
woman, says that she saw the ring be-
longing to Pierce containing tho ruby,
sapphire and diamond. She not only
saw 1t but had it in her hand admiring
it. "Jim" Pierce is said to have offered
the ring to Mary Cowan as a Christmas
present, but the girl refused to take it.