Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-31
MURDERER is UNDER ARREST
Ivory's Companion Captured
at Trenton Thursday.
TIE PRISONERS AWFUL FRIGHT
He Nearly. Collapsed When He
Was Accused.
The Police Are Sure They Have the Right
Man--Ivory Tells How He and His Com
panion Waited in the shadow Until White
Appeared and Was Struck With the Bolt.

Philadelphia, Pa, May 25.-Covered
with blood and so terror stricken that
his heart throbs could be heard by
those standing near him, Amos Stirling,
alias William Fields, alias "Bnck'
Burrell, was positively identified yester-
day as the much wanted aocomplice In
the murder of Instructor Roy Wilson
White of the University of Pennsyl-
vauia, last Saturday night. The identi-
fication was made at Trenton by John
Ieary of this city and Ralrh Hartman,
the Pennsylvania railroad messenger
boy who identified Henry Ivory last
Sunday. Stirling was picked out by
both of them from nearly 100 negroes
at the workhouse, near Trenton, and
both LeaIy and Hartman grabbed the
man by the arm, with the positive word
"this is the man that / saw with Henry
Ivory on the night of the murder. !"
The negro turned an ashy white at the
direct accusation and threataned to
collapse. ltt ~ s%
Detectives Donaghy and MoKsnty,
who had accompanied Leary and Hart
vate room, where he could be stripped.
AS the negro laid aside his soft black
hst blood splotch, the size of half
dollar, was found upon 1t, which the
| detectives declare fell from the murder
GUS iron bar as Stirling poised it shove
his head in striking his victim. On
| the left trousers leg was another stain
that the detectives say Is blood.
With orders to strip 10 the skip.
| Stirling commenced to Rndresa, and
unmistakable splotches of blood were
found on his shirt bosom. Finger
marks were also ON his shirt, which.
the detectives say. were caused by wip-
ing his fingers, while the back Of his
vest was literally blood-soaked. AS
these terrible evidences were found by
the detectives, Strings heart could
be heard Eeating, and has teeth chat
tered with fear. The stolen watch and
other articles we're. however, not found
on the man, and it is believed that he
has buried them.
| Strings only explanation of his
stained clothing was that several days
ago his nose began to bleed profusely,
and that it had drippod over his cloth
back of his vest could be stained BY q
bleeding nose was not explained.
\. After the examination OF Stirling he
was handed new clothingr and his own
bloody garments were carefully wrapped
mp and brought to Philadelphia by ihe
il detective to be used as eridenrp'
against him when he is brought to
trial. When they were shown to Ivory
A he promptly identified them as the
clothing worn by his companion on the
night Of the murder.
So certain were the New Jersey
officials that the accomplice in tho
murder was secured that they proposed
to turn him over to the Philadelphia
! police, but fearing some trouble through
such course, the detectives declined
the offer. .f, K
In conversation with the police yes
: terday Ivory gave information regard
! ing the murder which he had refused
to divulge before. He declared that
| before going TO the spot where a
, passerby was to he attacked, Ivory
, noticed his companion stoop down and
, pick up the iron bar with the murder.
, Gus bolt on the end. Ivory said be
asked his, companion what he wanted
to do with it, and received the reply
| that it might como ip handy. Upon
, leaving the railroad tracks Ivory said
+ they stationed themselves In the dark,
, alongside of the sidewalk,in hopes that
some one would pass by. Before long
a man, who proved to be the young in
structor, was seen approaching, aDc
: tho men made ready to attack. Ivory
) said the victim was i carrying his
1 lawyers bag under one arm. with boil
, hands thrust into his pockets. He wa.
i walking along seemingly not noticing
2 his surroundings when he approached
! tie negroes. Ivory said he was allowed
b to reach them and had slightly passed
q when his companion raised his weapon
1 and struck the unsuspecting victim oil
the side Of the head. II;