Evening journal., 1900-01-26

reticent concerning any statements, ad
missions or confessions that may have
been made by the two Pierce brothers,
who occupy cells en- separate floors OF
the old time municipal building. The
brothers were visited several timcj yes
torday by their father and by female
relatives, who have done their best to
console them and cheer them up
The younger and suffering brother
Amos, known as "Pinney," was aid to
have been particularly troubled and
anxious, his health being bad on ac-
count OF a pulmonary complaint. The
elder, "Jim,' remained stoical and un-
communicative, even to his father, IL is
said. His demeanor, the police say,
however, has been entirely and notably
different from what it was at the time,
nearly month ago, when he was ar
rested for the larceny of the Ladmous
boat. Then he was disposed to be
laughing, and even defiant. Now he
appears TO realize, as the police say,
that he is in for it, and That this
J is serious matter.
This afternoon will witness the
, wind-up Of the Eyre murder mystery.
as far as Chester is concerned, when
the Pierce brothers are brought before
Alderman Smith for a hearing and
final commitment. The scene Of action
will next shift to Media, when the court
will take further cOgnizance of the ac-
cusatiops.
"The killing of George B. Eyre was
no accident. 1t was a cold-blooded
murder, and we have got the murder
ers," exclaimed District Attorney
Smith last evening in conversation
with a group OF newspaper men in his
Office within stones throw of the
City Hail. His remark was provoked
/ by a suggestion from two members of
the group that possibly Eyre was slain
accidentally by his companion in the
beat on the fatal cunning trip On De-
! cember 21 last The theory advanced
was that possibly Eyres comrade had
fred at the moment when Eyre had
risen to discharge his own gun at a
flock CT ducks.
District Attorney Smith explained
his reasons for believing that the load
OF birdshCt had been deliberately fred
into Eyre's brain, and at a very close
range. certainly net a boats length,
and that the assassin was sitting OF
lcrcuching Immediately behind him in
the same boat when he delivered the
fatal fire. -.
In further conversation District At
torney Smith declared that he did not
intend to produce all his testimony at
the hearing this afternoon in the case
of the Pierce brothers. charged with
the murder, but averred that he would
have enough witnesses present to make
out a strong case which would be suf-
hcient to warrant Alderman Smith in
binding over the accused for trial That
would take place at Media at the
: March term Of the Delaware county
/, court When Mr.. Smith was asked
whether it was his idea that the MUIR
! der had been committed anywhere IN
the vicinity Of the Alpha boathouse, he
answered. No II was somewhere out
in the river"
KILLED IN THE FORENOON.
br Forwoud. in conversation lasi
night, called attention to a feature Of
the case which, he said, had not hecr
referred to before, and which, he said
r fixed the time when the murder wa:
I committed as being in the forenoon
He said the autopsy revealed the fact
{, that in the stomach were found the
undigested portions of soft boiled eggs
J and coffee. Had any other food been
taken it would have shown, as there
was generally a portion left over from
J one meal when another was taken. The
[ process OF digestion is completed il
: the intestines. In this case the rem
! nants showed that but one meal haC
= been eaten, and that fixed the time
4 TI- Norwood cuetafns tha theory of Dis
D trict Attorney Smith that Eyre was the
victim OF a brutal and cowardly mur
der and that his slayer sat behinC
him in the same boat armed and wait
1, ing his opportunity. He said il woult
: not have been possible for a charge o
shot to have shattered Eyre's skull. al
! II was crushed in, and that the bruises
. upon the inner portions OF the scall
y lprcved that the blows that made then
q were dealt from without, and that the.
Il.