The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-29
GIVES CLEW
In MURDER.
Photograph Found Con-
cealed in the Bottom
Stella MOrrisOn's
Trunk.

| Working on the Stella Morrison
murder mystery to-day Chief OF
Police Jefferis struck a clew which
may lead to startling developments.
In another search of the house the
KEY to Stella trunk, and in empty
( ing the latter of its contents he
came across photographs of two
Young men. One of the pictures he
recognized, but the other, while
the face appeared familiar, he
could not place.
1t is this individual whom the
Chief believes was the former lover
of Stella, and it is his whereabouts
that is giving HIM no little con-
cern. From the careful manner in
which this photograph was pre-
served Cit was hidden under a
newspaper in the bottom of the
trunk the man apparently held a
warm place in the affections of the
murdered woman, and if once the
original is apprehendcd Chief
Jeiferis is of the opinion that he
will hold the key 10 the crime.
When Mrs. AtIee Brown, the
mother of Stella, was asked about
these photographs to-day. she said
they we're pictures OF Harry Esray,
a local eXpressman, and young
man whose name she could not re-
call. "They were given to Stella by
her sister, she said.
When asked if it was true that
Stella was the mother of Il child.
Mrs. Brown replied: "Yes, it is
true she gave birth TO the little
one at the Rosine home, in Phila-
delphia, six years ago.
Who was the father Of the child:'
she was asked.
Il DON know; she always shield
ed him, for she knew that | would
surely. punish him if l learned his
name.
The unknown photograph is
thought to be OF this person, and
the authorities are OF the opinion
that he was visitor at the Morrl-
son home during the absence of
Stella husband, and was possibly
the man seen there on the day of
the murder by Mrs. Hoffman, as he
had plenty OF opportunities OF hold
ing tete-a-tetcs with Stella.
Former District Attorney Mac
Elrcc has been conducting a quiet
investigation of the case, independ-
cnt OF the prosecuting attorneys,
based on the evidence given at the
Coroner $ inquest by Mrs. Lewis
King, a relative by marriage OF
Stella and to a friend to-day he
significantly remarked: 'kecp an
eye OH the Morrisons. v Mrs. King
it will be remembered. stated that
Stella, week before her death,
had confessed TO her that II be-
lievc Daddy and Wash are tired of
me, and if they would tell me SO
would leave them.
Mr.. MacElree says he has studi.
ed the case thoroughly, and says
he is satisfied that the Morrisons
know more about the crime than
they are willing to tell. During
the course OF his investigation he
learned that it was Stella's pur-
pose to leave the Morrisons last
week. to help Mrs. John Menough,
of this place, to clean house. in !
order to earn sufficient money with
which to buv clothes. The former
District Attorney hints that the
secret OF the crime lay in Stella's
determination to leave the Morri-
son house, and is of the opinion
that the authorities are on an en-
tirely wrong scent.
Atlantic City, N. j., May pa |
young colored man. tall and lanky
is locked up in the city Jail here on
the charge OF vagrancy, but he was
arrested because he answers the
description sent out of a suspect in
he murder of Mrs. MORRISON, near
West Chester The jailed man ad-
nts that he came from West Chest
cr to this city and seems to be very
much worried over his detention.