The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-05
The Hunter Case.

near Riverside, died from the effects {
his wounds on Tuesday. The local col
stables, together with detective Parks
and Chief of Police Denness, Of Mour
Holly, made every effort to secure th
murderers, and clues and trails were TO
lowed with great diligence.
At one time it appeared as if the RICH
man had Deen apprehended. He was
young fellow named jenkins, who ha
been living in the vicinity of the TRACED
for some time. The hospitals in Phi
adelphia had been notified to be on tn
lookout for a man with pistol wound
and on Wednesday word was sent to Pc
lice headquarters that such man ha'
been found 1t was young jenkins. L
his left leg was bullet. He told stor.
of having shot himself accidentally ant
then throwing the revolver away. HI
made other statements which were no
regarded as strictly straight, consequent
ly it was thought he was the person being
sought. A watch was placed over him.
Search was made for other suspects anC
man named Keough was arrested nea
Medford and lodged in Jail. The presen
aspect of the case is that neither of thes'
men have any guilty knowledge of thu
murder of Mr.. Hunter Keough will be
able to prove an alibi.
Jenkins story has been very nearly sub
stantiated. About election time he went
to the house of the Misses Hunter, niecei
of the murdered man, who lived about
three miles away, conducting small
farm. He appeared to be quiet, we'll
behaved fellow, and did his work all
right until Monday of last week, when he
became sullen, and on being reproved
told the ladies perhaps they had better
get some one to take his place. They
agreed to his proposition and the man
left. He went to Philadelphia and regis
tered under his own name at the RidgwaY
House. He limped and it was noticed
that he was suffering from some wound.
He was advised to go to the hospital, and
on being admitted the police were mott
fed.
In explanation of how he received the
wound, he said he was walking up Mar
ket street, Philadelphia, with revolver
in his pocket, toying with the trigger,
when the weapon was discharged, the bull
let going through his overcoat pocket and
lodging in his leg. This seemed improb
able and the story was investigated. The
man was placed under restraint and while
thus kept gentleman who had read of
his arrest, notified the police that he saw
the transaction which jenkins had de-
scribed. He said he heard noise like the
breaking of pane of glass, saw the man
Jump and heard him utter an exclama-
ton. Jenkins quickly drew his hand
from his pocket and threw something
away. This proved to be the revolver
and it was found later and turned over to
the police. Jenkins had two revolvers
and when searched at the hospital one
was found that had not been discharged.
This seemed to indicate that he had been
shot by other hands than his own.
In his overcoat pocket was hole made
by the bullet. The doctors at the hos
pital say his wound was not over "a hours
Did when he was treated. The bullet
from Hunters pistol had ridge around
it, and that taken from Jenkins leg had
The same mark. The first examination
failed to disclose any such ridge on the
remaining in the pistol, but
investigation disclosed the
fact that the cartridges from both pistols
were exactly similar.
The Misses Hunter speak in high terms
If Jenkins. He is a mere boy, with no
bad habits and did not keep any bad COM
panY. He was in the habit of retiring
early and his employers remember that he
went to bed at an early hour on the night
Of the murder They are positive he did
not get up before morning. The bed
rooms were so situated that the boy would
have been compelled to pass the door of
5he room occupied by the sisters, one of
whom was sick and was awake a great
part of the night. Another thing in his
favor was that there was no blood on his
clothing or on the bedding. There is not
he slightest doubt that at least one of the
murderers of Mr.. Hunter must have been
,plattered with the blood which flowed
freely from the wounds on the victims
hands. Also, had the man shot himself
before leaving the place where he was en-
ployed he would have given some evidence
IF it.
There are some other things in connect
on with Jenkins which are being looked
INTO, but from present indications he is
entirely beyond suspicion of connection
with the affair, although the incidents
came very near putting him in an unpleas-
INT position.
Prosecutor Atkinson and his detective
orce have worked diligently on this case
Ind are still running out every clue that
s presented. 1t looks very much, now,
IS if it would be another Hencke affair.
Another arrest was made yesterday.
The suspect this time is Robert Lee. One
# the constables of Palmyra has been sus-
,icious of Lee, and thought he had suf-
icient grounds on which to base COM
,laint so he secured warrant and went
Ifter his man whom he found in Camden.
The prisoner resisted at once, but the of
icer succeeded in getting him into train
It the Camden station. While waiting for
t to start Lee made dash and got out of
he car He ran up street as far as Van
civer's store. A man named Fine hap
,ened to be on the street and he stopped
he fugitive, and held him until the con-
table arrived. The officer was pretty
much out of breath, so he handed the war
ant to Fine and the latter gave the pris
,ner to a policeman who happened to
;ome along. The prisoner was handcuff-
ID and was taken to Palmyra. Prosecutor
Atkinson does not know much about this
lffair, the arrest appearing to have been
made entirely on the suspicious of Con
table John P. Saar.
Pemberton.
John Henry Antrim is quite i'll at his
nome here.