The Atlanta constitution., 1902-11-10
Negro in the Mystery.

Negro in the Mystery.
Roston November 6.-Today's develop
ments in the case Of Alan c. Mason, who
is under arrest. charged with the muir
der of Miss Clara Morton, a laundress az
the Mclean asylum in Waverly, last
Saturday night. have been of a starting
nature.
1t was announced first. that the watch
of the victim had been found in a cam
bridge street pawn shop, Where II hdu
been pawncd for 81 by young coIored
man. and this discovery at once leu 10 Il
general search for this man Dy the ehtlre
police force, but without avail But
later developments were far more sen
sational
When the pawnbroker's memory had
been logged a little and he had had
time To think over the matter, ne remeh-
bered that ty watch had been brought
to his office on last Saturday night, De-
tween the hours of IL and ll:3O. by
white man and offered in pawn. owing
To the fact that il was after business
hours he had refused 10 receive H. anu anu
after expressing dlsdppolntmeht tlt hiili
departed. taxing the watch Wltn hlh-
On MOnuay morning the saht Matca
was brought in by a colored man aoou-
twenty-One years OF age, ol MHoii tne
pawnDroker bought il Tor 81. a ourly
colored man. evidently d companion OF
the other. had been waiting OUTSIDE tht
shop while the trade was being made,
and as soon as il was completed ne en-
tered and took the money which the pro
prietor passed over. Both men then de
parted.
Continuing their Investigations. the Of
ficers made a startling discovery, which
will have an important bearing on the
case. to the effect that the watch of Miss
Agnes McPhee, o: SomerNlile, another
Jack the Siugger victim had been
,aH ~,rrta :. m hrI
shop on October ,. the day after her
murder. by a white man whose descrip-
tiun tailed exactly with that OF the man
who brought the Morton watch to the
pawn shop last Saturday night
The descriptions Of these men is said
by the police to agree to striking eX-
tent with that of the suspect. Mason. and
the pawnbroker will be given chance
tomorrow 10 identify him, If possible. "a
his visitor
Damaging to Mason.
The unexpected developments today
have heen most unfavorable To the pris-
oner. although his friends still claim that
he can fully establish an alibi. Search
for the mysterious colored man is being
carried on as vigorously as ever and all
sections Of the city are Seing closely
watched by the police tonight.
Two days ago the state police arrest
ed A. g. Mason. the wealthy business
man and club member. of BOSTON, on sus-
picion of having killed Miss Morton. AZ
ter a days investigation the authorities
were convinced that Mason could estab-
lish an alihl. and they announced that ne
would he released out during the succeed
ing night witnesses We're found VINO pos
itively identified Mason as one whom they
had seen i'm Waverly. whore the murder
was committed. on Saturday night. On
the strength of the evidence yesterday 4
warrant charging Mason with murder was
issued and ne was held by the police nm
til Tuesday
One Step Nearer the Women Killer.
Boston. November S.-The strange case
involving the murder. of two young
women. Agnes McPhee and Clara y. Nor
ton, and the murderous assaults upon
MANY others. was a step nearer solution
today, for late tonight the police were
given the custody OF the young man who
sold or. as he thought, pawned the
watches which were taken by the So
called "IaclI-th -SlugEer' from the bodies
of his victims.
The person in custody is a light-com-
plcxioned negro, Is years of age. His
name is George L. o. Perry. lie has con
fessed that he received the watches which
he sold from man in Central Square.
Cambridge. lie has given the name of
this man to the police. but the latter to-
gave the name OF Alan q. Mason. the
prominent Boston man who is under de-
tention at the Mddlesex county Jail IN
Cambridge on the charge of having MUIR
dcred Miss Clara a. Morton.
While the statement of the boy clears
Mason of having been the man who
personally pawncd the watches, stin
there was nothing in the boys statement
issued tonight which either disproved OF
confirmed the theory that Mason was
the one who gave him the watches To
pawn.
The police were very retiCent as To what
further statements were made by Perry
but there were rumors tonight that he
had said that the man was white man.
The detention of Perry came through
tne Boston Children's Aid Society. and
immediately through two Of its officials
Charles W. Birtwell and Samuel c. Law
renee.
These men were led to believe that the
handwriting of a young negro whom they
knew through the work of the society
was similar to that contained on tne
cards filled out by the man who sold the
stolen watches.
The state police were called in, the
Young man. who proved to he Perry, was
found, and later he confessed to having
taken the watches from man in Cam