Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-11-07
Pawnbroker States Watch Of
Murdered Clara Morton Was
Brought by White Man. 1
MASON Ws:.S SEEN IN WAY ~RLY.
Pciier k,vt-t:eetion Reveals Fact
That Watch ot Murdered Agnes
McPhes was pawned at t..s
Sln7e Shc..

Boston Eay. !.-Ycsterday'S deveI-
opments in the case Ct Alan G. Mason,
VINO is under arrest charged with the
murder OF Miss Clara Morton, y
laundress at the Mclean asylum IN
Wavefly, last Saturday night, have
been Cf q startling nature. It was,
announced slst that the wasch OF the
victim had been found in a Cam
bridge street pawn shop, where it
had been pawned for 81 by a young
colOred man, and this discovery at
once led to a general search OF the
city for this man by the entire police
force, but without avail. But later
developments were far more sensa-
tional. When the pawn brokers'
memory had been logged little and
he had had time TO think over the
matter, he remembered that the watch
had been brought to his Office on last
Saturday night between the hours OF
II and 1870 by a white man and Of
fered in pawn. Owing to the fact
that it was after business hours he
refused to receive 1t and after ex-
pressing disappointment the man de-
parted. taking the watch with him. (.
On Monday morning the same
watch Was brought in by a colored
man, about 81 years Of age, OF whom
the pawn broker bought it for s4. A
burly colored man, evidently a COM
panion Of the other, had been waiting
outside the shop while the trade was
being made ahd as soon as 1t was
completed he entered and took the
money, which the proprietor had
passed over. Both men then de.
parted.
Continuing their Investigations, tho
officers made another startling dis
covery, which will have an import.
ant bearing on the case, to the effect
that the watch of Miss Agnes Nc,
Phee, Of Somerville, another Jack
the Slugger" victim, had been pawned
at the same Cambridge street shop on
Oct 3. the day after her murder, by
a white man, whose description tai
lied exactly with that Of the man who
brought the Morton watch TO the
pawn broker last Saturday night
The descriptions OF these men IA
said by the police to agree to strik.
ing extent with that Of the suspect
Mason, and the pawn broker will be
given a chance today to identify him.,
If possible, as his visitor.
The unexpected developments yes
terday have been most unfavorable
to the prisoner, although his friends
still claim that he can fully establish
an alibi. Search for the mysterious
colored man is being carried On a.
vigorously as ever and all sections
Of the city were being closely watched
by the police last night.
Two days ago the state police ar
rested A. G. Mason, the wealthy busi-
ness man and club member Of Bos-
ton. on suspicion Of having killed
Miss Morton After a days invesh-
cation the authorities were convinced
that Mason could establish an alibi.
and they announced that he would
be released, but during the succeeding
night witnesses were found who posi-
lively identified Mason as one whom
they had seen in Waverly, where the
murder was committed on Saturday
night.
On the strength Of the evidence
Wednesday a warrant charging Ma
son with murder was issued and he
was held without bail until Tuesday.