New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-10
NEGRO IDENTIFIES MASON.
SAYS PRISONER GAVE HIM MURDERED
woMANs WATCH TO PAWN.
HE DECLARES THAT HE HAS KNOWN
SUSPECTED MAN FOR LONG TINE
DEFENCE DENIES CHARGE

Boston. Nov a-After giving out last night
the confession made by the young negro. George
L. O. Perry with reference TO selling the
watches taken from Miss Clara A. Morton anu
Miss Agnes McPhee. the police admitted to-day
that Perry declared that Alan q. Mason was
the man from whom he received the Watches
This admission Of the police was made JUST oe-
fore Perry was taken 10 the jail In East cam
bridge where Mason is held on the charge OF
killing Miss Morton pending nearing IN tue
Cambridge court tomorrow. In one OF the jan
corridors Perry positively identified Mason as
the man who had given him the two watches
Mason. neither by look nor word. betrayed any
knowledge OF having seen Perry before Nhsh
questioned by Sheriff Fairbairn, Mason merely
said; IT do not know this man. 7 never saw
him before"
Chief Ryan and officer Argy. OF Belmont.
talked with Perry to-day, and later state ON
GERS New. Durham and Dexter, With several
others. took Perry 10 the JAIL They were shown
into the room where Mason and six other men
were in lire Perry walked straight up TO
Mason. who was second in the line, and. point
ing his finger at him. said; This is the man
who gave me the watches 10 pawn.
He was about TO leave the room when Sheriff
Fairbalrn asked him II he would not Ike 20 talk
with Mason 20 make himself sure that Mason
was the man. Perry replied there was no need
of that as he knew who the man was ana mad
known him for long time
The police wanted TO take a photograph OF
Perry. but he declared that he was held only as
a witness and that the police had no right, be-
cause he was in their power. to photograph him.
He moved his head continuously, and the plan
was given up While the negro and che officers
were talking Clement c. Morgan, Cambridge
lawyer called at Police Headquarters and de
| manded admittance to the conference. He said
he had been retained by the boys mother as
counsel He was allowed to enter the room. and
there criticised severely the methods Of the
| officers
Another visitor at the station was Mr.. Ware.
| Mason's attorney. He was accompanied by a
middle aged woman She did not sec Perry.
/ but it vas understood that she produced
| by the defence in the hope Of showing that
| Perry himself or some other negro. was the real
Jack the SIugger." She is one of the women
| who were followed by negro in Cambridge
| several weeks ago.
The defence was proceeding to-day on the the
ory that 1t was negro who murdered Miss
| Morton and Miss McPhee as well as committed
! the other murderous assaults. Mr.. Ware places
no faith in the charge Of Perry that it Ma
who gave him the watches.
BY arrangements made tonight by the State
! police Perry will be arTaigned tomorrow I'm
| the Third District Court at Cambridge on The
| charge or being accessory AFTER the TACT me
| police say that Perry had been confined at the
| Lyman School for Boys, having been convicted
! for assault and robbery of young woman i'll
| this city IL also has come to light that Sun
day. July %, Perry. who was then the driver Of
n mail wagon from Cambridge 10 Boston. was
| missing from his work. II was on this date that
assault upon Miss Ellen Murphy occurred.
| Joseph Nemser. the West End jeweler I'm
| whose store was found the watch which Perry
says he sold, has made another statement de-
claring vigorously that Perry never sold him the
| Morton McPhee watch Perry yesterday
| identified NemseT as the man 10 whom he had
disposed of the watches.