The sun., 1903-11-24
TOWER MURDER SUSPECT FREE
HELD FOR Glen
DENNEN CRIME, RELEASED.
Five More Arrests Made on Suspicion, but
No Light Secured on the Murder-Oper.
atOr Gill's Stories Not Confirmed
Conductor Held Up At Remove.


Conductor Held Up At Remove.
WILLIAMsPoRT, Pa, Nov. 23.-Another
day has passed and the murderer of Will
liam Clendennen, the murdered railroad
telegrapher at Browns Tower, is not known.
William Mitcheltree, whose arrest yester-
day while the funeral services were in
progress caused intense excitement, was
released suddenly to-day. The man did
not have a hearing, and the authorities
refuse to make any statement concerning
either the reasons for his arrest, or for his
release. 1t is believed by some that it was
a ruse intended to throw the real murderer
of his guard
No less than five arrests were made,
indicating that the officers do not have,
as was asserted by Day Operator Gill,
positive information concerning the muir
derer. This morning at O'clock, three
men were arrested at Snow Shoe, on the
Beach Creek division Of the Northern
Central by detectives, and hurried under
heavy guard to Lock Haven. They were
believed, from their appearance, to have
been connected with the murder of Glen
dennen, or with the blowing up of the
station at Lock Haven. One carried an
arm in a sling.
Operator Gill and Chief of Detectives
Humphrey gave them close examination,
but they could not hold them on the murder
case. They were arrested about fifty miles
from Clearfield, and the detectives believed
that they may have had something to do
with the attacks on the railroad stations
at that place. in which safe was blown
open and telegraph wires cut on both
sides OF tower.
A suspect was captured this afternoon
about 80 clock at Ansonia, Potter county,
for whom the officers have been look
ing ever since the murder He has been
watched for several weeks, but disappeared
on the day of the murder. This morning
he was seen at Stokesdale Junction. Be-
fore officers could be notified he got away
Word was telegraphed to all places between
Wellsboro and Williamsport. Station
master P. j. Luce of Ansonia saw him dis
mount from freight train just outside of
that place.
Arming himself and his operator they
took the man by surprise, and captured
him. He was very 10th to accompany them,
but was compelled to do SO. He gave the
name of Jesse Price, and said that Syracuse,
at once started from Welsboro and another
from Jersey Shore to take him to Lock
Haven, where he will arrive some time
tonight.
The latest work of the gang Of desperadoes
who have been making assaults on railroad
stations and towers for the last week came
to light this afternoon, when 1t was learned
that Hector Hughes Pennsylvania freight
engineer, whose home is at Remove, WAS
held up at an early hour yesterday morn
ing. He had been called early to take
out a train. AS he was going to the yards
refused to allow the man to go through his
clothes, and struggle ensued. He was
80 badly used up that he cannot get about
His assailant fed.
The officers at work on the Clendennen
case have surrounded their work with
mystery. The story Of Operator Gill to
the effect that the murderer is known
through negro's confession, has not been
denied, although Chief Humphreys OF the
Northern Central was annoyed by its publi-
cation. Mr.. Gill says that he has positive
knowledge that the murder was committed
between 8:2s and 40 o'clock on Thursday
night. He says also that the murderer
was seen to stop and ask questions al the
home of Farmer Quiggle. stones throw
from the tower. II the time given by Mr..
Gill is correct, the murderer would have
had time to reach the McElhattan station
OF the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad and take the
eastbound passenger train, which on that
evening was forty-eight minutes late, or
the westbound passenger, which was about
on time. 1t is known that a suspicious
looking man got on the westbound train.
SHAMoKIN, Pa. Nov. 23.- he report
that negro having the watch Of the mur-
dered operator. William Clendennen, was
arrested here and taken to Lock Haven is
incorrect The Coal and Iron Police, while
actively engaged in the search for the
assassin, have not yet discovered the slight
est clue in this region