New-York tribune., 1903-06-03
LIGHT ON ARDSLEY HAT.
| ON MTRDERER'S TRAIL.
NezC Evidence Eliminates Members
of the Club, It Is Sad.

In the long expected letter from Springfield
No. came information yesterday which may
lead TO a speedy solution of the Ardsley muir
der mystery About this letter the authorities
maintained the greatest secrecy. but coincldent
with its arrival there was unprecedented actlv-
ity on the part of the detectives followed Dy
several important and significant movements
One of these the visit of detectives to a
police magistrate presumably for a warrant
for the arrest OF suspected person or some
one to be detained as d witness An interview
was held in the town hall at Tarrytown be-
tween Robert Abercrombie, the chief Of police
and E. s Jaffray and his brother
|. Detective Fields who is in charge OF the case
was hardly out of his buggy all day yesterday.
Part of his time was spent in Tarrytown' anu
yesterday he had an interview with 0aTa
Campbell the young woman who was with Johl'
Heffernan at the time he was shot In view OF
the oft expressed theory that the woman vas
keeping back information. the subsequent visit
to the magistrate held to portend either
that she would be taken to White Plains to ne
held there as a witness or that. by obtaining
the arrest of some one of her suitors. she woulo
be forced to tell all she knew.
At D. m yesterday Detectives F1eids ana
Mcbride had conference with L NJ. Iaylor'
police magistrate. after a conference with MI
Abercrombie. Mr.. Taylor said later that theS
asked only one question, and that was or ha4l
personaI nature. No mention was made OF
warrant. he added and the detectives did not
speak of Sarah Campbell.
IF had had anything to do with this case
Mr. Taylor said 81 would have held the woman
at once. but the case is in the hands OF a
coroner"
6. Jsffray and his brother talked with Mr..
Ahercrombie, and later Mr.. Jaffray said the
conversation was of a private nature. He de-
cls~ed the talk had nothing to do with me
Ardsley murder of which he had grown treo'
Mr. Abercronlbie said: I'VE talked about the
developments in the murder case There was
something we had to dispose Of
Mr. Abercrombie said there were some I'M
portant developments in the case, but 1t was 1or
the detectives to tell about them. NO person OF
the Ardsley colony implicated
We've got some new evidence he said II
is not as conclusive we could wtsh' put 1t
eliminates the Ardsley people.
Does it implicate people in Tarryto"h "a
Dobbs Ferry was asked.
.cT won't say" he replied, after hesitating
minute.
r,oroner RUSSELL went to Ardsley TO have the
testimony taken at the inquest signed by the
witnesses He said some Of the witnesses might
vvan+ 70 amend their testimony after reading II.
He added:
"I want it understood that all am thinking OF
is to clear up this mystery We have severa'
clews-two or three important ones-and thlhh
we are near a solution of the mystery; FleIuS
yesterday asked me for copy OF oaiaL CtttL-a d
bells testimony. After reading 1t over ne asheo
me not TO let her sign the testimony to-hlSnt,
because he wanted TO talk to her asdlh- nc t
said he thought if she had an opportuhlCS ~
look over her testimony before he could lnterro-
gate her She would be fortified in explaining
something in it. II we hnd Ihdt sne n M ri
roora ahoIt the murder than she has told, ! II
send her to White Plains so quickly that she
won't have time TO get her bonnet
$1,000 FIIrrosn for whom Sarah Camp bell
works Yesterday protested against the snado"-
ing of his house by detectives who nave neen
keeping watch upon the woman II Is i KNOW
fhaf the detect yes have been shadowing several
s11itors of Sarah Campbell, and it is SAID tney
have learned that one Of the men mas oeen N
spending too much money for the pay ne se's 90