The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-28
NO LONGER SUSPECT GYpSIES.
YOUTH HELD FOR KIDNAPPED
ROY,S MURDER.

GEORGE Wahl, who Took the Chilti Michael
M,roski, Driving the Day He Was yfur-
tiered Near PhPnixyiile, Pa, fAffested
u last Night After Hearing In Court.
NoeRIsTowN, Pa, Oct. T.-Occupying
D cell along side the gypsies held on saspi-
oion OF murder is George VAIL, the Phdni1-
vile youth, who first brought to town TINS
news Of the kidnapping OF young Mlchaef
Miroski by band Of gypsies on Friday
afternoon. He was taken into CUSTODY
this fevening after the hearing by Aagfs-
trate Howell. Henry Wells, Robert Wells
Michael Dougherty, Barney Dougherty
Geoske Wolverton and Samuel RigleT,
tho 1ypsies, have been in Gust ody since uAe
finding Of the murdered boy ON Sunday.
This turn in the case came during the
hearing when discrepancies in the chain Oh
circumstantial evidence that had ooh-
nected the gypsies with TIE crime were
shovn by Col. Gilkyson, e0unsel for ths
nomsds. None OF the testimony was more
vscfnating than that of VAIL. he toio
how he had taken young Miroks with MIN
for 4 drive. and had left him out OF the wagon
a mile and half from home to pick chest.
nuts. Then he said he saw the boy pulled
into passing gypsy wagon. -.,....t--.
sLook at these photographs, said Col.
\ Gllsyson as he thrust the pictures OF the
dead child showing the gashed throat
and battered head. a-
Didn't you see that poor boy put TO
DEATH"
Tears welled up in Wallis eyes. Again and
again he pushed back the pictures saying that
he had seen them before. He denied that
he owned a knife and said he wasn't in the
habit Of taking little boys out IN the country
In his delivery wagon.
Vail wasn't substantisted by other
Witnesses. Two negro women saw two
gypey women with small boy in a wagon
drawn by two bay horses pear the camp
and told how they had identified the dead
child as the one In the wagon because OF
his red striped waist. When photographs
of the murdered boy were shown to them
they were not sure 1t was the same.
Wallis kidnappers were two men drivin 9
Q black and white horse. Thus the chief
witnesses differed as to the occupants OF
the wagon and the color Of the horses.
Thsre is q boy in the syfsy camp, Of the
same age and appearances. and with
red-striped waist like that worn by young
Miroski.
While all the gypsies except the boy
Michael Dougherty were held for further
hearing. il is expected that when they are
next arraigne1 II will be II discharge them,
District Attorney Look, who had Vail
held tonight, said he is satisfied that young
Vail knows more about the murder than
the gypaes. He said that three witnesses
have been found who saw Wallis mule
team in front of the abandoned house when
the murdered boy was found.
In the Magistrates Office to-day young
Dougherty, with whom Wahl exchanged
places In Jail tonight, openly accused
VAIL OF committing the crime. ),
"You we're driving little black mule,
cried Dougherty, 'and passed our camp
at Williams Corner on Friday evening and
remarked 10 old man Wells Amt that a
nice driving mule?" .. 80.
. When Vail gave the young gypsy the
lie the latter sprang for him, but District
Attorney Lock separated them. The de-
tectives have practically dropped. the
gypsy theory and are hunting up Vail g
movements. intimati-g that he was accus-
toned to entice children from town and
that he had reason to Kill Mirosh.