Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-02-13
LULU RUSSELL CONFESStS
ksgTsss Says " Monte LACK" Also
GOIOrod, Gave ", A. Strong
GaIhOlC Acid.
EVIDENCE Or MURDER lcGUuuLsns

Yesterday afternoon. The Citizen
gave some facts relative 90 the tragi.
cad death which overlook W. a
strong. formerly Of ibis city. ln wicked
v, paso last Saturday evening.
Latest Information points TO Monte
Jack known in this city under the
name % Campbell. as the real muir.
dcrCr cf Strong u was be who admin
IFterod the deadly car1olIc acid ln "a
Flasa OF liquor and pronorcd ID go
Strong. who thinking 10 vas a treat.
unsuapociingly drank the contents and
soon thereafter pasred into convul.
sons. death rCaulune.
As stated. Monte Jack" resided 90
this city quite a long time. and had hls
habiiailou on North Third street be-.
tween Copper and Tilcras avenues he
.s a tall gaun, looking individual
stoop shoullcrcd. and while here Uvot
on bis wl's lie was no earthly rooi
% himself or hionds while a resident
of tniH city, and WAS closo.mouthod as
20 how hc made n living and subsisto
AMER leaving hero he wont direct io
El PasO. and since that time. down
there. has figured iu several question:.
ole transactions. such az administer
Ing knock ont drops" holdupE ang
now murder has been entered ur
against hi6 desperate career
An the I'D PaEo papers contain
lengthy articles relative Co the Strong
tragedy, and the reporters aided the
police iu :orrottlng out the crime ana
occurring confession from the me-.
reas Lulu Russell
The H paso uurald uf yesterday
loo its article on tho case says
carbolle Acid In Liquor
More developments of a rather
tartlIng nature are coming out as "a
cGult of the Investigation which tho
police are conducting on the subloc,
N the death OF W. A. Strong. the
Wolla-Fargo express agent who died
.rom the effects of a dose of carbollc
acid last Saturday night
This morning Omcor Tom Cain
called on Lulu Russell. the colorod
woman now confined Ia the county
ai, on the charge OF murder. and had
a long talk with her. Il Is under
TODD that the woman made some On
'orestlng statements 10 the ofhccr.
Upon the strength Of what she told
he officer, Chief WoottOn ordered the
arrest OF two negro men. n consump.
i've Wbo goes by the name OF Monte
Jack aud another negro by the namo
n Lewis CLARK. The men we're az.
rested by Oraerl Cain aud Greet am
are being "swcatcd' by the police.
The negro woman made the state.
nent 90 Police Omcer Cain
hat Monte Jack" took a bottle Of car.
DoIlc acid from behind q picture aue
pouring the contents into a glass. ask
ia ltrong 20 have a drink with them
strong thinking that be was taking .
rink on liquor Eulpod down the dead.
.y poison and Immediately fell over on
he no0r ln mortal agony The woman
aya that the two negroes got an the
money that strong had and also took
bis watch. tho time piece going a.
Aonte Jack Ga hIs part Of the
swag
Yesterday afternoon Onlcor Cain. "a
ooking through the negro woman's
room found tW) pocketbooks carefully
concealed under a mattress on the
uel.
Both 40 the books we're Identified by
suopg'8 brotheriulaw as the property
Of the deceased
The police iook upon his as cor.
elusive evidence that Strong was
robbed of his money before be- died.