Evening journal., 1904-08-30
FUDGE" SAYS
OFFICER TOBIN
Man Who Visited DR.. Kuntz
Known to the Local
Police
is MAKER OF PICTURE FRAMES
Special to The evening journal.


New Castle, Aug. 3O.-The mystery sur
rounding the mysterious" parsonage who
offered to sell DR.. William +. Kuntz, a
revolver some days ago and who was
supposed CD by some to be the Murderer
of Albert Constable is apparently easy
of explanation.
on Tuesday evening last a tall dark
mustached. rather shabbiiy dressed man
about twenty-eight years of age entered
Or. Kuntz' office and accostng the ply |
sician by name, in a familiar manner, ask
ed him "for the loan" of dime to buy
a drink. Rather than be bothered with |
the man, whom he did not know, DR.. |
Kuntz produced. hoping his caller would
leave shortly on the contrary, however |
he became more familiar and began TO
pat the physician on the shoulder, telling
him at the same time that he knew him
well and had called on him several weeks
ago and had to sell picture frames. He
also told wonderous tales of travel in the
far west.
Becoming tired of his visitor Dr. Kuntz
excused himself and went to the parlor
and informed William Whtelock, who
was visiting Mrs. George Swan, that he
had bothersome visitor whom he might
have to escort out and asked Mr.. White
lock to come to the front in case ne
needed assistance.
Displayed a Revolver.
Returning to the office the stranger
took a new tack and pulling out re-
volver asked DR.. Kuntz to loan him
dollar on it saying: ''Dr. you can be-
come my pawnbroker. Gimme a dollar
and I'll give you dollar and a haif back
in a few days"
DR.. Kuntz evinced some trepidation at
the display of the weapon whereupon the
stranger, noticing it broke the barrel and
showed him the empty cylinder after
more talk on the subject of a loan, the
physician refusing TO advance money,
the man departed. The thought of tho
man being Mr.. Constable's murderer
never entered the physician's head. Hap
pening to mention the oecurrance some
aime afterward to William White, the
latter suggested that the man must be
the same who offered a pistol to George
Russell. colored. for the price of a drink
and must surely be the man who killed
Mr.. Constable.
Chapter a..
Having heard Of the visit Of the Sup
posed" murder Of Mr.. Constable to DR..
Kuntz's office Matthew Tobin said last
night: "Why that must be one Of that
gang of five fellows who have made their
Headquarters along the railroad tracks
some distance below here, sleeping no
one knows where, and who have been
engaged for the past month in gathering
willow branches, forming them into pic
ture frames and peddling them about the
city for a drink or something to eat; a
fellow answering the description of the
one who called on DR.. Kuntz tried to sell
revolver TO Patrick Leonard on Monday
last and on Tuesday he offered the same
pistol to Frank Sheridan, but was refused
each time. I've ordered one or two of
them out of town once or twice for an
noying people by offering frames for sale
and on one occasion one of the men got
intoxicated. from the proceeds he re-
ceved from his sales. They have begged
food several times but never have done
any harm that 1 know Of. That fellow, so
far as 1 believe, had no more to do with
the Constable murder than 1 have"
Officer Tobin concluded by saying that
he did not know what had become of the
men, as he had seen none of them lately
and that they had probably migrated tc
other quarters.
Constable Dimes With Prisoner.
Charged with assault with intent "a
take the life of Madison Langston, John
Walker, the farmer who poured a load OF
shot into Langstons body on Sunday af-
ternoon, waived a hearing before Magis.
trate Terry yesterday afternoon and was
held in $500 bail for Court Of General Ses
sions. The accused man falling to put il
an appearance yesterday morning at tn,
hour set for a hearing, Justice Terry car
ried the case over until afternoon.
In the mean time Constable Cleaver hal
proceeded to Walkers farm and notife,
him that he had a warrant for his arres
on the charge stated above. Walker di,
mot appear surprised and as 1t was abou
dinner time he invited the mlnion of tn
Jaw to dine with him. He did so and al
ter the noon-day meal Walker hitched ~
his .eam and accompanied by his wife
child, and a woman friend, drove to New
Castle. Mr.. Cleaver, after summonin,
several witnesses boarded a trolley ca
and came to New Castle and met his pris
oner.
Bail Readily Procured.
State Senator Artemus Smith represent
ed the defendant and after the justice ha
fixed bail Walker proceeded alone to tn
nome OF DR.. John J. Black, who, with
out hesitation became his. bondsman. Al
ter this question had been settled Senate
Smith entered a counter charge of tres
pass against the young men and a hear
flg was set for Mondaa next.
Adrift in Row Boat.
party of several young women VIII
were spending the day at Cofelns Beac
yesterday found themselves in an awk
! ward predlcament in the afternoon. Tn
young women went for a row in a sma,
boat and in some manner lost the oar
overheard. The boat drifted to the pier
'opposite New Castle, when its fair occu
pants were rescued from their runawa
craft by Joseph Gilkie, who went to thel
assistance.
colored Men in a Mix-up.
8 Two coiored men had a lively time
~ Shawtown Saturday evening. During tn
afternoon one Of the men felled the othe
1 with brick. Recovering consciousness
s. some time later he waited his opportunit
< and during the night entered his assail
E31 ants house and belabored him with
~ bed slat until he was compelled to jun
H* out window for safety.
zl Narrow Escape From Injury.