The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-09
TRIPLE TRAGEDY STILL
 SHROUDED IN MYSTERY
NO LIGHT ON THE SHOCKING CRIME AT MIDDLE
 TOWN, N F.

Mrs. IngericIS, the Only Member of the
 OIney Household. to Escape Death.
 Recovers Consciousness for First
 Time-UnabIe to Speak but Answers
 Questions by Nodding and Shaking
 Her Head-aEan for Whom she Was
 Once Housekeeper Taken Into Cus-
 tody but is Later ReIeased--Her Hus-
 band, from Whom She was Separated, 2. Cleared of All Suspicion.
 y MiddletoWn, N. Y. Oct. s.-AIl at tempts of the county and local police officials to clear up the mystery Of the murder of Willis and Fred olney and little Alice Ingerick at the olney farm near here, and the nurderous assault on Mrs. Ingerick on Friday night, have so fal been fruitIess. It was believed this morning that some clue had been found when Alanson Graham, an old man living near the olney place, was afrested on information furnished by Mrs. lngerick, the only member of the Oiney household who escaped death and also was found fearfully injured and unconscious in the barn. After being kept in custody all day and being closely examined, Graham tonight conclusively proved his innocence and was discharged from custody.
 Mrs. Ingerick was employed by him as housekeeper until two weeks ago. when she returned to MiddletoWrl and soon afterwards went to live with tre Olney brothers. This was said to have been resented by Graham, who is rey ported to have made efforts to inducg her to return to him, and this, witt stories told by Lulu Ingerick of allege threats made by Graham against hel mother, appear to have been thu grounds on which the authorities de. =cided to arrest Graham.
 Daniel Davis and his wife, who live near New Vernon, were taken to po- lice headquarters tonight and closely interrogated, and later 1t was announce ed that there was apparently no evi- dence that would justify holding them and that they would be honorably dis charged
 Mrs. Ingeriek recovered conscious ness for the first time since the assault this morning, and, although not able to speak, succeeded in replying to the, interrogatories of District Afforne1l' Rogers by nodding and shaking her s1,4rC elicited was not made public, but County Detective Ward and Chief Of Police Brinkerhoff at once hastened to Grahan1's house and conducted him to this place, where he was lodged in iafls Graha n1took his arrest coolly and said that he would have no difficulty ii, es- tablishing his innocence.
 7 Mrs Ingerick's s husband, Martin, from whom she was separated several years ago, was cleared of all suspicion of connection with the crime when he came in to-day from his home at Wurtsboro and reported to the author- tiles. He was unable to throw any light on the tragedy. Mrs Tngerick s condition was tonight reported toshow continued improvement, and strong hopes of her recovery are now enter tained. She was placed to-day in a private room in the hospital.
 County and local officers 1T, automo- piles secured the country in every di- rection to-day running down various clues. Thousands of persons coming on foot and in wagons fiocked to the scene of the tragedy today, but were denied admittance to the premises, which were guarded by armed watch men. Large crowds also collected in front of the jail in which Graham is. confined. He will probably be removed to the jail at Goshen.