The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-29
SAYS POLICE
HAVE SLAYER
OF NEGRESS


ark. These men were taken to head
quarters, following up a charge made
in an anonymous communication to
Judge Howell hat they were RESPONSE
BILE for the death of the higgins oma
Both men tell straightforward stories
of their whereabouts on the night that
Louisa Liggins mysteriously disap-
peared, and the police now believe that
the letter was the work of an enemy
of the two men.
The letter is as follows:
Monday, August 26, 1907.
II got on the trail Of these men that
killed Louisa Higgins on Ia dump in
Vanderpooi street. ] will tell you where
these two men are. They work for Fairlie
& Wilson, coal dealers, In East Newark.
The mems names are George Halbut and
David Anderson, and they live at q Ber-
gen street, East Newark. When you get
them 1 will come and Identify these two
men,"
The letter was unsigned and was written
In lead pencil.
Tuite, Horter and Templeton went to
Harrison yesterday and arrested the two
men. They admitted being in the vicinity
of the saloon on the night in question put
nave not as yet ap~prehended the writer OF
the letter.
It looked for a few minutes at police
headquarters last night as though the end
of the mystery was In sight, when MIS-.
Brooks, with whom the slain woman
boarded, rushed into headquarters, and
said that she knew who the murderer OF
the woman was. and ina ne was tneh
gusta street. Detective Sergeants Farren
and Ryan made a dash for the place where
the fight was supposed to be, and learned
William Nicholas to the First Precinct
station, but that Nicholas was not the
man who committed the murder, but the
one who was supposed to know VINO tne
Nicholas was drunk, and the police
were unable to get much from him. They
learned that he went to Mrs. Brooks's
bonse and fold her he knew who were the
murderers Of Miss Liggins.
When he had sobered up sufiicientiy
Nicholas Nicholas 2 was vas ta toid & Bette nf P0iiG Sergeant g E
lutte that Burrell and Hunt were the
guilty ones, especially BurrelL
Nicholas claims that on the afternoon OF
was last seen alive Burrell rushed into his
house and said that a policeman had
chased him. Hunt accompanied him;
No questions were asked OF Burrel and
Hunt was sent for a pail Of beer. While
he was absent Nicholas claims that Bur-
reIl had a conversation with MS Wl1e IN
which he said that he had a quarrei wiz
'his girl that morning and that ne slapped
her in the face, at the corner Oh Market
and Arlington streets. Burrell SAID that
he had asked her to marry him ana she
refused, claiming that she did not care tor
him on account of F"the minister. IL was
after she refused him that they nau a
quarrel. he said. uou
Nicholas said that he knew that burren
was In loye with the Liggins woman, ana
1t was she-to whom Burreil referreo WHEN
he said he had the quarrel.
Nicholas says his wife heard Burrell tei
the story Of the assault and the qualIel
Burrell was taken before Nichoias lhIs
morning In headquarters and he .sileraLeQ
his first statement to the pollee tnas
Burrel had killed the negress. AIter ~
examination by Tuite and Horter. Nlehotds
broke down and cried, and, shaklns ms
finger in Burrel's face, said; MY, GouR
YOU know you killed that girl, ana YOU
ought to be killed for 1t. She eve narmsu
a human being n you killed her. MICH
olas was led away.
AS the police could in no way connect
Hunt with the crime, he was turned toosS
shortly after moor today. Burreil huihitteu
to the police that he was In the VlcinlLy
Of Arlington street and Augusta on Wy
night of the murder. He said tnat ne 80
IN a saloon from the time he LETT Nlclg-
lass house until the place closed az me.
night, when he WIS taken nome IN
drunken condition; The man VINO Wa IL
supposed to ave taken Burren denies ~
and the police will inquire more partieg5oo
larly into his whereabouts between 10y
On che Saturday night In question anu
xffer running down this clue Tuite and