The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13

 the homes and the clothing of the negro suspects. They have looked for every
 possible clue that would connect one or more of the other negroes with the crime. but this connection. If any ever existed has remained undiscovered. The police have almost eliminated the oth- ef suspects from the case with the
 strengthened evidence against Cole man.
 CIething Hidden Under House. The clothing of Coleman. with its mute but oiauent testimony were found yesterday afternoon by Special Officers Payne and Jackson. The house under which 1t was found was hardly six inches above-thc ground. The trousers and coat had been tightly wrapped in q compact bundle and slipped far un- der the house.
 The occupant of tbr house. Dan Fin
 ley. was sent for and questioned about tho clothes, but he succeeded in satis- flying the officers he knew nothing of the discriminating evidence under the house. Tho house stands between the scene of the crime and the home of
 Coleman. It Is in what might be cail- ed the suburbs of Peacock's Tract. one of a number of negro houses on the
 frinse of the city of Montgomery. The clothing could have easily been placed there without detection.
 hurried attempt had been made to clean the blood stains from the coat and trousers, but the efforts were only lpartfs successful. The right toat sleeve had been literally saturated with blood. Only most thorough cleaning could have removed tho crimson from the cloth. More blood stains were
 found along tho right sleeve of the eoa. , near the elbow. On tho front of the coat. near the buttons and the buston holes. clean and distinct blood stains were found Soap and water had evi- dert been applied tn these stains, put tho task wss 90 rapidly done that but slight effect was made upon the damn Ing stains.
 Tried to Remove stains Tho murderer. if the murderer wore that coat, and circumstantial evidence | Is strong. first tried to clean away the blood. and falling ir this. he cast or the clothes fn Il place where he noped | at some future time to come and claim them for they wore better clothes than tho average negro "roustabout wears Tn the pocket of the coat. the right hand pocket, was found the metallic key ring with J A. Finiey's name stamped upon 1t. It needed not the assurances of the associates of the dead man to identify the ring The name. the address, was there and the rfnG contained every key which Finley was accustomed to carry.
 If shouid be recalled in this connec. tion, too. that the trouser nockets oi tho dead man were stained with blood. They were stained as tine wet hand or the murderer siiped into them to draw 0,t the cheap and pa1try reward of his terrible crime. It should De re. called. roo, that the watch of the dead nan was found on the bureau Of the negro when the police went to arrest him.
 Eut nothing SO confirmed the theory of the police as to how the teffipie deed was done as the blood soaked trousers. While they were spotted m other places. the knees were stiH witn the dried blood, and soap and water had barely cofored the heavy stain that showed in the dark cloth. The police he1d this confirms the theory that the murderer bestfode the body of his vic. tim and with his knees sought to hold
 his arms. It confirms the theory tnat the murderer and his victim had strug- gle on the ground. a protracted strug- gle in which the murderer was paf : fled in his attempts to use the knife as Ee desired The clay about the dead body was found to have been torn up 1 for several feet. and the evidences of d continued struggle were too plain l 10 b8 Mf8tHAeN
 Victim Lay on Ground. | The, nature of the stabs and cuts. which so horribly nutliated the head and face of the victim indicated. too, that the victim was down and on his
 back when they were adH:tnistered. The cuts in the throat. where only the
 knife had play. indicated the instru.
 ment had becn pulled upward after it
 had entered the flesh of the victim.
 The wounds, not only in tho throat,
 but in the heal. indicated they were
 in all probability inflicted during a struggleA and while the victim was held in all probability upon his back.
 The coat found yesterday Is of brown cottonade, and has seen considerable service. although 1t is m good condi-
 ton. The trousers are of better mate
 rial and are evidently newer. They are of dark color with a stripe rum hing uc and down. k
 The clothes were positively identified as the clothes worn by Corbin ccies man Saturday night in Fishers sa- loon by Eva Ewing. Nellie Crawford,
 Susie Crawford, Will Reese and Jerry Ross and others who saw him before he left the saloon with Finley.
 The hideous crime, with its element of mystery. has attracted widespread interest In Montgomery sand the quick and apparently certain solution of tho mystery by tne police department O. the city of Montgomery has won gem eral praise for Chief Taylor, Captain Miles Smith and the men who refd- cred such intelligent and efficient ser- vice In bringing the murderer to jus tlce. The cork of the department has been of such nature that It's friends
 take a peculiar pride in t.
 Police Department Praised.
 The case was begun without a clue.
 At o'clock Sunday morning an un-
 known white man was found in a lone-
 ly spot. In less than twenty-f four
 hours the murderer. If clrcumstantiai
 evidence counts for anything, had been arrested. Not only had he been ar.
 rested, but such evidence had been
 gathered that the police are now posi-
 tive he will bo speedily convicted. Not
 only was the supposed murderer ar rested, but every important negro wit
 ness. every possible accomplica. was in the hands of the police. It Is be- lieved by those familiar with the case that seldom has a finer piece or police
 and detective work been done In any city.
 The immediate solution of the mys-
 tery. the overhauling of tho alleged
 murderer was due primarily to the
 thorough Knowledge of the Montgom- cry police department of the ways