The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07
Outrage and Murder at Remove.


against William Donley, uncle of
the murdered girl His arrest fol-
lowed several days OF most diligent
and painstaking work during which
the gathering of evidence was
shrewdly and quietly conducted.
Public sympathy goes ont to the
Donley family, and has increased
since the circumstances surround
ing the crime appear the more de-
plorable, with a blood relation ac-
cused of the crime. A visit to Lock
Haven Sunday failed to bring out
any of the details of the case so far
as the grounds for holding the ac-
cused goes. 4 policy of strict of
fetal reticence is being adhered to.
The prisoner could not be ap-
preached. From statements that
were made, however, it is believed
that Donley is on the verge of men
tai and physical collapse. 1t is au-
thoritively stated that the charge
of murder can be sustained, it is
believed. on the evidence now in
possession of the authorities. One
thing that is not known, however,
is where the crime was committed.
A hearing probably will be given
the prisoner at an early date. When
and where, of course, will not be
made public.
DoNLEY, THE PRISONER.
William Donley, the prisoner,
who in the Clinton county Jail at
Lock Haven is kept aloof from ev-
eryone except the authorities whose
connection with the murder case
takes them to him, is a brother of
the murdered girls father. He is
as years of age, a molder, who was
employed in the Pennsylvania rail
road shops. In appearance he is
about FIVE feet ten inches tall, some
what stopped and weighs about I5o
pounds. His hair is dark, eyes
blue and face one that does not give
any special indication of poor men
tality, although there are some per-
sons who claim that mentally Will
liam Donley is something of weak
ling. Generally he was considered
a fair workman and rather harm
less individual of no marked traits
of character.
A QUIET ARREST.
How quietly Donley's arrest was
effected is evident from the fact
that at a late hour Friday night a
correspondent endeavored to obtain
information as to any developments
in the case and was informed that
there was none. Nevertheless, even
at that time the arrest of the uncle
of the murdered girl was being Sc
cretly made. AT about II o'clock,
by direction of J. ]. Kintner, Esq,
acting for District Attorney Hip
pie, William Donley was arrested
at his home and was taken to Lock
Haven, on Erie mail, in custody Of
two detectives, and lodged in the
Clinton county Jail.
ANTICIPATED ARREST.
The arrest of Fred Jackson was
from the start taken by many per.
sons to mean nothing, since they
felt certain that Jackson did not
commit the crime. And at the
same time it was stated that the
belief existed in some quarters that
a chain of evidence was being WOW
en- around a Remove man who was
not one of the suspects confined in
the Jail and whose arrest would
create decided sensation. Conse-
quently, the arrest of the uncle Of
the murdered girl did not come al
together unexpectedly.
NO FURTHER SEARCH.
1t appears that further search is
now to be dropped, and this is TAX
en- as being strongly indicative that
the authorities feel certain that in
William Donley they have the
right man. To revert to the case
of Jackson, who was placed in a
steel cage after being arrested, and
whose arrest was by some consider
ed an important capture, Mrs. H.
r. Burkland, of Howards, is cred.
tied with having made a statement
that proves that Jackson, who was
arrested at the Burkland home,
could not have been in Remove at
the time the crime was committed
CONCERNING THE EVIDENCE.
While District Attorney Nipple
has made an announcement that
the charge of murder is entered
against Donley, the authorities are
not divulging the nature of the ev-
idence that will be adduced against
the accused. There are reports,