The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-12-30

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Prof. White.
Ivory was short in stature, with
skin as black as anthracite coal, and
very repulsive features. Criminolo'
gists pronounced him to be the low
est type of the uneducated negro.
The detectives resorted to every
device known to the profession to
force a confession from the man.
Finally, after an hour of the sweat
ing he blurted out:
"Well, l done told you I was there,
but it wasn't me that struck the blow"
He was put in a cell and Donaghy
and his associates started out for more
evidence They obtained descr1p'
ton of the watch that had been stolen
from Prof. White The number OF the
case was 39S75, and that of the move
ment 915,93S. These numbers were
photographed to every pawnbroker and
every matchmaker in the city.
The response came much sooner
than was anticipated. A negro
named Buddy Brown was arrested
while trying to pledge the watch with
pawnbroker in West Philadelphia
Brown said the watch was not his,
but belonged to man who had
room in his mothers house. He had
only lived there few days and had
given Buddy" the watch to. pawn
for him.
The strange negro was promptly To-
| Gated and arrested. He proved to be
William Perry of Georgia. Perry was
not very communicative at first, but
finally admitted that he was in the
neighborhood of Thirty-second street
on the night of the murder. He said
that third man had been in his COM
pany. These admissions, while 1mpor-
tant, were not conclusive. There were
still links to be fitted in the chain.
At this period of the investigation
new character came on the scene in
the person of John Leary, an employe
of the city water works. He had been
reading a great deal about the murder,
and he felt impelled to step forward
and give his own experience on the
night of the murder. He had quit
work at midnight and was crossing
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two colored men. They stopped, and
one of them asked him for match.
One of these men answered the de-
scription of Ivory. Perry he did not
recognize.
While the authorities were browsing
over the evidence they had on hand
they received word that a number OF
In 1ryhO hoT
been picked up on the railroad neal
Trenton were now in the Mercer coun
| ty workhouse. Donaghy and Nc
Kenty determined to go to the New
Jersey capital and look at the men
They took young Hartman and LearJ
with them for purposes of Identified
ton. The colored men were lined VI
in the workhouse just as they had beer
in the city hall in Philadelphia. On'
Of the negroes was a tall, shamblinl
fellow. He was stoop-shouldered ant
knock-kneed, and otherwise lacking il
symmetrical beauty. Both Hartman
and Leary Immediately picked hin
out as one of the men they had me
on the night of the tragedy. He ha
given the Trenton authorities tn
name of William Fields, but after
wards admitted that his right nam
was Amos Stirling.
Stirling was taken from the line an
brought into private room. Here h
was stripped, and it was found tina
his underclothes were covered with HI
man blood. When his attention wa
called to this damaging fact, he sal
uncOncernedly:
ooh, that's nothing; my nose wa
bleeding"
Stirling was not in the state wher
the crime was committed. Hence leg;
formalities were necessary before h
could be taken to Philadelphia. Dol
aghy made an attempt to break tn
Re record in the matter of requisition
He took a special train to Harrisburg
III went to the executive mansion an
y reused Gov. Stone from a sound slice
in order to get his signature on til
OF papers. From Harrisburg he ha
ed tened back to Trenton, only to fin
ly that some over-willing lawyer ha
as filed an objection to the removal
be the prisoner, Although trivial, it toe
", several hours to overcome. But
mt spite of all the obstacles, Donagf
on complied with all the formalities al
had his prisoner in the Philadelph
city hall in just 80 hours.
er Three prisoners were now in Gu
RS tody Could they be proven guilt!
he Two were silent. Stirling loudly pr
tested his innocence. He said that
he were free he could prove an ALL
ed I'm Free" rejoined Donaghy, al
if you'll give me the names of 70
Nv witnesses, I'll work it out for you.
on it's any good, I'll be the first to
nc. NIT it.
are The negro finally said that c.
,it. tain lady of color, named Dolly CIR;
lue who lived in Harrisburg, could pro
&C. that he was at the state capitol on
but night of the murder. Donaghy pate