The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-01-01

protested vebemently that he had
nothing to do with the murder OF
Prof. White.
Ivory was short in stature, with
skin as black as anthracite coal. and
very repulsiye features. Criminolo-
gists pronounced him TO be the low
est type OF the unedncated negro.
The detectives resorted 70 every
device known to the profession 10
force a confession from the man.
Finally. after an hour OF the sweat
ing" he biurted out:
well. done told you was there.
but II 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 a descrip-
ton of the watch that had been stolen
from Prof White. The number Of the
case was 3e,s75. and that OF the move
ment 9i5.938. 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 a man who had a
room In his mothers house. He had
only lived there n 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,Deccnd street
ON the night OF the murder. He said
that third man had been in his com.
pany. These admissions, while impor'
tant, we're not conclusive. There were
still links to be fitted in the chain.
At this period OF the investigation a
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
the Girard avenue bridge when he met
two colored men. Trey stopped, and
one of them asked him for q match
One of these men answered the de
scription of Ivory. Perry he did moi
recognize.
While the authorities were brows'nf
| over the evidence they had on hand
they received word that n number oI
suBpicious-looking negroes who hat
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 Leary
with them for purposes OF identifica
ton. The colored men were lined al
In the workhouSe Just as they had beer
in the city hall In Philadelphia. Ont
OF the negroes was a tall, shamblinl
fellow. He was stoop-shouldercd ant
knock-kneed. and otherwise lacking II
symmetrical beauty. Both Hartman
and Leary Immediately picked hin
OFT as one of the -en they had me
on the night of the tragedy He hat
given the Trenton authorities th'
name OF William Fields. but after
wards admitted that his right nam'
was Amos Stirling.
Stirling was taken from the line an'
brought into a private room. Here h
WAS stripped, and 1t was found tina
his undcrclothes were covered with hu
man blood. When his attention wa
called to this damaging fact, he SAT-
unconcernedly:
"oh, that's nothing; my nose wa
bleeding"
Stirling was not In the state wher'
the crime was committed. Hence lega
formalitses we're necessary before h
could be taken to Philadelphia. Don
aghy made an attempt TO break tn
record In the matter Of regulations
He took a special train to Harrisburg
went to the executive mansion an
reused Gov. Stone from sound slee
In order to get his signature on tn
papers. From Harrisburg he has
tened back 10 Trenton. only to I'm
that some ovar-willing lawyer hs
flsd an objection to the removal Q
the prisoner. Although trivial. II too
several hours TO overcome. But 4
spite OF all the obstacles. Donash
complied with all the formalities an
had his prisoner In the Fhiladelphi
city hall in just 90 hours.
Three prisoners were now in cur
, tody. Could they be proven guilty
Two were silent. Stirling loudly prt
tested his innocence. He said that
he were free he could prove an alb
am free" rejoined Donaghy. "an
II you'll give me the names of you
witnesses, I'll work 1t out for you.
, It's any good. I'll be the first TO q
/. NIT it,
, The negro finally said that &c
!. tain lady Of color. named Dolly Ora,
. who lived In Harrisburg, could prov
!. that he was at the state capitol on II
t night of tbs uiurdsr. Donashy pasien