The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-15
EYES ON SUSPECTED NEGRO
IHDEITTgs or tSBI ~ PtRk
~ IILR az ! IOIENtT.
Man arrested Eoaie~ing the Murder ~
Marie smith said to Have PA, p Poor
Ami inquest Put an riii Prisoner
l. Jailed " GODS Fired AFTER Crime.

l. Jailed " GODS Fired AFTER Crime.
AsnuRY PARN. y. J., Nov. is.-Thomss
Whliams. 'hr negro suspected of mas
u.d t,ng and Hillins eieven-ysar-old Marie
smith who's. body VAS found in IA wood
near Nansmas=a on sunday afternoon,
was put through an exhaIsting examins-
ton tni, afternoon hy the local police
and county Detective Minuth. who was
sent over from Freehold. the county seat,
by tbs, county Prosecutor. The .xamina-
tipn had many Of the features 81 the old
fashioned third degree. Williams was
mad. To- look upon IN. girls body while
attempting TO account for his movements
OF " ednssdaY. IN" dav On which the girl
Il believed Ia have heen killed.
Chief III Police William IL Smith and
Sherlf He;rIck didn't care to take chances
wIta the crowd that gathered about the
Jail and tho examination was held IN the
chiefs rff'r- Williams was taken from
h,> cell late IN tn. afternoon and con-
d.Cf.t O. the ,,fC. Ivy "A rear stairway.
80 that NJ me caught ghr 1t him. The
prc-ence pi Magistrate John A. Borden
helped Ia give In. proceeding legal
appearance although 49, far as could Pc
/" ,rn-i Williams MAS not formally AR
fh- examination II IN" negro lasted
over Two hours lie broke down when
confronted ". Ia the body hut continued
t. protest hi- innocence. Beginning his
H.. y. after - few minute, Williams at
ts-uptrt e. tell u connected story which
would account Tor h,, movements last
W. In" .,!,V. IL was unIch the sam. story
thu ne h al old before hut when he was
n.E 10 nl
ia th,. nd failed utterly To explain his
whsrel bout, between ~ - and o'clock
Of 'hN, day III" police believe that be-
t'ean th-.sc hnur- the murder was done.
since IA. child after leaving school At 1880
had only two hours IN which 1" get her
oiuatr carry her fathers dinner To him
ant retuTn TO school for her afternoon
ci4ssa,.
Williams tnld the police that ha was
dr,clA on WeI' e,day AND hat he was
in e~fffiR saloon 81 Wanamassa until
non The bartender said he was cert ain
that the negro eft the place A. IN o'clock.
lnves; 81 ZION by the police sc"ms to show
that Williams was probably in m. vi
cinsy " the wood at about the tins.
Marie !Syniih Mas going though It on her
way frs,n school. One NJ me witnesses
examined hy the police. Molly Williams.
a COUSIN OF the suspect says that he
scent part of Wednesday afternoon al
ne home. half a mil. from where the
gull body was found
The police would not max. public
the results ~ thr,r investigation. hut
they asserted that they had learned
enough ~ disprove many If the state
ments made by the negro and TO make
them feel sure that he was IN the neigh
bothood Of the wood at the time the crime
was committed
II was suggested to-day thai whoever
IN" criminal was he had tried TO cover
MS work Ivy setting fire - the wood.
There vas a brush blaZ" on "wednesday
night IN The neIghhorhood OF the road
nes~ which the girls body was found
The firemen were called out and they
stopped the fire before 1t made much head
waN
II IL established that when Williams went
90 the saloon h. nd not have With him
the axe which h" had been using in clear
ing M Mrs JaCkson's yard and with
which II was al first suggested the girl
was Killed. Further examination Of the
body. however. left the doctora in doubt
a. - tha sort - Weapon used in infio'ing
tn wound found on tn" girls head The
cut IA her forehead - about 'So IN p 49,
long and app.arS - lie too wide and she
edge Too much bruised To have been in
fficrsi with a sharp edged weapon. IL IL
nos houghI that a stone or club vas used
In killing the child.
After " Ilhams'S -Naminai ion tn. girl
b"Gv Na- taken back 10 the undertskers.
wher" The Coroner has directed II To b.
kert until further orders No date for
Oh" inquest has been fixed hui ~ IL prob
able thar - will not he h-li until Will
Jams = "a quarters NOR. -a,tIr" from out
cid. attack II was expected all day that
Williams would be- taken 10 The county
jail AZ Freehold
/ III" only demonstration made by thu
crowd outside tn" Iail came when II was
announced that IN" city Council had
offered $50 reward for info rmatiOn lead
ing TO the detection and ~OnN ICtIOn II
the murderer Then there Wa a Iittl"
eheerlnR and during IN" excitement a
man appeared With rope. He said h"
came from the South. where they knew ,
how 10 deal Nth such caa.aa Before h-
could -av much more Sheriff HefriCk had
him by the collar and vas Leading him
away The crowd mad- no move TO IN
serfere and the Sh.rif after giving the
man a lItt- advice bet him 60 Tho man
didu' return TO the crowd IN front of the
jan
After nightfall il began raining her"
and III" crowd thInnai out II -expeCt'si
that some time in the night III. chief !
~ police will seize th. opportunity AFFORD /
81 by IN" had weather To smuggl. VIII. |
Jams 1lIt nf the jail and hurry him by
auto to- Freehold County Detective .
Mnugh cam" here IN an auto and the |
machine has been kept al tho Jail
A. II O'Clock tonight men appeared
around IN" station house with ropes
ornSba-- and -Iedsehsmmsr- and began
O. ak ~! attacking III. Jail. when the
police drove --ybpdy at least a block
away and cic'.-'i th- street :" IN. public.