Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-07
GIRL ADMITS SHE'S
SLAYER; ENDS LIFE

TO go.
The police now say Miss Herdman
met Manning after leaving police
headquarters, and that they went to-
gether to a saloon at Ward and Me
chanic street They were together
there drinking, the police say, until
o'clock this morning.
A reporter called at the home Of
his mother, Mrs. Aaron Manning in
Fairfield. today, and learned that
Manning and Mrs. Thomas Stage, q
sister, had departed in an automobile
late last night and had not returned.
MY son came here in an automo-
bile" said Mrs. Manning, and told
us my daughter, Mrs. Garrabrant.
with whom he lives. had been hurt
bv a trolley car. Mrs. Stage got into
the car with them and they drove
away. 1 haven't seen either of them
or heard from them since"
Efforts to obtain entrance to the
Garrabrant home today we're futile.
and employees in Mannings garage
said they did not know anything of
the owners whereabouts.
Hint OF Man Disguised as Woman.
The police and Chief Frederick
Weimer, of the county detectives, ad-
mitted today the possibility that the
shooting was done by a man dis
guised as a woman. The ina bility OF
Mrs. Cobb and Mrs. Riley to furnish
an adequate description Of the slayer
or to say whether the crime was
committed by a man or woman is
the only evidence the police have on
which to base this theory.
Although practically the entire de.
county detectives, worked on the case
all night, they were unable to obtain
any evidence which would warrant
them making an arrest. link, the
brewery driver, was the only one of
perhaps a dozen persons questioned
by the authorities who was being
held in headquarters this afternoon
Mrs. Cobb and Mrs. Riley are there
but not under detention. the police
merely desiring them TO remain to
attempt the Identification of any per-
sons who may be taken to the sta
tion-house in connection with the
case.
Sister Hysterioal.
Mrs. Addte Pierson, a sister OF Mrs.
Manning, insisted today that her sis
ter's murderer is a man.
Mrs. Pierson, who came from the
City Hospital two weeks ago after
Undergoing an operation, was greatly
excited when reporters called at her
home, AZ Hunterdon street.
"T've told all / know; / can't tell
any more" she said. Then she fed.
Later reporters came TO Mrs. Pier
sons home again. This time she said:
"a man killed my sister; 1t was not
a woman, as people seem TO believe"
When the reporters were endeavor-
ing to get Mrs. Pierson to tell on
what she based this assumption
members Of her family arrived and
forbade her to say any more.
At noon today Chief Of Police Long
said:
az am satisfied that jealousy was
the motive of this crime. The police
have learned that Mrs. Manning was
friendly with several men, and we in
tend questioning every one of them.
We also will endeavor to bring IN as
many of the other women friends Of
these men as we can find We are
bringing In all Of the intimate ac-
quaintances of the dead woman and
questioning them, but so far we have
obtained nothing definite enough to
act. on. Through the stories these
persons will tell US we expect to
round up the guilty persons"
County Detectives Aiding.
Chief Weimer said:
1.-THE case is, of course, primarily
one for the Newark police. but thu
county detectives will do their best to
clear up the mystery. 1 shall not rest
assured that the murderer Is a
woman, for, from what 1 could gather
last night from the statements OF
Mrs. Cobb and Mrs. Riley, neither Of
them could testify positively to that
The police are searching for a
Montclair man who, they say, visited
Mrs. Manning frequently Of late
This man, they say, was described
by a neighbor of the murdered
woman. who, however, was unable tc
give his name.
There is also man named Fred,
said to be from Philadelphia, who is
said to have called on Mrs. Manning
at various times. The police are
most anxious to find this person, par
ticulary since the murderer when
she cam TO Mrs. Mannings home
yesterday, asserted she was from
Philadelphia.
Story of Crime.
1t was at $40 p. m. yesterday that
Mrs. Riley heard the ring of the door
bell in their apartment. When she
opened the door to answer the sum
mons Mrs, Riley saw the figure of
strange woman indistinctly defined In
the semi darkness of the hallway.
Does Mrs. Manning live here?" the
woman asked.
Yes" replied Mrs. Riley; do you
want to see her?"
Tell Harriet that her friend from
Philadelphia wants to talk with her"
What name shall I give?" Mrs.
Riley asked
Just say a friend from Philadel-
! phia," said the woman as she fol-
lowed Mrs. Riley into the apart
ment.
! There were some article of furniture
( in the hallway that leads to the din
/ ing-room. Mrs. Riley, cautioning the
/ visitor to be careful, led her into the
/ house.
| Mrs. Cobb was in the dlning-room.
| Gas was lighted there, but turned low
7 Both Mrs. Cobb and Mrs. Riley say
they studied the visitor carefully on
account of the unusual manner in
which she had come to their home.
but could not say whether the caller
was a man or a woman. The heavy
mourning veil she wore effectually
hid her face, they say, and the loose
Is fitting raincoat shrouded the out
lines of her figure.
The caller sat down in the dining
room with Mrs. Cobb, but there was
no conversation, il is said Mrs,
Riley meantime went to summon her
sister, who was washing her hands
in the kitchen. The elder woman
told the police that her reticence pre-
vented her opening a conversa ton
with the visitor.
20, Harriet" Mrs Riley called out
TO Mrs Manning, there's a visitor
waiting for you in the dining-room.
Who is it?" asked Mrs. Manning.
Visitor Announced.