The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1879-05-27 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

TIIE EUSTON 6QUAIIE MYSTERY.  It was stnted in London, on Saturday afternoon, on very gond authority, that the woman Katherine 'Webster, who is at present charged with the murder of Mr,. Julia Martha Thomas, at Rietunond. iii March last, had two years aao resided i. 3 a sereint in the house at 4, Euston Square, where portions ot the body cf a female sunpo.ed to be Mi-s Fteivr were found. Mrs. itaqe-uorff was visittA by a represoittative of the Pt cc Associati-n, awl, in answer to his inquit it s, she s;t4,l that to WaS L CVO that iii \v. 11101 totstyttr:n2;ti IVt•itttt,tr s a: scriotion.w'as ever emp.iiyet I.*; he, iii Ii h a vile 11'11 no ri.eoVeetion of having h id a O' Cr appearance. On Stmdly aft,rue in Hr. ,t,:tnatt.rir was ,eOl, arid he fatiy b-ro out his wife's ,tide. men', adding that the only sery ,ut e e :tat htt, Ifni:tat!, 1.1).ab. It. at:en-oil tit tt he otw but b- t'•• of his Ikers, Dahl) !haw; •,1 d I.ll..t.tiro;tut anit,t'ta tr.s. ito a to Cit c .•:, itt C with a i th(11, a7ll. • ! if the police coni'n wed W wilt him an-1 V I wile toot, txulti. ha :to p • or n it, eV: .17 tit . tinae lvtwor, r, :.e lioi -:t. I ~•.LLI • ,;(:.  'ill' :Jab' lili. Oil 111 •ii. Fr Ill': '1 re i,• PlCS,Ai.soiit in it . ;, 1 it is Ittnit t : . :1:. Hl.' 'A€r, HI • 6.2 tii ()Wall iii t lUllb„ir in I)evtif,,Rl Cr, 1: d it at reilti'zi Who tf.  A cohtempetary says : - • 'P.- 71- • • mystro y rot•i lii litel „f ::; • ;;;,:„. Feeress •.: i • 1,.1111011 nervsesper en We wifh a spirit of Eerus rlerdly, end tle.•se gerele•fien, or s'11:1f, 0, t fit het pit Cfell•aly ferrefel :•s to the methods by Ivhielt they olftain their turther par ticulars." An instance of f ilf the kind has been Communicated to to. M. Hanker, as the brother of lito 1:l1y W110,i,; re,Mti'`a are supposed to have been di.-feovered. hits netti, ally been tin obj• ct considerable interest for both reporters and detectives. Mr.- Hacker, who liv. s iii an old ma•.sion in the suburbs, received visits front ono or two reporters, to whom he confided all Lie knew. His solicitor, however, wlrned the elfl thA it might be as well to held no further communication with the representatives of the Press. The hint was taken, and 151 r. Hacker declared hintself at home only to detectives. The next day a maa WAR introduced to his presence is a detectiveinspector from the Intelligence Department of Scotland Yard. The visitor supported his identity by producing a lock of hair, which he represented as belonging to the remains. Mr. Hacker spoNe freely. The interview lasted some time, and then tlie man retired with his hair and his notebook full of jottings. It is needless to say that the enterprising gentleman was not the person whom he represented himself to be. Half an hour afterwards the real detective-inspector presented himself, and, I understand, was refused admission to the house on the ground of being an imposter. Of course there is a tremendous row in Scotlmnd-jrard, and now we have a startling diversion, for the pursuit has been doubled by the collateral mystery of the sham deteetive, and the necessity of running Mtn to earth, that he may be prosecuted for Ws audacity."