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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1894-11-02, Page 5THE WINGHAM Ti _NIES, OVEMB11) r
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Lt Cooly Admits that lie
urclerecl Jessie Keith.
PUT) ouILTV ingponii TIM NMIS.
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of EviDEXOP, AGAINST
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AN'XIOUS TO DIE AS sooN
AS 130s8IBLN.
Listowel, Oct, 26,—Tho prisoner
wa.s brought from Stratford on the
train, arriving here at 1.22. Busi-
ness WAS suspendedana nearly every
male resident of the town had eol-
lected either at the station or in the
vicinity of the lockup.
In order to avoid all possible dan-
ger of lyuelling the authorities resort-
ed to a clover ruse. Tho train was
stopped at Ballard's sideroad, the
other side of Listowel, and Chief Mc-
Carthy, of Stratford, and J. S. Cop-'
pin, of Mitchell, who were in charge
of the prisoner, alighted, Meantime
High Constable Thos. McCarthy had
driven down to the sidoroad with a :
eab, and constables and prisoner got
in, and were driven rapidly to the
lockup. Here Constables Woods and
Beattie and other specials were as-
sembled. Considerable difficulty
was experienced in getting through
the aseemblage, but there was no
disorder, and after a vigorous appli-
cation of the batons the prisoner was
placed under lock and key. Tbe
see lock-up is situated immediately be-,
• neath the town hall, and in a few
Ininates the inquest resumed before
Coroner :Rankin, County Crowe -At-
torney Idington looking after the in-
terests of the Crown. The hall was
crowded to the doors, fully one-third
of the audiencebeing women, at-
tracted by a morbid curiosity to
• catch a glimpse of the accnsed.
Cheadle faced thecrowd unconcern-
edly, and but .once fbrind fault with
the evidence being given. Frequent-
ly when the most damaging testi-
mony was given, he would. remark,
" that's correct," " th!at's right."
From the beginning of the examin-
• ation he bore the air of a man who
would es soon die to -night as at any
other time.
Constables T. ' 13. McCarthy, of
Stratford, and Robert Woods, of
140toevel, produced the various ex-
Vibits, including the black valise
and itontents, of the murdered
girl's clothing. and the blood stained
r • petticoat found around the girl's
throat. The prisioner shifted his
• restless eyes on the garments, but
did not betray by the movement of
a inusele of his face that he had ever
• seen them before. The various
• . • articles were one by one removed
from the valise and placed on the
table, tho prisoner regarding the
movements of tho officers witb as
little concern as though he were a
(
$• spectator.
The blue jacket with white spots
- and a pair of bleck stockings marked
"N" found in tk. valise, were re-
cognized by William ielaynard, as.
having been stolen from his clothes-
line. He also identified a towel in
the possession of accused.
•
•- Mrs Isabelle McLeod. of Ailsa Craig
• told of the theft of the valise from 'her
house on Oct. 2. She identified the
- various articles, and produced a
piece of the goods from which the
rie blue skirt, found in the valise,
bad been made, The blood -besmear-
ed shirt was ale identified. . The
. _glengarry bonnet belongs to her bus -
band. •
Angus litcLeen of Ailsa Craig
. identified the accused as a man who
he saw on Oct. 2 at Ailsa Craig.
-Fee • Then Rogers, of St.
Mary's, was put in the box to prove
the purchase of the trousers worn by
prisoner when he Was arrested. He
gold not identify Chattelle, how -
ver. "That's not the man I NMI&
the pants from," said Chattelle. pen.
Teskey, 0 St. Mary's barber, severe
that he shaved the -prisoner on Mon
day, Oct. 15. "Yes, sir, that'sright"
said the prisoner. Teskey alsoiold
of a conversation he had.with Chat -
tone, when the latter stated that he
was 60 years old, although he did
not look it. Ho. reeognized the
blood-stained overalls as having ben
gorn by the accused. .
Then step by step the -crown traced
the prisoner to the scene of the mur-
der and followed hint without Inter-
ruption to the plae where bo Was
arrested. The chain of evidence was
tOrnplete. The Coroner's inry.. re-
turned the following verdict; That-
Jesrlie Xelth was feloninslymilfully,
maliciously and with malice afore-
thitight,
kill e I and nmeered on the
16tn day of Oetober,1891, by Alinella
'hattelle.
• The prisoner was then arraigned .shanter. He laughed immoderately
before a magistrate's court, consist- at this, and thought it a good joke
ing of Police ilingistrateTerhune and
Mayor Veetherstone. Much of the'
evidence taken by the coroner's jury
was gone over, aud the magistrates:
formally charged him under the sec-
tion in the Revised Statutes, which
gives the prisoner an opportnuity of
making a statement, and warned him
that it could not be found, I buried
that deep down, you'll never find
that, he grineed.
Asked if lie was not a great eater,
judging from the number of plaees
be called at and got food, be said,
When a man is out a week seven
times three is 21, but I find out that
that an
Ythiug iW mig ht say would it is oftener seven times two are 14
11 used Against bine He replied and he laughed again
that he was guilty and had nothing Moutreal, Oct. 27,—A special de
-
more to say.. Thee he teas removed spateh from St. Hyacinthe states that
to his cellevliere he was stripped and I Almeda Chattelle was born in that
his clothing examined. Many blood : town 52 years'. ago. no had two
stains were found on les drawers. 1 brothers and several sisters alive and
While being searched he repeatedly married there, who aro fearfully
said he did not Me how soon he was distressed over the terrible news of
put out of the world, Lot them cut the manner in which be ruthlessly
me to pieces or hang or shoot ine„ he • took Jessie Keith's life at Listowel •
said, They have proved I did it. on October 19.
What is the use of delaying matters? •In youth Chattelle was ane of
The sooner they get it over and clone the altar boys there in one of the
with the better. A hack was wait- , Roman Catholic Churehes, anti was
ing at the jail door, and a restless rather a commonplace youth. Neal -
mob Was clamoring outside for the ing was kuown to his disercdit &trine -
prisoner. A number of constables liis younger days at St. Hyacinth°.
were on hand and the prisoner was While in his teens, however, be
suddenly rushed through and into beeame restless, and one clay ohs -
the back:. A large rock followed in appeared from St. Hyacinthe. Year
dangerous proximity, and narrowly • after year passed,, and no tidings of
escaped missing persons in the crowd. the missing boy reaelied' his parents,
He was driven off at full speed, to the who mournete him as one dead.
station followed by • a turbulentFor thirty yeas the wanderer ab
erowd. At the station the train was stained from visiting the place of
not yet in, and the prisoner was tak- his birth, though during that time
en into the station, where he remain- he had been in Montreal and Quebee
ed. closely guarded until its arrival. ' on board of shfps, for, .among others
The crowd here was very demon- calling that he had followed, Chattelle
strative and seemed dangerous. AU went to sea.
sorts of cries and theats were made, After having roved from clime to
such as lynch him, bang him, use clime for thirty years, Chattelle took
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the rope, throw hint under the train, a notion last summer to return to •--
etc.. The officers ran hint down the St.' Hyacinthe. His father and mo -1.
platform followed by tho crowd, and ther were dead and his brothers and ,
at the car steps a determined 'effort sisters had' homes of their own. The
old homehad passed into other hands..
It was near the first of July when
the long -absent man came back. No.
one knew him; he had to impress his
identity upon his friends before they
would receive him.
Chattelle Was- well dressed,. and
expressed a desire to settle down
his birthplace. He cast about for
employment, -and shortly after he
reached here procured work with the
Finally, at 1,0.40, the train pulled , Electric Light Co. He was a bendy •
out, followed by wild and derisive Man, and could turn his band to
cries from the mob. He will remainePretty nearly everything about the
in Stratford jail until the spring as- "plant. Ho worked bore till Septem-
Sizes. bcr. His conduct was good, and
Stratford, Ont., Oct. 26.—To the Chattelle was well thought of. • .
reporters who aceompaniedbim from While he drank Lt glass of beer or
Listowel to Stratford on the train to- so, it was particularly noticed that
night, Almeda• Chattelle, murderer he abstained from excesses of all
of Jessie Keith in the Thee bush, kinds. In September he disappeared.
near Listowel, made a full and • eem_, He left Suddenly and without warn-
plete confession of his crime. He ing one Saturdaysinght, after being
told how he had met Jessie- on the Paid by the Light Company..
track. The following dialogue then' That was the lastseen of him in St.
folldwed between the accused and Hyacinthe.. He left no trace behind
the newspaper meu : him of his destination, andwas only
Did you =impish your pure remembered by those with whom he
had worked, and who learned from
P°Z. She resisted inc on the trackl
his own lips at various times the
and was too strong for me, and after story liere given,
a struggle I bit her on the head with Stratford, Oct, 28,—In jell here
the other day Chattelle told . Detec-
st stone, rendering her insensible, I
tive lifurrey and Crown Attorney Id -
If • I, half Fin one her
was made to get • him, There was
no organized leader but a few men
the WOr80 of liquor called for .volun-
teers to follow them into the car and
take him. In the scramble Constable
McCarthy drew his revolver, and
Chief McCarthy, of Stratford, nar-
rowly escaped felling under the ear
For ten minutes the train remained,
during which many inflammatory.
threats were made . by the crowd..
PIP
t Call!
across the field to the busb, where 1 ington that he had sailed in all
parts of the world. He had been ,
cut her throat and then inflicted the
in London many times, in Glasgow,1
other worm s. Liverpool and Irelend. Ile sailed
What did you do with the organs
theevest coast of South America
yea removed ?
I burled them in a fleld near Azores. For several years he was
where the valise was found. I can t in the logwood trade between Boston
describe the place exactly, but if a and the West Indies. About bine
bloodhound was put on the scent it years ago lie became insane when ho
would find them, was in Boston.and was confined in
But why did you remove the the Mass., Asylum. He
parts? was not there long he said; he did
Taunton,
I don't know. After I found 1 not know just how long, but it was
could not accomplish lily purpose I about nine mouths be thought. He
became maddened and do not know was discharged as cured. His first
what followed. voyage was out of New Haven, Conn.
TO satisfy so far as possible the
suspieion which some persons enter-
tain that he is Seek the Ripper, a de-
seription of him will be sent to Scot-
land Yard. The only description
wind has ever been given of Jack
the Ripper is that he is a low, thick
set man over 40 years. of age, and a
foreigner, and probably a sailor.. To
this Chattelle answers, but of course
so do many other people,
WROXVfER.
Messra. Thos. Rae, T. 1'. Miller
and Jos. Cowan left on Irriday last
for Muskoka, where they intend to
spend a week hunting deer.—A
handsome new fenceis being on.
over the better. structed around the Methodist Church.
After miswering these questions, —Air, W. C. iftwowood,,I -new brick
the prisoner became annoyed at the house has received an occupant
number of people erowding around the person of ltobt. Rms.—The pres.
him in the car, and refused to talk
further.
,14
1Atteron be was asked what be-
came of the Chriety stIti he had on
before the murder, mot 'abih divaip
and had made several trips to the
Why did you strip the body?
I don't kilow.
There was a strong ease against
you.
Yes, and • the witnesses told the
math for the most part.
They say yott have been guilty
of similar acts before this ?
No, never, and I would not do it
again for all the world. 1 ant sorry
1 killed that poor girl.
Were you not afraid of being
lynched.
would not have eared. I might
As well die to -day as to -morrow.
What difference does a day make?
I did it, I confessed it, and I have got
to die anyway, and the sooner it is
n
byterlan manse is undergoing a
renovation. The newly appointed
pastor, Rev.R. S. Anderson,will be
induoted To.sday Nov. lathe—
Ur. him *fif A% 40
CLINTON.
Black squirrel hunting Is a favor-
ite pastime of our young men jest
now. One with a seow-white tail
was brought in. last week.—Saturday
last, the junior football team of the
Collegiate drove over to Blyth to
play a friendly mach with the jun-
iors of that place. After a well -con-
tested match, the home tcion wrest-
ed victory from their opponents by a
score of' 2 to 1 and cattle back feel-
ing greatly elated over their success,
The return math is to be played
Saturday, 3rd, itt Cliutini, And . we
have no doubt our boys will give a
good acconn t of themselves.—Mr.
Lough, the genial principal of the
Model, played a flying visit to Kin-
cardine, last So turdity.—As Miss
Taylor, teacher of the primm• de-
partment of the Palle tehoul, was
absent one day this week, Miss C.
Macdonald, of Whigham, who is at-
tending the Model school here, was
favored; as on other occasions, by
being allowed to take her place.
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HARRISTON.
Mr. Nixon, of Knox College, Tor-
onto, a former member of. Guthrie
choir, preached a eery impressive
sermon on Sunday evening, Mr.
Nixon is it'i'ery energetic and fluent
.speaker.—The Hickapo's haee• left
for Palmerston this week. In the
gold watch competition Mrs. Nichol
was the fortunate one, having guess-
ed the correct number of beans in
the jar; namely, 2898.—Dr. McCul-
lough has returned from bis honey-
moon trip, looking, may we say, fifty
per cent. younger. He intends mov-
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