1 8 7 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁de emed ▁an ▁accomp lice ▁of ▁King ▁to ▁the ▁murder . ▁ ▁Having ▁failed ▁in ▁their ▁search ▁for ▁St odd ard , ▁increasing ly ▁the ▁prime ▁suspect ▁in ▁the ▁case , ▁the ▁police ▁h ired ▁Mary ▁Hand ley , ▁making ▁her ▁a ▁detect ive ▁to ▁the ▁chief ▁of ▁police , ▁pay ing ▁her ▁a ▁st ip end ▁of ▁$ 2 ▁per ▁day ▁for ▁ 4 0 ▁days . ▁Hand ley ▁had ▁revealed ▁to ▁the ▁police ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁an ▁" int imate ▁friend " ▁of ▁King ' s , ▁and ▁had ▁approached ▁the ▁police ▁to ▁assist ▁in ▁searching ▁for ▁her . ▁At ▁first , ▁she ▁de alt ▁with ▁a ▁cold ▁trail ▁as ▁had ▁the ▁other ▁detect ives ▁on ▁the ▁case , ▁but ▁after ▁a ▁public ▁tip ▁" rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁former ▁ha un ts ▁of ▁Kate ▁St odd ard " ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁chief , ▁Hand ley ▁was ▁" put ▁on ▁the ▁track ". ▁She ▁made ▁tri ps ▁to ▁Glen ' s ▁F alls , ▁Glo vers ville ▁and ▁Alb any , ▁but ▁none ▁were ▁product ive . ▁ ▁Capt ure ▁ ▁By ▁chance , ▁on ▁the ▁afternoon ▁of ▁ 8 ▁July ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁Hand ley ▁was ▁returning ▁to ▁Brook lyn ▁from ▁Manh attan ▁via ▁the ▁F ult on ▁Fer ry , ▁exit ing ▁the ▁gates ▁at ▁the ▁fer ry ▁dock , ▁when ▁she ▁observed ▁King ▁head ed ▁that ▁way , ▁pres umably ▁on ▁her ▁way ▁to ▁Manh attan . ▁Hand