National Republican., 1873-04-01
FRANK HAHN'S MURDERER
OF THE SUPPOSED CRIMINAL.

Nictm-h Inthcr views thf hHuA""
Remains Of Ills Son -Coroncr's Inquest
aud verdIct-The Arrested ATnn Com
mittcd rs the Pcrpcirntor-A Strong
Chain Of Circumstantial Eridcnce-The
business Men Of the City Appreciate the
Work Of the Oniccrs-fccllrE in the
COMMUNICATIONS nt the Central
Guard-hou.c and El-cwhcre-'Inter-
views with the Murderer aud Ills
Mistress.
'The Hahn murderer has been captured !" was
the words which, starting carly yesterday morn.
Ing, spread like wild fire through the city, ami
created feeling Of eNutation In the breasts Of
all law-abidlng citizens. Thus was the prediction
Of the REPUBLICAN verified. How and by whom
the work was done can best be asccrtalncd by
pcTusal Of the following;
on Sunday afternoon Detective Coomcs re-
ceiyed certain information which led him TO be-
neye that the party suspected Of the crime ana
who Ind been described by q gentleman living
at Jackson City, was a resident OF Alexandra,
bu had for some time past been frequently vls-
ltng this city, and that he was seen here on Fri
de evening.
a. the party was known to the detectives as
noorious thief, they at once made mp their minds
~ 10 for him In short order No trains are run
Rer the road on sunday, and after falling TO
s,cure even the poor accommodation OF bag
qtge train, the onlcers concluded TO get there II
they had to walk; but luckily for them Jehu
vas pressed into the service, spd Messrs. Clar-
voc, Miller and McDevitt started for two hours
pugh ride. Like oil things earthly this ride had
ls end, and about midnight the party entered
Alexandria, and proceeded at once to communi'
rate with Major Stewart, In charge Of the police
- al, oil nufliDU m
rendered all possible aid, which was rendered In
the shape Of an ample guard.
THUS ARMED
and protected, the party at once proceeded to
"BuzZarIs' R0ost," where the man they were
after lived, each determined, II possible TO Sc
cure him. The house. by the way, Is but a few
foot distant from the one In which Manley lived,
who was hung on Friday. ON arriving at the
house the of1cial party surrounded II, and Capt.
webster knocked at the door. In response to
the knock came the inquiry, "ls tha'you, John ?
and the response was, "Nes." "Ab right, III
come down." replied the voice. moment after
the door was opened and the party entered,
helng admitted by the very man young, they
were after.
lie was at once informed that there were sew
eral gentlemen who wished to converse with
him. and while some Of the party did the enter.
tanning, McDtvit' proceeded at once to his bed
room anl took charge OF his clothing, and had a
chat with his mistress, Lucy Williams, who was
In bed at the time. She was exceedingly retl.
cent, and attempted to get down stairs, hut was
not allowed to 20.
After these prClminarles had been concluded,
Young was informed that he was under arrest
aud requested to 90 up stairs and drcss which he
did, the Offccrs noting that the hat and clothing
which he wore were not the same US described by
those who had seen and knew him. On being |
questioned ABOUT his hat, he replied that the one
then worn was not his, but that he had exchanged |
the day previously.
The prisoner was then taken TO the station |
house, where, on examining hlA clothing spots |
resembling blood were seen, and un being ques- |
toned In IcgLrl TO them he replied as gwen In |
The testimony Of Detective MCDrvtt at the In |
quest; as Is also tue remainder Of the SnfOnna- |
ton IN regard % the cut boot, the .1ssg-shOt |
and his attempted explanation and the WJmans |
different story. Tue check, As will also be seen |
by the testimony Of Mr.. CifrOw, was shown him |
by the prisoner at his house In Jackson Cay on |
Friday night; and he not only remembers the |
amount, but positively
IbENrFIEs rHR PRISONER.
The officers have also ascCrtalned that the |
check was presented for payment at the First
National bank In Alexandra, on SATURDAY, hy
some party not yet identified, and that when he
was asked for some one to identify him he took
from his pocket d pass on the Orange, AleNan-
dria and Manassas railroad, supposed to be
Hahns,l aud asked II that was not sufficient
The paying teller, Ritsr glancing at the pass,
said Il Mr.. Barbour, the president Of the road,
would identify HIM he would pay the chCcgs
when he picked Il up and left. These facts, and
those given at the inquest, satisfied the officers
that they had the right man. and they accord
ingy left with hin IN the early tain aud reached
this city at G:2l, proceeding at once to police
headquarters, where he was lnCkcdup.
Here, after short interval, hs was shown the
broken slung.shOt and the cut boot leg, when,
after moments hesitation, he exclaimed,
"Gentlemcn, Christ knows that did not XII
anybody, aud never saw this btTOrc."
Yesterday Detectives McEifresh and Miller
took the II o'clock train to Alexandra, aud re-
turned on the O'Clock train, bringing with them
the woman Lucy Williams, a boy named Brown
for whom the prisoner said he had made whip
lash out OF the cut boot, and David Ilaney, who
was at the time wearing loung's hat, a fact
which he acknowledged.
The boy declared that he had no whIp, and
that Young had never made HIM lash; aud the
man states that he had exchanged hats early on
generally are satisfied that the right man has
been captured, and all agree that The w"iE has
been well done.
ATTIIE CENTRAL GrARD.HorsE.
At 10 O'Clock yesterday morning. Ihr hour set
for the inquest, the Central presented wonder !
ful and peculiar appearance. In the damp white |
washed room on the left OF the curriler lay the
handsome CONN Cncaslng the remains uf the .
murdered man, and surrounding 10 were tho
representatives OF the authority Of the govern
ment In Its several departments, and the citizens
who had been called In to act In the capacity Of
Jurors.
Each seemed allod with horror on account Of
the event whlcbhad brought them together, and
IN the presence OF the awful mystery they seemed
10 wish TO pierce the dread futurily and asCer-
tain from the late brother the facts concerning
his awful fate. But instead they were compelled
10 rely for guidance upon the clssely. woven
chain of CiTCuIustantal evidence that was pre-
scented them by the several witnesses, and fully
explained by the detectives, whose Testimony
was listened to with hreatheEs silence
Daring the recess OF the Jury the father Of the
victim. who had lust arrived In the city 10 COM
pany with several friends, visited the station,
anu was Ut once shown 10 the room where the
DutcheTed body was lying. That moment was
too sacred for the eyes OF strangers, but when
he was again dragged forth by those who accom-
panied him, he seemed completely unnerTcd,
and s0bbng like u child, was taken back 10 his
hotel, where he remained until the forms Of the
law allowed him TO take the precious remains
About O'Clock, at the request OF the Jury, the ,
prisoner was brought into the room aud seated
beside the COtiln. lie at nrst appeared some
what nervous, but soon recovered, and listened
attentlvely TO the positive testimony Of Mr. Car
,pw; and when he arose to he Identified by the I
rltness there was percepilble trJmOr IN his
'rame, and when he began his cOllOquy with the ,
,amc gentleman 1t was easily seen that a strong
'nUTt was required to maintain decent degree
u COmpOsuTe. After this he was taken TO one
" the cells on thu uppeIsnOoF where he re.
named until after the inquest, when he was
AIKEN In charge by the officer anl conducted 10
iarlneT's, where his photograph was taken.
Nt this time so great was the anxiety TO see ,
lin that there were fully i've hundred persons
n front Of the station, aud they followed quickly
u the rear, and not satisfied with one signt re- :
nulutu On the hlutNhlk IN front OF the gallery.
many Ot them for fully an hour. The Officers,
lOwever, thought that he had been exposed I
nough, and quietly ordering q carriage, took
im 10 jail from the rear entrance Of tho cstali-
shment
After the Inquest had been concluded, the body
vas at once turned over to his friends, and will
10 taken this morning to his home for Intermcnt. |
IErEKNlEW WIN THE PRlsOSkR.
After being locked up at the Central guard
Ouse reporter OF the kEFUBLICAS called on 5
'OuHg and had quite a lengthy conversation /
nth him. lie IA man about nve feet seven \
lches In height, rusty copper color, high /,
heck bones, broad retrealing fOrehead, q at nose,
xceedlngly large lips, pTOtruding Chin, and \
cstless black eyes full Of DIRE. IFS face 20 n :
lsual observer indicates curious mixture OF K
rutality and cunning. His shoulders are {
road, hischest dec ;, and his general appear
noe that OF n litht, powerful nan.
lie stated 10 the reporter that he was born In r
appahannOck, Va; was about twenty-One years .
iison. He had been Ia Alexandria for some 4
y visited Washington, but had not been here !,
me he served term OF six months la the Dis 4
ren arrested since. He knew George and jim =
Nv MHney hung on Friday, and could prove hy N
number Of witnesses that he had remained In a
leXandria all that night. y
lie Explained that he had cut the boot to make Z
whlp-llsh Tor one OF the boys, but could not q
FRS visited the woman Williams, who stated .,
"a tN with F,.r tI,Ean |