The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-20
THE ALBANY MURDER.
How Brooklyn Detectives Hunted Down the Al
legged Murderer-Emil Lowenstein, tho
Prisoner-Sketch of the Victim,
CORPORAL John D. Weston.

The Brooklyn Detective CORDS are quite boastful
of their achievement in the West Albany murder
case, as reported from the latter place IN these
columns yesterday. The arrest Of the alleged MUIR
derer OF John D. Weston, In st. GATHERINGS, Canada,
IN the person OF the JOurneyman barber, Emil Low
enstein, they naturally regard as the brightest
page in their not over-briliant record as detec-
tives. The whereabouts OF the suspected Lowen-
stein was obtained by persistently questioning his
wife, who has been held in custody as witness at
Albany since Friday night last officers Corwin and
Folk ascertained that she was expecting letter
from her fugitive husband through the Brooklyn
(E. d. Post once. She had no idea as to his hid
ing place, but expected that he would appoint
place OF meeting for her in the coming letter. Mrs.
Lowenstein did not refrain from expressing the
opinion that Emil was guilty. The detectives re-
turned to Brooklyn on Saturday and obtained pos
session OF the expected epistle from the Office.
The letter bore post mark OF est. GATHERINGS,
Canada.n On examining the contents they found
1t was signed, "Your anectonate father,
"Charles vokmann." The dlction OF the communi-
cation was that OF father addressing his daughter
and was ingeniously constructed with the vain
hope of deceiving the minons OF the law should 1t
fall into their hands by any accident. There was
not the slightest allusion to the murder from be-
ginning to end. The officers then returned to
Albany, which place they left on Sunday night for
St. GATHERINGS, where every assistance was rend-
cred them by the Police superintendent in their
SEARCH FOR LOwENsTEIN.
They pounced on their prey IN boarding house,
taking him completely by surprise. They had q
photograph OF the man, and the following descrip-
ton, that there was no installing him Emil
Loenstein, alias Lowenstein, alias Livingston, q
German, who speaks broken English, barber by
trade; is about twenty-four years DID, i've feet
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fifty pounds; has dark brown hair and black
moustache. He has probably shaved his moustache
and cut his hair short In fighting recently the
nail Of the forehnger Of the right hand was bent
and the nail Is now loose and discol0red. When he
lett he had on Panama hat, suit OF gray or drab
before he lett That he would 60 to ST. Louis some
place between New York and that State, but he
may have gone to Canada or North. He will prob
ably seek employment as q barber.
The reward thus earned by the officers is $500.
CHIEF Campbell states that they will bring Emil
and then let them deliver him to the Albany
officials. One Of the pistols recovered BY the
Mrs. Weston to young man in Palmetto
street. but II is not supposed that she was
Week last she suspected that Emil was her hus.
bands murderer, as he had been or Tor day or
two and had come back with plenty OF money and
ton house to have him arrested but was told that
she had not sufficient evidence against him to pro-
ing to Philadelphia before he left home, and she
went there and walked the streets for two days In
q rain storm looking for him.
The Assistant District Attorney, Coroner King
and Detective Malone, OF Albany, visited Brooklyn
yesterday In quest of afidavits from officials of
banks in which Weston had small sums OF money
on deposit When these afidavits shall have been
obtained they VIII be sent to the Governor and
President for their approval, upon obtaining which
an order VIII be had rom the Governor OF Canada
for the transfer OF Lowenstein TO the States.
ARMY RECORD OF THE MURDERED WESTON.
ID. Weston n
age. He was born In this city, and, previous to the
breaking out OF the war, had been occupied as q
painter. Following the example OF an older
brother, he enlisted In the Fourteenth regiment OF
this city, on the 30th OF June, 1861. few days
Arlington Heights, Va. joining Company !, which
was under the command OF Captain Walter Gill,
who IL at present IN the Brooklyn Tax ofce. lie
continued with his regiment till the battle of
He was mustered out of the service
on october 20, 1863, with small pension. Return
ing to Brooklyn he bought small paper route,
and ior over year made iair living IN THIS way
peaied 70 Captain Gill, who procured him q sltua-
ton in the Navy Yard Here he continued for
over two years, during which time he saved enough
money to purchase the small cottage In Palmetto
rious disappearance. Alter leaving the Navy
and hight articles on p'' the cars but tot It
does a., not ,, seem that he was very success.
solicited Captain GIL and other friends for
small sums Oh money. He married about five years
ago, and leaves three children, the youngest Of
which IL only a few months old When in the
armv Weston was known to his fellow soldiers as
Corporal crab, a title which he received from
his peculiar manner OF walking and from the
shape OF bis hands. He was very small In height,
out was gu.ea withrepaykaole strength. No mau