The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-06
THE FERRON MURDER.
ARREST OF THE MAN WHO COMMITTED THE
DaED-HE CLAIMS THAT FERRoN WAS
KILLED yy FALLING AGAINST A STOVE.

DGED-uE CLAIMS. THAT FERRON WAS
KILLED DY FALLING AGAINST STOVE.
The story of the disappearance OF Bernard Fcrron,
the Brooklyn boaman, ana tho subsequ discovery
OF his gagged mangcd and Weighted body in the East
River, is familiar the public through the publ,ca-
tions OF the past fortnight The police OF that
city havo kept up lively search Tor the
men who committed the evident murder, and chung
industr.ously to any Glow that might assist nvestl-
CATION On tho finding oil the body, Cap ain Riley Of
the Eleventh precinct at once conferred with Police
superintendent Campbell regard to the case, and
Detectives Looney and Daley directed
to assist tho search. Tho theory Of
the murder that Fcrrou, on the
day OF his Disappearance, hal gonc vessel lying
near spot where his body was found Tor tho pur
pose OF buying junk, and that while SO doing had
SHOWN considerable money in making change and
been murdered for tho Same; that the perpetrators
Of the dcod had waited until night anu
then sunk tho body with tho old iron
which was found tied 70 It. Tho iron
certainly ciew. but faint one and tho officers
mostly depended for tnoir success on the bag which
contained the iron. This, upon bong thoroughly
washed. was found to bear tho following marks,
Lewis Co, ship chambers, 81 south street.
Now York. and Lewiston, Maine, seam
s.u.s sD'a n'y ana s'A a.s es iss to We
II he could .givo any Information IN regard 10 H.
That gentleman stated that no knew Of ooi oao vessel
which had such Dag. and that WAS Tho schooner
Mary Y. Harris, OF Macnais, Me-, commanded ny Cap
tam John Crowley. Mr.. Lewis STATED further that his
firm had acted as agents Tor the schooner, and that
haa lately boon at tLis port There were Two men
upon tho schooner, he said besides the captain
ON TIM TRAIL
Captain Riley was also informed that Mr.. George
Juwet, formerly mate the Harris. miSht be Ado
10 give IN ormaon IN regard 10 the vessel and
tho men. rnc Captain and MIS- officers, aitor dill
gent search, found the former mate, and learned
IRON that John NJ WrisAl, oil lnGian River, Me-,
aud Ernest Abbot were the uisn employed on the Htr
tho mate upon beng shown the bag and fully
identified them as belonging 20 the Harms. Tho OIL
GERS subsequently learned that the vessel bad
been anchored WITHIN tue Ere Basin break
water the day OF Ferron's disappearancc, and
almost over tho spot wuerc tho body lad been
recovered. she remained there until the
2oln OF March, when her captain returned
from n visit 10 his nome IN Connecticut,
where he had been for several days Upon leaving
tue Ese BASIN Tho vessel went 70 Tue Huboken coal
COCK. Wn,ie she lay there Wrigbl vent 10 II drug
distance from tue vessel Tor the purpose
OF getting prescription put up Upon returning 10
the d,cA be found that tae vessel had weighed
anchor, and ho left He Concluded
20 10 Maine the SCHOONER Hodgemln.
which was 1" san next DAY, aud wan this ia.a his
ght U1 The following mofulng when he went
10 wncre the Hodseman was moored On The previous
.aay ne asc"vercd tnat she had also sailed sing
that the latter vessel would stop Boston he went
by rail to that city. There he joined her
mad proceeded With Ter to slainc, and thence
beck 70 New York. CAPTAIN Riley aud ms associates,
having learned OF WrehIs whereabouts, In itlcntiy
awaited ne arrival OF ,n1 hoiaeman 40 tns port On
Thu. sia yafernoon she move 10 sgnt OF tho dock AZ
OF fiity-scvcDth street, this CITY, with oa1
oi iath aud plaster. and was soon fastened 10 IT,
Captain Eiloy, With Detectives Day anj Looncy, at
once proceeded on BOARD ana arrested Wright, VINO Is
ia bcight anu weighs ilo pounds. lie was
very much SURPRISED a. being iakon into
custody, ana when tod o. tho nardsr
Of II. lie shown tho canvas bag
and Old iron which were found attached to The body
81 Fcrtcn but he claimed 10 nave them
before. Amouy other things ioupd Ia his possession
was pcckctbock, which, was taken 10 Mrs. Ferron
ftf ttlpu &uru lnA Al E.rr
iato tears .nnn Kissed ", eNclaimnr, 'My poor,
poor husband ~ When Wright askcd where he had
resided ~ Maine nnd 20 whom he had given bot
nnd sheath Or ~ Captain Riley and superintendent
CampDci wcro somosnat incl,ucd 10 doubt ms story.
~ close watcn was keeps on The prisoner night aud
DAY. lie appcarcd-vcry restless aud alto bus little.
A COMMISSION.
Yesterday morning the prisoner asked OF tho
officers on guard u he would let him ivo knife to
whtte with, but ~ thought III. prisoner con-
tctnp ate1 cvlitt,ng suicide Il was NOT gwen hi,u
Ia tnc afternoon Cnici Campbell
station mouse and had Wright brought iuto Captain
kuey' room, wncro he questioned HIM alone. Aiicr
considerable close gacsonins Wright nnaiiy admitted
lao know all about Fcrfons death. rhc prisoner then
oid Chri vanpocIl that upon tho morning Of March
10 the old man camc on board OF tho Mary IS.
iiarfis, when nm argument arose between
them Ia the cabin TO who the b.st
wrestler Captain Crowley WAS vIsng his home IN
Connecticui aud Abbot bad gone ON shore 10 mako
purchases, and h. had entire charge oi the vessel
Wrgut sad, further, that he graprlcd with the old
man anu tnfew nm. Tue old man IN falling struck
ms heal "a yOleEt blow against the stove aud
died ~ few minutes aiter lie took the body
W on lie decL nieu tsg Win sirou, iastocd IL 10
tbs body lnsB lSssfsa IL ovcsuoard. Ito alter
wnrd rowcd ferryn's Do4t ashore, scc1red tho yawl
attached 10 The Hsffs aba IN winch ABBOT had
gone on shore, nb1 tien returned TO the vcsscL
Lucr III tho fiiern0vn ADbot sgnallsd him
irom the shore, and ~ went Tor hiu w tho yawi.
Wright sa,u TURNER, that The Captain had left some
fn on Tho vessel whon ne went AWAY AMI he had par
taken quite freely OF " before Fcrron cnmo board.
,ings from tne vessel has paid Tor tho upon
Inc thcits being traced ~ Liii