The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-04

ONE OF MS SUSPECTED MURDEREns IN cvs-
TOBY RETicEScE or THE POLICE ABouf

ONE OF MS SUSPECTED MURDERERs IN cUs-
TOBY RETicEScE or THE POLICE ABour
THE CASE Mt.M lNA4 @A t4N
Tho efforts OF the Brooklyn police 10 effect the
rest OF the murasrers OF Bernard Ferron, the boat.
man, whose body was found anchored IN the r,vsi
inside the 5reskwater The Eris Basin dry dock,
on last Friday week. have been partially successful
Ii has nsprod, though tho police officials are e1
ccedingiy reluctant to when questioned upoi
The subject that one OF the men suspected
the murder has been arrested and Is now con1ns~
IN the Eleventh precinct station house. The Arst
cew as already published in the HERALD. oh.
,ained by Captain Reilly from the marks ound the
CANVAS bag which held the 100 pounds OF IRON cham
and shacxles used anchor the corpse Of the victim
beneath the surface OF the RIVER The bag when first
taken to the station house, was SO thickiy coated
with mud from the RIVER bottom thai Inspector Waidy,
VINO examined it, unable 10 discover any marks
upon It, subsequently, however, the mud WAS washed
oil, and ono OF the detectives found side tns
trade mark "Lcwiston, Seamless, Maine" ana on the
reverse, John II. Lewis l. Co, chandlers, No. 81
South street, New YorK.n The trade mark gwen
10 the press 1t the time but the detectives vgiianly
guarded agans. publicity being gwen to Tho chand.
Iyr's address, .h@ eHet
TRACING THg cLgw.
On this Glow the officers successfully thai
they learned the Of The vessel on which Ferroa
Is beneved to have been murdered. The YES
sci Is SAID tho SCHOONER Mary b. H.r-
RS OF Machlas, Me- She wils built IN 1867, was
I5o tons buruen, and was consigned 70 Mash Co, Of
TINS city. Having discharged cargo oil lumber II
this city she anchored IN tue Erie Basin on March
Her captain, Johu crowley, went away tho day
she arrive. did hot reJoin Lis vessel until the da,
.. her ucp.r lure, which on March 70. man
had formerly boon employed on board tho scnoonei
called NJ the station house lew days ago aud
Iuentlled the canvas bag and the pieces Of iron
as belonging to mat vessel The detectives were
Inc schooner since nor departure from
South Brooklyn II asccrtaincd that she gon0
Lana Tor over weeks. A disagreement TOOK
between the captain and the two men who composed
the crew. aud one oil the later lett the vessel HIS
pluce taken by another man. anu he vessel sailed
Tor some port IN Name On ner arrival ut nor desti
nation the authorizes viii immediately arrest the
Other seaman who Was attached 10 her while lying al
the Orcakwater.
On Wednesday last cew obtained TO the
whereabouts OF The who left the vessel At Jersey
Guy, ANA GU Thursday evening he was arrested At
sa,iors boarding house In Wafer street IL Is said
went board nis Vessel March, - no missed
vas big ana the other articles mich were found
AlrI 70 las. enei 10 the body, and quarreirL
wan The sailors whom he hau lett char.e durlnx
his absence He told them y pay for the properly or
he would discharge them. The III
CUSTODY ~ saiu 10 have paia Tue money claimed los
the missing properly, ana II 10 said that witness Will
DO forthcoming when required 70 testify to tne con-
vorsation which tuen occurred between the captain
and his men. wa
POLICE RErIcENcE.
The boy Simms VINO nrst HORNED the police that
on Maicu IL he saw three ashore Ferrous
boat believed 10 Do mlstuken Ia the numbcr. Inc
police assert that there but two men, vt
whom, they say, tho man now IN custody, ~hiio
the still BOARD thu schooner The authori-
are. lar We learned, quito satisfied that
the captain the SCHOONER has hal no Knowledge
whatever Of tho crime that was pcrpetrated MS
vessel The prisoner, wlo - said W DO dark, NJ
featured looking man, about thirty years OF age,
Is TO have exhibited great terror when
arrested, und has maintained strict silence
| Though he arrested on thursday morning tho
iact closely guarded from the PRESS mol even al
entry Of the fac having boon made upon The stxtion
house biotteI. When Inc arrest became known yes
teruay crowds people visited tho station house ana
made Inquiries, none OF winch were Answc cred, how
ever, by oilicer duty. Tho prisoner Will not
be arragued bciore magistrate Tor several days
unti additional evidence Can be obtained.
superintendent Campbell, whom questioned by tho
reporter last said tnt was true that An ar
had been Suspicion, but that Is would DO
unjust 10 give the tho In custody.