The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-09

Every circumstance poin,e to tho Inevitable
conclusion that Draper. Porter. Dohhs. irving.
aud Ferris had determined 90 murder Howard.
Big Frank had sworn that he would kill him.
but there Ia no evidence that ho was In this pot.
There was "a throcfold reason for tho murder:
First. tho old grud;e in regard to the division
OF professional spoils second. Dral"r's Icnl-
ousy: third. the fact that Howard had already
been lcaky, and IL WIS lcared that hs would
give information which would lead to the detcc-
ton Of tho murdrrers Of Cashier Barron OF the
Dexter Bank Wliamsburgh WAS chosen as
tho safest spot for putting Howard out OF the
way. Porter Draper. Irving, and Dobbe lived
there. and this gavo them facilities for com
hitting the crime. howard was probably do
coyed Their. bv letter from Jennie Draper. This
better was sent to him while lie was In Murphy
in Grand street. On It's receipt he said he lind
business over the water. White II was casy To- Nil
him IN Millinmsburgh It was not 50 easy To dis,
pos OF the body. spot was selrctcdht IrHmps
koci, in Dr. Motifs woods, three miles from
\, mixers near the rund known rs Palmer ave-
nur. A squat giant answering the dcscrillion
pf DObhs IN every particular was seen PROSPECT
day or two before the murdrr He was also
recognized by an cX-police official ~ this city.
who was out for drive. DOhbs WIS ae-
companied lev n man whom the police suspect
10 be Clark Woodruff. a n-h peddi"r Whose re-
lations with tho gang are rositivc. whether
Howard was murdered in Porters house IN
pitchen avenue or Killed in ShanR DraDer's
residence near the corner OF Halsey street aud
Saratoga avenue Is immMteriaL He was shot in
the hack of the heed on Wednesday night. May
30 Tho fatal ball came from a nve-RrOOved
pistol barrel. The object in taking him To the
woods near Yonkers was To conceal tho identity
Of the body and simulate n suicide. The corpse
was laid on straw in u licensed vendors waV9n
and covered with tarpHu N. At dead oil night
1t crossed the Astoria Ferry. was driven
over Harlem bridge. and hya circuitQus route
reached Tramps' Ro"k. When the vehicle rat
tied past Patrick Keegan's farmhouse at A.
NJ. ON DECORATION Day there were two men on
tho seat Mr.. kecgan says that n pair OF old
blan kets and piece Of oil-cloth covered some
thing In the wagon. The scat was close To the
dashboard. They were driving common old
plug Of sorrcl horse with white fcet.
Mr.. Sherwood. u neRhborinR farmer. and
O'Brien. n Mount Vernon stablsnGn. also saw
the wagon and the men. They all agree
that one OF the men wore a close-cropped red
other WINS n short man. smoothly shaven, thick
set. aud dark complexion u. The descriptions
are those of Clark Woodruff and Johnny DObbs.
The sorrel horse s the. counterpart OF horse
driven 10y Woodruff while peddlinR nsh. After
tho body WIS laid under the bushes near
Tramps' Rock second pistol bullet was sent
through the brain. II came from Howard's
own pistol. which was laid on his hat. near his
side, 80 "a 10 give the appearance Of n suicide.
Dobbs and Woodruff then turned round and
drove back toward Mount Vernon. Capt. Man
counsel for the lonkcrs Board OF Police.
say that to the best Of their knowledge
Clark Woodruff has not put his foot
in Westchester County since Decoration
his haunts in this city. Can't kealy. detective
TicmRnn. Capt. Donovan Of llobok"n. Superin-
tendeut Campbell Of Brooklyn. and cX-Inspector
William Jameson Of Englewood have tried 10
get clues, but failed. The strongest point
against Woodruff says n Youkers official. " IL
his having been seen in the locality where the
and he had often been engaged To carry the pro-
ceets Of burglaries, and was trusted