The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-23
MURDER WILL OUT.
THE saying AGAIN ILLUSTRATED
In the Case OF Nina Muller, Whose HOE.
FlbIe Death In New Jersey was so
Deeply Wrapped In My+
terry NJ First.

NEw YoRE, May 22.-The Herald pub.
lished the following story, Sunday mora.
ing: "The general belief was that when
Martin KaRkowski, alias Kettlsr, was cap.
tured Thursday last, that the sole and only
psrson who had participated in the cruel
and bloody murder Of Nina Muller, was
in custody. The prisoner when spoken
to by q reporter st once after bis arrest,
hinted at the fact that although he had
accompanied his new vile TO the
woods, he was not guilty Of The
crime charged. His statement was
not believed, but recent devslopments
support his story. After Kankowsky
was securely lodged In Hudson eoun.
ty jail, New Jersey. This autbori.
ties believed the case had 1' bSsn
worked down; Inspector Byrne thought
ullerenuy, however, on information
which he obtained from the friends OF the
prisoner: He detailed Detective Heidel.
ourg and Nolan to follow new clues. Aa
the result, Rt O'Clock this morning, they
brought to the police heAdquarter o man
whom they at present suppose 10 be Kan.
koWsky's acCompliCe. The prisoner
who gave bis name as Philip Emdep,
when questioned as to where no was AZ
the beginning Of the month was unable
to give decided answer. Emden was AZ.
rested, after q long chase, Ra he was
about TO enter his apartments In the rear
OF house Ala West Thlrty.ninth street, In
answer to an inquiry made by Detective
Dolau q lew minutes before he was taken
into custody, Emden said he had been
working up evidence against his friend
Guttel berg, the murderer.
In their search the oillCers learned that
on the day Nina Muller is supposed 10
have been killed the prisoner Informed A
saloonkeeper that he was going TO Hobo
ken TO visit a friend He ia AZ years Of
age aud native oil Hsver, and from ali
reports was kankowsky's bosom friend,
The police openly assert that they believe
he was participant In the horrible crime.
and allege that he was seen In Kankow.
sky's company In the neiVhbOrhool Of
Oepdlkes on the 3td inst. The most
part Of the testimony, 1t 10 claimed, wss
furnished SgainBt the prisoners by MrP,
kankowHky, who, II 10 said, overheard
the conversation between the men before
they were suspected. Emden says he ia
not guilty, but declines to say where he
was on the day the murder Is supposed 10
have taken place. He is a married man,
but bis wife, 1t Is taid by the authori ie,,
deserted him a week or so after marriage.
The New Jersey authorities were informed
by telegraph oi the capture OF Emdor,
The Tribune oil the 23d says: Kankow.
SKY spent most oil his time yesterday in
bis cell In the Hudson county fail, He
partook heavily Of the food offered him.
When visitors entered the corridor OF the
jail Kankowsky covered his face with q
paper Hines informed Kankowsky Of
the arrest Of Philip Eomden on suspicion
OF having helped Kankowlky kill the
woman.
Last Thursday morning It seems that
Emden went into liquor store on Seventh
and broadway, kept by Henry Loehre,
and in speaking OF the Hoboken murder,
o. which all the.papers were full, said that
kankowR Ky had once spoken Of Mrs. Mul.
lar. Loehie then remarked that the de.
sCription given oil Louis Kettler tailed in
q measure with that Of Kankowsky,
Emblem then: :betook himself TO his for.
mer friends dwelling, at 5l0 West Thirty.
sixth street, and inquired Of Mrs, Kan.
kowsky whether her husband had left the
city Tor France. She answered In the
negative and added that he had obtained
as cook in the Filth Ave.
nue. Hotel. Emblen claims that he then
went to the Twentieth street precinct sts.
ton and there submitted tbs f Cts to Capt.
Washburne, who gent two detectives To
the suspected mans house.