The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-05-25
JUSTICE.
The Accornplices I'm the Murder of Nina
Muller Arrested One by One.


Muller Arrested One by One.
New YoEx, May 22-The Herald pub
lished the following story on Sunday morn
ing. The general belief was when Martin
Kankowisky alias Kettler was captured
Thursday last the sole and only person
who had participated in the cruel and
bloody murder OF Nina Muller was in
custody. The prisoner when spoken to by
a reporter Immediately after his arrest
limited at the fact that though he ac-
companied his new wife to the woods he
was not guilty of the crime charged. His
statement was not believed at the time but
recent Developments tend to support his
story. After Kankowisky was securely
lodged in the Hudson County Jail. the
New Jersey authorities believed the case
had been worked down. Inspector 3yrnes
thought different, however, from
Information which he Obtained from
friends of the prisoner. He detailed
Detectives Gettesberg and Dalon to follow
the new clues, and, as a result of their
labors, at o'clock this morning they
brought to police headquarters man whom
they at present suppose to have been
kankowisky's accomNice. The prisoner
gave his name as Phillip Emden. When
questioned as TO where he was at the be-
ginning of the month, he was unable to give
a decided answer Emden was arrested
after long chase, as he was about to enter
an apartment near the house at Ala West
Third street. In answer TO an inquiry made
by Detective Dalan, a few minutes before he
was taken into custody, Emden said he had
been working up evidence against his friend
Guttenburg the murderer. In their search
the officers learned that on the day Nina
Miller is supposed TO have been killed, the
prisoner informed saloon keeper that he
was going over to Hobeken to visit friend.
Emden is forty-two years old, a native of
Hanover, Germany, and from all reports was
kankowisky's bosom friend. The police
openly assert that they believe he was a par-
ucipant in the horrible crime, and it is al
legged he was seen in Kankowsiky's company
in the neighborhood of Opdyke's wood on
the Sd inst. The most important testimony,
il is claimed. was furnished against the
prisoner by Mrs. Kankoiwsky and his son.
who, il is said, overheard conversation be-
tween the men before they were suspected. |
Emden says he Is not guilty, but declines TO |
say where he was on the day the murder is |
supposed t. have taken place. He is a mar |
ried man, but his wife, it is said by the |
authorities, deserted him few weeks after |
their marriage. The New Jersey authorities |
were informed by telegraph of the capture |
OF Emden. No sooner had Emden been
securely lodged in the Central Office cells
than the detectives left the building They
refused to make any statement other than |
that they had a second man under arrest for
the butchery of Nina Muller
kankowiSky spent most of the time yes
terday in his cell in the Hudson County
Jail. He partook heartily of the food offered
him, and conversed cheerfully with a fel-
low-prisoner named Hines in German
When visitors entered the corridor of the
jail, Kankowisky covered his face with
newspaper. Hines informed Kankowisky of
the arrest of Philip Emden in this city
upon suspicion of having helped Kanko-
wisky kill the woman. The prisoner was
much surprised, but his only remark was
He is as innocent of the crime as / am"
Last Thursday morning, it seemed, Emden
went to the liquor store, $40 Seventh
avenue, kept by Henry Luhr,
and in speaking of the Hoboken
murder OF which all the papers were
full, said kankowlsky had once spoken of
Mrs. Nina Miller. Luhr thereupon re-
marked the description given OF Louis |
keppler tailed in measure with that of
Kankowisky. Emden then betook himself |
to his former friend, dwelling at 510West |
Thirty-sixth street, and inquired of Mrs |
Kankowisky whether her husband had left |
the city for France She answered in the |
negative, and added he had obtained en-
plOyment rs a cook in Fifth avenue.
Emden then went TO Twentieth Street |
Precinct Station, and there submitted the |
facts to Captain Washburn, who sent two |
detectives to the suspected mans house |
Emden had denounced Kankowisky on the |
condition that his name should not be made |
public, and that he should not be used |
as witness at the trial. All this Captain |
Wasburn promised, and yesterday at the |
Intervention of Captain Washburn, Emden |
was released. Mrs. Kankowisky and her two |
children visited the Jail and were allowed 10 |
CT inverse with the prisoner. Kankowisky |
and wife were composed. Just before leav-
ing the Jail Mrs. Kankowisky charged him
with having stolen from her, May 3. |
the day of the murder, the last |
piece of money she had, S. gold coin.
The city missionary held short services in |
the corridor of the Jail in the afternoon.
sat on the front bench. The
only word he understood was Jesus. When |
this was uttered Kankowisky lifted his hands
over his breast and lifted his eyes in a
devout manner