New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-25
FOUND MURDERED IN BROOKLYN.
MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF A GARDINER.

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF GARDINER.
THREE MEN AREEsrED-THE FIRST CLEw GIVEN BY
DROPPED LETTER.
The body of q man who had been murdered was
found at O'clock yesterday morning on the side
walk in front of the house at No. 140 Duflleld-
f: Ssst Tho soIy pos1n oo% ,,% S"a
later in the day that of John Leonard, age thirty
three, of No. ,l42 Myrtle-aye car.driyer on the
Myrtle-ave. line of the Brooklyn, City Railroad
Company. He had been employed rs an extra
driver and on Monday, for the FIRST time. was given
a steady" car At the same Iime he received
his wages and afterward he drank much
liquor that tho conductor had to report
him and ho was suspended from duty About 10 p.
IN. on Monday he was seen drunk at Myrtle-aye.
and Broadway, and no afterward went to his home
his wife where he going. The police were III
formed by $. j. McDDermott who keeps Rg;.,d q
sts., not far from where the body
was found, that he saw man, whom
he recognizes as Leonard staggering by his place
about l2:45 q. IN. yesterday. McDerm0tt then
closed his shop.and in going up Hillary stwith some
friends thes met Leonard, and in answer to his IN
quires directed him to Myrtle Avenue car. No
afteIward, but Mrs. Schoenfeld. OF No 1877 Duihed-
ST., relates that she sitting up with her
several men talking loudly III the street, followed
by what sounded like the mufied report or pistoi.
Then someone shouted, "Oh, my Godl" Another
man said "Get out Of here and there were llur-
man raped with his clab. Mrs Schoenfeld did not
20 TO the window for fear OF disturbing her father
The medical examination OF the BODY
disclosed deep wound in the skull
back OF the lett ear, and slight one over
the left eye. Leonard had been robbed OF
his silver watch and chain cham. winch ms
wife thought resemblcd his, was afteTward picked
up near where the body lay. About ~ in money
was found in the dead man & pocket,
and 1t Is thought That ne hau Only p WIleE M "ehI
Active investigation of the crime was at once
set on foot by the police OF the tlrst Preclnet ana
the Central Office detectives The first clew was u
letter picked up near the dead body, addressed 10
John Kenny, bilposter, notorious rdfiian and an
eX-cOuylct The lettor asked for two theatre tickets
ald was signed Minnie Terwllli9er. Kenny was at
once arrested on suspicion OF murder. Two OF his
associates in the blll-postlng trade, +. McGoyern
and jeremiah Sullivan, OF NO IJZ Prlnce-St., were
taken into custody as. witnesses Kenny denied
having the letter. bat said that ne hat seen 1t In the
hands Of McGoyern. The lal ter as stouty asserted
that he had seen Kenny with the letter. An iron
nut was also found near where Lconarus
body lay. The prisoners were placed III cells
In the Washington Street Police station, End com
muncatiOn with them was refused Late III the
afternoon another man was arrested, but his name
was withheld. Leonard lett wife and two chll-
dren
The pOst-mortem examination of the body of
Leonard was made last night by Dr.. A. w. Shep-
ard. IL disclosed that the unfortunate man had
been shot IL was apparent that the pistol mad
would account for the mutfied report heard by Mis-
Schoenfeld The ball passed upward and iodg' d IN
death The police in following up the cews to the
murderer last evening found Le0nards watch in "a
pawn-3hOD in Myrtle ave. where 1t had been
pledged BY Sullivan, one OF kenny'S associates, who
was arrested Us q witness. Sullivan said that Nc |
Govern had given him the watch |
and admitted pawning it. Ii was also discovered |
that Leonard had been drinking with kenny and |
McGoycw up to L O'clock in the morning. Nc |
Govern was closely questioned by Police Inspector |
Jcwett When told that l. onards watch had been |
traced to him. he said hat he thought that he might
as well tell all he knew. He stated that he aud
Kenny had separated from Leonard before l |
O'Clock About that hour they saw him asleep
on the curb stone near JaJ-st leaning against an
awning-pOst TLey went up TO HIM and Kenny
took his watch and handed t 10 McGoyern, and he
also took his pipe. McGOycrn then went home, ac-
cOrdmg to his statement, and he saw Kenny ana
Leonard arIn-lu-arm going mo DuffelI-sr.
Nlc(iOvern gave the watch 10 sullivan. LeOnardS
Pipe was found where 1t is thought no one but Kenny
could have sec:etod it. 1t is asserted that Kenny
had been heard to say that If he wanted 10 Kill q
man he would put his pistol close 10 his body. in
order to make no miss and so not to be heard.
II IL believed that il can be shown that Kenny had
"A pistol just before the CRIME commute cd. Ken
ny's record is that of desperate criminal when
under the influence of liquor. He is a tall,
athletic man and bully. In the |
among the biilpOstcrs ten years ago III
brooklyn he took a prominent part, and was sent
TO the peniteniiary for year Tor brutal assault.
Since his release a year ago he has been engaged IL
three ARRAYS where ne used his pistol