The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-12-07
w,nnxxxssURoH.s CRIMINAL HISTORY
asor,es that are Recalled ny wight OF MANY
lussruuents af Murde~.

The museum OF crime In the Fourth street
police station. Williamsbureh. was maze the
subject Of lecture yesterday by an olu rolee-
man OF the precinct as he pointed out the vari-
Gus articles to reporter
This block" he said. tells OF tho butchery
OF simmons by Andreas Fuchs. After killing
the man in his house In North Third street ne
chopped his head of on this block. dismem-
bered the body. which he had disembowelled.
and then burned up Us many OF the pieces as
he found no opportunity to bury. Connected
with this crime is n story which do not think
was ever made public Inspector waddy caused
the arrest Of a respectable man for the murder.
The day he ordered his arrest Fuchs was
brought to the Fourth street police station and
questioned By the Inspector. At this timo
Fuchs wore the watch and chain OF the MUIR
dered man. SO impressed. however. was
the Inspector OF tho guiltess mans
guilt that he allowed the murderer to
60 from the place and held the innocent
man. The disgrace attending the arrest for
such crime nrsyed on the r hn asd Fn man
when his guilt was brought home 10 nm d,
laughed at the i1spect2r ne was semtent ,hs 20
weeks in Auburn he was removed to the in
sane asylum. not because he was insane. Dr.
but hes We're arsd u Inn
the prison. Fuchs died short time after his
removal to the asy lum.
Maggie Hammi rs it was alleged. 10y Mrs.
Merrigan. Tn. dead woman was found in Mrs.
NSrh bed n Which lad
set on fire. That cord WAS tied tight about her
which Fannie Hyde shot and Killed her en-.
noyer Watson in his workshop in south
recalls the death of Goss. tho saloon keeper.
by the now dispersed First Street Gang, That
broken door bar. taken from Crow Me!i2ldriek's
the weapon with WHICH Frank Rogers of the
Battle How Gang killed Policeman Donohpe.
strike over here? Well one Of II; Zoo, poor men me-
nHsdE With his ws and sm children
North Second street near Third. His. family
were starving. and one morning his wife stood
hand. II was dripping with blood. She struck
Ct him With il, He o,His,rpowered her and then ts,
outer room hacked to death. The woman had
become insane through want
Row Nn1s and W
Who was Killed with that cheese knife p the
Young Whaen had his heart split in two
with it, in the grocery in First and South Fifth
streets by who sscprsd arrest
the perpetrators OF which escaped arrest
this one ana the murderer Of Meyers. tho
glass manufacturer of Fifth and North Ninth
streets. 4 young fellow named Whalen stabbed
him to death one Saturday in North Eighth
street. 4 companion OF the murdered man
identified an innocent person as the murderer.
and before the mistake was discovered Whalen
had ESCAPED.
Now you must recollect." he said. in con-
cluson. that this precinct covers more ground
and water. front than any other in Brooklyn.
and is filed up with all sorts OF people. yet.
though frightful rs the exhibit Is which have
just shown you. none Of these crimes was COM
mitted where police Interference could prevent.
ha ahSa nj ~ m IA mol loo
efficiency. We have no gangs since We hanged
Rogers. the leader OF the Battle Row Gang.