Morning journal and courier., 1886-06-25

The Danbury Murderer Captured in
 York State-Omcer Keating's clever
 Detective work-Requ1sition Papers
 by Governor Harrison-The History
 of the Crime.
 Officer Michael J. Heating of the Danbary, Conn.,, police force, passed through this city yesterday on the 3:02 Springfield accommo- dation train. Depot Officer Kennedy point ed the officer out to 8 COURIER reporter and said: ''Mr. Heating has just captured mur- derer and is on his way to Hartford to. get reqisition papers to bring his pris- oner back to Danbury. The CoUR- FER reporter boarded the train and from Mir. Heating learned as follows: Lewis Wright, the man who was murdered, was a well-to-do and respectable farmer who lived on the outskirts of Danbury. He employed man to do farm work for him some time ago. The mans name was Isaac Wixon, and he hailed from Brewster, N. Y. Last Satur- day Wixon asked his employer for his weeks wages. Wright handed him $6, but Wixon said that there WIS more coming to him. Wright denied the fact and blows were struck. Wixon beat his employer in a shocking manner and kicked him in the abdomen. Wright was a man about sixty five years of age and Wixon is a straping young fellow aged about twenty years. MT. Wright was picked up for dead and carried into the house. Wixon fled. The injured man was so badly hurt that he lived only till Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
 H1 was put on the case," said the officer, ssand started in pursuit of the murderer. left Danbury early Monday morning and went direct to New York. l thought that Wixon had fled to his fathers home in Brew So and found that Wixon had been seen in the town in company with his brother. He had been to his fathers home, but had learned of my arrival in town and had fled in company with his brother. They had slept in barn, I found, the night before l captured him, on the outskirts of the town of Carmel. I ob- tained the aid of Deputy Sheriff E. R. Finch of Putnam county, New York, and together we started after our men. They had fled to the woods and we had great difficulty in To- eating them. At nightfall of Tuesday we came upon the murderer and his brother and ordered them to surrender. They were well armed and at first refused to give in, but when we told them we should shoot un- less they gave in they surrendered. I immediately took my prisoner to Carmel iail and tried to take him out of the State to Connecticut, but the Governor of the State refused to allow it.. l was informed that should have to go to Governor Harrison and get reouisition papers to take the prisoner to 6anbury. After seeing my man in safe hands came on to Bridgeport, where got the necessary papers and am now on my way to Hartford to call on the Governor. The murderer appears sorry for his act and says that he didn't intend to kill the man. He is a handsome young fellow and his folks are in very poor circumstances. l am afraid It will go hard with him."
 Officer Heating got his requisition papers from the Governor late yesterday afternoon and is now on his way to York State for his prisoner The young man will get a speedy trial on his arrival in Danbury, where the feeling against him runs high. The off cer is complimented on his clever piece of work. He is gentlemanly appearing man and has done good work on the Danbury police force.