New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-23
NEW-YORK, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER o. 1886
WHO KILLED CAPTAIN CARPENTER'
THE SAILOR HENRY p FRANK ARRESTED.
HE SAYS HE DID NOT GO on THE scHooNER-RlVkh
THIEVES srGGFsTrD.

HE SAYS HE DID NOT GO on THE scHooNER-RlVkh
THIEVES SUGGESTED.
Henry p Frank who It was thought, had murdered
Captain Carpenter OF the schooner Long Island on 'o"
Cove Saturday or Sunday morning. was arrested
day and taken to the Seventh Precinct Police Station m
Brooklyn He told the police that he did not sail In the
vessel from Jayst This makes the police begin to think
that If the captain really murdered 1t must have pech
by pirates river thieves James Carpenter OF oe'
Cliff the OF the schooner, said yesterday that o
man Frank had been employed the vessel only aoo
three months and that the captain said short time ago
that he was afraid OF HIM and would discharge him. "ne
the CAPTAIN sailed from New York Saturday afternoon
be had 800 The place where the schooner was founn
on Sunday morning is about three miles from sea C
and nobody unacquainted with the shore NJ thae po'
and the handling OF boats could have brought her heo
without her being injured the rocks The captain Vi
the steamboat Idlewid Captain Carpenter at tne
wheel his schooner he passed Fort schuyler a'
o'clock on Saturday evening.
clam Of the opinion" he continued that the captain
was shot when the Sands Point whence she
could have easily sailed to where she was found
CAPTAIN L. Carpenter OF Glen Cove, brother OF the
murdered man. said that no one man would have dareu
to assault brother who six feet high and weighed
200 pounds Early Sunday morning" he continued
"two seen passing through the Viiso
OF Glen Cove and going toward the railroad depot"
The news OF Franks arrest at Greenpoint yes
terday drew large crowd OF people I"
the railway station who expected to see the prisoner
Among them was c. Carpenter, the murdered mans
father, who is eighty years old The captains HuhA
which was found in the schooners cabin. was locked
when found and the detectives have placed boards o'e
the blood stains on the vessels hull When the discovery
made the blood marks were dry and the hre IN
the galley had only just been put out Ihe captain
wife, father and four brothers live in Brooklyn ana ey
have all followed a sea-faring life
II is thought by Glen Cove people that Carpenter was
watched by thieves who saw him leave this city aohe,
and that they followed him, boarded the vessel killed
him and then threw his body overheard sharp watch
is being kept along Shore and reward will be offered
for the finding of the body
Frank who is suspected of the murder, arrested
by Detective Donlin and Ayres yesterday morning AT MS
mothers house No GIL Humboldtst, Williamsburg lie
was asleep in bed when Detective Donln shook him ana
said
"You're wanted for having murdered man."
"what - exclaimed Frank jumping up In half stupid
way. Has Tom given me awayP lie was ncrVohs anu
excited and when he grew composed he said that
he was paid off Friday and went to the pier
at Jay-s Saturday when he saw the Captain take the
schooner up alone then returned, he says to his
mothers house at Greenpoint. After this statement
Frank was locked mp in the police station His mother
said to the detectives that he rad and that this
was not the first accusation upon which he had been In
trouble
Coles A. Carpenter, cousin Of the murdered man, has
organized parties both Glen Cove and Coney Island
who will explore the rivers and see II there Is III
the theory that river thieves committed the murder
When Frank WAS brought before Justice Naeher pre-
vious being committed TO Jail he looked cetiaiien
He is of medium height slender and not more than twenty
six years old seeing Coles Carpenter he turned pe
but recovering himself quickly said in response to Mr
certainly" and offered to shake hands with him. lie
waived examination and was taken to the Raymond lreeI
JAIL his mother and sister crying and embracing h ID
hp1 1of he