The evening world., 1889-03-12
WORKING THE CLUE
The Police Trying to Locate the
Blonde Woman.
Capt. Wartl Says "The Evening
Worlds" Clue Is Important.
Strange TO Say. the Dead Clerks Trunk
Has Not Been Opened.

lished yesterday, showing conclusivelv that
the murdered drug clerk Wechsung did have
an intrigue with O woman, and a married one
one at that. whose husband had found them
at least once together under compromising
circumstances has surprised the police.
Police Captain Warts, of the East Fifty
first Street Police Station, said to IN EVEN
ING WORLD reporter this morning;
II is the most valuable @ ne we have had
since the finding of the murderous Ratchet
with which the deed was committed. am
free to say that l had abou given up the idea
of q woman IN connection with the case.
AT first l felt sure the crime was O deed
Of q revenge with which Q woman was in
some way connected.
II instructed my detectives to look for the
woman in the case. Every one who knew
Wechsung positively declared that he was
singulariy free OF iptrigues with women.
They admitted that he occasional y fire.
| quented resorts where fast women were to be
met, but insisted that his dealings with them
at such times were only Of the most casual
kind.
Now. the story told by the Brooklyn
druggist, William Wagner, and Wechsun IS
former room: mate in that city. William Only,
throws new light on the great mystery, and
my men are lending all their energies now in
trying to find that woman"
Have you examined the dead clerks
trunk vet ?" asked the reporter.
mo. We found no trunk when searching
his room In Doeptner's drug ~storo," he re-
just thor Druggist Doepfner entered the
station house.: He wanted to see the captain
priva ely. Whom questioned he said that
Wechsung had a small trunk which was sent
to him by Only from Brooklyn about six
weeks ago.
Where is it now ~ asked Capt. Warts.
Down in the cellar. in some corner. un-
der my drug store"
Only states that when he packed the trunk,
before send ng it to New York by Wech-
sung's request, there. were at least twenty
love letters in it. all from the blonde woman.
Some of the missives had her name and ad-
dress in full signed to them.
Drug yist Doepfner said he had never seen
the trunk opened. Wechsung always kept it
viii You examine it today" Capt.
Warts was asked.
II do not know" he replied. 1--WE are
kept SO busy following up the clues which
you Newspaper men ferret out that we may
that the trunk will be searched soon" he
concluded.
Then he went into his private room with
Druggist Doepfner.
minutes.
Capt. Warts would not say what they
Ia ked about when he reappeared. but evil
IDENTIFY he had received some new and i'm
also refused to talk.
He refused to discuss the case any further
at all.
He had evidently been instructed not to
do 30.
Mrs. Conrad Henne. the wife of an up
holsterer. who lives at 161 East Fifty seventh
street, is q medium tized. pretty. blonde
haired woman. and tailies with the description
given by Druggist ,Waggener Of the woman
who called on Wechsung at different times
while he worked in Brooklyn.
It was thought that perhaps she did go there
TO collect his board bill, as Wechsung used 10
band denied that she ever did 30 this morn
ing. He sald he was married FIVE years and
always lived within q block Of his present
address.
Wechsung never owed him q cent until
recently, and his wife never called to collect
that from him at Waggener's, Doepfner's
or any place else.
- thought the world Of him, end would
Henne.. "Ineyer had a particle Of trouble
with him. Neither did my wife. He was
BOARDING with us at the time of his murder"
he concluded.
Wechsung's whilom friend Polzin does not
like the notoriety which he has attained In
connection with the case. He seemed nerv-
GUS and irritable and refused TO talk any
more about the tragedy when seen by the
An EVENING WOMB man saw the boy
Krulisch at the Tombs this morning. He
was clipper and calm o. usual. and when the
reporter jokinely asked him If he had con-
fessed he replied oooly;
"Haven't anything to confess"
DO you ever remember seeing o blonde
lady call at the store and ask for Wechsung ?"
Did any woman ever ask for him ?"
mo. SIR"
I" You used to mail letters for Wechsung,
didn't you ?"
Yes"
Were any Of them addressed to women ?"
mo. sir. I never mailed any except to
gentlemen"
Krullsch says that on the afternoon when
he is supposed to have purchased the axe he
left the store about IL. 10, arriving home at
~. 30. He ate his Inner and started back at
IL. 80, arriving at the store at / o'clock. He
remained there all the afternoon.
Lawyer Purdy has decided to let KruliSh
remain In the Tombs awhile. He has decided
to do this. in order that the detectives may
not bother him.