The daily critic., 1890-10-16
NOT THE MAN.
AT FIRST he WAS SUSPECTED OF
BEING a MURDERER.
Omccrs Thought lie was the
SLAYER Of John wayues.

/ Arrested for Murderous AssauIt-rhe
Omccrs Thought lie was the
slayer Of John wayuos.
Officer Mulvey Of the Fourth precinct
yesterday afternoon arrested a colored
man who Is supposed to be Frank
Heideman, a murderer who has evaded
arrest for over three years lie was
charged with having made a murderous
assault upon James Il Garfield, another
colored man who had but recently
came to this city from England
The two met on Third street near b
and bad some conversation about room.
The prisoner found that the new conner
} ad seine money, wheruupon he drew a
ull-cOg revolver and demanded g. Gar.
field grabbed the weapon and turned &C
aside just as 30 was discharged by the
IobbCr Finding that be had his equal
the man, who Is supposed TO be Heiic
man. turned and run, but was arrested
by Officer Mulvey before he had gone
far.
When the man was taken into the
station.house, Officer Chamberlain said
Why believe that is Frank IIeide-
man, the murderer of John Wsynes,
whom we have been looking for for
three years.
Officer Hart and several others felt
satisfied that the man was Heideman,
but officers Bailey and Barney were OF
a different opinion. The latter arrested
the man a short time ago for disorderly
conduct, and knew his name 90 be
Lawson Hsnis. This is the name given
by the prisoner. and he claims that he
has lived In the West for five years. A
number of the officers think that the
man Is cleverly concesllng his identity
a further Investigation was made
about the prisoner. and there are about
as many who are ready to swear that he
Is not Heideman as there are who will
saw that he Is.
When the prisoner was in the dock at
court this morning charged with an as.
sault with intent to kill Garfield, Lieu.
tenant Amlss said: "Why, that man
does not compare with Frank Heideman
at all. He Is not as tall and will not
weigh as much as he by sixty pounds.
Heidcman used TO be called Frank
DAVIS, and Sergeant Dunnlgan still car
ries the scar over his eye that he gave
him several years ago at the corner Of
Eighth and o streets
John Walker. alias Nelson Harris,
alias Frank DAVIS, alias Frank Heide.
man, pleaded not guilty to the charge
against him. Garfield, who claimed TO
come from Liverpool, but no doubt
came from the East indies and had
very noticeable French accent could
not tell a very straight story, but
Sergeant DAILY. john Dorsey and VIM.
Witsion satisfied Judge Miller that the
nan was guilty. lie was placed under
s 0CO bonds
Late this afternoon Il was ascertaincl
that John Ficmming. an employc at the
While House stables was an unCic
Of tie man supposed 20 be ugllc.
u an, and he was willing 10 tes-
iiiy That his proper name was
larris Harris mother, he says. lives
AZ Mount Pleasant, and can most surely
Identify him. According 10 lhcrec lrls
Heidcman was five feet eleven
inches In height, while the prisoner Is
only 1--WE feet seven officer Baruie. on
whose beat Heidoman lived for a mum
Der Of years, says that he was several
shades lighter than the man now In
custody
AT Police Headquarters there seems
10 bc some difference OF opinion, but
those best qualified 10 judge are satisfied
that the man Is not the murderer looked
for.