The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-29
EHEIHE RIPPER?
Jersey City Police Have
Frenchy No. 2 at
Police Head
quaterS.
J HE Is A CATTLEMAN
His Description Varies
From the Official Sketch
Of the East Side
Hotel Fiend.
But He Admits That He Haunted
The Low Dives Of New
York's Fourth Ward.
( ARRESTED IN LONDON. TOO.
He Was Accused of Being the Origi-
nal Ripper and Was Held
Two Weeks.
ARRESTED IN LONDON, TOO.


While the New York police were turn
ing inside out the dens and dives of New
York in vain endeavor to find some
trace of the mysterious Frenchy No. 2,
that strange individual was walking un-
concernedly about the cattle pens of the
Abattoir. at Sixth street, this city. 1t
, was not until this morning that even the
police Of this city knew Of his nearness to
Police Headquarters.
ARRIVED ON THE SPAIN.
About 10 o'clock this morning Chief
Murphy received information from a
source which he refuses to reveal that
'Frenchy No. 2" was at the Abattoir, and
had been there for some days--in fact.
ever since the arrival of the cattle ship.
Spain. from London on April 10.
Detectives Clos and Smith were i'm
mcdiaSely sent to the Abattoir, and after a
short ana eager search found their man
in the Abattoir yard. He was Immediately
seized by the detectives. bet. he offered no
resistance, and was brought to Police
Headquarters. where he arrived at eleven
o'clock.
He was Immediately closeted with Sup
erintendent Smith and Chief Murphy.
and their rigid examination elected some
Suspicious admissions.
THE PRISONER.
The prisoners name is Arbie La Bruck-
man. and his alias is "John French" He
- twenty-nine years old. about five feet
seven and one-half inches In length, has
very black hair. black eyes, large
crooked nose. high cheek bones. thick fiat
lips, and is very swarthy. as il tainted
with negro. blood. He is dressed in
: heavy blue pea jacket. shabby
blue trousers, q shabby brown cap and
heavy rough shoes. He has been working
on cattle boats plying between London
and this city for fourteen years. aud has
been in London many times. He anne to
this country from Morocco. where he was
born, It eight years Of age.
ARRESTED IN LONDON.
He says that eighteen months ago. while
10 London, be was arrested as Jack the
Ripper for the murder of woman butch
sred in the manner peculiar to that fiend.
He was held for one month and had what
be terms trial. which lasted two weeks
and resulted In his acquittal
He says he was al Tom Benefits place,
No. 81 James street, New York city. on
the night Of the murder This place is
directly around the corner from the Oak
street police station. He has been ac-
customed to sleeping in Bowery lodging
houses between the trips of the cattle
boats and he has slept at the Glenmore
Hotel, where the clerk remembers motto
Ing . man whose trousers were covered
with blood.
"Frenchy No. 9"was seen in the neigh
borhood Of James street on the night Of
the murder. whore La Bruickmanladmits
Re was He was to sal on the Buffalo,
4 which leaves for London on Saturday
next. He has position as foreman over
the rest Of the cattle hands on the boats
which cross between LONDON and this
city. Meyer Goldsmith. the cattle ex-
porter. who has employed the man and
knows him personally, gives him very
good reputation and very good charsc
Ter.
NOT AFRAID.
Frenchy says he Is perfectly willing to
y 1ace any trial for murder. as he knows he
is lnnocent. He denies that he is a cousin
Of Frenchy No. l.
He u very muscular aud weighs about
10 pounds. He seems indifferent as t.
his aosition and is not at all exercised al
. q possible outcome Of his capture
~ has never been butcher
or surgeons apprentice, he says
Or engaged In any occupations
which would give him skill In cutting or
carving, bat the police say that rs he was
sailor for fourteen years he is perfectly
familiar with the use Of knife and could
probably uss one with skill.
THE POLICE HOPEFUL
Tho police are very hopeful that they
have Got the right man. and they place
4 Greae stress upon the circumstances Of
~ prssencs IN james strset On the night