The sun., 1891-05-02
FRENCHY NO.1IN THE TOMBS.
QUEENS COUNTY JAIL PRISONERS
THINK THAT KNIFE rs HIS.

Say He Drew . knife Like It Ono Day n
right n the Jsil-It Was Not Taken
IRON Hin-Now Byrnes Wants Shake
speare's Companion-Frenchya n Soldier.
The knife which was used in hacking the
body OF the woman found murdered In the
East River Hotel. this city. made trip to the
Queens County jail. LonR island City. ysster-
day. In custody Of two OF INSPECTOR Byrness
men. Detective seraeants McNaught and Null
holland. Frenchy No. 1, tho suspect under
arrest. made similar trip to Long Island City
few days ago. and was Identified as vaerant
who had spent thirty days In the jail from
Middle Village. under the nams OF George
Frank. and who was released on April 10.
David Gilloway and Edward Smith. who
were confined in tho Same tier OF cells with
Frank, or Frenchy. had told Sheriff Goldner
that Frenchy had knife like the one de-
scribed in the accounts OF the murder. and
when the knife was shown to them yesterday
they said that It was Just like one they had
seen In Frenohy's possession. John DufYy OF
Far Rockaway also said that the knife re-
sembled one with which Frenchy had at
tempted to stab him IN tho jail. Frenchy was
morose and dlsaareeable. and was dlsliked by
the other prisoners. who frequently tormented
him. 1t was on ono OF these occasions that he
tried to stab Duffy. The prisoners said they
had often seen Frenchy eating with the knife.
Tho jailsrs were unaware that he had knife
In HE possession.
The police have not succeeded yet In finding
the man who accompanied the old woman to
the room In the hotel tho NIGHT she was mur-
dered. Inspector Byrnes still declines to say
positively that he believes that Frenchy IA the
mTrderer. lie sAys the man is cunning
when the man was arrested in Queens
county for yagraney," said the Ippspeeter 70 =
IL sna With seS arm
% and s9 o
ssissa lin aud " Snbouaa y d the % %s% i vs.: nSs
s Tfs SSs' sns: ifs
described to the reporter the blood spots
whSS Ssnd sas sh hs lower
msns tive hands aN1a + was quite fresh when
no question at all that the stain was Of human
tween the shoulders and on the wrist band.
muscles found in the dirt under the finger nails
those Of the blood on the shirt and Of the blood
Of the old woman"
the pcssiSility of Fiencby being the London
!" He has be- n hero In America year or thir.
teen months" said the Inspector. He was
here at the time some OF the murders were
Frenchy No was transferred at 8 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon from his cell In the Police
Central office to the Tombs. under Q commit.
ment granted BY Judge Marine. He, VIII be
Carrie Brown. otherwise called " Shakespeare"
is called: Lawyer Emanuel Friend. who was
assigned by Judge MARITIME to defend Frenchy
No. l." had an interview with his client In the
counsel room at the Tombs at o'clock. After
their talk. Lawyer Friend said that he was
satisfied that q mistake had been made in the
arrest Of his client. and that this would be
shown at the inquest.
He had not doubt Of his clients innocence.
and OF TIE result OF his trial. II he was ever
tried. "Frenchy No. l." Mr.. Friend said. had
told him something Of his past life. through an
interpreter; an Algerian. He had been a SOL
dier In the French army. and in cam oaiGning
under the tri:color against the Arabs had
received two bullet wounds. one in the
shoulder and the other in the leg. He hoped
to receive help from the French Consul In this
city. being still . subject of France. Outside
OF the Consul and his counsel he had no assist
ance to hope for. He steadily protested his
innocence
SALEM. Mass. May 1.-The remains OF Mrs.
Carrie Brown OF New York: the victim Of Jack
the Ripper" were taken from the, receiving
tomb this morning and buried without core.
mony. But few persons were present