The sun., 1891-05-01
THE PRISONER LOOKS LIKE rnrs.

Tho reporter went to Inspector Byrnes. He
would neither confirm nor deny the story OF
Dr.. Bdson.' but hs returned the Doctors COM
pliment on his abilityby ssyfng: "Dr. Edison
In man who usually tells the truth"
At this time It had not been decided to ad-
journ the inquest There was crowd ct the
Z, Coroners' Ohlos at 1850 p. N. The jury was
sworn. Henry Lindenmeyer. the Beekman
street paper merchant was foreman. Then,
on behalf Of the District Attorney. Mr.. Lind
say moved for an adjournment to May II, and
got It .. ... -. -....
80 the reporters went back to Inspector
Byrnes. Three Of them. one Sun man. went
into his ONCE together, and to them no told Q
dramatic story. He became intensely inter-
ested in tho story IS he told IL. He sat on tho
arm OF q big chair in the Superintend dents
room. while tho reporters stood opposite him.
He began his story with The arrest OF Frank
sherliok or Franohy No. /.
1T was at 8 o'clock Friday night" he said
he was standing in the saloon under tho
hotel talking to tho bartender. Now We had
learned that on the Wednesday night previous
Frenohy and this old woman Shakespeare had
occupied tho room where the murder was COM
mitted. and we learned that he was about with
her and with other low women tho following
day-the day on the night OF which the murder
was committed. He was about the saloon
down in the Fourth precinct with tho woman
the evening Of that day. He was at the East
River Hotel alone at about 10 o'clock. and he
was there drinking at II O'Clock when the
old woman Shakespeare and her companion
Stairs In eed 10 Ss their dsn1 and sDsS1 wsp.
was. as. have stated before. a man
Of Ticke ed and unnatural habits, and the women
hotel with them. and that he hes repeatedly
treated them He had taken their HSe money away WAY
from them and created distur Dances which had
o1 4di pssps @ ta a Elm q e
place Frenchy had such tough reputation
calling Elm la;.s Sa
hoor oithe hotel i Is against me rules to sts s
rule WAS. made because the men @ Who 1i accom-. nis
pany the women to the hotel usually remain
So s r rdos. hsS g 0r Ss ys 5
and i The ssg he
ys, nsst s 81 Il. Hs ,4 fdg ee
IN charge oi tho door He did not Know OF This tbs
rule, Alter Shakespeare and her, companion
to ddy that he guessed he wusd 90 TO is bsd
end asked for a room on the top floor
single S Gents. FRS mpht have 'wSSs,nYs Seen
O'Clock and might have been later Some time
ssr ns fs hss ssy. the n. light sork
Tspsa hss had ss' from ana
SIet aRd ny ssA ssSPPs tSs
f1s @ saa Rs hsSThaS msS haS
The sSw In BED and shsy Mou
risk letting him stay there.
=. fs1Sshy was and brought
punctuating his story By striking his loft palm
with his right fo,etinger. he had on no under:
ined. and the lower part Of his shirt " ss found
shout whore the blood. wouid ssrike S had lISs he
Stood @ over the @ woman by the side Of the bed.
peci 8, suoh 0 ins MARI PAes as %oad
sSrs1n her me hand Hmsn seizss sss s% Ra
srsss Hhers wv sSsRs sDasR Of 6ooa on a'sss ss
wristband OF tho shirt, and II was plain that
There were blood stains on one Of bis socks.
On the outside Iamh Of the door of room S3
there were blood marks that looked as though
the door had been pushed open with Just the
s5Sr M.es Sa %sss sst Az
the door hid been pqsnsd SHUT Tsh the inside
fSsT. asss ses,s Of blood IN shs hall. Very
s,sD D1 g Soo oD oH't cSsn
as though q murderer had sat down in It.
There we're clots Of blood on the blanket on
slots % I'VE were Of human blood. The s other stains
on the blanket looked a. though bloody hands
bedtick. There were no sheets on the bed.
AFTER all this bloodlhsd been found and after
and got bone 1nEsr nail cleaner and we
cleaned out the dirt from beneath the finger
malls OF the prisoner We had, That dirt was
blood. .l
Now as to the man who went 10 the room
shifting on the. chair. arm. I'VE arrested
Fre9chy No. Q. about whom There has been so
f9and the. 10 hsd spent liz aisRt os'Gin Of ths
murder St place four and { half miles aMsy