The evening world., 1891-05-04
Ben All Was Searched at EeVtoYn and
Had 10 Such Weapon.
Doubt Cast on the Long Island
City Jail Stabbing Story.
Byrnes Does Not Think the Jamaica
Prisoner Is Carrie Browns
Companion.

Ben All, the unfortunate Algerian known
var1ouslv % French No l. Georgs Francois
and Frank Sherliek- persists that he 10 In
noeent OF the horrible murder Of old Carrie
Brown
Frenchy u taking life comparatively easy In
cell 6S. at the Tombs. eats and sleeps well,
ana To all appearances Is model prisoner.
since his counsel. Levy. Frien1 and House,
have taken hold Of his case. the AIeerianS
spirfu have frightened considerably. and he
seems confident that ultimately he win
be completely exonerared from the Suspicion
east upon that he 10 New York's "JAek the
Ripper."
Frencnys lawyers have been considerably
handicapped In their efforts 10 get information
from their client, from the fact that he speaks
very httle Engiish and scarcely more French.
what little information he has impaired 10
taen has beea In broken French, bat the nrm
hope in day or two TO be in what Inspector
Byrnes calls IS an intelligent position regard
ing the minutest details Of the case.
since he was interviewed on Saturday.
Frsnchy hes implicitly obeysd hIs attorneys
instructions to talk to no one.
Frenehy's counsel are - confident a. ever
that their client cannot be convicted. eaid
one OF the nrm this morning:
''Evea II Freney was 10 be indicted to-day
We could 70 TO trial with him tomorrow, and
no jury under heaven would convict MIN on
the nonsensieal evidence that the police have
collected against him.
Inspecsor Byrpes was nt Headquarters early
this morning. but went away again in . feu
minutes sfii his Whereabouts were unknown
most OF the morning
II is an open question a. to whether very
vgrant search is being made for the man who
wss last sesn In old Shakespeare" com
pany and with whom she vent up 70 the fatal
room 81 in the East River Hotel.
TEe Inspectors neglect 70 send one
OF his men TO see the man under
peet that the Inspector eares LITTLE
about the man who gave his name 90 &C.
Knielo" TO MAry Miniter, the housekeeper,
when he engaged ths room with the
woman who vas soon after found o.
brutalir mAnRied, while others infinite thai
the Inspector already has this man In custody
or knows where 10 ma him when he wants
Lin.
Tue tracing TO FrepcAy Of the knife with
which Carrie Brown Was killed II the most im-
portant work with which Inspector Byrnes Il
occupied now.
The Inspector has the unsupported statement
Of two Migrants and . man who was serving
sentence for drunkenness that Frenchy, Whil.
serving term NJ the time they we're inmate,
OF the Queens County Jail, had In his posses
sion the knife, or one like II, with which u,
nendish bu'chery vas committed.
An far as an EVENING WORLD reporter con-.
learn. the Knife. II Frenehv mad one. Was on,,
seen by tpess Witnesses. David Gulov.y an,
Edward smitu.
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