St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-01
GEORGE, THE RIPPER.
The American Ripper Has Been
Arrested by Byrnes.


Arrested by Byrnes.
NEW YORK, April 80. - Inspector
Byrnes has at last fastened the crime
for the murder of Carrie Brown The
murderer is Frenchy No. l, who was ar
rested Friday night. On the night of
the murder FIenchy No. l occupied
Room SO, in the East River hotel, with
woman by the name of Mary Ann Lopez.
This room was across the hall from that
occupied by the Brown woman aud
her unknown companion. From intOr-
nation in the possession of the police it
appears that the murdered WOman'S
companion left her some time before l
O'Clock on Friday morning. George
Francois (Frenchy No. y had been at
one time lover of the old woman, but
for some time had become inSanely jeal-
Gus of her. Tie heard her companion
leave the room and shortly afterwards
he got up, leaving his roommate, Mary
Ann Lopez, asleep, and crossing the hall
deliberately Strangled and then dis
embOWeled his victim. This is the story
of the police and is SubStantdted by
the following facts: When Faenchy
No. l had completed his murleIouS
work, here crossed the hall and entered
the Room No. 80. In that room he left
the evidences of his guilt. When the
police made their investigation traces
of blood were to be found on every.
side. The only chair which the room
contained was covered with blood
Smeared on it from the clothes the muir
derer wore, he having sat down upon it
when he entered the room. The bed
clothes were found to be covered with
blood, the murderer some time during
the night having thrown himself upon
the bed. His stockings, he having re-
moved his shoes to TO the bloody work,
were soaked with blood, and his cloth
ing were also covered with blood. On
the walls and ceiling OF the little room
many small spots of blood were found, the
man having evidently entered the room
with his hands reekIng with blood and
snapped his fingers to get rid of it,
ScrapingS from under the mans nails
are said by chemists 10 contain blood.
Inspector Byrnes this afternoon sub
stantiated the story given out this
morning as to the identity of the
Ripper. The inspector does not say
positively that Frenchy No. l is the
murderer, but he gave a strong chain of
circumstantial evidence that leaves no
doubt but that he has the man who com
mitted the atrociOus crime. He dis
covered, he said, that Frenchy was
with the woman shakespeare
on Wednesday night and slept
with her in the East River house. Dur
ing the following day he was IN her
company nearly all day. On Thursday,
about midnight, "ShalIespeare" left the
bar room where she and Frenchy were
drinking, and little later she was
seen to 90 up stairs witha strange man.
Soon afterward Frenchy asked for
room and was assigned to one directly
opposite that occupied by shake
speare." When Frehchy WAS arrested
he had on no underclOthing. lie wore
a coarse shirt, pair of dirty trousers
aud pair Of filthy socks. Blood was
discovered or the shirt. On the floor
of the hallway between the rooms
occupied by the Brown woman and
trenchy, several spots of blood
were discovered. On the inside of the
door of Frenchy's room were blood
stains. The blanket in the room had
clots of blood upon it as if a person had
wiped his hands upon it. The Inspector
says Frenchy No. 2 was arrested early
Sunday morning, but it was discovered
that he had spent the night at place
nearly FIVE miles distant. Later this
afternoon a mysterious prisoner was
brought before District Attorney Nicoll,
and later was removed TO police head
quarters. This man in all particulars
answers to the description Of the man
who rented the room at the East River
hotel with the Brown woman. 1t was
afterward ascertained that his name is
Joseph Franks and that he is an
Arabian.