The evening world., 1891-11-20
HELD FOR AMoTHER's CRIME.
Anton Graft Evidently a Victim
of Mistaken Identity.
Two Men Now Under Arrest for the
Assault OH Mrs. Saillez.

Anton Craft, twenty-one years old, living ut
312 West Twentieth street, q driver for Ferd-
inan Neuman a CO., brewers, Is to-day con-
fined In the Jefferson Market Prison on the
charge OF having feloni0usly assaulted Mrs.
Charlotte saillez, seventy years old, OF 24S
West Thirty first street.
He has been imprisoned since Tuesday, yet
he is entirely innocent Of the orense charged,
as was clearly demohstrated in to-day's pre-
| liminary proceedings In the case, when
August Beck, forty-two years old, who drives
a beer-wagon for the Moerlein Brewing Com
pany, OF 12O Pearl street, was arraigned be-
fore Justice Kelly for the same ofrense.
Craft Is a victim Of mistaken identity, and
his arrest and detention are due TO the posi-
tivcness with which he was Identified as Mrs.
saillez's assailant, both by herself and by
Mrs. Bertha Tcnney who lives In the same
house with her.
Both men are almost Identical in build,
each being about Ave feet four Inches In
height. But there the similarity ends. Beck
is just twice the age Of Craft.
On Friday morning last a man called at
Mrs. Saillczs nat and demanded box OF
empty beer bottles. He was told that there
were no bottles there belonging to him, but
lie pushed past the old lady and went to an
Ice Dox In rear room. Mrs. Saillez fol-
lowed and 1t was at that time that the alleged
assault was committed.
A pet cog, attracted by the struggles OF Mrs
Saillez ran to the door OF the room occupied
by Mrs. Tenney, and, by whining and scratch
ing OF the panels, attracted her attention to
what was taking place.
She saw Mrs. saillez in the grasp Of the
stranger, who, as soon as she appeared, re-
leased his hold and ran swiftly from the
place.
The case was reported to the West Thirty
seventh street station, and Ward Detective
George Smith was detailed TO investigate.
Clues led him to Neuman's brewery, and on
Monday night Mrs. Tenney picked Craft from
q group OF men In the brewery us the old
ladys assailant. He was arrested and ar
raigned In Jefferson Market Court on Tues
day.
Capt. Cross and Detective Smith both be.
lieved the young man, who has been married
but six months, to be Innocent, and they re-
doubled their efforts to find the guilty man.
1t was learned that wagon OF the Moer-
lein Brewery stood outside the house on the
morning OF the assault, and last night at the
Moerlein stables, 17S sunolk street, Mrs.
positive as the first, when she selected Beck
as the assailant OF Mrs. saillez.
Beck was arrested, and at the station. house
last night made partial confession by ac-
KnOwledging his presence In the nat AZ the
time. To-day he pleaded not guilty.
Justice Kelly sharply criticised Mrs. Tenney
for her positiveness Of the two idantitoa-
tiOnss and he felt so uncertain OF her ability
to definitely recognize the old ladys assail-
ant that no adjourned the case until this
afternoon for full investigation.
He recommttted young Craft and also held
Beck In $4,000 for examination. The latter
made damaging admissions In the courtroom
TO the reporters. which clearly proved Crafts
absolute innocence, but the intricacies Of the
criminal code demanded that Craft should be
still further det aimed, albeit he is guiltless.
He will undoubtedly be freed this afternoon.