The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-01
NEW YORK'S RIPPER.
He Has Been in Custody Since
Friday Of Last Week.
DAMAGING EVIDENCE AGAINsY Him


Leave No Doubt That "Frenchy
No. 4" Is the Man-The Story Given
Out by DIR. Edison and Substanti-
ated by Inspector Byrnes.
NEW YORK, May 1.-The police au-
thorities have finally decided upon
Frank Sherlock, or Frenchy No. /, as he
is known in the low haunts of the
Fourth ward, as the murderer of the un-
fortunate old woman, Carrie Brown,
who was found brutally butchered in
room 81 Of the East River hotel, on
Catharine street, last Friday morning.
Frenchy was arrested ON Friday night
and he has been in custody ever since,
while Inspector Byrnes and his men
have been weaving strong chain of cir
culnstantial evidence against him. The
inspector refused to tell the story until
the inquest has been held, hut the facts
upon which Frenchy is charged with the
murder are practically the following:
A Trail of Blood.
Shortly after 10 o'clock on Thursday
night Frenchy hired room 80 on the top
floor of the East River hotel diagonally
across the ball from room 81, in which
the body of the murdered woman was
afterward found. The woman came to
the hotel about II o'clock with an un-
known man as n companion. They were
shown to room 81, but the man remained
there only short time, and was seen to
leave the hotel before midnight.
On the following morning, when the
murder was discovered, the detectives
made thorough examination of every
m tha HnNr FIhaxr f,anal I1onJ
stains from room 81 across the hall to
room 33. There they found blood stains
on the walls, bed, blankets and chair, as
though some one whose hands were
dripping with blood had shaken them
violently as though to throw off the
blood.
The Police Theory.
The police theory is that after Carrie
Browns companion left her Frenchy
crossed over the hall in his stocking feet
to her room and endeavored to assault
her. Angered by her resistance he
choked her to death, and while che was
dying he began to mutilate the body Of
the unfortunate wretch and left it in the
terrible condition in which it was after
ward found.
The detectives discovered that Frenchy
No. had passed Thursday night alone
in room 80, and he was taken into Gus
tody about 10 o'clock on Friday night
Blood stains were found on his shirt and
socks and CONCEALED blood was found on
his hair and under his finger nails, and
he had no explanation to give-as to how
it came there. These blood stains, as
well us those found on the bed clothing
in room 33, were subjected to chemical
analysis by DIR. Cyrus Edison, who said
that they were undoubtedly human
blood.
A Dangerous Man.
Frenchy is said to be Greek by birth.
He speaks very little English, and is a
well known character In the vicinity of
the hotel where the crime was committed.
lie has always been considered dam
gerous man. and the women who fire.
quent the low saloons and dance halls in
the Fourth ward have always been in
dread of his ferocious temper.
On Sept. "a, 1890, Sherlick was ar
rested for stealing dollar from Mary
Ann Lopez while they were in the East
River hotel. When the woman tried tc.
get the money back he bit her severely
on the ann.
Sabstantiatol by Inspector Byrnes.
The story thus made public is fur
nished by DR.. Edison. Inspector Byrnes
substantiates the story as given out.
4uo uUNS uOJ say DDSlIlVelT
that Frenchy No. is the murderer, but
he gives strong chain of eircumstantial
evidence that leaves no doubt but that
he has the man who committed tho
atrocious crime. He discovered, he said,
that Frenchy was with the woman
shakespeare" on Wednesday, and slept
with her in the East River house. Dur
ing the following day he was in her
company nearly all day. On Thursday
night about midnight Shakespeare left
the barroom, where she and Frenchy
were drinking, and little later was
seen to go up stairs with strange man.
1t is rumored that Frenchy has mad0
partial confession.
Tho Man Who Rented the Room.
Late yesterday afternoon a myster,
ious prisoner was brought before Dis,
tIict Attorney Nicolls and afterwards
removed to police headquarters. This
man in all particulars answers to tho
description Of the man who rented tha
room at the East River hotel with tho
Brown woman. 1t was afterwards as,
certained that his name is Joseph
Franks, and that he is an Arabian.
The coroner's inquest, which was
called for yesterday afternoon, was post.
poned at the request of Assistant Dis,
trict Attorney Lindsay until Monday.
May II.
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