The evening world., 1891-04-28
Byrnes's Men Have a Mysterious
Prisoner at Oak Street Station.
Police Deny that There Are Blood
Stains on Ills Clothing
Theory That Carrie Browns Murderer
Was a Sailor.
The Mutilated Body Started for
Potter's Field but Brought
Back Until To- Morrow.


The Oak street station 10 still the base OF
operations from waich the arch for the nend
who hutchered old Carrie Brown, alias
'sShakesp' 'are," ALA, :Jeff Davis, "in the
East River Hotel last Thursday night 10 being
conducted.
Capt. Mclaughlin arrived at Oak street half
an hour earlier than usual this morning, and
was shown in TO Capt o'Connor's private
room, when the usual preliminary consultation
took place aud plans were arranged for the
days operations.
Within ten minutes after his coming half
dozen OF Inspector Bvrnes's men came along,
and were admitted TO the secret chamber.
These conferences are always conducted
with the utmost secrecy and mystery, aud
those who are nresont are dumb To reporters
when they emerge from the council chamber.
1hose who are familiar with tho jovial man.
ner Of Capt. Mclaughlin under ordinary cir
cumstances are impressed with the anxious
anu careworn look which he has worn for the
past two days.
He seems TO be Respondent aud depressed,
and 1t 10 evident that the sense OF his RESPONSE
bility In the ferreting out OF the " Shakes
peare" tragedy Is weighing neaviy upon
him.
| Apparently all the clues which have been
! followed up so in,lustriously during the past
| i've days by his detectives have ended 10 the
most unsatisfactory results, and the general
opinion seems to be strengthening that the
| police are 10 far rs ever from the solution OF
the mystery and the discovery OF the assssain.
Even Frenchy No. 9. who, according 70 the
statement made by Inspector Byrnes last
Saturday night, was confidently believed to be
the murderer, has dropped out of sight.
| The Inspector now denies that no said that
the mysterious cousin of Frenchy No was
the murderer, and 1t is strongly suspected mat
the police have decidad TO drop that cine.
At any rate he has not b. en taken into Gus
tody, although everybody In the ne,ghborhood
Of Water street and Cherry Hill seems to have
known him. and enough Information mas been
furnished 10 the department. about him to have
captured him dozen times.
| just what clues the Cnief Inspector 10 work.
in on now canuot be asceaainej, for he 10
even more mysterious ana inoompreh ensible
Ihan the murder itself.
| SEARCHING STEAMSHIPS.
| II Is said, however, that much OF the labor
OF the detectives during the past twenty our
hours has been expended In searching ruit
steamers and sailing vessels lying along Inc
south street water front. and the conjecture IL
| hazarded that the Inspector expects to nnd the
| assassin among some OF the Italian crews OF
these vessels
IA fnvorire police theory is that the murderer
was sailor, and that after escaping from the
hotel Friday morning he went on board ship.
| The broken tsble-knlfe which was used by
the murderer has been inspected and closely
examined by experts. and from its make and
general appearance IL Is thought that iI must
have belonged to an Italian.
There were several new faces among the
Central once detectives who came to the
station In Oak street this morning. They are
TO take the places Of some OF the men who have
been on he case since the day OF the Irurder,
and who, 1t is said, are becoming 100 well known
10 the denizens Of South street In me vicinlty
! the dives and low resorts.
| Still there were many If The old crowd on
dhty, among them being Detective sergeants
Dolan, Won Gerichten, Crowley, McCiosKey,
Mulholland, FrinE, Evanhoe and NcNau1ht.
They spent tue morning securing the streets
along the river front IN the Fourth Precinct,
and seemed to be looking for some one
Shortly after 10 O'Clock Capt. oConnor in
citizen's clothes went OUT and took q turn
Al ound the precinct himself. He visited the
East River Hotel ana stood at the corner of
Catherine slip and South street watching the
passing crowds for NJ least nve minutes.
| ROOM 81 SEALED uP.
Room No. 81 IN the East River Hotel, Whero
the foul crime was committed, has been
locked up By order OF the police, and no one
can visit IL without obtaining q permit from