The evening world., 1891-04-21

THE hALOh FUND TO-DAfs
The additional evidence 10 In the shape OF a
positive and sworn statement of MoMullen,
Fanning's roommate, to the effect that the lat
ter came to him at 10 O'Clock Saturday night In
the Harlem Hotel and told him he had Just
killed Mrs. Taylor.
This startling statement ia oorrohorated by
the finding by the detectives OF the broken
bladed razor with which the murderer perpe-
trated his bloody work.
McMulen was arrested by Detectives Doyle
and Keefe in tha Harlem Hotel yesterday
afternoon and taken before Capt. Carpenter
at the Egn,y-eighth street station.
When questioned by the oflcer McMul,en
said that he had something to tell about Mr..
Taylors murder which had been troubling
him very much.
lie made sworn statement to Capt Car
penter, which, summarized, Is az follows,
"Fanning came to my room about 10 O'Clock
on Saturday night April is, and said to me that
no had killed Mrs. Taylor. He said he had met
her at Eighty-sixth street and Third avenue
that evening. and had walked with her up TO
Ninety-sixtn street and Park avenue, where
he gave her a jab with the razor and oom.
pleted the job. He threw the razor across the
plaza, and that ended the business.
"He gave me q shirt Sunday morning, and
asked me to have It laundered. l took the
shirt to q Chinese laundry on Third avenue
above One Hundred and Sixteenth street on
the east side.
"About & 80 O'Clock Sunday morning Fan
ming woke up. and said: Il finished that job. >
~ asked him what job, and he said the
killing Of Mrs. Taylor. April Tanning said
to me: Il am gong to Kill that woman,
meaning Mrs. Taylor"
McMullen told Capt. Carpenter that he him.
self was very much in fear OF Tanning, and
1elJ sure that II the latter was released ne
would surely kill him, and Tanning, he said
several occasions.
He mad been living with her up to three
weeks ago at One Hundred and Eighteenth
street and Third avenue.
They were disposessed there, and Fauning
went TO room with McMullen In the Harlem
Hotel McMullen felt sure that he knew the
razor Tanning had killed MrA Taylor with, az
It was an old one. which flaming received
from Mra Taylor, whose husband was bar
Der.
When Capt. Carpenter heard McMulien's
startling story he at once sent Detective Keefe
over 10 the plaza spoken Of by McMullen. to nnd
the razor. Keefe spent but few minutes In
his search, and picked up the razor lying on
the grass in the plaza or little park overlook.
ing the tunnel few feet away from the scene
OF the murder.
Keefe hurried back to the station-house with
his ind. McMullen positively Identified IL by
| mark, "S IT," on the back OF It. The
razor'a edge shows how bunRling job II wai
capable Of effectin0,
1t is an old implement, with q black bons
handle and ground hollow. The blade Ii
nicked along the edge and covered with blood
stains, and snows rust, evidently received BY
| lying In the grass during the rain Saturday
| evening. On one side Of the blade is the name
"W. Bfokhahne, 900 Canal street. N. Y.,'
and on the other It ia marked &c. johnson.
Capt. Carpenter Ii fully satlsned that ne hal
secured indisputable and clincning evidenct
that Tanning murdered Mira Taylor, which
| the Captain thinks cannot be Tefuted.
To an EVENING WORLD man Capt. Carpenter
sAid that Fanning had apparently contemplated
killing Mrs. Taylor for several monthA HI
had grown tired OF her, and had begun 70 hL Il
her.
Fanning'S intimacy with MrA Taylor, n Il
said, led to his separation from his wife, ant
1t IL known that MrG Taylors husband com
mitted suicide because OF Fanuing'A attentions
| 70 mis- wife.
Capt Carpenter brought McMullen to th'
Coroner's once at noon, along with Oh,
razor and his written statement An ad
ditionAl afidavit was made by McMulleI
embracing his statement to Capt. Carpenter
and he was remanded TO the House OF Deten