The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-05-01
"FRENchY NO. g."
He Is Now Believed To Be cotham's Q
"Jack the Ripper"

NEW YORK, April 3O.-Thls morning the
body of Carrie Brown. known as "Old
Shakespeare" was sent to Salem on the 9
o'clock train. Her daughter, Mrs. Ellen AL
len, had made all the arrangements. A
man whom the police expect to prove to be
the murderer, Is locked up at police head
quarters. His name Is Frank Sherlick or
Sherlicka, also known as Francois or
"Frenehy." He has been written OF before
as "Frenchy No. l." He Is not the man who
accompanied Carrie Brown TO room 81. or
who was seen with her by Bartender Fitz-
gerald and Mary. Miniter. 1t was he who
that night occapied room 80, which Is diago-
nally across the hallway from room 81.
Blood stains were found in the hallway
between room 81. In which the woman was
killed. and room 80. There were blood
stains In room 80 on the wall. on a chair, on
the floor and on the bed clothes. Blood
stains. were on the shirt Of Sherlick, and an
analysis has shown that these are human
blood. Blood corpuscles were found under
his finger nails after his arrest His stock
ings, he having removed his shoes TO do his
bloody work, were soaked with blood, and
his clothing was also covered with blood.
On the walls and ceiling OF the little room
many smallspots of blood were found, the
man having evidently entered the room with
his hands reeking with blood, and 10 his de.
sire to remove II havinglshaken and snapped
his hands and fingers, thus literally distrib-
uting the blood about the room.
From the time the man was arrested but
little could be learned from him. He has
made a few statements, but all have been so
very contradictory that the police have been
able to make but little use Of them. From
information In the possession OF the police
II appears that the murdered woman's COM
panIen had left her some time before O'Clock
on Friday morning. "Frenchy No. 1" had
been at one time lover Of the old woman,
but for some reason had become insanely
jealous Of her. He heard her companion
leave the room, and shortly afterwards he
got up and leaving the lopez woman asleep
crossed the hall and committed the awful
crime.
The only chair In room 80 was covered
with blood, smeared over 1t from the clothes
the murderer wore, he having sat down upon
1t 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.
What Byrnes Says.
NEW YORK, April 30.-Inspector Byrnes
this afternoon substantiated the story given
OUT this morning as to the Identity OF the
Ripper. The Inspector does not say posi-
lively that Frenchy Is the murderer, but
gave a strong chain Of circumstantial evil
dence that leaves no doubt but that be is the
man who committed the crime. He discov-
cred. he said that Frenchy was with the
WlmdH OuhkcSpcdEo Ou WcuucouhJ ulBut
During the following day. he was In her
company nearly all day. On Thursday night
about midnight, Shakespeare" left the bar
room where she and Frenchy were drinking.
and a little later she was seen to go up stairs
with strange man. Soon afterward
Frenchy asked for room and was assigned
to one directly opposite that occupied by
Shakespeare" When Frenchy was arrest
ed he had on no undeTclothing. He wore
coarse shirt. pair Of dirty trousers and
pair Of filthy socks. Blood was discovered
on the shirt. Tne Inspector says "Frenchy
No. 2" was arrested early Sunday morning,
but 1t was discovered that he had spent the
night at place nearly five miles distant.
Late this afternoon prisoner was brought
before District Attorney Nlcholl, aud later
he was removed to police headquarters. The
man In all particulars answers to the des-
cription Of the man who rented the room In
the East River hotel with the Brown woman.
1t was afterward ascertained that his name
Is Joseph Franks and that he Is an Arabian.