New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-21
is TANNING A MURDERER!
HE IS CHARGED WITH CAUSING EMILY
TAYLOR'S DEATH.
THE TWO HAD LIVED TOGETHER AND HAD
FREQUENTLY oUARDELLED-HE WAS
DRUNK ON SATURDAY.

FREQUENTLY oUARIELLED-HE WAS
DRUNK ON SATURDAY.
Henry C. Fanning was arragned in the Harlem
Police Court yesterday morning, accused OF the muroer
n Emily Taylor, whose death from deep cut III her
throat occurred in Bruckmanns drug store, at Ninetv-
sixth-st. and Third-ave., on saturday night Ing
story OF the Identification Of the body OF the woman o
Mr. and Mrs Carthy, of No. 1,21o Imru-aVe, We
told in yesterdays Tribune. Mrs. Cer'ny az me-
refused 10 give the name Of the man whoh SIo 80
pected of killing Mrs Taylor. but later in the evening
she gave his name TO the police. Upon her Informs
non Detectives DOYLE and Keefe Of the EgnV 'sAtn'
n station went 10 the Harlem Hotel at Thlru-aVe anu
One-hundred- and -ffteenth-st, and arreSteo Fains
about . O'Clock yesterday morning -.
Tho story OF Mrs Carthy, which led TO the errest'
goes far to solve the mystery of the crime mis'
Carthy a respectable and peasantspoKeh "oilai'
whose husband is coachman. said she mad Aao"h
MS TAYLOR about three years About two years ago
Mrs Taylor's husband, barber, died. ana SINCE tnen
she had been living most OF the time with fSeiIe Ia
rooms I'm Onehundred and eigtcenth-st, anu al o'e'
,places 10 the upper part of the CITY, IN peoeinoo
1ast Mrs. Taylor, who worked out as a iauiuees ~.
trann,ng. on account, she said, OF his cruel ueae
go. snA came 70 the Carthys She remained there
INIT n short tirne however, yielding to RAINING
persuasions TO return and live with him. Two "eehs
ago Mrs Taylor came 10 the Carthys saying she nsu
left flaming. On various occasions however eNo
went out in the evening TO meet fahnink' Fe'un
N the bouse with her face bruised and cut and saying
that Tanning and she had had another squared oh
Saturday evening she went out for the last ume' ~
MRS Carthy she said, I'm going to meet Henry "A
j don't come back you'll know what's inc "a'Ooi
ACCORDING TO Mrs CaIthy, Mrs Taylor had olle spOn
tof the probability that Planning Wouid HI hor' ou
she dared not keep away from him. 20 nr a. -
known, Mrs. Taylor had no Tiends OF reiAuon9 =.
ths eountry. Her body lies at the Morgpe wliere 10
,yiu remain until after the inquest. Mrs. Carthy'
who sneaks alphabetically Of the murdered woman
sexnressed the hopo that those for whom sle ilSa
worked would render assistance In giving hcr ueOe
hprial and in keeping body from the Poters feiu
q possble fate which Mrs. Taylor had moeh reieffeu
to with apparent feelings Of great distreSS'
Harry c. Tanning is about thirty years oid. MS
father Is a salesman for Hyatt & Company oarpes
dealers at No. 273 Canal-st, and lives at NO. 2l-o
rigbthave He has not been on good Terms WIN
his son for some tmo Two years ago young falluiis
and his wife separated on account, IL Is aicseu' "
his relations with Mrs. Taylor, ana MS WV S0e
children are now living with his parents faiii'ils
was stationary engineer by trade, but had been ouV
~ work for some months. lie was a mehOeE vi WY ~
9th Regiment. and was sergeant IN COMPANY ~
nm Anril G. about the time Mrs. Taylor last went u
live with the Carthys, Tanning went 10 INC 'i"'
lem Hotel lie out Oh mnos' anu
friend Alfred McMullin living at the Iocl IU
working in SASH door and blind factory IN haliI'
allowed Tanning to snare MS IOVih anu - 4,a-
lodging. McMullin Tanning early sA'uiuaS
evening and did not see him again until he came III
and went I, bed about II O'Clock that night.
The day clerk at the hotel said that fan~ns was
about the hotel most of the day on sunday ana no
noticed nothing peculiar in his appearance ar Souois'
rhe clerk also stated that Mrs Taylor came 10 inc
1+oi on Friday afternoon TO see Tanning who was
ont at the time She came again saturday morning
and the two had long talk IN the holei ie0eP~o"
since his arrest Fnnnlng has talked freely OF MS us
relations with the murdered woman, Dut saSs ~, nc
knows nothing of what he did SATURDAY Mght t Dc
tween the hours of and II O'Clock ne says nc nau
Seen drinking heavily for number OF DAYS, especlS
On saturday and saturday night, and that ne had
taken large quantity Of absinthe taIlinnsS , az
peaTance Is decidedly unprepossessing and extremely
Shabby. . 1, ,os+ordoI, and
,emanded 10 the Tombs to await the result OF the
inGuest which win be held Friday morning az ~
O'Clock Howe Hummel have been engage as
counsel 70? the prisoner The colored man, AIIred
otts who found Mrs. Taylor in the street ana carney
her to the drug store, has been sept 10 e rouSo VI
Detention witness.