The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-21

the PRINCIPAL room Of the Slattery apartments.
They worked tho Srowlcr frequently. and it
wasn't long before they were oil more or less
tipsy Lawn and Slattery sang. and manifested
mauilin affection for each othor Mrs. Slattery
nut her two children, girls OF ono and four
years. to he'd cary in tho night. and nbout IL
O'Clock Mrs. Lawn retired TO her room.
The rest continued to drink beer and sing
until away into sunday morning. According
10 the story of Mrs. Slattery. at o'clock Lawn
started to sing" Comrades" Just before that
Ryan went into the yard. ,.
THAT'S a chestnut. Lawn Interrupted
Sla.tcry Give us something new ,
Lawn laughed. and beloved the song. Stat
tory persisted that he should stop singing 1t.
Finally Slattcry stood up and said:
stop singing that damn song or get out OF
You go t. hell" rctortcd Lawn: "1'll sing
whatever like, ,
The two men crapnlcd md Lawn threw Stat
terry to the floor. Then. according to Mrs.
Snttoly's stony, Lawn went to his own room.
few feet aSsE TN drsS him into
bureau. She slammed tho door shut and
i IN. as She says. Sla,ery got out before his
wife reached the door She begged him to go
back +" his room. but before she could force
" oi razor in his left hand. lilo push he'd Mrs:
Siattcry aside. and placing the stump, OF
deep wound in his throat with the razor.
Mrs. Slattery. who. in tho gloom of tho hall;
saw what he was doing and who feit blood
tried to ,,ull Lawn away. Tho one-armed man
drew the razor across Slnttery's throat n sec
ond time and then allowed the senscess mnn
to fall TO tho floor. where he died in u few min
Willie Mrs Slnttery bent over, her husband
Lawn ran back to his rooms. The noise Of the
scufilc had awakened has mother and the Null
vh family. After putting on an old gray
overcoAt Lawn ran out OF the mouse. Kyan.
xrI,,, had Lrp n
stairs. When Ryan had comprehcndcd what
lad happened he made for the lolics station.
street but lost track Of him after he had gone
block. -, Detective Reynolds went to tho
neaSo Thn h. hack Capt Enry seps
Was interpreted to be that William Long had
killed Slattery; and general alarm was sent
out to arrest William Long. All tho detectives
at Police Headquarters were. put on the case;
Among them were Detectives Roche and
Say Conner" remarked Roche. "l,ll bet
that isn't William Long, but William Lawn.
the fellow whose picture is in the koGues Gal
Both detectives knew William Lawn as a
tough character of tho Sixth ward several
year; age. They decided t. to look for Lawn in.
rsther They had visited several Of lawns
S at in ;ho they staod
atthe corner Ct Union an, and Van Brunt streets.
an s sa 9 Er often yse tbe Bf heg
went in. Seated at table in small back
room they found him.
Just III nd Isx VI ws sRek0 up Roche You're
Lawn looked up in surprise. and asked what
he.Tas wanted for. lsoche told him.
Il amt the party said Lawn; don't
about. had no fight with no one
Lawn appeared to be perfectly sober After
q lot oi questioning he. admitted THAT he re-
membered that he had scuff!e with man.
Roche and Connor took him to Police Head
quarters. Inspector Reilly sent for Mrs Stat
tory. She came to Headquarters in
light calico dress. She identified Lawn
Ct Sar once as tho man who had po sit
the story Of the murd er. Mrs. slatt cry. Ryan.
and Mrs. Lawn were locked up in the Bergen
street station house as witnesses. The Soce-
~ for tho Prevention OF Cruelty to Children
took charge Of Mrs. Slattery's four-year-old
daughter Annie. and she was allowed to keep
the other child In tho. station with her.
They are all In very poor circumstances: Slat.
probable that it will DO buried In Potter's
Lawn. the murderer. on April 9. 1874. was
convicted OF robbine Hugh l.arkin's saloon.
~ Union street. Brooklyn. and was sentenced
TO ono year and half in the Kings county
penitentiary. The police say he has been
concerned IN several other scrapes He is 2
worked steadily at his trade, in a long time
He fell from a scaffold several years ago and
broks his right arm. part OF which was am
Iitaud. When he was arrested yesterday no
did not have the razor. but there were blood
stains on the inside Of the left pocket OF his
9vercoat. where it Is thought lie thrust itwhen
Re put the coat on. Aterward, probably. he