The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-02
PRISONER ON SUSPICION.
AUGUST LEy1g ARRES1ED FOR THE
MURDER OF MRS SENIOR.


He Makes TO the Police Detailed statenent
or Hts Whereabouts On tho Night OF the
Crime-Tweaty.nvew Wounds Fouad on the
Roay OF the Ola Woman.
When old Mrs. Senior was found murdered
on the floor Of her little candy store in Mill
burn on Sunday morning there was but one
man suspected Of the crime Of robbery and
murder. Prompt efforts were made to nppre-
bend this man. and late yesterday afternoon
he vas arrested in Newark. Now the anthori.
ties are by no means sure that he is the cul-
prit.
August Lentz is the prisoner. He In 80 years
old. Lentz has been drifting between Orange
and Millburn for several years. and was con-
eidered steady until few months ago. when
his young wife died in childbirth at the
Memorial Hospital in Orange. At this time
he was employed in +. Fouratt's hat factory in
Miilburn as an engineer and Waterman by
turns. Three or four weeks ago he was dis.
charged for Drunkenness and Joseph Senior.
the husband of the murdered woman. was en-
gagged as watchman. Lentz knew the Seniors
we'll and had often visited their little shop. in
which Senior mended clocks and watches and
st ,i 6irds and animals: and in which his
After his discharge fentz went back to
Orange to- board. but frequently visited Mill
burn In ., quest OF work and haunted the tay.
Daisy's house In Orange Valley. and few days
ago he left abruptly. after stealing q watch
q as arn on y
Newark with one Of Roger Marshail's sons on
an as express r. MACON That was the last seen Of
stables J. ii. Vaudeville and George Eager Of
Millhurn were hunting for him in a buggy and
nue.; Newark. Tits is opposite ne irvinGton
ear houses and Is resort for Millburn people
who drive TO Nawnrk.
Where is the black fellow p said Nande-
Vile to Conrad Schlosser. the proprietor's son.
The young man jerked his thumb toward
the rear room. and. opening the door. Mande-
ment and accompanied his captors to the
sph TptGinc. Police staten where her he
Len'z z, WIS S, searched thoroughly; and not a
in Millburn on Saturday morning. He had no
money; and absolutely nothing to criminate
which he said that, on saturday morning
after pawning the stolen watch for $. he spent
saloon until 3 O'clock sunday morning. when
twas closed "Ibummed around in Newark
to bed in Schlossers at ii O'clock at night.
lgot up this morning at o'clock.
o9nr u; sehloss story does not agree with
not by name. did not reach the saloon until
away again at ocloek when a' the t place e was
closed. He next saw Lentz at {, O'clock on
around The Saloon he aseep in ns ehar Wills
Connie was behind the bar Lentz picked UP
morning paper and asked il he had read about
Look at this part, said Lent. This fell
sT he h is sSInssfh of ns the Damn
,Schlosser's: house Is * miles from Seniors
they can cover The distance on foot t in from IL
to Il. hours. Ientz does not account for all OF
ba1s lis stae
Until cclosk on Saturday aiterncon. but not
that he came bnck down town after leaving
Schlossers at or 3 O'Clock on sunday morn
Whoever killed Mrs. Senior was determined
to make the job complete. An autopsy was
held yesterday in Dowd & Brennan,s mnrgue
sny hhyi Dr. Mitchell the
Grange Memorial ria Hospita and Dr. ,Eugens
stab wounds an inch Ions iir' we're re between the
together below the RICH. collar bone were half
was seyered and There w.r. two wounds On ths
easen s waSnd TIE , s.con S ,s si ou i
h;,h and siXt4 Iihs were broken the iih
| the doctors believe it was inflicted after death.
| One of the wounds penetrated the lung:
around the WOMAN m@Ht a were number tai 81
| keep the victim ruirt.
| Or. Wrishtson ordered Coroner Phelan to
hold an inquest as soon as possible.
| LEM was taken last night to several Of the
places in which he said he spent Saturday
| him His story that he was In Gecrgis con.
cert saloon was rerudinted by the, proprietor
| and the employees This was tho result
| everywhere and the detectives were convinced
that he had had plenty OF spare time in which