New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-01
THE MURDERER or PAULSEN CAUGHT ;
ARRESTED on SUSPICION OF THEFT lie TRIES
TO USE HIS AXE OF THE OFFICER

ARRESTED on SUSPICION OF TIrEFT lie TRIES
TO USE HIS AXE OF TIE OFFICER.
The brutal murderer who dashed out the brains Of
Frank G. Palson with an axe at No. 130 Hesterst on
Thursday evening in custody few hours later.
hut the police did not know until yesterday morning
that they had caught the hight man. lie was not
arrested I'm the precinct In which the crime was COM
mtted and his captors did not know until later that
no was wanted for murder. The credit OF the capture
belongs to Policeman Emanuel Meyers. a patrolmnn
Of the Fnhst squad. when the police in Ehrldge St.
were Locking up innocent Inmates OF the house In
Uesterst on suspicion Thursday night. Meyers was
patrolling his post In Frstst., near tie Bowery lie
mot there Deiective-Sergeant Lyman, Of the Central
Office who asked him to keep lookout for some thei
he was hunting for Lyman was about 10 Walk down
the Bowery when Meyers noticed a roughlooking man
about thirty years old who was carrying watch ana
chain I'm his hand The had tried to sell the
watch I'm q liquor store and was about 10 place II
back in his pocket when Meyers asked him: Where
did you get that iewelryl'
The man flung the watch and chain into the street
and started to run away. Meyers pursued him and
caught him quickly. Turning upon the officer with
nm oath the man raised an with a short handle.
which he had drawn from beneath his coat lie struck
n blow with the axe but Meyers parted It and threw
his prlsoner on the sidewalk. They were having a
struggle for the possession Of the axe when Lyman
ran 70 the assistance Of Meyers and helped overrower
the prisoner
II was about an hour before midnight when the
prisoner WAS taken TO the Fiithst police station AN
alarm for the arrest OF the murderer In Iiestcrst had
got there before him. lie said he was Frank W.
Rohe, n marble pollsher. OF No. 90 Jeherson'st',
Ioboken. v. ]. In his pockets were found two god
watches n ring and some triDkets. There were spots
OF blood on his clothing. Yesterday morning the
prisoner was taken before superintendent Byrnes al
HEADQUARTERS. william Burns, the landlord Mt NO
100 Hestcr-st and his wife saw the prisoner In the
superlntendcnts Office They Identified Rohle as INC
man they had seen running away In liester-st after
the murder was committed They also recognized the
watch and chain which had been found In Rohle's
possession Ms belonging 10 ralscn There were othef
ldertincations later by persons who had seen w
prisoner in Hesterst Immediately before on alter ue
murder was committed DR.. Cyrus Edison FOUND stalls
Of human blood Oh the prisoners axe ut point where
the handle was Joined 10 IL. . ,,..
Rohle denied all knowledge Of the murder, despite
the overwhelming evidence OF his Guilt lie dld MOI
weaken even when ne made Ia look al the Dody
~ Paulscn I'm the EldriCkcst. station Tie BODY 81
Tho murdered man presented sickenlng appearance,
rs the head had been gashcd in eight places WIN the
eye If wns claimed for burial yesterday by relatives
living in Rroollyn. Robbery, doubtless, was ne ohy
motive for the crime. the police said Kohlr vas
taken 10 the Essex Market Police court Yesterday, Dul
vas rornandod into the custody OF the ponce IN
Eldridgcs'. until today