The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-05
DAN SULLIVAN.
He Talks Freely to Detective
Parker.
The STORY OF A CRIME.
He Acknowledges Calling on Has
we'll with Dalton.
BUT DENIES GUILT OF MURDER.
He Says He Left Dalton Before tho Kill
ing-The Latest Police Gossip About
an Interesting Case-wnl Dalton bs
Captured?
BUT DENIES GUILT OF MURDER.

Detective Parker arrived in this city
from New York on the steamer Connecti-
cut this morning. He stated that he had
seen the man arrested In that city on sus-
picion and easily identified him as being
Sullivan. He conversed with him for q
time and found the man inclined to be
non-communicative ut first. However, he
gradually threw off his air of reserve and
eventually talked freely with the detec-
tive
Sullivan claimed that he met Dalton
OF the murder and said that Dalton asked
him to accompany him to East Provi-
dence to see the old man. Sullivan, hav-
ing nothing else to do, agreed and both
men went TO the house on Mory avenue.
When asked about the saloon in which
1t Is claimed both men spent the after
noon. he stated that he rememb bered moth
ing about the saloon aud did not know
Sullivan, the owner Of the Water street
barroom.
From the house on Mary avenue the
men, accompanied by Haswell, came to
this city and took the Brook street car for
the reservoir. AS near as he could re-
member the time was after O'Clock, but
on that point he was not confident.
Reaching the Hope reservoir, Sullivan
says he left Dalton and the old man and
says that he has seen neither Of them
since.
His story is almost identical with the
line of evidence developed by the officers
but no faith Is placed in his statement
that be separated from the other two at
the reservoir. In fact the testimony of
witnesses who observed the trio on Olney
street seems to offset this statement.
Sullivan, when confronted by the de-
tective evinces the greatest nervousness
and anxiety.
He was extremely wearied In appear
ance and seepved terribly broken down in
health and spirits. AT first he claimed
that he had been in New York city for
six weeks but when Detective Parker
called his attention to the fact that he
was In police headquarters on the 10Th
inst, the date of the murder, he then
decided that he was mistaken in the time
AT any rate Sullivan left the city on
Thursday of that week aud went to New
York by the way of the Stonington Line.
He was seen in this city Thursday morn
ing and probably left that afternoon.
Detective Parker left the arrangement
of affairs in the hands Of the District
Attorney. aud yesterday afternoon Sulli-
van was brought before Judge McMann
of the Tombs Police Court, aud was
arraigned. Detective Parker lodged the
complaint against him of murder, and
the case was continued Tor fifteen days to
allow the RHODE ISLAND authorities
sufficient time to prepare the requisition
papers and other necessary documents
for his detention.
The reported i'll feeling between Officers
Doane and Finnerty who made the ar
rest, is considered a fake" by Detective
Parker, who says tnat both men are, and
always have been, OH the best of terms.
Detective Doane noticed Sullivan aud
called Finnerty's attention to him, aud
both men assisted in the arrest. Doane,
who Is State Agent for the House of Cor
rections and Charities, Boston, knew
Sullivan previously by sight, and this ac-
counts for his ready recognition Of him.
AS regards the writ OF habeas corpus
for the release of Sullivan from custody,
the detective considers that nothing will
be effected. His complaint lodged against
the prisoner is SO strong as to hold him
in the face of the writ.
On August 20 the officer will go to
New York, and after going through the
necessary formalities, will return here
with his prisoner. Sullivan will be ar
raigned before Judge Cooke, and will be
held to await trial. Dalton still sue
ceeds in evading arrest, although it is
supposed that he is in hiding in the
woods Of Swansea.