The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-06
ONE OF BLAxCBE7rs PALS
Biliy Hickey Locked Up In the Carey Muir.
der Case-Four Prisoner Let 60.

| der Case-Feur Prisoners Let go.
That the murder Of Detective Carey Of the
| Central ONCE stafY on Thursday night was not
the result Of q conspiracy is now believed to
be certain. 1t was. however. undoubtedly pre-
| m editated. as witnesses whom Inspector Me-
Laughlin has in custody will testify. The In
| spector learned on Friday where James ID.
Blanchett. or David Wheeler. tho murderer.
lived. He decided to unearth tho conspiracy
II there really was one. Detectives Valley
and Doran were furnished with the names OF
persons supposed to have some connection
with tho murder. and with fve policemen
from the West Thirty-seventh street station
house started out to make the arrests inc
officers raided the fiat Mt 2io west
Forteth street. wherc Blanchett lived.
and arrested five persons These wore
taken to Police Headquarters Among the
prisoners was n crook named Billy Hickey.
who was Bnnchett's pal. Hickey was with
Blanchett Just before the murder. Hickey and
Blanchett lived with two women In tho Forth
eth street fiat The murderer lived with the
vito OF a crook named kcarney.
Hickey refused to say anything and was re-
manded at tho Tombs yesterday. A revolver
similar to that carried by Banchett was found
in his possession. The others we're released.
Edward Taylor. a bartender IN McShnne
McConville's saloon. at Thirieth street and
and whG @a to M
sr..ector Mclaughlin yesterday:
the night rTevoTs to ths snH9tnG wss
David Wheeler. aiso known rs Kush. en!cred
h. called me aside and said ,hat ne ma I; heIra
hon ssd that %nI goes S% take ho
have to shoot went 20 WITH WITH H!m any o' tm
minutes he and / walked out Of the saloon and
over to the opposite corner . Wheeler ,nv thHn
fSrn M
who are at present in the Tombs AWAITING
sb s on charge Of sho9tHf t 2n ,tr Ms
nS sEsna ths S"' ssH
bali in him. "' W W S and billy Hickey were
at %sss Tafv eS
Kearney's WIFE i.'i He went to live with, her
about one wecs before he was arrested for
H. Nat st 20 West Tqrietn street and fonna
be wanted by tho police. He said no did not
think the police would get him. as he
pnss in ndo4 sayer Tse said ID
that on the night Of the murder no and the
two women wanted to keep Wheeler in the
that he, would disguise himself by wearing
Eugene Boylan. in front OF whose dive the
m occurrcdi has also made statement At;
10 inspector mclaughlin. lie says tnc ilrst
he knew Of the murder was hearing the shot.
it Paddy Mitchell came in. shaking like leaf.
Ian said he did not know that Blanchett was
IN tho saloon. but had heard he was In one OF
the boxes. After l3oylan closed his place the
bartender. John Conley. said that lickoy had
made the remark. Doran will DO tho next"
Boylan says he heard that Hickey. kcarney.
and Kelley were crooks. and ordered them to
keep out Of his place. He put Kelley out, and
while he was doing SO Kelley cut Boy!an's
brother with a razor.
chett. although the police are certain his name
is David Wheeler On Oct. 9 last he was
rested. with Tom Farrell and n man who gave
tho name OF John J. Franklin. Ivy Detective
Brennan OF the Charles streeG station \ boy
told the detective that Wheeler had u revolver
and was going to shoot man. Brennan
found the trio in a dispute at West and Chris
topher streets with Thomas Lawor Of 242
West Tenth street. Lawor said tho men were
revolver was found on Farrell and he WAS
others were let off with reprimand On Oct.
3. 1880. Blanchett was arrested for
hurclarizing Michael .Noonan's saloon at
677 Sixth avenue. He was caught hy
tho bartender. Albert Livingston. tryir.
to break omen the cash drawer. Livingston
held him until Officer Rein OF the West
Thirtieth street station came up and took
revolver at home or no would not have been
caught. Judge MARITIME sent him to State
prison for one year and eleven months for this
crime.
Blanchett and Hickey will be arraicned for
hearing In tho Tombs to-day.