New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-28
HAVE THEY THE MURDERER 7
ARRESTS BY LONG ISLAND CITY POLICE.
THEY SUSPECT HENRY HIGGINs-soME ONE HAS
TURNED STATES EVIDENCE.

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TURNED STATES EVIDENCE
Inc mystery surrounding the murder of B c.
Arnold IN Borden.ave., Long Island City. on
"''"iuiy hlght, Is in fair way toward being
I Ni''ied away Early yesterday morning. the po-
nee arrested George McConkcy, Peter Gormley,
Andrew Johnson Edward Kelly and John Nc
Glnnis as witnesses. These men were all cmnIovc1
IN the Simmons Stove Foundry and are looked
! upon as the leaders of the strike
A striker named Armstrong who WAS seated
In shanty overlooking the scene Of the murder
told the police graphic story of the murder
lie says that he saw Arnold coming down the
avenue toward the foundry little after D. m
Arnold had his dinner pail in his hand When
ABOUT 200 feet from the factory entrance he was
stopped by four men. The five stood talking for
few moments, and then suddenly one of the men
seized Arnold by the leg and attempted to throw
him. Another man caught him around the waist
and the five were soon struggling desperately
This continued for less than minute when, so
Armstrong says, Arnold fell heavily forward to the
ground and his assaiaiits across the lots into
the darkness. II ten minutes afterward that
Drs. j. B. Kennedy and ByTncs arrived and found
that Arnold was dead. When the doctors arrived
John lIimpling and Charles McElhonc were lineel-
ing beside the dying man. The former hold
ing his hand to Arnold's wound in the vain en-
deavor to stop the flow of blood.
McElhone says that he saw the fatal blow
struck and that he would know the man who
lxave the blow if he saw him again. McElhone
says that as soon he saw Arnold fall, he ran TO
his side and endeavored TO stop the flow of blood
McElrone was locked up. lie formerly worked In
the Simmons foundry but went out whcr the
strike began. Last Monday he went to work in
the Kings County Oil Works and was on his way
home from work when he witnessed the assault,
The murdered man worked only two weeks in
the foundry. lie recently had attack
of the grip, and at the time Of his death was
not entirely recovered. The fact that his
cartridges and revolver We're missing when his
body was found was explained yesterday morn
ing when they were found at the factory. 1t was
learned that he was not in the habit Of carrying
them when outside Of the building. He was about
to resign his position, rs q clerlSship in railroad
office had been promised him in this city. Among
his property was found the following letter;
This will ntr-tuce to You Mr., b. c; Arnold. Young
man OF eood charC,gr I dnc' and tomparao Mr.
Arnold is good stcnographcr and correspondent, ana
has the present speed Of l25 words per mlnnc. Any
one In need Of n good stcnocapher and typewriter
would do we'll TO give him tTial: r,,op
No GIG Walker st.. Worcester. Mass. Jan. !, 1900
The autopsy was performed at 30 O'Clock
Yesterday afternoon by Drs. Kennedy, McKeon and
Byrnes They found an inciScd wound on the
right side Of the neck IL was transverse ono
and the jugular vein and carotid artery were both
severed The heart lungs and kidneys were In
healthy condition DR.. Kennedy is of the opinion
that the wound inflicted by man standing
behind the murdered man. The implement uscd,
he thinks, was large penknifc. 1he wound
however, could have been inflicted by person
standing In front From the direction VI the
beep iunicf a
considerably shorter in stature than Arnold as
il tends upward 4 careful search has been made
for the knife, but il has not yet been found
Shortly after S o'clock last night. Detectives
Wheeler and FITZGERALD arrested Henry Higgins OF
No. ABA Tenth-avc this city, end took him I"
the Long Island City Police headquarters. in
Higgins the Long lsand City police 'Fheve 'hat
they have the man who struck the blow "hich
killed Arnold. lie arrested on information
given to the police by one OF the men previously
in custody. He is married man, about ior'N-
three years old, stout and dark He - stove
mouldcr. in appearance he Is dtcid"dly rough
and unpreposscssing. When the detectives went
70 his house. they were met by his wife, who
asked them what they wanted. They tom her
that they were members of the stove mouidcrs
union and wished 10 speak with her husband She
showed them into front room and Higgins
entered a few moments later. lie recognized the
detectives at once, and exclaimed:
"Oh. / know what you fellows want! lie
then whispered Don't say anything to her.
I'll 20 quietly" They left the house at once
lie was locked up and will be arragned TINS
morning He was searched, but nothing OF IN
portancc was found The police now say mat
they have all the principals with The exception
Of one man, and they expect 10 arrest MN tnls
morning.