New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-08
ARREST OF FRANK ELLISON.
HE IS COMMITTED WITHOUT BALL.
w. II. nENs1ouEs. THE AGED VICTIM OF HIS
pAsrARpLY ASSAULT. STILL IN

W. II. HENhlotGSs AhA 49,
n.srAnp1Y ASSAULT STILL IN
DANGEROUS CONDITION
vr,. ,.. been arrested for his out
-. ...arIt on william II. Henriques on
nord,v rght. and late yesterday afternoon
uS,;.. rr.,;c. Grady committed him TO the
1Srsr Market Prison without bail. Or.
C~.s.du. n Wynkoop, of No. 12s Madlson-ave''
AZ ,f.,.,;oues,s physician, testified that the
-..,.r. mas still in danger OF death from SHOCK
.rd could not be considered certain OF recovery
on" 60 a, Eve days. DIR. Wynkoop thought,
....,,.r that the assaulted man would get well.
IT.. .,.at ruilianly Ellison was arrested on
r,.sdsv about 6 p. m. On that afternoon MIS-.
III. o. Ncame, daughter of the victim OF
I,Iiscns cowardly brutality. and her counsel
N. Hummel. called on Superintendent Byrnes
=, Police headquarters to tell him that Mr..
Henrioue, was in serious condition. Inc
SUPERINTENDENT knew the habits of the assailant
and the places nc frequented, and at once de-
called six detectives to find him. Each was
ASSIGNED to a post at some spot which ELLISON
was likely to visit.
acknowledgment Hickey was ordered TO
watch the mans home, No. SEA Fifth-ave. mickey
Knew Ellison personally. Soon after O'Clock
the police officer caught sight OF Elllsons Dig,
red face pNring furtively out OF the winao" OF
a cab The vehicle was at Thirty-third-st' JUST
above No. 324, and was going down the avenue.
Ellison saw the detective and recognized MIN az
once He ordered the cab driver to stop MS
hors. and said 70 Hickey, who walked up to the
door Of the cab:
Hello. Hickey Are you looking for me?'
YES" answered the detective
ARREST OF THE FUGITIVE.
81 was Just on my way to see my lawyer,
.xn,ained Ellison Detective McC1uskey was not
far away when the arrest was made, ana ne
walked up to the two men. Ellison quietly
accompanied them to Police Headquarters. super
intendent Byrnes had gone home and no announce
ment of the arrest made until yesterday
morning.
The prisoner spent the night in an ordinary
cell and was brought before superintendent
Byrnes in the morning. Then he was sent 70
the Jefferson Market Police Court in the charge
of Detectives Hickey and McCluskey III reply
N a question about his Infatuated attack on Mr.
uon,;oues Ellison said: You don't want a man
n be shot down in the street, do you? He shot
A. me- and smashed him as hard as knew
how. was walking along Thrty-ninth-st. and
we saw one another at the same time SAID
.Hello' and he said Hello Then he drew re-
volver and fired. and hit him. did not KICK
him or lab him with my cane l have three
witnesses to the fact that he shot at me before
/ raised my hand to him
In the police court neither Ellison nor his
counsel. Charles w. Brooke. would say any
thing to reporters about their side OF the case
Tho prisoner was arragned before foilce 'us.ice
Cr.dv A. H. Hummel, for the family Of Mr.
Henriaues. offered an affidavit by Dr. "vnkoop'
made on Tuesday, saying that the injured man
v.. in a serious condition froih the assault, and
oould not be present in court for some time Mr.
prooke wanted the Justice 10 fix bail, put the
hearing was adjourned until Mrs. Neame could be
summoned by Mr.. Hummel.
MRS. NEAME's AFFIDAVIT.
When the daughter arrived in court she was
faint and evidently in great distress Mr. Hum
mel supported her. "He is dying she gasped
"a the Justice There is no hope. Three physl-
ci.ps are in attendance" Mrs Neame then by an
effort recained her strength. She made the fol-
lowing AFFIDAVIT: .,.,
Leila O. Neame Of No "a H. SEVENTH 0thns aaV Of
june, 1868, at the City Of NewYork, In the County
Of 10 s 1 sed "ns Om wounds
frank Ellison; that her said father. William IL. hem.
It se Tsss u y said fas
SAID Ellison and deponent who has oren az hou mr.
Sows that her father has been dellrious during said
period and that at the present time ne Is apd
another doctor. whose name depcnent cannot now
remember that depcDent has been informed S BY o one ne
o. sa ss,d father and will not be able declare her
father Of danger for at eas. two c oaSs has
become worse deponent fears he Is IN
q ons bis BY s d Fana ss sor
Mr.. Humuel also submitted an affidavit OF
James McNahon, coachman, Of No. Is west
Tbirtv-eirhth-st. who is employed in the stables
nearly opposite the Union League Club Nc
Mahon said he saw Ellison standing over tue
nrostrate form Of Mr.. Henriques. beating MIN
with stick
ELLISON TREMENDOUSLY POWERFUL.
Ellison. in reply to the usual questions OF the
clerk Of the court said that he was for'y-threc
v.sr. old. was born in the United States, iived
a. M ao4 Fifth-ave, and had lived there Tor
two wears He said he had no statement 10
make about the case. Ellison wore PINK snir.
with a white collar, and pink necktle. Iiis
tea,ure. or, large and all their lines coarse His
.bou,ders arc tremendously broad and he looked
sh,e "a handle with ease both the detectives who
.,ooa hr him Mr.. Henriques is over sixty years
old and not even strong for his age. and no more
a nhvsical match for towering brute ike Eli
.on than a scboolboy would have been. lha'
such a oiant should not only strike 1eeole
a.ed man with his fst but kick him again anu
again in the head when he was down anu Wy
20 gouge his eye out with his STICK, see'nea III
expressibly revolving. Leprosy could not nave
made the great fellow seem more horrible 70 one
who knew about his beastlike venting oil MS rage
on Mr.. Henriques
Justice Grady said that he could not admit 'he
aesailant to bail as his victim might die' anu
then Ellison would have to be tried Tor muruer
., the Ara. decree Mr. Brooke said that he
would like to get more recent information aoont
Mr.. Henriques's condition than that contaiieo Il"
Dr. Wynkoop's affidavit Of Tuesday. justice
Grady therefore adjourned the hearing un'i
o. M, 40 that Dr. wynkOop could be suopoenaeu
to come to court.
At the appointed hour Ellison was brought INTO
the private room Of Justice Grady by the TWO