The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-05-26
Sul..L||.| IVAN
THE MURDERER Of LAYTON
LEETCH ARRESTED.
Captured in Detroit, Sunday.
Particulars Of the Arrest and Trip to
COrQnna.
From Mondays Detroit Tribune.

fTOm nOuuay . DoIlOlb
William Sullivan, alias Burns, alias Muir
ply, wanted for the brutal and deliberate
murder of Layton Leetch and the attempt
ed murder of Leetch's wife at Durand,
Mich, on January / of the present year,
was arrested in this city yesterday and is
now safely behind the bars.
The arrest took place at 1890 o'clock yes
terday forenoon on West Larned street,
near First street, the arrest being made by
Patrolman John ii. Long, to whom Sulli-
van was pointed out by Walter Lahore of
New Haven, Mich, which is Sullivan's
home.
Sullivan denies his identity, although he
has been positively identified by five per-
sons who know him well. He stared each
one of them i'm the face and declared
that he had never seen any of them before.
Sullivan gave his name as Frank Cavanaugh
and claims that he recently came from In
diana.
LAHORE SPOTTED HIM.
Shortly after o'clock Saturday night,
two young men, Walter Lahore and George
Hoff, who have known Sullivan for years,
and lived with him at his home at New
Haven, called at Police headquarters and
stated that they had seen Sullivan in Thos.
Dibble's saloon at 90 West Larned street.
Several detectives were at once sent out to
find the murderer, but could discover no
trace of him. Later on in the night the
report again reached the police that Sulli-
van had been seen and several officers spent
the greater part of the night searching for
him. AS there had been so many rumOrs
of similar nature which proved false, the
officers finally gave it up. Lahore, how
ever, was certain that he was not mistaken,
a,, IL x-actarHou foronnOn tnOatbpr with MIR
Hoff, started out to see If he could again
run across Sullivan.
Shortly after 10 o'clock they were passing
along West Larned street when they saw
Sullivan sitting outside of Hannifan's sa-
loon. Sullivan was sitting on beer keg
talking with another man. On the opposite
side of the street stood Patrolman Long.
Suddenly Sullivan got up and went into the
saloon. At the same moment Lahore
stepped up to the officer and said:
''The man who just went into that place
is Sullivan, the murderer wanted at Du-
rand"
Long lost no time i'm getting across the
street, but Sullivan had left by another
door, and when the officer reached the street
he saw Sullivan half block away, looking
over his shoulder. Long hurried after
the man, who walked rapidly and turned
toward the river. When Long was within
ten feet of Sullivan the latter turned and de.
manded: "What do you want?"
II want YOU" replied the officer and
grabbed his prisoner by the coat. Sullivan
offered some resistance and said he could
not be taken without warrant. The off
Ger retorted that he could come peaceably
or be carted to the station in an ambulance,
| lust as he chose, and Sullivan then submit
| toI 1~. boipor handaufTnd and Talon IN tbf
station.
DENIES HIS IDENTITY.
When registered by Sergeant Spillane he
gave the name of Frank Cavanaugh, said ht
was twenty-eight years of age and had nc
home. He claimed that he recently came
from Valparaiso. Ind. On being searched Q
black cap, such as is worn by railway brake
men, was found on his person. He was in
| formed that he was taken to be Sullivan,
the murderer, and denied that his name wa:
Sullivan. He was locked up in a cell in the
boys ward in the Central Station.
In every particular the prisoner answered
the descriptions given of the Durand muir
derer. The height. weight, color of hair
complexion and color of eyes were just a
described. The description said that Sulli
vans teeth were discolored and that h
showed them when talking or laughing. Ii
this particular also he answered the descrip
ton. There was also a scar on his neck a
described. When Sullivan left Durand h
wore striped cotton pants, a reddish brow
shirt and short black coat. Even the gar
ments he had on yesterday answered tn
description. There have been some photo
graphs of Sullivan sent out, and athoug
the pictures are poor ones they are the exaC
Iikenesses of the prisoner when he smiles
Sullivan has pair of eyes that are peculiar
and q person once having seen his face woul
be certain to recognize it again. His fac
has an expression of brutality and indiffel
ence and his eyes are small and sinistC
looking.
Sullivan persistently denies his identity
He puts on a bold front, and yesterday aft
ernoon faced five different persons whom II
knew and who knew him and without I'll
slightest change of expression he said that h
had never seen them before.
Yesterday afternoon Sullivan was seen |
his cell by reporter for the Tribune. ii
was first asked II his name was not WIliaI
Sullivan. He denied it. He said he nevt
went by any other name than Cavanaugl
His home he said, was not at New Haver
and he had never been at Durand. II
claimed to know nothing of the Leetch muI
der.
"Where were you on the first day OF Jar
uary?" asked the reporter.