Evening journal., 1894-07-11
LOOKS LIKE MURDER.
Strange Circumstances Sur
rounding the Death of Willis.
HIS TWO COMPANIONS ARRESTED


william Heinizleman, One OF Those wih
the Dead Man, Arrested In PhiIadsI-
phia whence He Had Fled, while Jehn
BIoCoIium, Another CompAnion, Ar
rested at Port Penn by Detectives NE
vey and witsiI.
William Heintzleman was arrested a
No. $50 East Girard avenue, Philadelphia,
last night, on information received from
this city that he was wanted fer
murder. John McCollum is locked up In
the city hall here charged with being i'm
plicated In the murder Of John willis ~
or near Port Penn on June 20. he was
arrested at Port Penn yesterday By
Detectives McVey and Witsil and was
brought TO this city last night.
10 has been learned by the detectives
that on that date Willis was drowned.
He, with Heintzleman and McCollun
had sailed up the Delaware river from
Port Penn, to Augustine Pier. They
left the latter place at 80 o'clock on
the return trip. McColum was intoxi-
! Gated by liquor obtained at this resort.
] The boat was headed toward Long
( lslaad" where the men had a cabin.
The boat was hauled up under the long
bridge near that place and there they
remained for two hours, until McCollum
| had become sobered.
When the boat started again toward
Port Penn McCollum was steering and
Willis was seated alongside Of him,
while Helntzleman was In the bow.
Between the bridge aud the lighthouse
Willis was missed.
Drowned In -Four Feet OF Water.
MeCollum admits that he was sober but
cannot tell how It was that Willis fell
overheard. I here was only about four feet
Of water at the place. and Willis was a
good swimmer. IL Is supposed that the
men quRrreled and that Willis was
knocked over, but by whom none but the
detectives know. They say that they
have damaging evidence against the two
men.
After the drowning Heintzleman and
McUollum continued on their course TO
Port Penn and arrived there at Q o'clock,
but did not report the matter until the
next morning. IL is said that Heintnle.
man became frightened, at any rate he
left Port Penn on the following day for
Philadelphia. and has not yet returned.
The body Of Willis was found about
Dam, July /, by Joseph Vandegrift
Deputy Coroner Palmer held an inquest
and verdict Of accidental drowning
was rendered. the facts which the de-
tectives have learned not having been
, known then. Mr.. Palmer viii 90 70
Delaware City to-day and exhums the
{ body. The county physicians will ex-
} anime the body, unless II be too much
! decomposed, in an endeavor to find marks
/ | OF violence
8 Heinizloman brought to Delaware.
Detective Witsil was in PhIladelphis
: last night Ia the search OF Heintalenan,
who will be brought to this state as sson
as requisition papers can be secured. A
hearing will be had sometime next week
, before a magistrate at Delaware City.
An EVENING JOURNAL reporter at
tempted to get an interview with Nc
Collum this morning, but the detectives
|. would not permit this until after the
hearing
Attorney General John r. Nicholson
reached this city this morning, and had
, conference with Deputy Attorney
General Branch II. Giles In regard to thu
+. course to be pursued by the state In the
u / matter