New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-02
Az ARREST IN 7NE CULVER CASE
A MAN TAKEN ~ CUSTODY At ALBION. ~ T.
A CHAIN OF SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

A MAN TAKEN ~ CUSTODY At ALBION. ~ Y
A CHAIN OF SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.
Syracuse. June IA dispatch from Albion to-
dav saws that a man. giving the name OF Peter
ohuath has been arrested there suspicion
or having something TO d. with the death OF
Rov NJ. Culver the young who was found
drowned IN the clyde River early In May. The
dlsuatrn states that detectives have been search
ing for Ohueth for several weeks and were in
Albion Yesterday and had long talk with the
man. Chief Of Police Wright when seen said
that the Syracuse police force had not been look
ing for Ohncth and it is believed that the Culver
brothers. before going - New York. engaged pri-
vate detectives in this city 10 follow him.
Ohneth IS a son OF Peter Ohneth. who lived In
this city FOR many years. Il is said that ne was
,he stranger who met Culver In Lyons on the
afternoon Of March %. Culver stepped from
the train from Newark The two men walked down
the street together In earnest conversation They
were close friends The stranger had arrived that
morning from Syracuse. At Congress Hall tney
parted. Culver going 70 the County Clerks or
nc. for a short time At o'clock he went TO the
Columbia House and ate dinner. Later II Is as
serted. he was met by the stranger. ana togelher
in.y took the 4.i0 train for Syracuse.
ON April J. II is said this same stranger agah
came - Lyons and went into the furniture store
W
in the store at the time. He asked II Ne could
secure some money on some property al the
same time pulling collar and some Guns from
his pocket II is said that the cuffs had some
holes IN them that looked as though they might
have been made with dagger. Mrs. waters
thought that the man was crazy. W ME Mrs' W al
ttrs was watching him ne drew dagger from
h.s pocket and began picking his teeth with H.
Then Mr. Walters came In. and 10 MIN 'he
stranger said:
Il am all right. old man. I'm broke and want
hon IN
when get there"
Tho man said he was the son or prominent
man who owned property al Ash ana Sailna SIS
I'm syracuse. He said he had been travelling on
the Great Lakes and in Buffalo was confined IN
10y Peter Ohncth. and c. A. Weaver OF THIS city;
was one oi the witnesses. Mr. Walters informed
the police II the strange proceeding. Dut they
took no cognzancc Of the matter
ON the following day the story or the mysterl-
ous disappearance of Roy Culver was published.
accompanlcd by the stranger letter 70 Mrs.
zimmerman. Those who had seen the man with
culver became suspicious. The stranger APP
pearcd In Lyons again that day. and again the
police were informed. but before they could gei
him he had disappeared. and IL was aftefward
found that he took the train for the East. ON
April Clara pcrrich daughter OF the proprietor
of the Columbia House. called upon the wal
tcrses. and IL happened that Mrs. Walters was
reading the account OF the disappearance or Cul-
yer Miss Derrick said that man named Culver
had registered AT the Columbia House on
"Wednesday before Mr.. Walters went To the
hotel and found the name OF Roy Culver on the
register This registration was examined by
Coroner York and Aston and Cooper Culver. all
OF whom certify that the signature Is genuine
and WAS undoubtedly written by Roy. COM
patison was easily made. for on March IS Roy
registered at the Congress Hall where he stopped
while detained in Lyons as a juror.