New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-17
KRA UER'S MURDERER A BOY.
4 LAD FIFTEEN YEARS OLD CONFESSES
THE CRIME.
CAUGHT AFTER LONG SEARCH AND SOME
CLEVER DETECTIVE woRK-THE STORY
TOLD BY THE PRISONER

TOLD BY THE PRISONER.
The police have in custody the murderer OF
William krauer who found last Monday
morning hacked 10 pieces In the rear OF his
restaurant at No. 1852 Second-ave. He is Jacob
Beresheim, hfteen-year-old boy who was ar
rested Friday night at No. 92 King-st. The lad
has made a fun confession to Acting Captain
O'Rrien and tod a complete story Of the crime
Captain O'Brien said yesterday that when he
learned of the murder he detailed Detectives
Wade, Weller. Krauch. Weiser Reidy and
Rynders on the case. They learned that Krauer
employed number Of young German boys. lie
got from Mrss Ponsky, who bought from Krauer
the restaurant al No 3i5 Avenue A. the names
Of all the boys who had been employed by
Kraucr. The police Were informed that one OF
these boys. who was known as Willie had
beer supported BY Krauer, and that three months
ego they had quarrelled and Willie had been
put out. He returned soon after the rupture
and threatened to kill Krauey. The lad seized a
knife and tried to stab Krauer, but he was dis
armed and elected from the place.
WORKING ON \ SLIM CLEW.
On this cew the detectives set to work 10 ma
Willie They hunted all over the East Side for
4 grocery store which they had been told was
kept by "Willies" mother. They ran across the
The proprietor told them that he had purchased
the place from Jacob Beresheim. who had moved
to No. IS Lang-st.. on June "a. In Newark it
was learned that Beresheim was the father Of the
boy known as willie"
Detective Weller went 10 Beresheim and repre-
sented himself as the proprietor OF coal and
wood cellar and pretended that he wanted to
hire boy to work for him. Beresheim said that
his son Jacob might suit him, but added tnal
the boy not at home. He left nome three
weeks ago" said Beresheim. and has not re-
turned" Detective Weller heard that the boy
had been at St Nlncent's Hospital, but no record
Of him could be found there. The detectives also
heard that the boy had worked for gro
Gerry store In Houston-st. Friday night the detec-
tives searched all through Houston-st Tor the
boy. He found out that Samuel Phillips, coal
dealer at No. 90 Kihg-st.. had boy In his en-
ploy known Jake. This boy was arrested
Later he was identified as the boy willie, VINO
had threatened 70 kill Krauer
THE YOUNG PRISONERS Confession.
The young prisoner was taken to Police Head
quarters where Acting Captain O'Brien ,Alked
with him for nearly two hours. He taxed the
boy with having killed Krauer. The lad at hrst
denied all knowledge OF the murder.
Yesterday morning when confronted with two
boys named respectively, Blerer and Huss. who
had been employed by Krauer. and had heard
the prisoner threaten to kill krauer. the LAD
broke down and confessed He told substantially
this story:
He went To No LISP Second-ave. on Saturday
night about o'clock to Krauer. Krauer let
him in by the front door. He asked him to help
him clean up. and he did They finished the
work about 1880. and went to bed together In
the middle If the night they had a quarrel. and
Krauer knocked the boy down on the floor and
thumped his head against the wall The boy
ran out 10 the front of the store and grabbed
the axe which was lying on the floor. krauer
followed him and the lad then struck krauer
on the head with the axe and he fell down in
the kitchen. Jacob then went over 10 table
and grabbed the carving knife and cut Krauers S
throat. This about a. m.
The boy SAYS he then went out of the side
door into the street. and down Second-ave. to
rwelfth-st, thence to First-ave.. and thence to
Houston-st
That night he slept in lodging house at
Fighth-st and Avenue B. Since then he has
slept in various lodging houses and Kept ms posi-
tion with Phillips.
DETECTIVES GOOD WORK.
The lad told Straightforward story and dis
played little emotion. Acting Captain o Bren
said that the detectives who worked on the case
deserved great credit. Detective Philip Weller
was transferred 10 the Detective Bureau about
eight months ago and formerly ward detec-
tive in the East Sixty-seventh-st station, i'm
which precinct Krauer was murdered lie has
heretofore shown considerable ability as de-
toctive and has made many clever captures Of
burglars and sneak thieves He VIII probably oe
promoted ID detective sergeant for his WORK In
solving the Krauer mystery.
The prisoners father bears good reputation,
and IS employed by the CellulOid Manufacturing
Company in Newark. 1t IS said that the Doy
mind was affected by a fall when he was I'VE
years old
Joseph Zehner the Belgian. who declared while
drunk that ne was the murderer Of Krauer. was
discharged from the county jail in Paterson
yesterday.