New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-24
CONFIDENT THEY ARE NIGHT
ppooK1yN POLICE STICK TO THEIR THE
oRY1N THE HENRY CASE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT MKELvEY TALKS FREELY o'
THE MYSTERIOUS cRIME-cAriN'''
,ycpv TO APPLY FOR LETTERS
or ADMINISTRATIONS

or, ADMINISTRATIONS
,.rv the accused murderer OF MS
c,sr,os " Henry. the aged misei' spe"' ~,
a., sunday in Raymond street jan s for as
has now been in custody hi"e 10y -, his inno-
ar no learned he has continued u p har1 at
canoe The police. however nav .,, evidence
,r, weaving a chain of csrcuN's''" ,oo oyerv
around him, when 'ney
one Of his guilt. long talk with
4 reporter Of The Tribune had io',s snoo, +,
s,nerntendent McKeivey yesterday At. ,ho,
,ha course OF which the superintendent ,',,a,,
no had learned enough OF the past NE % you'll
L., ~ warrant him In believing that nv w." w.,
,,,,. of Amos, any crime The Superlh'c""e"
i,ti,nated that william had expressed IA" 49,,
hts r,tber Of the most intense kind TO some u ~
acqualntances. 49,, . n, owl
I'VE are looking for more OF TINS so't ud,
dence" continued the Chief Out We ~" ,,tc
canned in A great measure by the geher"' p"D"
,,, 4, favor Of the accused man. People
re afraid TO tell all they know about nifn' io' '
of being brought up as Witnesses eNp'' 49,,
ever that VIII get more evidence as","s .,,
"Then YOU have not changed your H'"' a
his being the guilty party? inquired Tue ,.pI
Indeed. | have not. In fact, ! am strengthene'
f., ,ha, onnion | have found out some Things
which I will not give out but Will tell you TINS
candidly | am certain We have the rlsn' man
..JIavc YOU not thought that walters actions
since the discovery or the muiu'' 'c'''' ' "
planation?" was asked 100
81 will not deny" replied the Chief 'that some
., hls actions have been peculiar but II you look
into the history OF the whole family for generations
AS we have been doing. you woud Hot resi'" war
,er's actions az especially strange. In al my en-
pcrience | never heard OF stranger ia'l'! '''
the Henry family. Eccentric u no h''''c ''' - -
reads ike romance.
.xor" continued the Chief. we have found out
this fact that the mos, friendly relations had al
WAYS existed between Walter and his father An
other thing to be borne In mind IS that "a'e'
could have no real motive In getting ria OF h'S
father white the bitter hatred that existed De-
tween william and the old man would DE Pioo
ohio Incentive for him to take his life
The superin,cndcnt reiterated his opinion ALREADY
EXPRESSED several times that the murd'r "'' ~'
mltted on Wednesday night.
"Wou about the axe"' inquired the reporter.
"Do YOU think Or. Shepard may have been h''S'a''e
when he said that 1t must hav" Deeh Si''''P
str,uent than the now In the posseas'o" u TIC
police" 49, 49,. :,
"He may he right about that. possibly out II
ace,ned 10 me that the back OF the axe htted INTO
some OF those wounds well as you coul" ~
pect have no doubt in my mind that inc S'i''.
on tho axe will be proved to be blooi sccirsiv
h4I can hat r. rS %as the straent
60 ny ,yay for that axe to get blood on 1t except
"Are YOU stilI looking for bloody clothing? asked
I'VE are looking for ~verythns that hat, may tnroT
light on the murder" said MI Mch ~. ,orson
noild nave comrnit,cd the crime withou: being coy
cred with blood The stairway leading TO the pas,
easy for the murderer 10 stand against IN. $40, 90
the stairway and hack at his victim wi'n9nt 1919 ny
much blood on himself The position Of the pody:
and the wounds being all on ins iett sue, go
probably THAI the murderer stood Just as nave
"fIay. YOU found any more blood stains about the
house, inquired the reporter - - .h COLL
Il noticed YESTERDAY iwo blood spot, on ne fse,
r. ~
was liftlng It after having dealt the irst mufderou'
In answer to question the superni,c.nd,en' saia
that he had searched the house wnsre nrtmnate
him He further stated tnat he had no reason 10
beieye that Walter would be arrested: o do no, ,r
There may be other arrests. but we 90 iivt IL
tend to give VINO the parties are. sa, 10 me
chief When asked Il there WAS woman rr n wv
lie admitted that Investigation was being made IN
that line but declined to say sdd ne sysricon
n ne, oe womon was Concerned in the murder.
Inspector McIaugh.in laughed WIEN ask fe lns'
You newspaper men have been laughing AT us
ne replied. but l think before .cns wei nave the
Gtrtain k.tzer would no, talk beyond saving
THAI he had been treated shamefu.y oy me new
... mi ge YOUR information elsewhere; you:
| get none from me" said the captain, as ne turner
| on his heel angr,ly. - ~.
The police stu have charge OF The house no
| a, South Portand-ave. where the tragedy occurred
| Anulcation for letters o. administration In favor
OF Walter Henry VIII probably be- mad 'oiay u
| Walter will Immediately assume control o. the
| property: ,, - ,,,,r ,t,s ,,as o,s
~ the latest discoveries tn. house. II vas round
| in an upper room. hidden away. Waiter henrS
! = j where his wife Is l. was the first entire
day he has spent there. II" VIII go 10 bFookyn 10.
day TO confer with the lawyers VINO are 10 pi.a.i
the application Tor letters q administration on the
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