The evening world., 1895-06-15

pei him to support her properly.
He said he did not have a key to the
| house.
The autopsy upon the murdered mans
body was made this afternoon by
Deputy Coroner Shepard.
He found twenty wounds on the head
skull. The jaw bone was also shat
DR.. Shepard believes that the injuries
were inflicted with a hatchet.
First Thought 70 he a Heat Case.
The most remarkable thing connected
with the murder Is the fact that al
though the old mans head was cut
by a hatchet, the police did not for a
victim OF foul play. The body was
found at 3 o'clock In the afternoon. and
| died as a result of the heat. 1t was
| 50 reported at the station house, and as
a heat case 1t was telephoned to Police
As It was a sudden death, however,
was not until the arrival OF Coroner
known: Not only did that official find
| the tell-tale marks on Mr.. Henry's head
and hands. but he found as well the evil
dences Of struggle having taken place
mans private papers had been ran
Many of the papers were found strewn
| neither money nor yaluables had been
| stolen. The pocketbook, containing a
sum OF money. was found In his cloth
| Ing. and rings were on his fingers.
Contradictory Stories.
And the peculiar thing Ia the manner
In which the body came TO be discovered
| and the contradict ory stories told by the
police and members OF the family Of the
it was the favorite son. Walter Henry.
who sounded the first alarm. He lives
with his wife and family at q East
Twenty-first street, Flatbush. The other
cast. William. who was suspected as
the murderer, and a son who Is now an
inmate Of Wards Island Insane Asylum.
because he married against his wishes.
the iirst Instance was that Waiter Henry
Sd ssns a" sea ns Pe Ss Az ss hSa
been 10 the South Port Ia nd avenue house,
where MS father lived alone. He had
| found the doors and windows barred
happened.
| Policeman Walsh. who was sent with
MIN to the house. gained an entrance e
part Of the basement he found the body
| or the old man at the foot Of the stairs.
| Walter. according to the police, told
no story there that cast any reflection
| upon his brother. 1t was not until later
| when the murder theory was advanced
that he did so.
Told of His Fathers Death.
According to the police, Walter. told
death from his brother william yester-
day morning: The latter. 1t was said.
called at the Flatbush house and refused
He simply told Walter that his father
was dead and then strode away. 1t Is
on account OF that that Walter visited
| his fathers house.
Then, according to the police. Waiter
said that William had written a letter
uttering threats against his father be-
cause ga, ho,ss the Latter had ordered him from ron
never to darken the doors again. ina,
letter, the police said. they took possis'
Goron son OF and then turned II over oyer to the
ever. the Coroner denied that he hat
ever heard OF or seen such letter.
Walter Henrys wife. when seen after
story; She said that William Henry had
called at the house and had supper with
herself and husband yesterday after,
father and he evidently knew nothing
whatever OF his fathers death. He haC
not, ntH,,rl she said, acted In the least sus
had called. she said, to see his father
Just as he had called for many days be
fore.
Gives the Lie to the Police.
Walter Henry himself also contra
!!c,ed the police. when seen at A. NJ
| He corroDorated his wife as to the time
william had called. Walter knew a
the tine that his father was dead. bu
he says ne never mentioned the fact tC
his brother William.
William told me-" ne said, that h
did not have any money aHi that ne Va,
Ma ~ as n hsl
often done before.
He ait 10, iii ask me for money, a,
70 him. I Do not know where he went
] cannot IN iers tAnd why the police gave
out ,h- statement they d!!.
My iaiAer has been peculiar lately
sl9hg. w.th ,nim, 1t was at her relurs
that TOOK her away some time ago and
- her In san!taT!um
Water 4iiei hat le hal not seer
h.s fa,asr a.Dn" on W-ilrsiiy nigat
/ Ne Coroner = cJnylHc"i thai the ol
nan Sas Kllle some tine on Thursday
iwe!v- hours oetore the osiy Was found
: one th!Hg II sure Walter aile l.
William ha- expressed very bitter
feeling towards father, and as father was
rally pJint 70 william"
After the Coroner had discovered the
murder there "ss great activity on the
part Of tne police, Central once men
were called N. and general alarm sent
OFT fsi the arrest Of William. Before
n 1n.Fn, ,wo arrests had been ma De
but the suspects We're promptly is
charged They bore little rese mblancN t.
the man wanted
At Smith q VI Selis 4; was 70 nd from
n" g.-I'' that W. :. H'nry aad
registered 'herc about o'cioN last
S,.4Ic.. morning. He was given room
=" a'4 remained in IL until O'Clock
SUNDAY afternoon. He was not there
tn.' Hyht hu. returned at about l.
O'Clock M'rity night. This time he was
given room 500
H- pad 81 In advance on each occa.
glor and no hing further is known about
him.
Mrs. kraft'~ sister Arr~strd