The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-21
MYSTERY SOLVED.
Bohamann Arrested in Ho-
boken for the Brooklyn
Murder Case.
SIMS PASS FOUND ON HIM
banning Evidence That He Robbed
the Unfortunate Boys and
Lured Them to Death.
SIMS PASS FOUND ON HIM

Detective Nelson of Hoboken Police
Headquarters has covered himself with
glory. This morning he captured the
man who is charged with being the
cause of Knoop and Sims death, the
two Hoboken boys who were found
asphyxiated Sunday morning in Miller's
Hotel, Nos. Is and II Broadway; Will
iamsburg, Brooklyn. The man answers
every description to the tall dark stran-
ger seen with the boys Saturday after
noon. He is John Bohamann, a brick
layer and mason, "a years old, of No.
527 Washington street. Hobo1len.
The story of how the two boys myste-
riously disappeared last Friday night
with nearly $500 in their possession, and
the subsequent finding of them as stated
above has already been told over and
over again in 1.-THE News" AS soon
as the police of both cities were made
acquainted with the affair, they placed
their best detectives upon the case, who
followed the very weak clues furnished
them night and day
Nelson, it appears, was looking for
some one Saturday night at Newark
and Hudson streets when he saw the
boys in company with Bohamann. When
he was placed upon the case he hunted
up Bohamann and asked him to help
him find the tall stranger.
FALLS INTO THE TRAP.
Bohamann, who said he was acouaint-
ed with the boys, told Nelson he would
only be too happy to help him and ac-
companied Nelson around the city, visit
ing all the saloons and gambling places
in the hope of seeing the dark man Lit
tie did Bohamann suspect that while
he was helping Nelson to find the boys
murderer, he was weaving a web of
evidence around himself that in a few
days would cause his own arrest.
But such was the fact. As soon as
Nelson laid eyes upon Bohamann, he
said that Bohamann was the man. Nell
son brought him to Police Headquarters
last Monday afternoon and Chief Dono-
van had an interview with him.
While the Chief was talking to him
Nelson went to the mans apartments
and searched his room. Nelson found
several articles that convinced him he
was upon the right track, and then re-
turned Immediately to- Police Headquar-
ters.
DAMNING PROOF.
In consequence of the visit the man
was locked up, and his room searched
later by the police.
Under his carpet was found $240 in
cash, and in a pocket of a black coat
hanging in the closet was found a way
bill and letter of the D., L. & W. r.
R. Company and the ferry pass Of Sims,
also a photograph of the two boys and
the handbook and memorandum of
Knoop was found. In a chest in his
room was discovered several small, strong
saws and files, q slug shot, a loaded re-
volver and material for Disgusting him
self. Other articles which denoted the
man was a crook was also found in his
room. Pawn tickets by the score were
found in bureau drawer, and a clock
which was stolen from his landlay last
December.
IDENTIFIED BY TANNING.
AS soon as Bohamann was locked up
the Brooklyn police were notified and
John Tanning, night clerk in Miller's
Hotel, where the tragedy took place,
was sent for. Tanning came Immediately
to Hoboken. and positively identified Boz
hamann as the man who applied for
rooms with the boys last Saturday night.
AS soon as Tanning had identified him,
Bohamann was brought out and arraign-
ed before Recorder McDonough, and sub
seQuently sent to the County Jail