Evening journal., 1895-06-21
WATCHING BOTH SONS.
Brooklyn Police Have a New
Theory Of the Henry Murder.
THEY BELIEVE IN oOIIUsIoN NOW,


IL Is Suspected That Threat by the Old
Miser TO Disinherst His whole Family.
Made During tho Final Quarrel, Furnish
ed Motive For the Murder.
BRooKtyN. June 21.-Tho police and
the district attorneys Office In Brooklyn
are positive that William Henry killed his
father, Charles W. Henry, and yesterday
was spent in tightening tho links In the
chain of evidence against him and in
clearing up sOmo doubtful points in the
case.
The people Of Brooklyn toa man almost
are arrayod against the police, and there
Is an overwhelming belief among all class
cs OF citizens that William Is Innocent It
Is not at all Improbable however, that
whcn the mystery surrounding the death
of Mr.. Henry is cleared up, II ever it Is,
the people and the police will be united in
opinion, and at least two persons win be
defending themselves against a charge of
collusivc murder.
The police are working out their ideas
and collecting their evidence in their own
way without regard 20 the adverse criti-
cism which has boon hcaped upon them,
and they are not overlooking the possi-
ihlity Of there having been collusion be-
tween waltor, the bright and intelligent
son, and William, the alleged irresponsi-
BILE drunkard, i'm the commission of the
crime.
Walter Is Swallowed.
Tho police do not say that Walter over
talked with William before the murder
about the murder, but thoy have boon
very carefully picking up stray items here
and there, and comparing them with the
alihis each of the men has attempted to
prove In their statements I'm order To throw
light on the question of oollusion, as well
as TO fix the guilt of the actual killing up
on William. Walter Is allowed TO go whcr-
over he desires, but there Is Limitation
ON his freedom which ne may or mny not
i be aware of He Is being looked after by
detectives, but the detectives have received
instructions not TO annoy him in any way
until certain things are cleared up which
are now being investigated in Brooklyn
Tho most important witness In the caso
has not been closely questioned by the po-
lice or any one else. She Is Mrs. Henry,
the half starved wife Of the old miser, who
is rccupornting IN the Bethany home. The
| police have asked as favor that no ON,
except her relatives DO allowed 70 qucs
tion Mrs. Henry until she RECEIVERS hel
strength Of body and mind sufficiently &,
undergo n careful cross examination.
The detectives are confident that whcr
Mrs. Henry tells her story Of the last row
in the Henry household, which led TO hc
and William being turned out ON the stree
by Mr.. Henry 10 seek shelter somewhere
no did not care where-it will be showi
/ Iu In hui
liam TO take his fathers life
The police believe from the fncts whicl
they have already in their possession ;ha
the last quarrel between the misor on ON
side and his wife and William on the 9th
or was very stormy one and that re-
ordinations were hurled back and forth.
Threatened to Dlsinherit His Family.
Mr.. Henry declared that he would Gu
off every member Of his family without
dollar. None Of the family nor any of Mn
Henry's friends ever heard him speak q
making will, and the police do not be
lievo that there was viii made, and hay
never had any confidence in the theor
that William killed his father In order Z
get possession of viii made long age
which disinhorited him, and destroy it.
The police hope TO show by the tcsti
mony Of Mrs. Henry that the threat to dis
inherit William was madc ON the Satu
day when he turned him out on the street
and at the same time the name of Waite
and that OF Mrs. Henry were included Il
the threat. If evidence can be obtained {
show that Mr.. Henry intended to cut OF
his entire family, the good" rs well a
the bad" boy that fact win support th
theory which is being carefully investi
gated that there might have been collu
sion between the brothers in order 20 "a
a win which disinherited the entire fam
lily. William has steadily refused 20 Civ
the details of the last interview with nj
fathor TO the police, and viii only state &
a general way that his mother and h
were put out OF the house