Evening journal., 1895-06-22
WALTER AND WILLIAM.
Police Theories Point to the
Good Son as Accessory.
SOME MORE NEW DEVELOPMENTS

When the murder Was Discovered.
BRooKLYN, June 22.-There has been
a great boiling down and simmoring OF
evidence in tho case of the mystery about
the murder Of Miser Henry within the
past "a hours, and the process has not
helped the case of William. Neither has il
served TO turn aside the finge-of suspicion
that has been pointed at Walter. The
closer the investigators keep 70 the tangi.
bic facts Of the case the less able are they
30 find "a solution Of the crime that docs
not involve the guilt of one or both Of the
brothers. Only as an accessory after the
fact, however would IL appear that Wnl-
tors part might according TO now devcl-
opments, be brought under consideration.
In this view of the case II is held there
may have been no criminal intent i'm what
he did He might be able, therefore, to
satisfactorily explain his failure, as alleged
by the police, to obtain the arrest of his
brother when he believed him to be guilty
Of the crime
Two brand now and significant facts
came ont yesterday, and one Of them GER
tainly does make II look as though Walter
had done his duty SO far as the ends of
justice were concerned On Friday oven
ingat about g o'clock, two and onc-half
hours after the body was found, Walter
entered the Flatbush police station and
told Sergeant Zimmerman that his broth
er William had committed murder His
manner was SO excited, the sergeant says
that he suspected that Walters mind was
unbalanced Walter incohcrently told the
sergeant that the victim was his father
and that William had murdered him for
his money
When walter Accused william.
81 saw him at 8 O'Clock this morning"
said Walter "and he told me that he
would be at my house this evening at
o'clock. You must send some one there
and arrest him.
As lac spoke, the sergeant says he acted
more Ike a maniac than sane man, and
on that account no crcdonco was given to
his story.
This is one Of the many complacent ex-
plantations which the police have made Of
their many incomprehensible acts in this
case.
AN right said the sergeant, by way
Of hWmoring the supposed maniac, I'm
tell the officer ON post about IT, He can
stand outside your gate and If your broth
cr comes, and you think it Is necessary to
arrest him, call the officer in.
William did visit his brother that even
ing but Walter did not mike any further
effort to have him arrested. According TO
his own statement, he believed that VIII
liam had just come red handed from his
murderous work.
He didn't even speak TO him Of his faith
or's death. William staid 70 supper, and
then left the house 60 go TO a bench in
Prospect park, whore hc says no slopt that
night
There are many questions suggested by
the above remarkable episode Why was
Walter so positive that his brother had
committed the murdorl He says he had
seen him that morning at o'clock At
$3.50, when ne saw the body, he exclaimed
at once This is Williams work.
Had anything passed between the broth
ers az their Interview in the forenoon that
made Walter jump at the conclusion that
his brother was the murdercrg Had vii
liam declared that he had killed his faith
er, and did Walter fully expect to find the
dead body when he went TO the houseg
His actions inside the house, according TO
Sergeant Walsh, would indicate that he
did. The policeman says that ne showed
a reluctance to go down stairs. A hurried
glance about room was sufficient to see
Walter did not do that.
Did Walter Know ICE
According to the policeman, he re-
manned I'm the rooms awhile, looking at
papers and opening bureau drawers. Whom
at last they got 20 the kitchen stairs, at
the foot of which the body lay Walter
who had led the search up to that point
stepped aside.
Here is another now fact that came out
yesterday. IL Is pointed to in support of
the theory that Walter was aware that
William contemplated some violent act
against his father On the Tuesday pre-
ceding the Friday that the body was found
Walter entered the Flatbush police station
and asked Sergeant Zimmerman what he
should do TO have his brother William ar
rested The sergeant advised him TO 60 TO
a police court. Walters reason for wishing
TO have William placed I'm custody, as he
stated was that his father feared violence
st his hands.
This was three days before the body was
found. Had William SO early as that de
cared a murderous intent TO Walter or
was his anxiety TO have William put nm
der restraint really based upon the fears
expressed by his fathcr2
The police say that they have evidence
which has not yet been made public Per
haps these two points, which the report
ors got hold Of yesterday are what the
oiliccrs Of the law have been concealing
They could not have been ignorant Of the
visits made 10y Walter on Tuesday and Fri
day 70 the Flatbush police station. But
Sergeant Zimmerman did not appear as
awitness at the coroner inquest. Though
the police themselves are not giving their
case away IL is slowly but surely being
found out.
Tried to Steal Examination Proofs.
MIDDLErowN, Conn, juno 22-Eight
members of the freshman class of Wesley