Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-06-21
WATCHING BOTH SONS
Brooklyn Police Have a New Theory of the Henry Murder.
THEY BELIEVE IN COLLISION NOW.

It Is Suspected That n Threat by the old
 Miser to Disinherit His Whole Family.
 Made During the Final Quarrel, Furnish
 ed a Motive For the Murder.
 BROOKLYN. June 2l.-Thc police and the district attorneys office in Brooklyn arc pnsitivc that William Henry killed his father, Charles W. Henry, and yesterday was spent in tightening the links in the chain of evidence against him and in clearing up sumc doubtful points in the case.
 The people nf Brooklyn toa man almost are arraycd 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 when the mystery surrounding the death of MT Henry k cleared up. if ever it iS, the people and tho police will he united in opinion, and at least two persons will bc defending themselves against a charge of colluSivc murder.
 The police ar' working out their ideas and collecting their evidence Tn their own way without rCgarl to tho adverse criti cism which has been hcapcd upon them, and they are not overlooking the pnSSi- iblity of there having been cullusiou be- tween Walter, the bright and intelligent son, and William the allcgrd irrrsponsi- blC drunkard. in the commission of tho crime.
 Walter Is Shadnwed.
 The police do not say that Walter ever talked with William before tho murder about the murder, but they have been very carefully picking up stray items here and there. and comparing them with the alibiS each of the men has attempted to prove in their statements in order to throw light on the quest ion of colluSinn, as well aS to fix tho guilt of the actual killing up- on William. Walter k allowed to go whcr- ever he desires, hut there is limitation | on his freedom which he may or may not be awarc of. He k being looked after by detectives, but the detectives have received | instructions not tn annoy him in any way until certain things are cleared up which arr now being investigated in Brooklyn. The most important witness in the case has not been closely questioned by the po- lice or any one else. She is Mrs Henry, | the half starved wife of the old miSCr, who is rCcupCrating in the Bethany home. The | police have asked as a favor that no one | except her relatives ho allowed to QuCS- l tion Mrs. Henry until she rCcuvCrs her | strength of body and mind sufficiently tO undergo a careful cross examination. | The detectives arc confident that when I Mrs. Henry tells her story of the last row | in the Henry household. which led to her and William being turned out on the street by Mir. Henry to seek shelter Somrwhrr,- he did not care whrre-it will be shown | that threats were made in anger by Will | liam to take his fathers life
 The police believe from the facts which they have already in their possession that l tho last quarrel between the miSCr on one side and his wife and William on the oth- | Cr was n very stormy one, and that rC- criminationS were hurled back and forth.
 Threatened to Di>inherit His Family.
 Mir. Henry declared that he would cut | of every member of his family without d | dollar. None of the family nor any of Mir. Henry friends ever heard him speak oi making will, and the police do not be liCVc that there was a will made, and have never had any confidence in the theory that William killed his father in order tC get p,S~,>Sinn of n will made long ago which d>nhrrittd him. and destroy it.
 The police hope tO slow by the tcSti mory "f Mr.. Henry that the thrrat to dis inherit William was made on the Satur day when he turned him out on the street and at the Salnc time the name uf WaltCl and that of Mrs. Henry Were included il the threat. If evidence can hr obtained [, show that Mr. Henry intended to cut of his entire family, the "g,nud" nS we'll q, the bad hay, that fact will support tn, theory which k being carefully inVr>ti
 gated that thCrr might have been cnllu
 sion between the brothers in order to l-r'
 will which di>iuhrrtrd the entire fam
 lily. William lnS steadily refused [" giv,
 the details ri ;hr last interview with hi
 father t.' tl.r police, and will only state il
 general way that his mother and h. | wCr,. put cut of the house