New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-21
FLEsCH TALKS TO HAUGHEY.
ausr LITTLE LIGHT ON THE MYsTERI-
Gus SHOOTING.
tHp PATIENT. HOWEVER LAPsEs INTO SILENCE
AGAIN BEFORE FINISHING HIS STORY, AND
TIE POLICE ARE ALMOST As MUCH AT
SEA As EvER-MAGIsTRATE siMMs
REFUSES TO RELEASE THE
YOUNG MAN ON BAIL

REFUSES TO RELEASE THE
YOUNG MAN on BAIL
Some significant evidence disclosed yesterday by
tsa nollce has thrown li.tle light on the shooting
a. Arnold Flesch In his room In the Hotel Pe;eler'
but the mystery yet remains unsoVeo' Inc
police have been working hard on the case ana
Following many clews, but they are almost as fhuch
at sea as ever Captain Haughey. OF the East One
hundred and-twentys.x;h-st station yesterday 'oia
Of ak tina; he had had al the hospital with
Arnold Flesch but unfortunately the victim OF the
shooting stopped talking before he had hnisneo
telling his story. and It Is unlikely ihat ne can oe
induced TO talk again. The evidence thus obtained
.,,o snnears 10 conflict with facts already known.
Bit II Is strong enough TO point more directly IMAM
ever the finger OF suspicion at the SON IL Is gen
orally believed in Harlem that Flesch was a@0i
dentalIy shot In struggle over the pistol win HIS
soa william but whether Il was the son or 'hs
father that was attempting to use the "eapo"
snvs,,nes every one working on the case Methoos
Of all kinds have been tried 10 get the son 10 'e''
how the shooting occurred but even 'housh he wa
TOLD that his father had given out the who're s'oS
he kept his lips sealed -
.rnold r,esch Is sill a patient in the Harlem Hos
ni,sl and also prisoner for attempted suicide Inc
house surgeon there reported yesterday 'ha' '"o
wounded man rapidly recovering ana was p'"0
IDEALLY out OF danger unless bloodpoisonns OF pheu
nnonia should ensue
wrrrr.N FLEsCu AGAIN ARRAIGNED.
William r. Flesch. who has been kept IN Harlem
Prison TO await the results of the investigation 'n'o
the mysterious shooting, was again ariasheu se9
rerdav morning i'm the Harlem Police Court peioie
Magistrate Simms This arraignment was on an
application for his release on bail maue ny ~
counsel Samuel Lowenstein. The rearralghmeh' VI
the young man practically brought out all Inc eNi-
fence that the police have yet been aDie 10 secure
IN the case The lawyer handed the Cour' -
,,ecote from the house surgeon of the Harlem iios
p,tal TO the effect that the elder flesch "a' ~
considered to be out of danger Wheh MI I,
ste,n had offered his reasons for the appno".'o'
Captain Haughey opposed the mo'io"' II, T.,
made the following statement 10 'he
support Of his oppositioni ..,...
ION Friday night together with De'eT
Meehan OF my precinct l called at the fe'iei 49,
initial and had a talk with Arnold flesc", ,,
course of the conversation with MN '
sWhy did YOU try commit suicide' he '.p
sfIow could ! attempt suicide when was "o - -,
,be back Then he added. was lying on my ~, ,e ehe
side With my face toward the wall %" zen found
Me a Standing by the bed with pistol IN ND
hand grappled with him and took 1t aW Wa made a
no reply. but burst into tears continued the Cap
y then asked st Mr bi TeSf He rePed why should
ne? Willie is good boy After ''a' Tic
TO tax army his evidence Magistrate smms de-
MED Mr. Lowensens, b aPp reemsnded Fesch until
be held and at that time cell is is appear in court
rather VII Ss lawyer attempted to b get
srm,sson for him to visit his father n .nS bad
pa under police g%a1fo TO s s his son The Magis
frate refused the request 1t was not In Oef6 TO-
be advisable to allow me 1Wo T at least The
police b9eYsd that oy iha would Of
them Captain Haughey was greatly re"e'e' ."
Tantain Haughev felt yesterday that some he sn
way remconciled Arnold Flesch's statement TO nun Nun
that he had been shot In the PACK WIN nl,eS thai
~ VA 1 narf ~ the affair was still mystery anu
that nothing more could De got out u ''''
man.
THE POLICE THEORY.
The police are stn holding to their theory that
., was the son who shot the father They arc
also firmly convinced that the two came 10 an
understanding before being arrested Juoe'"s ny
the statemen, made by BERNARD 10th. the brother-
,n-law OF Arnold Flesch, there appears TO De no
doubt that family troubles were at the no,.S a %
the shooting however 1t occurred ME- flesSh i mao
dsagreeabe disosition ana 2rea Which became
wider after her death lie failed In business Twice
and for Mrs. Feschs sake. according 70 ,: %s
Flesch's death they took the children and cared
FOR them After the second failure me botnS To- ba
becsne enbtered against them. He came to the
house so often to his children thai " became
nuisance and was decided 10 hm a ms iod sS
and became furious On Thursday before the
shooting he went the 10th house ana 5~ s Mss
ordered away lie became abusive. ana the eiuer
William Flesch away al the time. but when
s nar} S az a n He HeyS away ara
shooting William had often begged his father to
lei the children alone. . -,
FesSh wr9s bs n rSdr re n aea benr
to the hospital.