The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-28
DID HE MURDER NICHOLS?
THE DETECTIVES MAKE an ARREST
IN THE CONNECTICUT CASE.

IN THE CONNECTICUT CASE
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detectives think planned tho work and helped
IN GARRY a. ont. left Huntin gton suddenly yester- |
day. For more than a week 1t was known 'hSs
house. For several days the detectives have
been watching the noisSSorhood, but were not
prepared to mako an arrest. In some way the
fearful that Boinay and Weeks would hear of 1t,
they decided to mako a move to-day. 1t is prob
able that b0'nay old near Oh tho move anu 10
appeared.
Boinay Is q brother-in-law of Weeks. He was
married to Carrie weeks on June is last. His
h".,nss. =, a.l,,ns choan ,swelr1 and small
household articles and housewives supplies to
people in tho country. That would give him a
knowledge of the people in the nelshborhood.
Since his marriage to Carrie Weeks he has made
nun an ~. IT, hor'a .roont whon ow.v on
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is also believed to bo a fugitive from justice,
county our for roSberios COMMITTEES there last winter.
In New York state Boinay was known as Ma
son. and 1t is said his picture 10 In tho Rogues'
Gallery as poinay, alias Mason. The manner in
whicn the Niehols MURDER WE eonhii.'ea cor
re-. .s.r r"Sh.T partly Th,n with .ss1 the wsr m, snsts,, Snp iS butch BY
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o ons , Of ths mem aaa t anI% with Mason. In the first
masked burglaries Andy McCabe. q former
sHilos. who h. wss espsapr and ON %. os ,snt tS si Dsyss i as,
for ten years. In his confession It appears that
Ma Msi Ss S Ssts ]F, iPsks Of tb sS,ns to Bridgeport say
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, mon at work on the case. left the city. They
3 "isinglass district" so called. in Huntington.
l where Weeks makes his home. The house 10
ssCp sss = %lle a frSn Huntington centre on a high
o The road leading to the house is narrow, with
o woods on each side. the branches from the trees
n coming 80 close together as to form hISS 2 CANOPY
9 S way " When tSaa the the o oaiesPs s i9aSs At lhs hoS.s.
O which is u one story-and-a.haf cottage standing
a back some distance from the road, and s!oppsI
. at the gate, the place seemed deserted. Tho
curtains were all dra wn. and there was not q
4 Sign OF life. The officers left the carriage and
I made "a os = :saso ! S sf + ,5s pF s1nssis,snaep, B,rm,nr.
o ham noticed the curtain drawn back q little,
and he saw a woman's face peerinc out. A
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o woman. In response to an inquiry for MI.
= Weeks, she said he was out picking berries with
e Mr.. and Mrs. Cole. and that she was alone. In
o The house .So The hs,s Young ~ Ky woman msn ~, Tss a Mss 5 Ghn Mses
d after; When asked whers her husband was she
, di as no, ! Enc. .ss,s Th q h, h S ssS.s return made. There
e for each. and one 70 spare wss found. All wsfe
n n Was found : small i saseShel. in Which was a lot q
o such as fakirs peddle through tho country vil.
3 Of .ss,calibre cartridges.
One of the revolvers in the house was 1872
Z ealibre; The officers also secured some clothing
m n copies OF nearly every New York and Bridge
Or port newspaper since the day of the Nichols
o murder; While the Officers were searching the
IN house the Young wife looked on and said nothing.
put to her.
After the search was competed the Officers
v. aged So years. came frst, accompanied BY his
wife. They both had pals of berries which they
IN had gathered; After some time Weeks arrived;
being %GS1I . bad 'y youns man and / a lighter. As he
* stepped, to the gates superintendent Birming'
n. ham. who was standing just inside. said to him;
10 John Weeks, he replied,
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