The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-07
TOLD OLD CRIME SECRETS Z?
yOAAN ACCUSES HER HUSBAND or
MURDER AND OF THEFT

Says the Murder Was Committed Tn ,be
Hudson Twenty-Five Years Ago-On the
Proceeds of "A Robbery In This city They
Lived In lreland-Some of Her story True,
PHILADELPHIA June G..-All the detectives
from the Central once and many Of the spccial
district men are at work trying to verify the
statements that were made to day by "A woman
who had her husband arrested on the simple
charge Of cruelty. The woman Is Mrs Rosa
Mckinney and the man Samuel Mckinney
She gave the police an amazing record
OF crimes which she said were committed
by her husband. dating from 1874. when, ne
cordng to her statement. ho murdered man
That there is something in the story is proved
ny the police discovering. where she said they
would h". bonds and cash from the sale of
bonds. and other evidence Of robbery that is
alleged to have been committed at the house
Il John Wendell. 442 Fifth avenue, New York
when securities valued at $2OulO were stolen
The woman went to tho police station at
Erlgrad" and Cloarfeld streets at O'Clock this
morning and complained that she was afraid
tina, her husband would kill her. as he had
many times threatened her life warrant
was made out and served on him while he was
in bed. While the policeman was away, the
woman became communicative and told
Policemen Pastre and Mcfarland that
her husband began career Of crime
in 1874 At that time they were living
in New York. The irst step was the robbery OF
house short distance up the Hudson said TO
have been Irvington. In attempting to get out
OF the house he was discovered. she said, and to
escape murdered the owner of the house The
name Of the man she did not remember. She
said that other successful raids were made
finally the $4,000 Job being accomplished at
the Wendell home
After waiting some OF the bonds were sold,
and with the proceeds they went to ireland,
where her husband was born. and there he
lived unit last summer. when they returned to
this country, and after staying while in New
which they have been living at 1871 Lippincott
The woman told the police that some Of the
bonds and the proceeds from a recent sale
wore IN the house and upon searching H auan-
Ieneath a pile OF clothing was found Si.I50
in cash hDd In other Of the house
from n. n Thongs sons. auctioneers Of this
Sl.40o which they had on deposit for him as
tie result OF the sale OF Government bond
what was left from the sale OF 81 900 bond.
which several weeks ago brought 81 800
Cant Miller OF th the DetsStye Bn6esS has
they have asked that Mckinney and the bonds
be held until to-morrow. when they will send
bonds or OF what desert ption they are the Io-
lice decline to make known.
Mrs. Mckinney. when she realized the So
ripusness OF the statement that she had made.
said she sorry that she had spoken. but
still maintained that she had told the truth.
The police Of Irvington. N. V. know of no
such crime in the last twenty five years in that
region as the Philadelphia prisoner Is supposed
to have committed The Chief of Police sent
the notification which he got on to Irving
ton. \. j.
Mrs Mary Wendell. at 444 Fifth avenue. re-
membered the robbery described as having
been committed at the house but did not care
to talk about it, The police had forgotten it.