The times., 1899-07-14
SUSPECTED OF MURDER
Police Capture Supposed Slayers Of
Rabbi GinsbHpg.
The Prisoners Resist Arrest and Try
to shoot Their Captors-Thc Ef-
forts of Citizens Prevent the Es-
cape of One of the Men-The Crime
Committed MT Binshamton, n. Y.

Two negroes, supposed to be the mur-
derers Of Rabbi Louis Ginsburg. who was
killed at Binghamton, N. Y, July 4, were
arrested last night. by the local police The
prisoners made a desperate struggle.
Detectives Herndon and Lacy and Po-
liceman Clements. OF the Sixth precinct,
made the arrests. They locked up the
two men, who gave their names as Peter
Mickens and Abraham Lee. who are sup
| posed to be Robert Russell and Robert
Wade. the murderers OF the rabbi. The
| negroes attempted to kill the policemen
The arrest was made at a boarding house
in Marble Hall Alley, conducted by a man
named Linden, at a few minutes before
midnight. Both men were taken to Po-
lice Headquarters, where they were ex-
| amined. They were reticent concerning
themselves and their movments, but as
they answer the description of the men
wanted in BinghamtCn, they will be held
until the authorities there are heard from
The arrest of the two suspects was the
| result OF circular received by Major Syl-
vester from Sheriff A. G. Wales. OF Bing-
hamton, Offering a reward of S400 for the
arrest and delivery to any Jail in the
United States or Canada of the murderers OF
Rabbi Ginsburg. The circular contained
description OF the men and was read to
the detectives at I o'clock last night. De-
teetiye5 Henrdon and Lacy went to work
on the case and on visiting MarbK Hall
Alley learned that two strangers were liv-
ing In the Linden house. An investigation
showed that the strangers were not at
home and it was decided to keep a watch
on the place. Later the detectives learned
that the men had returned to the house and
| they at once entered. They did not state
the object OF their visit nor did they dis
close their identity. The detectives found
the men in back room on the third floor.
Inc visit was surprise. and, though the
detectives stated that they were house in
speetors, the men became suspicious
Mickens drew a revolver and snapped It
twice in the faces of the officers 1t did
not work. Realizing that whoever the
men were, they were desperate characters,
the detectives attempted to put them un-
der arrest, with the result that desperate
! night ensued. Lee grappled with Lacy, and
Mickins, after striking him vicious blow,
| jumped from the window to a shed be-
neath and then climbed upon rear fence.
He was hauled down and overpowered by
colored man who lives in the alley and
neard the scuffle.
In the mean time Lee proved too much
for Lacy. He broke away from him and
ran down the stairs. There he was over
taken by Herndon. Lacy then pluckily re-
sumed the fight and together with Hern--
don succeeded in overpowering the burly
colored man. Policeman Clements arrived
on the scene at this time in answer TO
distress call sounded on a police whistle
by some unknown resident of the alley
Clements encountered Mickens struggling
with his colored captor and was Just in
time to prevent the escape of the prisoner
Mickens was taken into the house. where
he made another attempt to get away, and
so did Lee. The attempt was frustrated
by the officers after another struggle. The
men were then bundled into the patrol
wagon of the Sixth precinct
The circular received from Sheriff Wales
describes Robert Russell, who is accused
of the Binghamton murder, as a mulatto
about the color of an Indian. twenty five
years old, five feet seven inches in height
with a scar on his face extending from
the left corner of his mouth downward
The man who claimed his name was Lee
answers this description Robert Wade
an accessory to the murder, is not fully
described, but it Is supposed that the
prisoner calling himself Mickens is the man
wanted
The detectives feel confident that they
have the murderers of Rabbi Ginsburg I'm
der arrest, but state that, in the event
of their having made mistake. they have
certainly captured two desperate men, who
have committed some crime and are want
ed somewhere. The fact that the men be-
came suspicious of the officers and we're
willing to commit murder to escape is
considered significant.