The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-03
NEWLINE1N KNAUS MURDER
WIDoW UNDER SURVEILLANCE AND
HER BROTHER ARRESTED.

Police Say That the Woman Has Been
Leading n Cav Life-Confront Her with
Men Who Have Visited H~er-Theory That
the Watchdog Knew the Murderer.
Detectives from the West 125th street po-
lice station who are charged with the solution
Of the mystery OF who killed Henry Kn nus. the
Harlem undertaken. who was found dead in
his shop ut 232S Broadway last Saturday
morning. with his skull crushed in. his three
watchdoRs nearby. tried a new tack yesterday.
Acting on the theory universally advanced at
the time Of the murder thai as the dogs.
though fierce TO strangers, gave nc alarm
when the crime was committed. the murderer
must be some ono we'll known to them and to
the undertaken. the detectives arrested Charles
Dempewolf. 1S years old. Knaus's brother-in-
law, who lives ut the shop. and who. when Mrs.
Knaus discovered the body, gave the alarm to
the police.
Dempewolf was taken to the West 125th
street station and nut through q rigorous ex-
animation by Capt. Stainkamp. 1t is evil
IDENTIFY believed that the youth can. II he
wishes. throw some light on the mystery.
Capt. Stainkamp refused last night to say any
thing about the reasons for the arrest. but
limited that the police knew what they were
about.'and had reasons to believe that the MUIR
derer would soon be behind prison bars. Young
D%empewolf took his arrest coolly. He was
placed in q cell on the technical charge Of be-
ing a SUSPICIOUS person. Later he was ar
aligned before MAGISTRATE Mott in the Harlem
Police Court and remanded at the request of
Detective, Bowling until to-day, The police
dence enough to hold him..
1t was learned bv the police yesterday that
Mrs. knaus has been leading rather a gay
life for tho last eight or nine months. They
secured the names Of several men who have
been In the habit Of visiting her apartments
while her husband was absent, and last night
detectives we're sent to find these men and
take them, to the police station.
d. At Z o'clock ,SIoI II last f. night Detect bUesa Kern ena and
Guested her to go with them for a walk: When
they, got outside they went direct TO the West
ushered into Can't. Stainkamp's private room
and was put through a severe cross-eXamlna
ton by Inspector Kane and the CAPTAIN. She
denied what her brother had told the police
and when asked to explain the visits strange
men had paid to her. she said that any tale OF
such visits was a lie and that she was a respect
The woman was self-possessed. but when
Capt. Stainkamp marched seven men into his
room. and made them line up before her her
face flushed. She denied positively, however,
that any OF the seven had called on her All
three bicycle policemen and a Harlem business
man. Each one Of the men was then examined
separately. According to their statements
many people who protested to be friends of
living Rs FMRitT 9h;e f RnoH wo% FamiIy f S5G. sSme 9 ti@e O sed
brother-in-law's business; He and his sister
Mrs. Knaus was detained at the station until
after II o'clock. In the presence of Capt.
Stainkamp. INSPECTOR Kane and the detectives
twenty-five witnesses swore that they had
and they believed without his knowledge. Al
was watched by the police all night. 1t is be-
lieved that she will be arrested to-day.