New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-18
NEUFELDT BREAKS DOWN.
MRS. KRoNMAN's ALLEGED sLAfEH
SAYS ITS ALL UP WITH Me-
-. ,-r,cuRoR WHO SAW HIM AT THE HOUSE
IDENTIFIES HIM-PoLlcE FIND bN'0
croTHBs-KRoNMAN STRIKES

HIM.
Captain McCusky, Chief Of the De'ec''Ve nu-
reau at Police Headquarters sald yeS'eiu"'
that the police had pretty strong case as"in''
William Neufedt, twenty-five years oio' inc
cousin OF Mrs Annie Kronman, VINO was lilui
dered in her fiat on August o. al NO -oV "e''
Tb,rtv-eftb-st Not only has the net OF circum-
s,antial and direct evidence been enclrcleo
about the man. but by his own admissions and
contradictory statements he has become even
more ensnared
Neufeldt is a powerfully built man. with
CLOSELY cropped hair. receding forehead and
nrognathous chin and long nose. He has small
ferret ewes and a shifting. evasive manner cap
tain McClusky says he has all the attributes OF
a murderer, physically speaking. Neufeidt was
taken from his cell to the assembly room Oh
Police Headquarters yesterday and placed IN line
with number of detectives. officers and others
Then Mrs. Innes called Mrs. 1nnes is the
woman who lives the first floor OF the nat
house at No. 266 West Thrty-ffth-st. On the
morning of the murder Mrs Innes said man
in black called at her apartments Her husodhu
at that time was taking bath. She went to the
door The man asked where the kronmans lived
She had a good look at him and took in his
appearance critically. She gave an excellent de-
scription to the police. But since that call Neu-
feldt has shaved off his mustache. Notwith-
standing these changes Mrs. Innes unhesitatlng-
" walked up TO the line and pointing TO Neu-
feldt said That is the man"
When Neufeldt saw Mrs. lines and heard her
words he broke down. Up 10 that time he had
assumed bravado and indifference. When Mrs.
Innes identified him he said:
1T is all up with me now"
Mrs lines told Captain McClusky that she
could not be mistaken. The upper part Of the
mans face she noted carefully when the man
called at the house the morning OF the murder.
The cruelty OF the face, its peculiar character
istics, indelibly imprinted themselves on her
mind She had no difficulty in remembering that
face, and when she Neufedt In the line she
had not the slightest difficulty in picking him
out.
NEUFELDT HAS MANY IDENTTF1ERS.
BENJAMIN Korn, of No. 337 Park-ave. Brook
lyn, also identified Neufeldt as the man from
whom he purchased the gold watch and chain'
which had been stolen from Mrs Kronman, In
a saloon kept by Weiss & Paul, at No. 80 East
Houston-st.. last Saturday. Both Of the proprie-
tors of the place absolutely identified Neufeldt
as the man who had sold the gold watch and
chain TO Korn One Of the earrings stolen from
Mrs. Kronman was pawned at Simpsons place
at Delancey-st and the Bowery Neufeldt was
pawned It and got S125 on it. He sold the ticket
TO a man named Herman Wasser for $40. Was
ser had the earring converted into a scarfpin
Wasser identified Neufeldt as the who had
sold him the pawn ticket for $40. The earring
was pawned the day after the murder had been
committed. The other earring was pledged with
Friedman, at No 344 East Houston-st.. for 500.
Friedman identified the prisoner as the man
who pledged the earring. Neufeldt made some
disposition Of this pawn ticket. and Captain Nc
Clusky says that he hopes TO have the person
who holds II to-day.
The pawnbrokers, Captain McClusky Gays.
were we'll cognizant Of the jewelry stolen from
Mrs. Kronman, owing TO the wide advertise
ment made by the detectives among them. All
the jewery stolen is accounted for. except the
gold chain with the gold dollar pendant. and
Captain McClusky hopes to get that to-day The
diamond brooch Neufeldt pawned at Baruch's
pawnshop. at No. 249 East Houston-st., for
$50. 1t is worth $3.50.
Mrs. Kronman kept her tewery In a black
silk reticule, such as women carry when on a
shopping tour. Captain McClusky said that
when he learned this he was confident that the
man who committed the robbery and murder
cid the former first He probably surprised
in the robbery. and was led to murder Captain
McClusky said that this fact led him to believe
that some one well acquainted with the family
and the habits Of It's members was guilty. He
bent his energies and those OF the detectives
under him in this line OF inquiry. He across
an aunt Of Mrs. Kronman, whose name he does
rot care to reveal, who on being questioned
suddenly recalled the existence OF William Neu-
feldt She said that Neufeldt called on Mrs.
Kronman on Easter Day. and did the
pretence Of some proposed marriage between
himself and girl named Annie Bach. niece
Of Mrs. Kronman. On the day Of his visit Neu-
fedt went into the bedroom Of Mrs. Kronman.
where she kept her jewelry.
Captain McClusky said that on receiving this
intelligence he assigned Detectives Carey and
McCafferty to the task Of hunting up Neufeldt.
They followed this clew so vigantly and
siduously that II resulted in Neufeldts arrest
in the cafe at No. 24 East Houston-st.
Wednesday night The shaving off Of the mus
tache at first puzzled the detectives. and they
were uncertain as to whether he was the man
wanted or not. They had not Mrs. Inness wom-
ans intuition and her perspicacity as TO facial
characteristics and attributes They had learned
that Neufeldt was the son OF Nathan Neufeldt. OF
Goerck-st, and q second cousin Of the Kron-
mans They knew that the man had been SEN
fenced to eight years in Joliet Prison for a
burglary at the Marquette Club in 1892. They
knew that after his release he came to New
York last December and obtained employment
with Holman Brothers, clothiers. Then he
bought store in which he sold cigars at
Goerck and Stanton SITS; then he was a motor
man on the Greenpont division Of the Brooklyn
trolley system. Abandoning this place in March
or April he obtained a situation in the hydraulic
works in Brooklyn
KRoNMAN STRIKES THE PRISONER.
When Neufedt pulled a number Of pawn
tickets from his pocket in the Fast Houston St
place Wednesday night, the detectives were sure
they had their man and arrested him. With
him was Samuel Greenbaum. who also
rested Neufeldt made some pointed admis-
sions as to the pawnlng Of the jewelry. He said
that he got the jewelry from a negro named
Luce. who was a fellow prisoner with him in the
Joliet Prison. He said that he met the man at