The sun., 1900-08-23
MYSTERY OF MURDER
OF KATIE SCHARN
STILL UNSOLVED
The Police of New York City
Hard at Work on
the Case.
INSPECTOR HARLEY TALKS
He Declares That He Believes the
Brother of the Murdered Girl
Knows Who Committed
the Crime---Watch
Identified.

New York, Aug. 22--The police are
still hard at work trying to solve the
mystery of the murder of Katie Scharn,
who was found dead i'll her fiat, and
whose brother is detained. One important
fact has been learned by the police in
connection with the murder. While the
matter has no direct bearing upon the
girls DEATH it serves to throw more Of
a cloud OYER her brother, Frederick
Scharn, who Is held without bail to await
the result Of the inquest.
gold watch which, it is declared,
was pawned by Frederick on Aug. !, has
been identified by Mrs. Annie Kehoe,
who lived in the same house with the
Scharns on Second avenue, as her prop
erty. IL was stolen from her on the
morning Of the day it was pawncd.
In spite of the fact that he was identi-
fled by the pawnbrolier as being the boy
who pawncd the watch. Fred Scharn de-
nics that he ever saw it before.
When the police We're called in after
the discovery of the murder, on Sunday
morning. they searched the Scharn fiat.
In box belonging to the boy they found
the ticket for a lady's gold watch made
out in the name of "AIiller." At the
time nothing was thought about it.
w npn IL WIZ hullu llldl lnt DoA at lht
police station had prevarcated about his
movements, they questioned him regard
ing the ticket for the watch. He said
he never had ticket for a watch and
never pawned one.
The pawnbrokpr who identified him
said there could be no mistake. lie re-
mcmbered the hoy, for the reason that
when he first pawned the watch he asked
for SO and refused to take ticket. On
August 4 he returned and obtained s:
more. He said it was watch he had
given to his sweetheart, but that they
had quarreled. Tie pawnbroker insisted
on his taking a ticket
The Watch Identified.
Mrs. Kehoe, who lost the watch
called at the station to have a genera
alarm sent out for it. She first described
it to Sergeant Shire and said, amons
other things, that her name was engraved
on the outer case. The name annie" i
engraved on the watch found by Zoni:
Scharn The identification of the stolel
article was aftcrward made complete.
Il think it is one of the most importan
pieces Of evidence so far secured" In
spcctor Harley said afterward. Il
stamps the boy not only as a liar, but
thief. II shows that he would have don
anything for money We have alread
shown that he was certainly demandin
money from his sister, and that the
auarreled frequently in consequences.
''If he did not actually commit the mul
der. l believe he can positively put us o
the track of the person who did. lie cel
tainly has not told us one-quarter of wha
he knows"
The inspector said that he paid Il
heed to the stories told regarding INA
in blue" by the employees of a dry good
store on Third avenue. The stories wei
to the effect that Katharine was in I'll
store Saturday and made several pu
chases, which imam in blue" who VIZ
with her, paid for.
'That was bargain day in the store
the inspector said, "and the place WI
crowded | believe it would have bee
impossible for any salesgirl to rememb
just who paid for the articles. Ia
Scharn did purchase several things, b
all, with the exception of pair of stoc
ings, were from the bargain counters.
"The girl who sold the stockings mig
possibly be able to remember the pr
chaser and whether or not any one W
with her. That saleswoman, however,
On her vacation and will not be back U
til Monday"
Beyond the episode OF the watch
headway of any kind has been mao
Captain McClusky. who does not thi
young Scharn had anything to do wi
the commission of the crime, admits th
he is as much in the dark as ever +
men have Katie Lang, the friend a
close companion of the murdered girl,
charge. The detectives learned mu
about Katie Scharn's movements frC
hnr but wbpthpr thn iufOrmntiOn is
any value time alone will tell.