New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-22
SCHARN SENT TO TOMBS.
PAWNBROKER IDENTIFIES DEAD GIRLS
BROTHER AS A CUSTOMER.
PRISONER OBTAINED MONEY ON SISTERS
WATCH, IT IS sAID-HELD WITHOUT
BAH. RINGS ALSO FOUND
STAINS MAY BE CLEw.

A young man in blue serge suit contributed
yesterday TO the interest in the mysterious
murder OF Kate Scharn He was in charge OF
two detectives, and taken TO the East
Thirty ffth-st. station. where he was kept In a
room while seven men were placed in line in the
sitting room With them were put Lincoln
Eisenprice and Frederick Scharn. Then the
young man in the serge suit brought in
and asked to pick out somebody. He walked
up to young Scharn. brother of the murdered
girl. and placed his hand his shoulder He
did not say anything. Neither did the detectives
or other officials. Then the young man was
taken uptown by the detectives on Third-ave
1t was learned later that he the pawn
broker Breckheimer, Of No. 1893 Third-ave.
He identified Scharn as the man who pawned
watch in his place recently.
Breckheimer said the police brought him yes
terday morning pawn ticket for watch which
had been pawned IN his place. They asked MIN
to go with them TO the East Thirty-hfth-st-
station. He consented, and says he there iden-
tilted young Scharn the person who had
pawned the watch August l for Sd He SAID
the watch was identified subsequently as belong
ing TO the young woman, Eisenprice making the
Identification. Breckheimer also declared that
on August young Scharn asked him 10 give
him 81 more on the watch, as. he said. he PROB
ably would not redeem IT. Breckheimer gave
him the additional sum.
INSPECTOR Harley returned to the East Thirty
ATHEIST station shortly after o'clock last even
ing When asked concerning the murder he
said:
There is really nothing new about the case
I have questioned Scharn many times and nave
found him to be a liar, and, as you know, liar
is a thief as well. We Will leave 1t TO chemist
TO tell what those stains the boys shoes are"
RINGS PAwNE7 ON THE BowERY.
Captain McCluskJ of the Central Office, was
informed on Monday night by pawnbroker on
the Bowery, between Fourth and Fifth sts that
two rings had bGen pawned there, which might
have belonged to Kate scharn. They were taken
10 Police Headquarters but friends Of the girl
90 not think trey were hers. At the East Thir-
iy-ffth-st. station young Scharn was asked TO
identify them. but on advice OF counsel he re-
fused TO say anything about them
Eisenprice and young Scharn were taken to
the Coroner's Office yesterday afternoon. Eman-
uel Friend. objected to the police holding
Scharn. Coroner Fitzpatrick said he was going
to commit him to the Tombs pending the in
quest on Friday. August 81.
Henry j. Goldsmith asked that EisenprIce be
discharged from custody. Acting District At
torney Mcintyre did not object, and Coroner
Fitzpatrick admitted Eisenprice to $1,000 bail.
which was furnished by Joseph COrbett, the
and Third-ave, where Eisenprice spent Satur-
day evening. after Kate Scharn failed TO meet
him.
Scharn cried when Coroner Fitzpatrick said
he was committed 10 the Tombs, and pleaded
that he be allowed to see his sisters body be-
fore she was buried. The Coroner had no OBJ
jeC..-a. and ordered that Scharn in the custody
Of two officers, attend the funeral or the girl
yesterday afternoon.
After the proceedings we're over Scharns
sweetheart, Nettie Kunin, came in. The girls
eyes We're red from weeping. Mr.. Friend TOOK
her up 10 see Scharn, TO which Detective Nc
Auey objected The Coroner however, allowed
them TO speak alone.
TINE OF THE MURDER FIXED.
The funeral Of the murdered girl took place
yesterday afternoon at IIoffmann's undertaking
shop. at Second ave. and First-st. A curious
crowd gathered about the shop and there were
many comments when the detectives came
along with young Scharn and his sweetheart
There was no service. A few intimate friends
came in, and then the body taken to the
Lutheran Cemetery for burial
The police believe that they have pretty we'll
fixed the time of the murder Dr. DOnlin
seen yesterday by the police, and insisted that
O'Clock and II o'clock DR.. Train, the physician
at Bellevue Hospital who answered the anbu-
lance call, corroborates DR.. DOnIin's statement.
He reached the house on the ambulance call at
1:35 O'Clock, and said that at that time the
girl had been dead for more than two hours
Captain McCiusky yesterday released Sidney
Rogers, who was brought down from Yonkers
on Monday night in connection with the MUIR
Ger. He said he brought Rogers down merely
because he had known the girl. and that he
wanted 10 question Rogers as to her habits and
the like Rogers was not suspected Of being
Implicated in the girls murder at ALL" added the
Captain. 4 only wanted TO ask him about her
habits when he knew her
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