The sun., 1900-08-20

I polntment had she been alive. From the
| grooer on the corner IL was learned that Miss
Scharn wa- IN hH slote buylns peafs late On
| store on Third avenue about the same time and
several articles done up 70 the wrapping paper
| OF that store were found undisturbed on the
When Fred ScRarn Inrst told the police about
| the murder he said that he had spent all Of Sat. g.
ssi East is2d street and asked il he might 90
| back there because he didn't want 10 stay In
his own home The police let him 60 but laIe
went up H1i 10 the Harris GIRLS house and brought
scharn back to the station, where he was qucs-
psatsd fe%Ss Ge '%s2sc'oT !tGfy which Mrs awlcr
the janitress. had already told. Of
how he had found the body and in the course
| himself He said he had tefpgrnphed to his
mothser Mrs lptold. Kate Is Killed. Come at
My sister was engaged TO be married to
Lincoln Price. q bank clerk" Scharn said in
reply to a question. They we're we're 70 % be marri,d
named ku6in up In The Bronx. was sitting
| on her steps with her all Of last evening and
| up to midnight, when ] started for home
The Harris girl was seen later and she cor
| roborated SCharn's story as to his whereabouts
We are engaged to be married in December"
rald Miss Harris "the same ~ Kate and Mr.
| Price were, ] know both Of them and they
have been TO my house several times 20 cal ll
sister and has been always talking about how
good she Is TO him and how happy they are.
keeping house together"
Detcctivr Brady found Price al his home.
is4th street and Brook avenue whore he lives
| with brother, and took him down town 70 the
police station. lie has been clert In the West
ern National Bank at Pine and Nassau streets
II have known. Miss soharn ior three
police. Il gave her the two rings which
understand have been stolen. The LIST that
which she sSed @ ms @ 10 meet her her at 7so COCK
last night at 8oth street and Third avenue ]
went there but Miss Scharn didn come, SO
after waiting little while | went home and
Price is about Is year. old, The rings he re,
ferred to were plain gold band with small
diamond and ring sci with two Rarn. u and
chip diamond Tho watch which was stolen
with the rings had gold filled case and nickel
Miss Scharn had saved all Of Prices letters
since February. 1898, and she had been receiv-
ing about two a week. according 10 the detec-
tives. Price had written several times recently
that he wa working so lato at night that he
could SoT not meet & her Other eiTFi e Sea
and take long walk, and among other things
b" had written Are you mad? | think you
have another"
Mr. Iippold came to this city yesterday
afternoon In response 10 her sons telegram.
She told the poles that she had heard from her
childre about seven weeks ago, when they
were both well and getting along al right. She
also said hat ,he knew OF her daughters en-
GaEement to Price.
The mask found near Miss Scharn's body
was OF faded bue cambric and had
black elastic for holding II on II was
such rs may he bought, in, any notion
store for five cents and OF the Kind
u-ed nj ma-qurndes II was folded and
croa ID as 4 II been carried a good while in
somebody's pocket. Scharn said that his
sister OWI ed two such masks. hut that the one
found on the floor was not one Of them.
There was an attempt made by some one on
Saturday e. find at whether any one was at
home l:l the Schnrn Hat There was n long
ring ut the outside door about noon, said the
woman who lives upstairs. and another
ring an hour later. The caller got
no Response About month ago,
sgid The same tenant, young man stood out
side the house and when the woman who was
telling of the incld mt started to go in the man
asked her If Miss SCharn was al home.
Ring the bell and find out?" replied the
woman.
out and let me know"
The woman refused 10 do that and the man
wsntaway. lie was described as a man, well
dressed, about feet inches tall with a
small brown mustsche, blue eyes and
frecked face.