The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-25

New York. Aug. 25.-Six days have
now passed since Kate Scharn was MUIR
dered in her fiat at GA Second avenue.
and the police have as yet no real case
against anybody.
Clues are getting scarce. and every
story, however improbable. is seized up
on and investigated, but without result.
Inspector Harley told the reporters. yes
terday. that 1t was "a mighty toug.- case
with nothing to go on" ard in making
this statement he indirectly expressed
the encouragement which he seems to
feel.
He declared afterward that he had no
theory 20 advance. He was simply hnd-
ing out everything he could about the
murder and everybody who might have
been connected with II with the intention
OF presenting the Information at the cor
oner's inquest.
"The coroner can hold Eisenprice,
Scharn, Teddy Biehayn, or anybody else
he likes" said the inspector. 1T will be
up to him."
HIS ALIBI STRONG.
Unless the police develop additional
facts with regard to the men they have
suspected at various times since the mur-
der. none Of them Is likely TO be held.
Efsenprice's alibi is already admittedly
30 strong that II cannot be touched. All
that Undertaken Biehayn has done in
the case. so far as the police know, is
to tell Druggist Tyler that some one told
him that they had seen young scharn
and his sister quarreling at rear win
dow OF their fiat on Saturday afternoon
Biehayn denied that he had said this
when reporters asked him about II. To
Inspector Harley he said that 10 had
done so. and then reiterated his first
statement. His Information. ne said.
came from a woman. He did not know
her name. He told the inspector where
she lived, or where he thought she lived,
and he described the woman
The Inspector became Interested He
hurried out three OF his most industrious
sleuths to invesigat the story. They
turned upside down all the tenements on
the north side or Thirty-sixth street and
the south side of Thirty-seventh street
which overlooked the rear OF the building
where the Scharns lived.
They questioned the inmates In several
languages. for this was necessary, And
when they got through they found moth
ing.
Suspicious OF BIEhAYN.
Then the police became suspicious of
Biehayn. Why had he told such a story?
A detective was put on his trail. Where
ever he went the sleuth followed. This
made IL very disagreeable for the en-
balmer.
When the reporter tackled him he was
either mad or nervous. His hands trem-
bed as he tried to read newspaper and
keep cool. He has the reputation in the
neighborhood of being a great talker He
has lived thereabouts for years. He has
wife and children.
Teddy likes 10 hear himself talk" said
a man who knows him yesterday. HE
shot or his mouth without knowing any,
thing. never thinking thered be any
comeback"
This is practically the view OF the
neighborhood. but the police are not vet
willing to accept it. Inspector Harley
would make no direct statement as to
Biehayn except that he had not been able
TO verify the mans story. He had not,
however. given up working on It.
sCHARN's DEFENCE STORY.
Young Scharn's defence gained addi-
tional strength yesterday. He was releas-
ed on the writ OF habeas corpus sby JUS
tice Fitzgerald by the consent of Assist
ant District Attorney Forbes Hennessey,
and was Immediately re-arrested on the