The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-07


boxes l went with him. He delivered the
boxes and we both went back to the
store. rs Murray street. He went upstairs
and when he came down he told me he
had his pay, S.. We took the Barclay
street ferry and walked from Hoboken to
Jersey City and went to my house, lSz
Eighteenth street. l went down to the
cellar and l went into the woodshed and
got piece of lead with a leather strap
attached to 1t and put it in my pocket"
II show you a piece of lead with strap
tied to it." said the Chief. ''is that the one
you put in your pocket in the woodshed?''
Yes, sir"
'How did you come by it?''
ST made it,
why did you put it in your pocket?"
ITO hit Henry Hayes with it. 1 waited
down there a few minutes. When Henry
came down 1 told him l had something
for him that was behind barrel in the
corner He went to reach for it and 1
hit him with piece of lead on his head,
near the ear. He fell down and l hit him
again on the head when he was down.
He struggled to get up. After the first
blow he hollered and begged me not to
kill him, then 1 hit him again on the
head; after that he said nothing. l then
tied his hands with piece of tar cord
that was lying on the floor.
II show you piece of tar rope" said
the Chief rs that what you tied him
with?"
Yes. sir 1 took his money, 50 in an
envelope. from the inside pocket of his
coat
What kind of money was it?"
80 one dollar bills and four quar-
show an envelope. Is that the one?"
1T is ike that but l tore up the one L
took from him..
Il show you piece of rope that was
tied to this piece of stick. What do you
know about that?'
Il didn't use it at all. I intended to use
it but didn't, as-he died before l used 1t.
When Henry hollered Mrs. Coyle came
down into the cellar and whistied in tube
to my mothers apartments; She said,
your cellar door IS open and the key III
the lock. I then went up stairs, elosing
the cellar door, but did not lock it, and
went into my mothers rooms and said to
my mother that l had killed Henry Hayes
down in the woodshed. Mother and went
down to Mrs. Coyles rooms on first floor.
NV mother told Mrs. CoyIe that 1 had
killed Henry Hayes down in the woodshed.
Mrs Coyle asked me what l was going
to do and / said / didn't know.
MY mother told me to go away. Mrs.
Coyle said she wouldn't tell her husband
or anyone. Mrs. Coyle said better wait
until night and place the body along
side of the track, and people would
think it was ----led by, the train. l went
down in the cellar and locked the door
1 wanted to give the key to my mother,
but she wouldn't take it. l then went
away and returned to the corner of Sew
enteenth and Grove streets, and L saw
a policeman coming out of the cellar and
got scared and went and took train to
Nyack, N. Y, and went to Mrs. Prim-
roses. and told Mamie Primrose that l
had killed this boy. She told me to say
nothing to her mother about it. l then
telephoned to No. SOL Grove street, CORN
ley's drug store, and asked them to send
over to my mothers house and ask her to
come up in the morning
''Why did you ask Henry to come down
into the cellar?"
II hadn't been working all week; my
father thought l was working and
wanted to get some money to bring
home"
Did you assault him for the purpose
Of getting this money!"
II wanted to get this money without
killing him, but he died from the crack
did You intend to rob him and assault
him when you met him in New York;?
Eyes, SIR
The statement was signed John Garra-
brant The witnesses were S. A. Archi-
bald, Inspector, Police Headquarters;
John F. Kelly, Captain, Second PRECINCT;
Y IL.
Headquarters; Michael F. Clark, detectice,
Police Headquarters.
Statements were made by Mrs. John
Garrabrandt and Mrs. Julia Coyle to Chief
Murphy. Mrs. Mrs. Garrabrandt said that
some time after dinner Johnny came up
stairs and told her there was a dead boy
in her w.oodshed. Il went doWnstalrs
alons and stopped in Mrs. Coyle's," she
continued, land told her there was dead
body in the woodshed. Then / went up
stairs, put on Mrs. Coyle's shawl and
went over to tell my husband and l
brought him home with me. He said;
why didn't you notify the policeman?'
which l then did. When l came back
Johnny was gone; There was no con-
Mrs. Coyle's statement vast don't
care to say anything about it now as l
am not able to-
Criminal Court this morning and ar
raigned before Police Justice Hoos. Mrs.
Garrabrandt and Mrs. Coyle Were also in
court, charged with abetting and conceal
ing the crime. Garrabrandt refused to
make statement and was held for ex-
animation by the Grand Jury without
bail. His mother and Mrs Coyle were
each held in $1,000 bail for examination
by the Grand jury.
When the self-confessed murderer en-
tered the court the room was crowded
to suffoeation. Garrabrandt was as cool
and unmoved as If he were mere spec
tator His mother and Mrs. Coyle looked
on in silence and betrayed no emotion
The murderer talked with crowd of
reporters and laughed when he was re-
minded of his victim His sole desire was
to get a cigarette. His mouth twitched
and his fingers moved convulsively as he
begged for one.
'sAre you sorry you killed Maas?" ask
ed a reporter.
.I don't know yet don't know what
l was doing l had to bring the money
home as I had no wages and my father
thought l was working" replied Cara
brandt.
All this time his mother was in an out
er room setting beside Mrs. Coyle. Neither
woman spoke to the other and both We're
unconcerned. Prosecutor Erwin was in
the meantime arranging the papers in the
case and when he had the exhibits proper
ly drawn up and complaints ready he
moved for the opening of the case.
John Garrabrandt" called Justice
Hoos. and the nineteen year old criminal
stepped forward. His eyes met those of
his mother and both flushed. The COM
plant was read and the defendant was
told that he could make a statement If he
wished, but anything he said would be
used against him.
81 do not care to say anything" said
Cara brandt, and he was held for the
Grand Jury.
Police Captain Kelly, of the Second
precinct, was then called and he told the
circumstances of the arrest of the pris-
told in detail the position of the dead
boy,s body when the police arrived at the
scene and of his subsequent investigations.
Inspector Archibold corroborated the
testimony of Captain Kelly. as regards the
scene of the murder He also told of Gar
rahrandt's confession and of his arrest of
Mrs. Garrabrandt and Mrs Coyle.
Mrs Garrabrandt made statement in