The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-07
REVOL TING
MURDER.
Boy of Ninteen Kills One
of Fifteen for Re-
venge and So.
DELIBERATELY PLANNED
Garrabrandt Made Several
Weapons But Only Had
to Use One.
THEN STRANGLED HIS VICTIM
Mother of the Young Criminal
and Mrs. Coyle Accused
of Concealing Hayes's
Death.
THEN STRANGLED HIS VICTIM

For the second time within three weeks
Jersey City has been startled by the an
nouncement of murder committed by a
boy. The murder of Canaiboat Captain
Biddlecum, ghastly as it was, did not
create half the excitement as the news
that a mere errand boy had been slung-
shouted to death through jealousy and
desire to piunder.
One of the foulest murders ever COM
mitted in New Jersey was the killing OF
fifteen-year-old Henry Mas. a step-son
of Henry Hayes, of No. 22O Coles street
This murder took place in broad day
light. A mere kid, off for his home
with his Saturday wages, 50. in his
pocket, was enticed, by jealous ex-em-
ploye. into a coal bin and slugged to
death by his adversary. who was several
years older, stronger, and had used his
superior mental qualifications to lure the
victim of mis- malice to death.
The slayer was John Garrabrandt nine
teen years old. According to the state
ments of his friends, he is cigarette
fiend. He lived with his father ana
mother. He left home at six O'Clock sat
urday morning. Several months ago ne
was employed at the WORKS OF Sharp &
Allen, Nos. IS and so Murray street, New
York. A witness volunteered the testl-
mony that he smoked eighteen packs Oh
cigarettes a day. Cigarettes smokers say
that such thing cannot be- Young
carrabrandt was discharged by the iirm
of sharp & Allen. According to his con-
fession he says that he had 1t in for
Young Hayes Cor Maas). He has rela-
tive now doing term in State Prison
for poisoning a man. She is his aunt,
Libbie Garrabrandt.
The body of young Hayes was found by
Patrolman Gordon in the coal bin in the
basement of No 1872 Eighteenth street.
Mrs. Garrabrandt herself told the officer
He Immediately notified his Captain, John
F. Kelly. He had found the door of the
bin secured with hasp and paddock
He forced open the door.
The murdered boy was found lying
squarely on his back with his wrists tied
together. His left leg was drawn up.
Back of a barrel was found rope with
a moose already made. There were marks
about the throat and abrasions back or
the left ear. County Physician Converse
naturally came to the conclusion that the
boy laQ dleQ Dy SlTdnS uldlioh. ~. AAOtA
man coincided in this belief
1t was thought at first that the boy
had committed suicide. Chief Murphy,
among others of the police officials, noted
the fact that the rope was tied tightly
on the right wrist and loosely on the left.
Chief Murphy. however, soon abandoned
the theory of suicide.
To Acting Detective Dan Lee belongs
Of ha hoU
derer. Lee was assigned to watch the
house of the Garrabrandts. He received
his assignment at $50 o'clock. Lee tum-
bled to the fact that a man named Coon
lev was the bearer of a message to the
mother of the boy murdered. Coonley
had received it through telephone mes
sage to GormIey's drug store No. 6ol
Grove street. 1t was through TINS mes
sage that the boy murderer was located.
Lee Immediately notified Captain kelly OF
the Second precinct.
Police Captain Kelly did clever pieces
of detective work. He passed himseH OH
as the father of the murderer lie COM
municated by telephone and the murdered
how replied that he would wait for ms
father. Patrolnan Murphy had been as
signed to go to Nyack after the culprlt.
The Captain decided to go with him.
They found the boy asleep. He had toio
his cousin of his crime, and she ADVISED
that he say nothing to her parents. ne
was yanked out of bed near midmght ano
taken before a local Police Justice. he
made the following confession, in answer
to questions by Chief of Police Murphy
sWhat is your name?"
"John Garrabrandt."
ssWhere do you reside?"
s,1S2 Eighteenth street"
Glow old are you?'
s.Nfneteen on the 18th of June next"
ssWhen were you discharged"
sAbout three OF four weeks ago.
ssWhat for?
''The boss couldn't trust me around, ne
said that Henry Hayes told him threat
ened to shoot a girl there"
sDo you know where Henry Hayes
lives?'' :.
II know he lives on Coles street. don't
know whereabouts"
sDo you know what business his father
is in?"
"soda water business, he told me-"
sDid you meet Henry Hayes in New
York yesterday"
Eyes, sir"
sgrell us lin your own way from the
time you met Henry Hayes yesterday
where you went and what happened.
81 was going up Murray street, in New
york. at half-past seven in the morning
Yesterday. | met Hayes at Sharp & Al
lens door. 1 asked him If he could get off
L asked