The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-07
A BOZ MURDERER ARRESTED.
Confesses to Killing n Companion in
Woodshed.

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NYACK, N. Y, May 6-Johu Cara
brant. a nlneteen-year- boy. was ar
rested here early this morning on a charge
of numbering Henry Hayes, aged sixteen.
in Jersey City, yesterday afternoon. He
was arrested in West Nyack by Capt. John
f. Kelley. OF the Second precinct, Jersey
City. The boy was found at the home
OF Mrs Primrose. a relative, who lives in
a quiet neighborhood. He at once ac-
knowledged his guilt and willingly accom-
panied the officers to the office of Justice
w. W. Whyard. to whom he made the
following statement:
Il went to New YorEfrom Jerse- City
today for Henry Hayes. and found him
at 10 Murray Street l asked him If he
would come over to Jersey City with me,
as / had something for him. He then
asked his boss. Mr.. Sharp, IL he could get
off at noon, telling him that his father was
very sick and likely to die. He got paid
and at 1905 We took the Barclay Street
ferry to Hoboken. to Jersey City. l took
him down into the cellar of my home. 1S2
Eighteenth Street, Jersey City. l then
took him into the wood shed. He went
in ahead of me. / then nit him with
piece of lead with strap 10 it. hit him
twice. The first time knocked him down,
and then hit him while he was down. Then
he struggled to get up. when | tied his
hands so he could not get hold OF ne.
He hollerei out, Don't kill me, but Tor
give me- q"
Young Garrabrant said he afterward
went up the three flights of stairs to his
Iaother, who asked him what was the
matter. Later he told her that he had
killed boy in the woodshed and that the
hoy this Jnln
said his mother was advised by Mrs.
Coyle, who lived in the same house, to
take the dead body out at night and place
It on the Erie Railroad track so the peo-
pie would think the boy had been killed
by a train.
Young Carrabrant gave as his reason
for killing Hayes that the latter had got
him out of a job by telling his boss that
he. Garrabrant, had threatened to shoot
girl. This, Garrabrant said, was two
months ago and he had not had employ
ment since. After the murder young Gar
rabrant took the $3.50 p. m. train on the
Northern Railroad for Nyack. During the
evening he teIephoned dowI to his mother
and then walked over to Mrs. Primrose's
house in West Nyack. On his way over
he met Mrs. Primrose's daughter. Mrs.
Reardon, who asked him what had hap
pened
Il killed boy today he replied.
The woman did not believe him, but
told him not to tell her mother that, or
she would not have him in the house. 1t
became known in Jersey City in the even
ing that Garrabrant had come to Nyack,
and Chief Kelley and another officer ar
rived here at midnight After the prisoner
made his confession of the murder he con-
sented to return with the officers to Jer-
sey City. and they went down on the 7:15
train this morning.
NEW YORK. May G-In a confession
made by young Garrabrant after he was
brought to Jersey City. he declared that
his motive in killing Mas, whom he knew
as Hayes. that being the name of the
latter's step-father, was not only revenge,
but partly to get 49, which he knew Mas
had just received as his weeks pay. Gar
rabrants mother and Mrs. Coyle, jani-
trees Of the house where they lived. are
under bail as accessories after the fact
to the murder. Garrabrant says he told
them about the crime right after it s';.s
committed, and they advised him 20 fee
Mrs. Coyle suggesting a way to dispose of
the body. and promising not to tell what
she knew.