The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-02-04
2 SLAIN ON A CANAL BOAT.
BLOODY hattie IN WHICH
avn WOMEN TOOK PART.
Wife Of One Of tho Dead Men SAYS That
Capt. Collins of the siowey Murdered
Both Woman with n stab Wound
Hoy uelnnd 10 Garry Ona BODY Out.

Wife Of One of tho Dead Men SAYS That
Capt. Collins of the siowey Murdered
Both Woman With n stab Wound-
BOY Helped 10 Garry Ono Body Out.
Two men we're killed last night on q canal.
boat lying 10 the East River at the foot OF Th'rd
street. They were Elmer Kipp. captain OF tho
canalboat c.. A.. Voorhls. and Joseph victor, o
deck hand on the canalboat Thomas Slowey.
The stories OF the persons who were found on
the bonts differ so widely that the police ana
the Coroner have been unable to find out Just
how the men lost their lives. Kipp's wife says
that both were murdered during q quarrel BY
Capt. Alvin o. Colllns OF the Slowey.
Shortly before 7 o'clock a man rushed into
the Office OF DR.. Samuel Palk at 336 East
Fourth street and asked him to 90 to the foot
Of East Third street 70 attend q man VINO ma
been accidentally hurt on a canalooat; pr;
canaleo9ts dashed, to the pier.
DR.. Falk was led down into the cabin Of the
seated beside the dead body Of a man whose
skull had been fractured. They said that he
hal met death accidentally BY falling.
boat, and there In the cabin he found another
dead man. whose death had been caused by a
stab wound in the Lett side OF the head II
dead more than ar hour.
The doctor ordered the man who had called
his attention. to, the case to accompany MN TO
got to tho station the man said he was Alvin
0. Collins, captain OF the canal boat Slowey.
He said q, ,hs m he did hid, Sss sn0H IL H %Ss
placed under arrest. and a patrol wagon
hlled with. dstectiyes and policemen was
sent 70 the foot Of Third street. There
p ' , RRs'''S san "sF'' boat, al a 'H' ecpiso'S he sOV two
Patrol SSS'e' wagon Sas. One Of The women mems, said she was
The boy was their son. Lawrence. and the
other woman was Mrs. Catherine kipp. the
wife OF one Of the dead men.
Mrs. kirp said that she knew nothing what.
ever about the killing Of her husband or OF
vi tor. She said that she thought. her hus.
ban had been Injured while On ths pieI r., some
frst she knew about her husband being In
jured was when she saw him lying In bed ia
the cabin with blood oozing from a wound In
tns hf Bsasc aat she on ioi Hhs q d llGaeselSths yers sS a0 Of
the killing.
TO get to Can't. Collins's boat II. was neces:
several times while going for beer He invited
me and my husband over TO the cabin Of, hs
boat. and there we found his wife and boy.
together with the man Victor. who Ia In their
MY husband had not been drinking, but l
drank a,glass Of beer with the rest OF the
Gyp. and Capt. Collins threatened g punch
tease the dog, and then he ,and, Collins
sF+ FIT i "nd gu t 6 ssM b fSSs SOains S fTom d 4 son li$'R ia
his head. Just about the time he fell Mrs. Col
Inns ami her son had Joined in tn, row. Ny
@ G1:Sap vic,s SI'9 te| Ip'rcs eilIn !. s to iaye NY y!i no r3'bssnndd
in the, side Of the head and he fell toe |
Eapted to go for the police, but Mrs;
s SSlI'n' begged soa @ as"H no, on to A' say. t 'RSa,
hurt, and Collin; and his fourisep:year.old
boy lifted my husband and carried him oyer e
him in bed and Collins said that II ! would
keep quie' about the matter he would 20 and
get doctor and the police would know moth
While Mrs. KIM was telling her story Collins
frequently interrupted her by saving, Are you
,hrough' Are you through Just wait until
Il now charge that man with killing my
husband" exclaimed Mrs, Kip; 81 charge
from her husbands clothing after she found
he had been injured. and handed t &c, Sergt;
Hogan. She explained that the knife had
nothing whatever to do with the trouble on
she Iiesl She lies!' cried Collins. 81, my.
myself. was cut here on the thumb, and you
can see; look at that cash. and my vile was
He held ont his thumb and showed a deep
cut. .Hia wife denied that she had been stabbed.
but DR.. FIankl Cunningham. who had lust ar
rive RON Bellevue AZ the request Of Coroner
Bausch, took Mr.. Collins into the matron's
room, and, uron examining her. found u stab
Her husband stabbed her" said Mrs. Kirp.
He didn't said Mrs. Collins. who had Just
come outof the matron's room. You stabbed
me-
Coroner Bausch then took the boy aside and
tried n. get his version. OF the trouble. The
boy said he wouldn't tell him anything about
be Toe al up IN the rooms Of he Derry SOCIETY
until he got ready to tell. He sad he dlint
care nov long ne was locked ".
In tho meantime Mrs .kipp and Collins we're
accus':g each other Of murder Mrs Kip
ANAL, 'hou,ei: Why don y our boy tell the
ruth about ~ Didn't he he y you to carry my
hust.atnd's body from your canal boat over to
go ahead. LAWRENCE" said Collins, tell
the ruth; that's what want YOU 70 tGyl" .r
helped to carry your husband and put him to
bed. but he wasn't dead at that time
DR. Cunningham made an eSamlnatlon OF
Kipp pS'idS death wa was "" caused BY a stab Wound
ipnicted by a large kni'e. The knife
douhtedly the same that had caused the wound
In Mrs. Colins's breast. He said that vicyur's
death was due TO a fracture OF tho skull which
. II would hard " be possible Tor these men TO
kill each other" added the doctor. FOR death
in each case was instantaneous"
that Victor came into the cabin and said that
he wantei to lie down: he had
been Mt work to-day on the boat and said
he didn't intend to 60 home: his
home was up on Forty-sixth. street some
where. did not notice a. the the time he lay
down that his skull was fractured. A lew min
utes after he came into our cabin Mrs. Kipp
ran over and said that her husband had been
hurt. That's all | know about It,"
ter Mrs. Collins had her wound dressed
she was locked VI. "a was Mrs. Kipp. They
were held IA witnesses, aud Collins was held
on the charge OF murder. The boy Is now at