The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-17
Gaulhler Takes Priests AlYic,
and Gives Himself Up.
FLED TO CITY OF MONTREAL.
There He Dodgst Detectives Detailed 10
Capture Him and Later Walked Into
PoIIca Station.

Montreal. March 17.-Eugene. alias
Frank Gauthier, who killed Maud Gen
tile on Thursday night IN the Transfer
Hotel. New York city. surrendered TO
the police Saturday, having been urged
to do so by a priest to whom he had con-
fessed the crime. e.
To the police he admitted his guilt. The
man called at the central police station
and introduced himself as Gauthier. He
said he had arrived i'm the morning. and
fearing the police would he waiting for
him at the station. he left the train In
the suburbs. lie went 90 see priest,
who counselled 10 surrender. and he de-
sired To carry out the fathers advice,
Gauthier formerly lived here. but for the
last six months has been a resident OF
New York.
Chief Detective Carpenter received u
telegram from New York asking him to
look out for Gauthier. Three men were as
signed 10 the case. but they failed TO To-
cate the man on the morning trains.
BERNsTEINf KNEW OF CRIME.
New York March 17.-Captain Titus re-
ceived a telegram from the chief OF po-
lice OF Montreal last evening notifying
him OF Gauther's arrest In that city.
Detectives Macauley and Mclaughlin.
OF the East Fifty-lirst street station, re-
arraigned i'm the Yorkviile court Satur-
day Frank Leroy and Matte Meyers, who
were drinking with Eugene Gauthier and
Maude Gentle I'm Gloisteins Transfer Hoo
tel. Forty-second street and Third ave
nue. the evening before TO the finding of
the Gentle woman dead from pistol
wounds i'm a room I'm the hotel
Detective Macauley told Magistrate
Mayo that bout for the fact that David
Bernstein. with whom the suspected man
all f,n r,f.lf f.f n ID
boarder's return TO the house after the
shooting. Gauthier would have been cap
tured here.
Gauthier came to this city from Mon
| treal about six months ago. after having
| failed i'm business. lie got position as
bushelman AT the Grand Central Clothing
House. Forty-second street and Third
| avenue.
His mother lives I'm Montreal and he has
! a sister living I'm Virginia. Soon after his
| arrival here he met Leopold. "A brother or
| David Bernstein, and in that way came
| TO board at the Bernstein home, 20 East
| Forty eighth street.
| Bernstein had in his home revolver.
| which was missing some days. Mrs. Bern
| stein asked Gauthier whether he had
| seen the pistol and he said he had not. AT
| l2:i5 O'Clock Friday morning Bernstein
was aroused from slumber b. some one
| tapping on the window. He went TO the
| door ana Ills Ndi4tN ~ AS'hihn
\ very excited.
What's the natter" asked Bernstein.
II have just done something horrible" /"
| said Gauther.
Eugene, have you got my pistol?'
! asked Bernstein.
"Yes, and God knows that am sorry
| took II. | have just killed Naude with
| that pistol / must get away"
Bernstein looked at tho pistol and
| found that two OF the shells had been ex-
! ploded. Gauthier i'm the meantime took OF
his coat and exposed a shirt covered with
| blood over this shirt he pulled sweat
er, and taking another coat and hat he
| said: 81 must be going"
| "Why not stay and have IL over with
asked the other man.
IL have got 81 and Maude's ring and
can get to Jersey on the money and then
sell the ring for enough to take me 10
Montreal. | have to see my mother. and
after that / don't care what becomes OF
me.
| Bernstein. according To the police, did
not say anything about the matter, and
II was not until the police got Gauthier's 1
address from window dresser In the
store where he was employed that Bern
stein told his story.