New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-28
RITTCHERED In A LOW RESORT.
CAPTAIN CRAFT KILLED. HIS HEAD CUT ORR AMI Fo1 IN
FrRNAcE IN WEST TWENTY -NLNzH-sT DEN:
,,., coNFEsses AND IMPLICATEs TWO MEN.

,',,+zar for which William Hooper Young Is
- =, the Torrlbs. comes another murder OF 'ii'
.,.herv class this last, the one reVealeo Ill 'iio
,.- of the Chinese restaurant under the EN-
80 Hotel at No. IS West Twenty-nlnth-sC'
yesterday. being even more horrible In the man
nor il was committed and the eftorls na"e ~
conceal i.
,rba ,,oIjce are convinced. although no foelu-
z.a+;on that would be sworn to has yet been
q that the man who was beheaded with a
cIaa1ar the severed part being put IN a lur
o :, an a+tennpt to blot out the identity CT
-ba victim. was James 8. Craft, forty-hve years
o,5 a machinery manufacturer at NO a. oor'-
1and1-st whose home is at Glen cove
Owe of the detectives attached to the west
Thirtieth-st station said last hish' 'Ao'
..,r.-oie., Moore known as May Turner. who
saw the fatal blow struck. had confessed to
csotsiu Sheehan that Thomas Tobln, a "ai'ei'
who lived in the restaurant; AleAaluei ny
hre-,av a bartender there of No 145 last
--yUentv-sixth-st. and herself, had conspireo u
rob the man thought TO be Craft. and hao gwen
,,r, knock ont drops and that the murder oy
-roh;r with NcAnerney an accomphce' 1oi-
,ouad NcAnerney has already accused Iopln
or killing Craft, single handed, and mas oe-
o,arAd that he only desisted from attempting 10
<.,-a+e the crime when Tobin threatened him
with the charge
STENCIL FIRST ExCITES SUSPICION.
The r,,rder is believed to have been commit
-ea between the hours Of and 4 a m The
discovery was due TO the odor Of burning flesh
which eraanated from the chimney Of the build
ing and filed the air. According to Captain
Sheehan of the West Thirtieth-st- station IN
whose precinct the murder was committed. per
sons complained to him that terrible odof was
coming from the building. Accompanied by
couple Of his men, he investigated The culid-
ing. the basement of which is used as the res
-atrant and the remaining floors hotel the
name Empire Hotel being printed on the avn
inss was searched from top TO bottom Tor the
source Of the stencil Then the cellar was Vls-
ited, Captain Sheehan in the lead
There the stencil became almost unbearable-
Looking about, the police could see unrnls-
bic signs of murder There were blood sTcts
everywhere. At the bottom Of the stairs was
a pool Of blood, covered with boards A tran
of blood led to the centre of the cellar, which
extends under No. 40. There was another pool
Of blood there. Then another trail led to a Pile
of lumber under which the police found the
nude bea dless body of Craft There was
fire in 2 furnace near by, and, looking into it,
CAPTAIN Sheehan saw a mans head. With the
assistance Of his detectives the captain
ouenched the fire with few pals OF water.
Then the head was pulled out. 1t was badly
charred Most OF the flesh had been burned OFF.
as had the hair on the head and portion OF
the nustache. What remained was black
Tobn was found huddled behind some cur
tafns and tables in the front room on the parlor
floor He appeared to be badly frightened HIS
clothing was spattered with blood and there
was blood under his finger nails. Then they ar
rested all those in the place-Tobin, McAnerney,
Robert Kelly. the porter; Grace Burnett VINO
gave her address No 916 Halsey-st BROOK
lyr,: Thomas Purcell. student. of NO l4o Malil-
St Charlestown, Mass. and William HophlH''
also q student of No. 120 Jefferson-st. Brooklyn
When Tobin, McAnerney and Kelly Were
searched letters found in their pockets poin'eo
to Craft as the name of the dead man, corre-
spending with papers found in his ciothIiis' anu
IN the room where he was killed
When McAnerney was first arrested ne polo
Capta3n sheehan that he. Tobin, woman whom
he first said was May Turner. and Craft were
drinking in rear room the parlor floor at
O'Clock, when Tobin and Craft began to quar-
rel. Tobin left the room and returned win d
cleaver, with which he struck Craft 1ooih
then dragged the body into the cellar. "here ne
hacked it McAnerney says he followed Iopih
into the cellar and then returned Tor a peei
bottle with which he intended striking Tobin
over the head AS he returned TO the ceiiai'
he says Tobin called out to him:
Get out of here or I'll do you. too!
When questioned by Coroner Jackson, who
had gone to the scene of the murder. McAner-
ney said he saw Craft drinking at a table with
the Burnet woman
EACH ACCUSES THE OTHER.
The stranger" he said (meaning Craft,
flashed a big roll Of bills and Tobin. who was
serving him, looked at that roll. The man or
dered drinks second and third time and each
time flashed the roll of bills. Tobin suddenly
told the man he lied about something l didn't
hear. and struck him over the head. He
dragged him 10 the stairs and he passed
through one Of the lower floors he picked UP a
cleaver and struck the unconscious man across
the chest.
Il followed him to the cellar. / don't know
why did. Something seemed to lead me on
watched Tobin drop his burden and begin to
hack at the mans neck He chopped and
chopped, and when the head refused TO come off
ne began TO saw ii with the cleaver. He sud
oenlF turned around and. discovering me, said
he would cut my head off too"
Nhlie McAnerney was telling his story Tobin
jumped to his feet and called out that it was
McAnerney who murdered the man and not he.
McAherney Jumped TO his feet and said Tobin
was liar Coroner Jackson agreed with him
The prisoners were taken from the police sta
ron 10 the coroner's Office in a patrol wagon A
large crowd lined the sidewalks about Sixth-ave.
near Twenty -ninth-st, where the crime was
committed. and saw them pass. Tobin was
ooatiess He wore a slouch hat and smoked a
pipe
Later Tobin and McAnerney were taken to the
cellar and confronted with the body. The for
mef wore pair Of policeman's trousers. Tobin.
according to Policeman Zeugler, exclaimed as
ne looked at the body