Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-11
NO SOLUTION OF THE MURDER
Key to Mystery Of Heywood's Death Still
Unknown to Police,
WILLIAM NJ JONES, SUSPECT, is SILENT
Lincoln Man Arrested on suspicion.
~Undereoes Thorough "sweatins,"
but Throws No Light on
the Deed.

DETROIT, Mich. April l0.-The police
admit tonight that they have not reached a
solution OF the murder Of George II. Hey
wood, head bookkeeper OF the Michigan
Malleable Iron works. whose battered and
lifeless body was found at daylight this
morning within 100 feet of his home on Am
herst street.
William NJ. Jones, who roomed in Hey
woods home and who was arrested on sus-
picion this morning, was still in custody to-
night. although a "sweatbox" examination
lasting all day and this evening failed to
bring from him any damaging admissions.
Mrs. Haywood, who was escorted to police
headquarters at noon and closely examined
this afternoon and evening, was permitted
to return to her home tonight. The ON
GERS say that no information was secured
from her that would throw any light on the
cause of her husbands death.
Heywood's murderer first shot him and
then crushed in his forehead with some
heavy instrument. The bullet took effect
behind his right ear and in itself would
have caused death. The murderer then APP
p~arently stopped over his victim and dealt
him a blow on the forehead.
Find Suspicious Hammer.
After Jones arrest officers searched his
room at the Haywood house. Jones was a
plumber and made a speciality of reL- iring
gas stoves. In his kit OF tools was found a
machinist's hammer which the officers as
serted fits perfectly the hole in Heywood's
forehead.
In a lot near where the body was dis
covered a revolver was found which Hey
woods young son at first positively identi-
fed as belonging to Jones. Later In the
day, however, the lad was not so sure OF
the identification.
Jones was very cool and collected through
out his sweating and told freely all he said
be knew OF the tragedy. During the exam
nation of Heywood's little daughter, Kate,
by the officers the fact was developed that
she heard a shot fred about 8 o'clock this
morning. The officers have located persons
who saw Haywood, who attended a dance
yesterday evening three blocks from his
home at 1855 o'clock. Mrs. Haywood told
the Officers that at 8 o'clock in the morning
she gave Jones a headache powder.
Search for the Husband.
AS her husband did not return during
the night Mrs. Haywood was very much
alarmed, and, arising early. she sent her
Oldest boy, Earl, aged IL, out to see IL he
could find any trace of his father. The
little chap had gone but a short distance
from the house when he discovered the
~ltfeless> remains of the parent. The police
were notified and the body was removed
to the morgue and placed beside the re-
mains Of Miss Jennette, who had also been
murdered but a few hours before.
An examination OF Heywood's body and
clothes showed that robbery was not The
motive. There was but the one wound,
evidently made with a heavy blunt instru-
ment, as 1t penetrated the skull and left
an ugly cut. Detectives. were Immediately
put to work on the case and they arrested
William F. Jones, a roomer in Heywood's
house, The two men are said to have quar-
relied frequently, o.
At the station Jones was xamined as to
his relations with the Haywood family. He
says his home is in Lincoln, Neb., where
he has a wife and three children. He said
he hrst became acquainted with the Hey
wood family about hve years ago, when he
went to the house one day to mend a gaso-
line stove for them. He has been board
ing there since last February.
Freshly Discharged.
There was a freshly discharged cartridge
in the revolver found in the alley and said
to belong to Jones. DR.. w. II. Baker, who
examined Heywood's body as soon as it had
been found, is Of the opinion that the
wound was inflicted by a revolver held at
very close range.
Mrs. Haywood, her three children and a
~neighbor, Mrs. Hobart, were taken to po-
lice headquarters at noon and examined by
Captain OF Detectives Mcdonnell. On her
way to the car Mrs. Haywood said, in ans
wer to a reporters. questions, that so far
as she knew Jones had been in his room all
night. she said that twice during the night
he wanted to go out and search for Mr..
Haywood, but that she advised him not to
eas he did not know where to search and It
would be useless. Accordingly he did not
go either time.