The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-16

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Hotel and he Immediately went 20 the
Hudson street hospital, where he identI-
All 81 Wilson" as his young partner,
walter s.. Brooks. Young bI9oxs We
concluded that he was In no condition
~ have the wound probed again:
A. soon as Cohen had learned the state
~ affairs, he notified the father OF young
RrooLs THONGS Brooks, who IL employed
In Inc MECHANICAL department OF a New
VI nowsnaper. When the father saw
his son In The hospital and learned wha
had happened to him. he dropped down
beside the cot d amt imtbe e Young man was
sinkin9 and he died in tho sleep. In which
he had been found a few hours before az
1880 o'clock, II, IL.
At the bedside, when ne dieo. Weig IA
father, Mr.. Cohen and the fathers irlehd'
a Mr.. Fry.
~BRooKs's FATHER CALLS 1T MURDER
Wben the surgeons told the father that his
how had gone, the old man walked out OF
e. fbe hospital ward, and TO Mr.. Fry and some
reporters who we're waiting in the hospital
Office the old man said;
MY boy has been murdered and mai giri
In due time the fmher'n remark was
carried 10 the police and they began TO
ask questions. They learned that the girl
Miss Burns. They learned that young
Brooks was introduced % her by a friend
ri his last Se ptember, and bad been keeping
company with her pretty steadily since.
They learned hat she called al young
that she was with him there at $3.50 o. frlday
evening when MIR. Cohen, the only other
person in the Office, left.
Hin wing lea rned these things they went
70 the Glen Island Hotel and searched
every nook and corner of the ROOM. the
court ward below, and every approach to
the hotel and to the room for a pistol Dut
night clerk and the hallboy they learned
that the former was not on duty IN the
office for half or thtee-quarters OF an hour
after 10 o'clock. He was then getting
supper in the restaurant.
They learned that tho haliboy was sup.
posed to keen an eye on the Office, but
that be was obliged to answer the bells
from all tho rooms in the house, as Wen as
to serve drinks in the restaurant. lhey
also learned that il would have been i'm
possible for anybody TO have left a room
on the second floor and the building without
being seen by anybody who happened 10
be In the office at the time, since the person
would have 70 pass directly by the ONCE
door.
They questioned DR.. Sweeny and got
him to express the opinion that the blood
on what the doctor supposed TO be a scalp
wound had been coagulatcd Tor At least
two hours before the doctor was first called.
That was about / O'Clock. Then they OK
amined the fire escape. Tley concluded
that the distance from the bottom of tho
escape TO the court WIS too great for any
woman to risk the drop. Besides, they
learned that wheE the hall boy. George
Washin gton. discovered that gas was
escaping in room IL. all the windows were
down.
These investigations led the police 20
conclude that the woman, who went to the
hotel with young Brooks must have LETT
there between the line that the hall boy ,
served the lemon soda, which vas 1850
o'clock and IL o'clock, which was about |
the time Earl returned to the Office. 50
far as they could find out. nobody who
slept in the hotel on Friday night heard
anv shooting. The hall boy told the de-
~tectives that he thought he saw the handle
of a revolver in the romans corset when
she opened the door to a the tray. or
this. however. the boy was not certain.
DETECTIVES GALL ON MISS BURNS.
Having learned so much, and having |
found out tho address of Miss Burns, De- |
tective Sergeants Parker, Colby and schultz,
netting under orders of Deputy Assistant
District Attorney Paul krotel who had boon |
detailed to investigate the case, went over
to the residence of Miss Burns's father to |
look Tor her. |
The detectives reached the house at
i2t5. The Burns home Is IN That section
of Flatbush known as Prospect Park South. |
1he house is n two-story and n half frame
building and il the first dwelling on the
Beverly Road, in the heart of what the
real estate agents call the restricted dis
trict." This means that all the buildings
shall not cost less to build than $1,000
Mr.. Burns Is the lessee of the house in
which he lives.
In response to Detective Parker's ring at
the doorbeli. Mr.. Burns younger daughter
and only other child, Gladys. a girl Of 10,
came 10 the door.
Els your papa in?" asked the detective;
NO, he's in New York said the child.
following the custom still prevailing among
fho rNpofla Of RrOOklyn when they speak l
OF Manhattan.
well, is your mamma in?'
yes, she's in, please step into the parlor.'
The detectives walked in and Mrs. Burns |
saw them in a few minutes Parker asked
II her older daughter were In and, II she
were, il they could see her alone for a few
minutes. II
Il see no reason why you sh -uld not
] have the honor of speakinS?
The detectives explained who they were
and showed their shields. Thereupon Mrs.
Burns called Florence and left her with
the detectives. Thereupon Parker said: |
Miss Burns, your friend, Walter Brooks.
is very i'll at the Glen Island Hotel in Man
haitian. We have coine TO ask you IL you
will come over with us TO the Church street
police station and have a little talk with
the captain"
The girl said that she would be pleased
to 60 with The detectives if they would
wait for her to get on q street gown. In
y ltN hhibAt sfP' pbi 'BkNti'N' W
In n black tcilor-made dress, cut with a
train Of such length as is the fashion to
wear on the street, a long black cloth coat
and a large black hat, trimmed with ostrich
plumes. She did not appear 10 he i'll the
least bit fustercd, and on the way over
one Of the detectives remarked at her com.
posure
Il see no reason why I should not be
composed said Miss Burns. Il am not
In the habit Of getting excited unless there
II something to get excited about
That's a sensible girl said Detective
Parker. with a fatherly frankness which
his gray hair aud mustache would justify.
ALLEGED IDENTIFICATION OF MISS BURNS. |
Tho two detectives and their prisoner
reached the Church street station about
s o'clock and Miss Burns was Immediately
taken into Capt. Halpin's room, where she
was questioned for a long time by Mr..
krotel. After she had been with the Deputy
Assistant District Attorney and County
Detective Reardon for nearly two hours.
the colored boy, George Washington, went
into the captains room. A little later
two women were taken in there, and they
were followed by Earl, the night clerk.
After a tine Mr.. krotel came out and
sail.