New-York tribune., 1902-09-17

violence was assigned as the cause Coroner
Jackson gave permission TO an undertaken 70
remove the body. which was taken 10 MI
Fish's home. No. IS Irving Place. The funeral
viii be held tomorrow in 81. Marks Church,
Terth-st. and Seccnd-ave.. at 10 a m The
burial VIII he q Garrisons. y Y The New-York
STATE Society Of the Cincinnati. Of which Mr..
Fish was president. has issued a general order
requesting members of the society and of the
order to attend the funeral
WAS COLLECTING RENTS,
4 member Of the firm Of Hartman & Co. Of
which Nr. Fish was special partner. said yes
rerday 10 Tribune reporter that il had been
HIr- Fjsh-s habit n collect rents on property
that he owned on the West Side on the 10Th Of
the month T.is. if was said. accounted for his
being ~ the naighborhood. A watch and chain
he carried. II was also said were returned to the
hospital some time after his identity became
known This was thought to indicate that
thA-e had been an attempt TO rob him. and pre-
v'ops 10 his possibly an attempt n drug him.
Three persons who had been in Mr. Fish's
COMPANY in the saloon before which he was
found. were arrested early yesterday morning
and taken 70 the West Thirty sventh-st. sta
ton. They were Mrs. Libby J. Phillips. thirty
eight years old Of No. 40 West Thirty-fourtl-
81: Mrs. Nellie CASEY, thirty years old, OF the
same address. and Thomas ! Sharkey forty
eight years old. \ private detective. with Offices
a. No ll2 Centre-st. They were found by De
tsctive Trojan. who. with Captain Haughey
and Detectives Reed. Hallahan and Rosenfeld
started out 70 make the arrests in the house
where the TWO women live.
Trojan reached the house in the course Of a
house 70 house canvass and inquired if Mrs
Philips lived there. It happened that Mrs
CASEY whose apartments are on the same floor
answered the bell She and her husband were
entertaining Sharkey and Mrs. Phillips. Though
Mrs Casey denied that any one by the name Of
Phillips lived there. the detective trapped Mrs
Phillips into revealing her identity by pretend
ing 10 have good news for her At this intinla-
ton Mrs Phillips once came forward and
was put under arrest
sHARKEY FOUND IN THE CELLAR
sharkey withdrew. but the detective heard
who he and told the policeman whom he
had stationed at the door to arrest him. Police !
man FlanneTy summoned another patroman /
and the TWO made a search of the house, not /
andlng Sharzey until they reached the cellar /
A. the station the prisoners were questioned by /
Captain Haughey. and the fact that Mrs Casey /
haG also been a member of the party at the
loon was learned. Detective Trojan then
sent back and placed Mrs. Casey also under /
arrest she was accompanied 10 the Stajlon bN !
her husband and her fve-year-old daughter, /
Grace. The three prisoners were locked up and |
arraigned in the West Side police court yester- /
aay morning Magistrate Mott evidently .
familiar with the case. When Detective Trojan |
said briefly. Your Honor. We arraign these pris-
'ners as suspicious persons in connection with
he death IF Nicholas Fish in Roosevelt Hosp- !
al the magistrate replied: Take them TO the
'oroner."
When the prisoners were arraigned before
Coroner jackson Sharkey committed TO
he Tombs on charge Of homicide in default Of
'loe00 bail. The wamen were each held in
500 bail as witnesses. After being held they
we're taken from the coroner's office 10 that of
Assistant District Attorney Garvan and ques-
Toned by him, John Hoyer. of the 1rm of
1rlce & Hoyer. had been engaged by the three !
1rlsoners as counsel. Hoyer argued for a re-
iuction Of bail. but Coroner Jackson refused 10
" II at q lower amount until the result OF the
'u'opsy should be known Bail was furnished
or the women by George OTmsby, mason
ma builder. al No. 152 Leonard-st
Mrs Phillips and Mrs. Casey were taken 20
ne offices Of the District Attorney later in the
'ay 10 look over their statements made in the
morning and attach their signatures District
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