The sun., 1902-12-09

the fact that he stole the money and per.
| sistently lied about his connection with
the old mans death every time he was ques-
toned sbou, Il A. midnight last night
the police decided not TO question the boy
further and he was turned over II e
Children's Society ia Brooklyn for sac
keeping He will lie examined again o-day
and viii probably be arrsisned In court.
Westphal Is one OF a family OF several
children. His father and mother are poor,
but hardworking people. Westphal. al.
though only "A. had worked In number Of
places before going 10 Mr.. Leyh Oh Oct. &,
! last. When Mr.. leyh gave him job he
mentioned two places he had worked at.
| where subsequent investigation showed he
was not known. He was known to the other
boys in the neighborhood as Fuster. Foster
and as Wes, phal. Mr.. Lcyh was an eccen-
trio man and hnrd to get along with. He
rarely kept one longe' than a fow weeks.
He had frequently subjected Westphal to
harsh treatment. bur the boy seemed 10 get
along with him better than any of his
predecessors.
In the first three weeks that Westphal
worked at Leyh's store there were two
incendary fires in the house. both Of which
Westphal discovered. Neither fire did
much damage. Since Mr.. Leyhs death
W.stphal has told the police and the re-
family, all Of which have b"en denied by
the family. Leyh's children have insisted
from the firsi that the boy knew more Of
the old mans death than he had told, and
hey stamped from the first as lie the
boys statement that leyh himself went
into the cellar and got the bottle of beer
which killed him.
Coroner Williams said last night after
West phal'S arrest that the boy might have
thought he was giving bromo setZer 10 the
old Ian, bIt that n" really gave him poison.
DIR. George levh, a son Of the deai man. and
nr. McLrod, "a Sor-in-law. called a, Polio"
Headquarters Last night and said that IN"
admissions ri the Wes'phal boy bore out
what they had said from Sle first, that the
pld man lid no, commit suicide Neither
knew that Mr.. Icyh was in the habit Of
using hromo -eltArr and neither had any
recollection of his having a bottle labelled
bromO scl'yer In his store.
Both doctors w"r" in attendance on Mr.
Ieyh before he d.sd but said that although
they p,nt some time around the room icy
saw no pool;etl louk on the floor They
could no; explain this incident. They
though, they might be able to explain il IL
they could see the pooketbook, but West
yhal saye that he threw II under the ap
Bedford avenue. after he took the money
out. Search for II was made last night.
hut Z could not be found.
Mrs George Leyh was the only person az
the Bedford avenue store last night who
could b. seen. Mrs. Leyh said that Miss
father, sometimes used bromo seft2er for
headaches, but that she had never heard
of il being kept in the store. Mrs, Leyh
said that the money taken by the Westphal
boy had never been missed by Isabelle.
although she knew all her fathers aYairs.
This might ba explained, she said, by the
fact that on the morning Of his death Mr..
L0yh took large sum Of money 10 the
bank. Isabelle, she said. probably thought
hr had deposited this money along with
the rect.
The police of the Bedford avenue station
have been investigating Mr. Leyhs death
without the c, bperation Of Mile and Don
lin. Yesterday the Leyh family made
complai through Coroner Williams that
the polic' we're not giving proper attention
Garland Of the Bedford avenue station
heard this he made the following statement;
Il have tecn working hard for some time
on this ca-o, and now have in my ross"s-
sion evidoncethat can only partiallyrer.a al.
Levh committed s,!icide | cannot take any
definite steps against any person; ru' the
result of the chemical examiua'I,v f the
mans stomach and Of the poison IA tie
Deer bottl" ought 10 decide tie mater.
The members OF the family do not Believe
that Mr.. Teyh killed himself but the mem
beers of the family would not lie cert ain
to know such a thing, anyway. Mean
while, ! have made discoveries, and once
we have il from the Coroner or a Coroner's
jury that Mr., Leyh was killed will bc
ready TO move.
Il have a person and have a motive
Tie motive was money. Mr.. Ieyh had
grea' deal Of money, more than most peo-
Pile hav" anv idea Of This person prob
ably worked in collusion with one other
person. but that Is not certain. This per-
son might have done the thing alone, al
though that is doubtful. One thing is
c,rtain-thrre were not more than two
peraons in the plot. if there was a murder
plo, Folks who have been theorizing
on this case since last week will lie some
what astcnished when they know of the
discoveries we have made In tho last few
days, They are sensational in their nature
and have not vet been touched on by any
bCdy That ] learned these things was
cntircly al accident, although they were
the result Of constant work on my part
But, Of course, I cannot move with the
case In it, present condition. I must wait
Until the Coroner does something After
the inquest II will lie plain sailing unless
tie Coroner's jury decides that Mr. Leyh
killed himself"
Garland was closely questioned about
his suspcct but he would not tell ANYTHING
a bout ~ person or the nature Of the evil
denco. H. would not say whethe il was
a man or woman.