New-York tribune., 1902-03-16
BERNSTEIN GIVES TARDY CLEW.
THE MAN WITH WHOM GAUTHIER BOARDED
GIVES VALUABLE EVIDENCE AFTER
SUSPECTED MAN IS WELL
OUT OF THE WAY
OUT OF THE WAY.

Detectives Macauley and Mclaughlin, OF the East
Fifty-frst-st station this morning rearraigned in
the Yorkville Court before Magistrate Mayo. Frank
Leroy and Hattie Meyers, the couple who
drinking with Eugene Gauther and Maude Gentle
In GOistein's Hotel. Forty-second-s and Third
ave, on the evening prior to the finding of the
Gentle woman dead from pistol wounds in room
in the hotel
Detective MaCauley told the magistrate that
cept for the fact that David Bernstein. with whom
the suspected boarded, refused to tell the po-
lice Of his boarders TO the house after the
shooting Gauthter would now have been prisoner.
The detective said that David Bernstein keeps
mems furnishing store in the Bowery, Hous-
ton-st. Gauthier was a French Canadian who came
to this city from Montreal about six months ago
after having failed in business at No 66S Dorches
ter-ave, and secured position as bushel-
man at the Grand Central Clothing House, For
ty-second-st. and Third-ave. His mother lived in
Montreal and he has sister living in Virginia
Soon after his arrival here he met Leopold. broth
er OF David Bernstein. and in that way came to
board at the Bernstein home. No. 2O5 East Forty
eishth-st.
Bernstein had in his home .22-calbre six barrel
revolver. which had been missing for some days
Mrs Bernstein asked Gauther whether he had seen
the pistol. but he denied that he had taken it, At
l215 o'clock Yesterday morning Bernstein was
aroused from slumher by some one tapping on the
window. IL went to the door, and his hoarder
Whats the natter" asked bernstein. -,
y have just done something horrible was the
answer GaUthIer gave.
Eugene. have you got my pistol? asked Bern
stein.
Yes, and God knows that am sorry took IT,"
Have you hurt any one
Il have just killed Maude with that pistol" said
he. as he handed it TO Bernstein Il must get
away
Bernstein looked at the pistol and found that two
Of the shells had been exploded. Gauthier IN the
mean time took off his coat and exposed shirt
covered with blood over this shirt he pulled a
sweater, and taking another coat and hat. ne said
Il must be going"
Why not stay and have 1t with asked
Bernstein.
I have got 50 and Maude's ring and can get
TO Jersey the money and then sell the ring
for enough take to Montreal | have 20 see
my mother. and after that l don't care what be
comes OF me-
Bernstein. according the police. did rot
anything about the case. and II not until after
much work by the police IN getting Gauthters ad-
dress from window dresser in the store whore he
was employed that Bernstein mentioned the affair
The police have sent alarm 10 Canada to look
out for GaUthier, and they believe that his arrest
VIII shortly follow. The witnesses in tho
will be further examined by Magistrate Mayo on
Monday.
Information reached the Detective Bureau in the
course of the evening that Gauthier had made
complete confession in Montreal. He told the Mon
treal police that he had pawned ring which he
had stolen from the Gentle woman, in Jersey city.
thus getting money purchase a ticket for Mon
trcal Detectives Arfkin and Berkeley went 70 the
pawnGhop OF Meyer & Pond. al No 352 Grove-St-.
Jersey Citv and found that Gauthier had told the
The pawnbroker said he had advanced $50 on the
jewel.
According TO the information which reached Po-
lice Headquarters. GauthIer denied that the motive
OF the murder had been robbery. but Insisted that
It had been prompted by jealousy.