New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-21

arrangements with Dr. Longest. OF Boston for
q pack Of bloodhounds wherewith to trace the
murderer. The hounds are expected TO arrive
from Boston at o'clock this morning, and will
a. once be put the murderer's trail
The murder occurred at about lis o'clock
directly in front OF the home of Mr.. Brown, and
across the street from the house Of Mrs. j H.
Hawkins a widow. who lives in No 80 Man
hattan-ave. DR. W. F Johnson. a young dentist.
OF New-York. who was at his bedroom window.
OF the second floor Of the Hawkins home. where
he was boarding. was the only witness OF the
encounter.
WOULDN'T TELL CONTENTS OF BAG.
Dr. johnson says that he was aroused by hear
ing some one talking loudly across the street.
He went TO the window, and saw that the police
man had stopped a stranger and question
ing him The stranger was short and thickset
and carried a bag over his shoulder
You'll have to show what you've got in
that bag or I'll lock you up DR.. Johnson heard
Ahearn say.
It's none OF your business what's in the bag,
replied the man gruffy. The stuff that's in il
belongs 10 me. and that's ali you need TO know
Dr. johnson noticed that the man spoke with an
Italian accent
I believe you're a burglar" said Ahearn. as
he took the stranger by the you'll have
TO 20 over with me TO the station house and give
an account of yourself
Then the man suddenly grabbed the policeman
by the throat Ahearn was g powerfully built
man with broad shoulders. When he saw that
the stranger meant to fight he at first wrestled
with him on the lawn, and then, finding himself
evenly matched, drew his night stick and began
10 beat the man over the head. At each blow
the man would curse or give shrek Of pain.
Dr. johnson says that the men fought over the
lawn for fully five minutes. when suddenly he
heard Ahearn shout:
Help. help, I'm shott'
AS Ahearn staggered backward and fell the
dentist noticed th.t ne had his hand in his hip
pocket as if he had been trying to draw his re
vover
EMPTIED WEAPON AFTER KILLING.
AS the policeman lay on the ground the muir
derer who had started 70 run away, turned
back and standing over him, fired three more
shots As he fred he exclaimed TIL show you
what's in this bag"
He then walked cooIly away toward the main
entrance Of the park Dr. johnson rushed down
stairs and telephoned 10 the police. Then he
went out on the lawn and found several other
neigh bors who had been aroused by the shoot
ing Sergeant Kelly sent out a general alarm TO
1he police or New-York and the Westchester and
Connecticut towns. and, although within fifteen
minutes after the crime was committed he mad
half z dozen policemen securing the park ana
surrounding country for the rnuroereI, no u aoe
OF the man was found. Coroner Jlr1ch Wlese1l-
danger. who lives in Yonkers, mace q ftCoru
drive across country to New-Rochele ara ar
rived thirty-fve minutes a1ter ne Was .1i -
telephone He ordered the body OF the ponce
man removed to the u3orgue, and joined IN the
search for the murderer
ONLY ONE CLEw LEFT BY MURDERER
The only clew left by the murderer is some
sheathing q coarse kind Of straw used by horlsts
in packing flowers The police believe that ne
carried this in the bag to prevent sllver"ale
from rafting. At noon yesterday Chlel lin
mons had not been informed that any mouse III
the park had been robbed. He SAID tnat q
burglary had been committed the thief evident
j. had entered some furnished house winch IL
unoccupied and that the owners might not re-
r,or+ II for several DAYS He had his men look
inz up all Of the unoccupied houses
Angelo Bonevento, an Italian, was arrested
~ a. m by the Port Chester police, on sus-
picion He was taken to New-Rocheie IN me
afternoon. He IS tventy-six years old and lives
IN Greenwich. He carried & b calibre re
volver, the same size as was used by the muir
derer and had fragments Of burlap on his coat
which looked like the fragments Of the sheath
Ing found in the roadway where the policeman
struggled with his assailant- Sergeant Cody
who examined the revolver. is of the opinion
that Il has not been fired off in several months
The italian said he got the straw and burlap on
his coat from sleeping in bakers wagon IN
Port Chester The most suspicious indications
about the italian are bloodspots his cloth
ing and 2 deep scratch his face. He is IN
able 10 explain how he received them
The murdered policeman was known as one
Of the best men the force ABOUT q Ssst
ago he encountered burglar gong through tIiS
park carrying q bag of stolen sllVerwafe' aiIo
locked him up. The proved 10 De d pr
fessiOnaI crook and is now serving a term III
Sing Sing Prison Ahearn probably would hd, :
captured his yesterday morning II ne couiG 5
have drawn his revolver in time to nave ~ -
the first shot bu. when he reached 10 get -
he must have found il entangled IN tooaccp
pouch His act in thrusting his tobacco pouch
in his pocket with his revolver probaply cost
him his life
Ehearn was single about thirty-three gtaIs
old He had been Waterman and poilceliItsaii
for seven years He lived with ms cousin
James Gahan builder. Of ew-Rocheie' anu
his only other relative in this country = q
brother Patrick Ahearn. of No. 2oi East one
hundred "a d-seventh-st- Manhattan an 80 ~
ploye Of the Metropolitan Street Railway Noii'