New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-27
MAY BE KINGSLEY CLEW
POLICE Make IN ARREST.
Viated Her Home 1cith Missing
Nan, Paterson WOman Thinks.

Friends of Henry Baxter Kingsley who disap
peared mysteriousiy November IA 1903. and
for whom or information about whom his rela-
tives offe' ed $4,000 reward. were much excited
yesterday over the arrest OF Frank L. Stewart.
who arragned in the Tombs court before
Magistrate Pool. by Detective Sergeant Mugan.
The detective wanted TO hold the man for forty
eight hours. on a short affidavit. but the
Magistrate insisted details and then much 20
Inspector McClusky's chagrn the name Of Mr..
Kingsley had to he mentioned
Kingsley. according 10 Mrs. Harry LuptcH, of
No. 1853 Elison-st.. Paterson. hired roor.
from her just before his disappearance He
was well dressed, had number OF rings and
jewels and plenty Of money He was dazed, as
though druggedl a protracted spree He
deposited dollar with Mrs. Lupton and
went away to get his trunk He not seen
here again. Kingsley. it said. went to Mrs.
Hall, at No. 27J Ellison-st, but inquiry there
prove that Mrs Hall never heard of him or of
Stewart. Mrs. Lupton came there yesterday to
identify Stewart.
The inspector said after the court proceedings
that while he had been working the case for
several weeks he did not expect 1t to become
known before to-day a woman. he said. went
to him about three weeks after the disappear
ance of Mr. Kingsley and told him that a man
had been at her house, No. 365 Ellison
St. Paterson y. j. He hired a room and went
away. The next day, three men called and
stayed In the room twenty minutes She identi-
fed Stewart in court yesterday as the man who
had hired the room. Her attention was attract
ed to the disappearance OF Kingsley she said
by the published description of the missing man.
She thought he of the three men. She
said that she did not for any part of the
$4,000 but wanted to justice done
At the time she first went to Police Headquar-
ters, several weeks ago, she gave her name
Mrs. Hail. The inspector had some of his men
show the Rogues' Gallery to her. She identified
two portraits those of the two men who had
been at her house with the man she thought
was Kingsley. 1t her identification Of
the portrait of Stewart that Detective Mulligar
arrested him at the Bowery and First-st. on
Saturday afternoon. The whole Headquarters
staff had been looking for the two
Ordinarily the man would have been held or
a short affidavit as suspicious person. but
Magistrate Pool insisted on q specific charge.
Therefore. Detective Mulligan swore to affi-
davit charging Stewart with being a suspicious
person, and Magistrate Pool held him in $1,000
bail for examination Monday. Ordinarily
Stewart should have been remandeG TO the
Tombs prison. but it is understood he was taken
back to Headquarters and that effort
made to induce him to answer questions.
Stewart denied at Headquarters at 4 O'Clock IN
the afternoon that he knew Mr.. Kingsley
that he had ever been in Paterson 1t said
around Police Headquarters that the third de-
gree" had been used Stewart
After Mrs. Hall had told her story TO In
spector McClusky she went to Alexander T.
Mason. of the firm of DAILY. Hoyt & Mason. Mr..
Kingsley's lawyer who lives at No. 119 East
Fifty -seventn-st. Mr.. Mason was at Tuxedo Park
and had given orders that nobody here should
talk about the case until he came to town
Monday morning. A member of the firm,
Charles K. Carpenter. appeared for the detective
sergeant in the Tombs police court In the hope
that the man might be held until the lawyers
for Mr. Kingsley would have time to investigate.
While Mr.. Mason would not talk about the case
the telephone, no admitted that Mrs. Hall,
on whose Identification Stewart had been ar
rested had been to him. and that he be-
neved It had some substance.
Frank o. Burridge of No. 160 West Fifty
forrth-st a friend of the family who was in
court when Stewart was arraigned. said that
ance OF Mr. kingsley. and to clear 1t IL was
necessary to have proof OF ue death of the
man or establish that he still alive.
Mr. Kingsey's relatives Hugh H. and
Henry Baxter. living at No 5SS Fifth-ave
When the former is in town In the summer he
stavs at the New-York Yacht Club Henry
Baxter stays at the Hotel Manhattan when in