The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-01
UGLY CASE AGAINST
FORMER PADUCAHAN
Albert Walter Charged With
Numbering Joseph Carr.
The Prisoner Liven in Paducah For
merly, and Married a Paducab
Girl Three Years Ago.
HE SAYS HE Is INNOCENT

The Louisville police believe they
have good case against Albert Wal
ter, a former Paducahan. arrested
there for killing. Joseph Carr, whose
body was found in the river. with
evidences of foul play and robbery.
Walter was arrested on suspicion
sometime ago. but released.
After a warrant had been issued
against him yesterday. he was again
arrested. The Louisville Times tells
he remainder as follows:
When seen by reporter for The
Times Walter made the following
statement:
81 am innocent of the charge. One
morning. at 2 o'clock. about month
ago, a man came to Riverview Park
and attempted to gain entrance. He
was under the influence of liquor
and became rough when | tried to
force him away:
II grabbed him and led him to
Greenwood avenue. AS | released
him he turned and reached his right
hand to his pocket as If to draw a
revolver. Thinking my life was in
danger struck him on the head
with blackjack, Telling him. I was
upon him before he could move
Finding he was unarmed | allowed
him to arise. AS he regained his feet
kicked him and ordered him away.
lie walked up Greenwood avenue
muttering, I am going. Il am go
ing. | watched him until he was at
least a square away and then return
ed to the park"
According to his own story, Wal
ter was born and reared at Lexing-
ton, Ky. His father, who is a florist.
lives in Lexington. Walter came to
Louisville from Paducah, he says.
on Easter Sunday. 1904. For awhile
ne was employed as packer by the
Rhodes-Burford Furniture company
Later he worked In restaurant
conducted by Thomas Key, at 21S|
West Jefferson street. He began
working for Col. Lum Simons last
March and has been a nightwatch-
man there since April.
Three years ago Walter was mar
ried 10 Miss Julia E. Scott at Pa
ducah. They have no children. He
has three sisters. Mrs. j. p. Moberly,
Of Chicago; Mrs. Louise Templeman
and Miss Maggie Walter, of Lexing
ton. and brother. Eugene Walter.
a butcher. living in Chicago.
Detectives Thomas Maher and
John Sexton. the officers who have
been working on the case. said.
1.-THE investigation is at an end.
The mystery is solved There is no
longer the slightest doubt that JOS
eph Carr was murdered and his body
was thrown in the river to conceal
the crime. We are sure we have the
right man under suspicion. There is
not chance for him to evade ar
rest"
Joseph Carr left the home of his
brother, Benjamin Carr, a farmer at
Fortieth street and Greenwood ave
nue., with whom he lived, on the ev-
ening of July 20, saying that he
would spend the night with cousin
at 25th and Rowan streets.
On August Garr's body was
found on Hughes sand bar, in the
Ohio river. five miles below River
view Park. The body was not identi-
fed and at the instance of Coroner |
Kelly was buried in the potters |
field on the Seventh street road. Au-
gust IA the body was exhumed and
identified. Garr's brothers at once
that murder had been
committed
Joseph Carr was 81 years old and
Sometime ago he sold his farm |
and went TO the home of one of his
brothers and had been living with
his brother. He is survived by his |
mother, Mrs. Mary Carr. of 10th and
Chestnut streets; three brothers, Os
car Carr. a coal dealer, who lives at |
$3.50 Woodland avenue; Monroe
Carr, of Shelby county. and Benja-
min Carr, of 40th and Greenwoodav- !
enue; a sister, Mrs. Alice Coleman.
of Providence. Ky.
Walter was this morning presented |
in police court and his case was con