The Washington times., 1905-09-26
BELIEVE GERARD
IS BEHIND BARS
Upstate Officers Arrest
Wanderer.
DESCRIPTIONS TALLY WELL
Too Exhausted, When Taken, to Resist.
Has Wounded Finger-Buckle
in His Pocket.
DESCRIPTIONS TALLY WELL

NEW YORK, Sept 2s.-Joseph Gerard.
the alleged murderer of Gussie Pfeiffer
under the Haunted Oak in the Bronx.
is believed to be locked up in the Jail
near Schoharie Court House, Schoharie
county
Positive Identification is expected
hourly, for Detective Sergeant Barlow,
of the Bronx bureau. started for Scho-
harie early today and with his arrival
the police will know whether their hunt
for Gerard is at an end and the man
is safely behind the prison bars.
Although the man who was caught at
Central Bridge is held at Schoharie
Court House on a technical charge of
vagrancy was identified from newspaper
photographs by many persons. the vigi-
lance of the man hunters In the wild
country about Peekskill is not relaxed,
and they will continue to beat the woods
until word comes telling them that
Gerard is q prisoner.
Answers Description
Police headquarters was notified late
yesterday afternoon by Chief Of Police
Hyatt. of Albany. that a man believed
to be Joseph ]. Gerard had been ar
rested at Central Bridge. N. Y, and
had been held for Identification.
The message stated that the prisoner
answers in practically every detail the
description OF the man suspected of the
murder Of Augusta Pfeiffer ten days
ago near the Haunted Oak" on Pei
ham read, the Bronx.
The prisoner was vell-nigh exhausted
and made no resistance. The mess ge
states that he asked his captors if he
was wanted for murder When asked
Why he put such q question, ne is said
10 have replied:
That's what they usually arrest
hunted men for
His Bandaged Finger.
One of his fingers was bandaeed, and
he accounted for this by saying that he
had been bitten by horse.
Much significance is attached to the
prisoners wounded finger. and his ex-
planation, because on the morning OF
Gerard's disappearance from his board
ing house in the Bronx, he told Mrs.
Mahon, the landlady, that he had been
bitten on the finger by horse The
picture OF Gerard pertrays accurately
the features OF the prisoner who IS
locked UP in Scheharie Jail.
Sherifr Pitts, ar Albany county, re-
ceived word early Saturday morning
that Gerard was believed to be in tho
vicinity Under Sheriff Beach and Depu-
" McBafn were sent to East Berne and
They learned that the man believed
70 be Gerard arrived in East Berne or
Friday night.
Asked About Trains.
He disappeared. but returned the mex
morning, and was traced TO Myer.
Hotel. where he asked the clerk abou
the train schedule Later. he entered Z
general store and asked the clerk TO d,
trusted fol- a package OF tobacco, say
ing that he was employed by a mar
named Osterhout. and would pay tn,
debt when he got his wages
Ostsrhout told the sheriff later tina
he had never seen the fellow.
While he was in the store, a oom
mercial traveller from Albany was
reading newspaper which contained /
picture OF Gerard. He showed tn
Pleture 10 the proprietor later. ant
both agreed that the man who hat
asked Tor tobacco was Gerard
- Ii was learned that the fugitive lef
East Berne on the stage bound for AL
lamont. at which place he bought ;
mont the ticket agent and several per
sons identified him from the picturet
sss as Gerard; Under sheriff Beach noti
De on the lookout for the man
Could Not Resist.
Baggage Master John HoIbrook. o.
the Delaware and Hudson railroad saw
the suspect near the station abou
non yesterday. and seized him b,
the arm The man was too exhaust
ed TO orfer resistance
Holbrook summoned Constable Coop
er, who took the prisoner to the p7ri
Hotel He declined to give his name
The only information he profYere,
was that he had worked for 2 farne,
IN the vicinity during the week Wher
searched. brass harness buckle wa
found in a pocke.. This IS consider
ed significant. because of the fac
that Gerard was &. truck driver