The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-15
SAY REAGAN KILLED JOYCE.
POLICE GET HIM IN ROUNDUP
or "TOBEY'S" GANG.

Women swear He Did It-He and other
Trouble Makers Identified by Wounded
Men-Harry Lawrence ArTeSted-SeV-
eraI Women Gathered In-Find Of silver
The police said last night that Joseph
Clark, whom they arrested in the afternoon
in a roundup OF frequ nters Of the place
known as Tobey's Cafe. Is the man who
killed Kid Joyce there just before dawn
on Thursday, by stabbing him through the
heart.
They say that Clark Il also known as
Paul Rea gan, and that under that name
he i accused in affidavits made by two
women Of having committed the murder.
The names Of the women are Mabel Acker
man and Cora BerTie. Both admit, the
police say, that they were in Tobey's at
the time Of the fatal fraoas.
Sleuths from the Detective Bureau,
hunting for the man who killed Joyce,
went 10 a nat on the third floor at ots Am.
sterdam avenue 10 the afternoon and took
five prisoners, three men and two women.
They seized a lot Of silverware, which they
think is stolen.
Joseph Clark. IS years old, a bartender,
who gave his address as 27 West Twenty
eighth street, was the man they were after.
The others were Harry Bates, Is, a clerk
who lives in the fat; Thomas Davis, 50,
jeweller. OF 100 West Fortieth st rect; May
Bates. rs. a seamstress, who lives in the
fiat, and Belle Williams, 81, who says she
is a housekeeper. and lives at 1879 West
l2ist street.
They we're all taken to Headquarters
and stood up for Identification Eddie
Weston, the waiter in Tobeys, who was
slightly cut in the breast, identified Clark
Rs one Of the party who caused the fight.
Weston said be had seen Clark assault a
woman before the fight began. Mamie
Mamie, the little, dark eyed girl, who was
called over TO the tToublemaker's table
before the stabbing began, and who Is now
detained as a witness, Identified Clark In
the same way. Joseph Fox, another wit
ness under detention, picked out Clark
from a group. and taid he was as q mem
Der Of the party. Clark was then taken to
the New York Hospital. where Barney Doyle,
one Of the propnetors OF Tobey's, "a ly-
ing with a stab wound In the back, to see
il Doyle could identify him.
DOYLE identified Clark ss being one Of the
party who we're IN Tobey's when the stabbing
&C ur-nd.
Clark admits that he was in the place
on the morning Of the trouble but will
say nothing more, the detectives a leEe.
All the five prisoners were locked up
at Police Headquarters for the night.
Inc SILVER some OF u Solo ana some
plated worth 500 OF 30, was engraved
with various initials.
Red Grey, who was arrested on Thurs
day, was remanded 20 the CoroneT's ofice.
He was taken up 20 the New York Hospital
and Doyle recognized him as the man who
started the fracas. Weston picked him out
as the man who kicked a woman in the
stomach. Commissioner McAdoo also had
an interview with Grey. Grey admitted
that no was in Tobey's at the time Of
the row, but nothing more.
Commissioner MoAdoo has ordered an
investigation Of the police record Of the
saloon where tho fight took place.
Detective Sergeant o Common OF Inspector
MoLsuRhlin's stan arrested two women az
witnesses Of the ARRAY last night. They
we're arrested In the New York Cafe and
locked up in the TendeTloin station. They
are Cora Berrie, said 70 he the widow OF
the late Jimmy Michaels, the bicycle
rider, and Mabel Alderman. They said
they lived az the Delevan Hotel. The
kid Joyce up in her arms after he re-
ceived his death wound.
Detectives Peabody and Clark arrested
at 10 O'Clock last night Harry Lawrence
and Harry English at i57 West SiIty-sixth
street, charging them with completely n
the murder ear v Thu sdAy no ming OF Kid
Joyce in the underground drinking place n
Thirty-frst street near Broadway, known
as sTobey's' girl 81 the Tenderloin told
the detectives that two men who knew
something about the killing Of young JOYCE
lived in West SiNty-siXth street They
managed TO persuade her TO lead them 20 the
place
Lawrence and English admitted 70 the
detectives that they were In Tobey's cafe
when the etabbing occurred but that was
as far as they would 20. The pair were
locked UP at Police Headquarters.