Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-22
HOT ON THE TRAIL
TRYING TO CATCH ALLEGED
PFEIFFER MURDERER.
Suspect Had More Cash Than Was al
First Supposed Posi-
BILE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK September 22.-Three detec-
tlves were rushed to Stamford, Conn, early
this morning on the strength Of clue sent
from that place to Capt. Sam Price of the
Bronx detective bureau that Joseph Girard,
the suspect in the case of the murder OF
Gussie Pfeiffer, had been seen In that neish-
borhood The speed with which the sleuths
were dispatched indicates that the New
York police considered the clue good one
When Acting Capt. McCauley was asked
today II the three men had been sent to
Stamford he at first denied that such was
the case Later the head of the detective
bureau admitted that the Stamford police
had given the New York department good
tip on the case and that he had sent the
three detectives to Stamford to investigate
That Joseph Girard, the suspect in the
Bronx murder mystery, had more money
than was at first supposed is now the opin-
ion OF the police of the thirty-eighth pre-
cinct who are trying to hunt down the
slayer of GusSie Pfeiffer. who was found
dead near the Haunted Oak a week ago
At first 1t was thought that Girard had dis
appeared with only the little money he had
in his pockets after going back to his board
ing house On this supposition the police
figured that he could not get far without
asking either for money or work, which
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capture. Now that nearly week has elaps-
cd the police are inclined to believe that
perhaps Girard had other funds. Their be-
lief is strengthened by facts coming to
light concerning Mrs. Mahon with whom
he boarded
In the neighborhood gossip It has long
been said that Mrs Mahon had more money
than her style of living suggested In fact,
she has been known In certain circles
-Four Thousand Dollars" nickname that
originated In an occasion when she came
Unexpectedly into that amount of money.
The police now suspect that the woman
was induced by Girard to give him money
enough to take him out of the country.
Scene Now Shifted
The scene of the actual search for Girard
has now shifted to the naghborhood of
Peekskill. where mysterious stranger has
been seen by apple pickers and others In
various places and under different circum-
stances. The New York police consider the
clue an excellent one. They believe that
Girard has enough money to try to make
the Canadian border
A territory of twenty square miles has
been circled by a Gordon of watchers and
police by orders of Chief of Police Burke
little town of Montrose the scent seems
strongest, and it is here that the sleuths
are watching most sharply.
Alfred Reynolds, living on the Albany
post road, declares that man exactly tall
lying with Grard's description met him on
Tuesday afternoon, and he looked at
him the stranger said: What are you
looking at me for. If you knew. who l am
you wouldn't stay hSre long"
Later, seeing Girard's published picture,
Mr.. Reynolds notified the Peekskll police.
Several other people in the neighborhood of
the Reynolds home saw the man.
On Wednesday man answering the
same description as the Montrose suspect
was seen IN Centrevilage, mile from Mont
rose. 1t was noticed that he wore glove
on the hand which, in Girards case is
known TO have been bitten.