The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-03

Howard told Inspector O'Brien, accord
ing TO the latter. that he was in Boston on
the morning OF Sept 10 and called on
Crawford at Mrs. Bishops office. Howard
and Crawford had been acquainted for
three years. Howard says he was asked
by Crawford to assist i'm a job for which
he would be paid 500. Crawford said that
n woman had died I'm a private hospital
and iSwas necessary TO dispose OF her
body.
Howard returned to the office by an
pointment at s o'clock that night and was
conducted TO the office where he saw two
dress suit cases and hand bag IL later
transpired that one suit case contained
the torso and legs: the other, the arms
and other parts, and the hand bag the
head OF the murdered girl.
DROPPED FROM FERRY.
Howard says he was directed to take
one suitcase. while Crawford took the
handbag. They went 10 the ferry plying
between Boston and East Boston, and
boarded boat Leaving the boat there,
they took trolley car to Orient Heights
returned by circuitous course, and again
boarded boat for Boston.
on the return trip. Howard saws Craw-
ford dropped overheard the handbag con-
tanning the head, shortly after the boat
had left her slip. Howard tossed the suit
case overheard when the boat was i'm
midstream
They hurried back to the office and
found that the suit case containing the
torso was so heavy that 1t was necessary
FOR Howard and Crawford TO take hold on
either side. They found a hackman, also
named Howard, at Boylston and fremont
streets and engaged him.
They were driven to the ferry plying be-
tween Boston and Chelsea, boarding
boat after waiting six minutes. and drop
ped the suit case overheard when the
boat was in midstream
SKIPPED TO NEW YORK.
Howard says he called on Crawford
next morning and received from the lat
ter $50. Howard asked why he had not
been paid 800 as promised. and says
Crawford told him he was sorry. but the
remaining money had not been taken
in"
On Sept. 81. Howard says he was walk
ing I'm the streets when he heard the
newsboys crying the papers containing
news Of the finding of the suit case. He
hurried to Crawfords office, and they
left Boston the following morning. com
ing 10 this city
They first took a room at No. 70 West
Eighty-ninth street, where Howard as
sumed the name of Hamilton, and Craw-
ford that or Spur Crawford secured an
engagement as a theatrical manager a
few days later. and Howard changed his
room TO No. 2l3 East Fourteenth street.
BOSTON PARTY ON WAY.
The New York police gained their first
clues Of the presence In this city OF men
suspected of knowing about the murder
mystery from Boston sources.
and Crawford. Howard was arrested at
o'clock yesterday afternoon at Third
avenue and Thirteenth street. shortly
after leaving his boarding house
Crawford was "shadowed' from theat-
rIcal agency on West Thirty-ninth street
up Broadway and Thrty-third street
where he was arrested.
The Boston authorities were notified
and word was received from Inspector
Watt that he would arrive in New York
early this morning. He will have with
him the hackman, Howard who will be
asked 10 Identify the prisoners.
Two letters, which the police say make
connecting links in the evidence, were
found I'm Crawfords possession.
MAULEY GETS CREDIT
Acting Captain McAuley Of the New
York Central Bureau and his detectives
are accorded the credit for the arrest
captain McAuley said that ne first re-
ceived information that men who might
know something about the Boston mys-
terry were located in New York about two
weeks ago.
He was told that Mrs. Bishop conducted
several lying-in hospitals I'm Boston. and
that she had a son-in-law who acted a.
manager, but was also I'm touch with
theatrical men.
Captain McAuley easily learned that the
son-in-law's name was Crawford, ana also
that he had as a close friend a hypnotlst
OF the name OF Hunt. 1t later transpired
that Hunt is the man who now gives his
name as Howard
Detectives located man answering
description and "shadowed" him 90 the
boarding house on East Fourteenth street
Hunt-er Howard. was followed indefa-
tigably FOR days. Then Detective Dewey
saw him going toward a mail box at
sixth avenue and Twenty-ninth street and
followed him.
MEN ARRESTED SEPARATELY.
lie held letter in his hand. and Dewey
stepping up closely, saw that ~ was adj
dressed 20 IL Emery" Winsted, Conn.
" was learned in the theatrical agency
whittier Hunt returned, that Emery was