The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-22

Hart had on. The murderer wore
Various clues have been offered the
police I'm connection with the murder OF
John 4. Hart. on the steamer Larch-
mont. last Sunday.
Many wild theories have been advanced,
from the ever present mysterious yelled
women to the deeply laid plot and the
Vaccinations OF gang OF crooks num-
bering three.
Tho soldier in kahkl uniform and the
freRzied man, who hastily left for Fail
River Sunday afternoon, have been talked
OF as the possible assassins and the police
have been asked TO hunt them down.
A STRAIGHT STORY.
Sundry citizens have a laudable de-
sire that the wretch who Stayed a helpless
man should be brought to justice have
offered information OF supposed value
to the authorities; but after all that has
been said the fact stands out clearly that
the story told by Moses Thornton, a col
ored porter on the I.archmont. that he
saw the murderer leave Harts
ststeroom at 1890 on Sunday, and his
description OF the man was a very clear
and dependable one.
Just before noon, yesterday, n telephone
message was received from Cambridge.
Mass. 10 the effect that John X. Breeze
had been located and was desirous of tell
ing all that he know about the tragedy.
II will be recalled that the pursers
passenger list included the name
breeze" and that the man who gave
it when he asked for stateroom was
assigned 10 room No. II.
The Importance OF finding him. of get
ting him to talk was vital to the work
Of the police.
Hart occupied room 70. which, with
room II opened off a small alcove, the
doors facing each other.
IL "Breese" could be found he might.
II was thought. tell something about the
person or persons who might have lott
cred about that alcove.
SEARCH FOR "BREEsE."
Moreover "Brcese," as the police knew
his name was the individual with the
Prince Albert coat who acted so nerVously
on the trip up the bay
The table man who waited upon him at
breakfast described "Brecse" as IS years
old. five feet nine inches high. weighing
$50 pounds, having small swelling be-
tween the eyebrows and directly over
wearing a black derby hat, a black
Prince Albert coat. grey-stripped pauta-
looms. blue shirt. white turned down
collar and a dark four-in-hand tie.
The occupation Of a waiter makes him
OF an observing nature. The judgment
OF this particular waiter was so good,
his memory so clear that when "Breese'
was seen by Detective John 4. Haran the
latter Immediately knew his man.
The only discrepancies were that
"Breese" weighed 147 pounds, wore a dark
brown derby and light colored four-in-
hand tic.
now THE TIP CAME.
'Brceso." who proved TO be John X.
Breeze OF Burling lane. New Rochelle,
n. Y, was en- route to Cambridge. Mass.
where he had accepted an engagement
with a Harvard student I'm connection
with a publishing house.
Mr. Breeze's employer, who saw IN Mon
days papers accounts Of tho murder.
know that Breeze came Via tho JOY line
and that he wore n Prince Albert coat
and yesterday suggested that he had bet
tor acquaiut the Providence police with
his whereabouts
n was thgs that tho tip camo 10 this
city and why Detective Ifaran made the
hurried trip 60 Cambridge.
MT. bfDcEN was IN bItlNIleF UuflnE tnc
afternoon, but returned in the early
evening and gave "a graphic account of his
trip from New York 10 Providence.
with his father. John r. Breeze OF
White Plains. y T., no went on board
tha Larchmont between ( and 400 o'clock.
saturday afternoon.
Mr Breeze senior. purchased tho pass
az, ticket and paid for stateroom No. H.
attct which tho two mon went 20 the
dock walked up 10 tho head OF u and
tfcre said good bye"
Returning 10 Tho boat Nrr Breeze walk
ed about until i.i5 o'clock. when no went
O. hls state room. stopping there not o.
exceed five minutes.
10 then went out 10 tho forward deck,
vhoro ne remained until tho boat had
rassed Bedloe's island. then he went 90
tho bartook drink or two and when the
boat was or The Sarrows retired.
LEFT BERTH ONCE.
once only I'm tha night was ne ont Of
has berth. lie was awakened by sound
as though some person was opening the
doot OF No. 12 AMI opening the window OF
mis- stateroom asked two colored walters
fot q match. one OF them accommodating
him
The night va ,hman had already told
tho police 90 this incident aud nxed the
he pr when the man In No. IL aAkA1 for