New-York tribune., 1908-07-24
HELD FOR GIRLS DEATH
PATROLM4N\ WITH HER.
after Shooting in IrUing Square
Park He Joined in Search for Slayer.

after Shooting in IrCzng Square
Pork He Joined in Search for Slayer.
Following closely upon the identification yester-
day OF the young woman found early on Wednes-
day morning IN the shelter house Of the irving
Square Park. Williamsburg. dead from oule'
wound in her head. Miss Barbara heis twenty
seven wears Old Of No. $50 Maujer street Patroi-
man David shellard. Of the Hamburg avenue SO"
zion was arrested and charged with homlcioe'
According TO his own admissions Sheharo no'
ONLY cazed upon the face OF the girl few minutes
..-.- ser death hut wa. near her body for eleven
hours az The shelter house while the inVesusatI"n =
was under way. During this period ne "as - -
q, by the Manhattan detectives TO explain "hei :
he was at the time of the tragedy He ans"ereu
en- o,.s,,o,e ans looked at the body without a
.-e-nor The first sign OF emotion came when ne
was formally placed under arrest wheh ne eA
claimed: My God, My wife and child!
The police working on the case were ei'i eis
the dark until Mrs Eva Reig. her son Daniel ana
q ueiehbor walked into the Hamburg station yes
terday morning Mrs Reig had been anxious over
the absence of her daughter. who had gone ou' On
Tuesday night telling her mother mat she was
rosnr 70 q partv The silver handled umbrella she
carried had been lent by Mrs. Bourg- who caileo
early Yesterday at the home of Mrs Reis ana
showed her a newspaper picture OF EouAe
woman who had been found dead in Irving Square
Park This so much resembled her daughter lhat
the three went the station house
The umbrella was recognized by both women
and the Identification of the body was made when
they called the Brooklyn Morsue- Mrs- fleie
was asked about her daughters acquaintance, out
she was una bic TO throw much light IN that olrec
-,on She did however tell the police that her
daughter had told her of her engagement to marry
Adolph Hack of No 1SS Lenox avenue, Maspeth'
Long Island
The police visited the girls home. and among
some letters they found Easter postcard ao-
dressed 70 the girl at Sackett & Wilhelms htho-
graphing establishment where she was employed
and signed. From Dave" The police 1ound MIS-
Mary Thompson. sister Of the girl she lolu
Captain Carey that her sister had tolo heI aoou'
p rolioenlan who had asked her TO elope with hli11
She eaig he was attached to the Hamburg avenue
station and added that another policeman had
told her sister that this policeman was married ana
had child.
Henrietta Helms and Sadie Lee. shopnaates of
Barbara Reig. we're taken before Captain Carey
ana Inspector Hussey and gave the first inforrna-
lion atich directed attention TO Shelard who. with
his fellow officers. Kahler and Wag was directed
10 report Al the Office OF the inspector al lhe
Williamsburg Bridge station. hahler was near the
shelter house on the night OF the shooting. and was
attracted by the report. He was Joined by Shelard
and later bv Wag. When Shellard reported he ap-
pea7ed unconcerned. even when he saw Miss HENS
and Miss Lee seated in the inspectors private Of
fee Mrs Reig and her daughter. Mrs Thompson
were also presert
When Inspector Hussev called Shelard TO his
Office ne pointed his finger az the man. whose face
never underwent a change and demanded Of him
10 tell The truth.
'Ycu are suspected Did YOU kill that girl. or
did she kill herself
The patrolman's face grew pallid but after
moments hesitation he said. IN tell the truth,
Sheard then made the following statement:
At 10 O'Clock a. on the morning Of July 2 /
met Barbara Reig at Hamburg avenue ana 9y Halse9y
street which Is one Of the entrances 10 Ie P p for A
She told me that she had been ookIng Tor - me loa
Two hours. and had gone over my pos. m9.as e 20
& ~ Ss @ Il4 s ~ =. m b',er ten boee foo her into the
building, using key which had in my possession
belt with nv club hung these on hook on the
win my g6 5eH0T S and and as lsid snG Rs She on o
ne that she liked very much told her that
] was married with wife and one child;
turned on the eecfric switch She asked me to
# l was near Clock Wanted to ieaye order 70
~ ne e,sctTi, iie reacbaS for my coat and he'll
met As ] did So ] heard her move about and i'm
turned on fhe switch and found the young
Es a sT pu ths on gs te s0 nv Mn resr on
the floor. Blood flowing from a wound in her
TIE ,eerr r Pca snd ran up from the hinF ieaH on
ing the door unlocked ] also turned in the call
than met Policeman Kahler- He asked me, Did
: Tap 5eipea Kahler to examine the bushes i:Ini
and then both entered the shelter house and
poker and when was relieved and Vent to the
station house l the back room. extracted
the empty cartridge and replaced il with. loaded
Later I detailed in citizens clothes at
the shelter house. where the body Of the dead girl
still remained.
As / the way back to the park I threw
the empty shell fence. I also threw away
the KEY ! had to the shelter house. I cleaned my
revolver in saloon using my handkerchief. The
Handkerchief 7 also threw awaV. ! the
girl about December last and talked to her off
and While duty. but never out with her.
and nv acquaintarce with her went any
further.
Inspector Hussey asked shellard why he had
not made a statement on Wednesday. and the pa
trolnan replied that he was afraid he would be
suspected Of killing the young woman. Shellard
detained in custody at the bridge station. but
taken later the Hamburg avenue station.
where he locked up pending his arraignment
IN the Manhattan avenue court this morning.
Shesrd IS under thirty years of age and lives
AT No 212 ST. Nicholas avenue. Brooklyn. He
appointed the force January Z. 1907. Before
Ifaf he y a flag maker.