Evening star., 1908-01-28
ASYLUM TORTURE PEN WITHOUT SINGLE CLUE
Sensational Revelations From Police Unable to Solve Reid
Illinois Reormatory. Murder Mystery.
ONE MAN KILLED OUTRIGHT OWNERSHIP OF THE KNIFE
Chained Up by His Wrists Given Two Men Taken Into Custody But
'the Water Cure Later Released.
BACK BROKE IN THREE PLACES ONE IMPORTANT WITNESS
Hours -FornaO of
Summon n
Police Unable to Solve Reid
Murder Mystery.
OWNERSHIP OF THE KNIFE
Two Men Taken Into Custody. But
Later Released
ONE IMPORTANT WITNESS
Inspector Boardman Sends Out Cir
culars-Formal Offer of Reward.
Arrest in Baltimore.

Attest III ballluoTe.
What the police had hoped would provo
an important fact in the Henry W. Reid
murder mystery was exploded this moru
ing. leaving them without single clue
upon which to work Ii Was stated this
afternoon that the police were as com
pletcly at sea they were when th,A
were first called upon to make an invest
CATION OF report that man was lying
in front of II + street shortly after l2:io
q clock last Saturday morning, Th" sup
posed clue affected the identity OF ~ . COZ
ored men who had gone To an establish
ment to have an oyster knife sharpencd.
The knife was taken 10 the establish
ment of w. NJ. Keys and George Ma
duro, 65 Ii street northeast, about ii
o'clock Friday morning. but because o. tile
price charged for the work it was not
left.
IF we can only lind these men,. a dc
tectve said yesterday. II think We VIII
have tho mystery solved
At that time, IL is stated. tho blood
stained knife had been identified bv a
member of the II street firm As the knit,
taken to the establishment to, he sharp
cncd. The men who took that kniie
morning by Sergt. Murphy and Police
men Kelly. Witt and O'Dea. and later the
knife in question WAS found. one OF TIE
men gave his name AS Richard Bright
heart. his age twenty years and hls
address A. Jackson street northeast,
while his companion said his name WAS
Arthur Montgomery. He gave his age AS
twenty-cisht years and his address as lS
Fenton place. The frank manner in
which the prisoners discussed the oyster
police
clude they were on the wrong track. Tho
knife was found today at the store of
Mrs. katherine Boesser, North Capitol
and / streets where the men said they
had left it. Their statements were veri-
fled by Mrs. Boesser, and they were a.
leased.
With the release of several of the s,Is-
poets last night and Brghtheart aud
Mont gomery today the police had but onH
suspect in custody early this afternoon.
He is Charles Phillips. who was en-
ploycd as porter in the saloon conducted
by Reid.
Will Be Star Witness.
Fenwick l.. Moreland, the government
printing office electrician. 1t appears. VIII
be the star witness in the case if the
police make a success of their undertak-
ing. He Is the one who saw the two col
ored men standing ON + street near Reid S
saloon. and heard one of them make i
suspicious remark. Moreland was at the
sixth precinct station at noon today 10
see BfightheaFt and Mont gomerr. and lie
promptly said they did not answer the
descriptions of the men he saw on
street Saturday morning One of them.
he explained, was "A short man wearing
dark clothes and a white hat. The hat
he was wearing, Moreland said. looked
very much like the old white hat that
was found near the scene of the murder
when the oyster knife was picked up.
And" he said TO Star feporterE'I
believe it is the identical hat"
Moreland said he passed Reid's saloon
Saturday morning about eight or ten iniI-
utes past L. O'Clock, not having stopped
work until midnight. His attention was
attracted to the two coiored men. and
he heard one of them say to the other:
There he is now: you can see hini
through the window"
The electrician says he obtained good
look at the men, and he will never forget
their faces. lie is willing to render The
police all the assistance he can
The oyster knife and old white hat are
being closely guarded by the police at the
sixth precinct station. il being realized
that they may play an important part in
the case ater on. Moreland's belief that
the hat is the one that was worn by the
shorter OF the two men he saw attaches
more than ordinary Importance TO It, and
it's identification may be the means or
leading TO the arrest of the perpetrators
of tbs, crime.
Another oyster knife incident claimed
the attention of the detectives last night.
1t was reported that a colored man had
scissors grinder sharpen such "A knife for
him at 1st and G streets one day last
week. but not much importance is attach
ed to the incident. The blood stained
knife has the appearance of having been
sharpened with a piece OF stone or iile
Additional Detectives Assigned.
Inspector Boardman. realizing the diff
Guilty experienced in solving the mystery,
has assigned additional detectives TO work
on the case, giving them instructions 10
leave no stone unturned in their efforts 10
bring about the arrest of the mardefers.
He also sent out copies of circular yESz
terday Offering a reward Of SlOo in the
case The circular states:
",oout 1870 AM Saturday. the 2Jth
instant, Henry w. Reid. a saloonkeeper
of this city. while en- route To his hone
after closing his place or business, VAS.
murdered and robbed Of "a gentleman
gold-fllled huntingcase watch, Rockford.
III movement No. $50. 12S: case, 13i, 100,
name. W. d. Wernick. on dial.
This murder is believed to have been
committed by one or two colored men,
and an oyster knife with wooden handle.
manufactured by III. Lapage q COMPANY,
was found beneath the body of the Vie
tim. and no doubt was the weapoH usca
in the crime.
KINDLY have careful inquiry made for
the abovc-descrihed watch. and caI:se the
arrest Of any one offering it for sale or
nawn as through It's recovery we hope
TO apprehend the person responsible Tor
the murder and for whom thus depart
ment will pay 800 reward for their ar
rest and conviction.
Scores of persons have called on the po-
lice since last Saturday morning to give
theories many of them being persons VINO
have taken similar interest in other cases.
but thus far. the police say, the eiectri-
cfan Moreland. is the man VINO has given
them the most important Information. and
il is the belief of many of those engaged
in the investigation that his descriptions
of the men may bring about their arrest
later OH.
Arrest in Baltimore.
1t developed this afternoon that the
colored man who turned over 10 the
Baltimore police by the railroad authori-
ties on suspicion of being implicated in
the Reid murder Is Theodore Q. Bumbrey,
who is wanted in this city for passing
worthless checks on the Andrews Paper
Company aud forging the name Of John
Murry a colorcd printer. for whom Il"
worked about ten days age Bumbr"E
will be brought to this city late this after
noon by Detective Nermilion of the CEN
trail office
At late hour this afternoon there were
no further DEVELOPMENTS in the inyestiga-.
ton.
WARNER MILLER IN TROUBLE.
Former Senator Assigns for Bene-