The Detroit times., 1909-12-21
NOTHING AGAINST
.sUsPECT,NO7 YET"
CAPT. MCDONNELL
Believed, Though, That Police Have
Circumstantial Evidence Against
Man Arrested in Murder Case.
CAPT. MCDONNELL.

Harry Sheenan, who had been miss
ing from his home since $50 O'Clock
on Friday, Dec. 10, the evening that
little Helen Brown was murdered in
the Whitman Carriage Co.'S yard. was
quietly sInuggled into police head
quarters at noon. Monday, and locked
up, without being registered. as a
suspect Chief OF Detectives McDon-
nell Is as mum as a clam over the
matter. His only statement is: I'VE
have nothing against him." but he al
ways adds. Not yet"
Mcdonnell also states that Shee-
hans alibi Is that he went away
Thursday. and not Friday, as report
ed, but this would apparently have
little bearing on the case. as Sheehan
has not been away from the city. and
Chief Mcdonnell admits II.
The police have been searching for
him since the Monday following the
murder. His arrest was due to piece
OF amateur detective work by Supt.
Frank e. Moulder. Of Harper hospital.
and DR.. Guy II. McFall. tuberculosis
specialist at the board OF health.
Sheehan had called at Harper hos
pital for treatment for intestinal
trouble. Supt Moulder happened TO
see him. and thought he looked re-
markably like the suspect In the
Jones-st case. and after telling Shee-
han that he should go to the health
board. TO be examined for traces OF
tuberculosis, he called DR.. McFall.
1--WE just sent fellow down to
see you; hold him when he gets there
and call the police" said Supt Moul-
der. Then he explained that the man
answered the general description of
the wanted man.
DR.. McFall kept Sheehan waiting
when he arrived, and notified the de-
tective bureau. He thinks Detective
Kunkel was the man who made the
arrest
DR.. McFall, who examined Shee-
han. while waiting for the officer. de-
clares he showed traces OF degener-
acy.
1t was rumored In police circles
that certain injuries would prove the
strongest kind of circumstanofal
evidence against Sheehan had been
discovered. Chief Mcdonnell when
asked point blank about this phase Of
the arrest, would not discuss II.
Suppose he was injured?" was the
only comment he would make.
Sheehan had been a denizen OF the
district near the scene OF the crime.
for years. He was a member Of =
gang. which held high carnibal around
the alleys and street corners In this
vicinity, rushing the can" to nearby
saloons for beer.
His wife, Nellie Sheehan, also fire.
quented the Jones-st, district. II Is
said that she and Harry lived on
Jones-st., less than two blocks from
the Whitman yard.
Mrs. Sheehan and her chum, Agnes
Weber. have been held in the mat
ron's room since last Friday night.
They were arrested, as witnesses.
Mrs Weber was employed as
housekeeper for Sam Pomeroy. at NO.
167 Bagley-ave.. near Second-st.. and
about two blocks from the Whitman
yard. Mrs. Sheehan went to visit
Mrs. Weber. and was arrested by or
ficers who were trying to locate her
She is said to have once been the
wife OF prominent Philadelphia ply
sIcian. DR.. Welcome. but gradually
drifted down the social scale.
She first called the attention OF the
police to her husband, when she IN
formed an officer OF his disappearance.
She told the officer that he had left
her at $50 o'clock, Friday, and had
not been seen since.