New-York tribune., 1910-11-26
WORLD SEARCH FOR LEWIS.
Man Wanted for Trunk Murder in
South Africa, Friends Think.
POLICE GET OUT CIRCULARS
Hope to Find Callers Brother
and Disclose D'Anarc's Part
in Disposing of Body.

Circulars bearing photographs of Will
lam Lewis who left with his friend Phliip
Meagher. eight years ago, a trunk con-
tanning the body of a man, and of Albert
Caller who is believed to have been the
man in the trunk, will be sent by the
police this morning to all parts OF the
world. and particularly to France, where
it is hoped they will fall into the hanos
of relatives of Caller, and South Africa,
to which country. it is believed, Lewis
went nearly four years ago
Lewis had friends in South Africa with
whom he corresponded regularly, accord
ing to Thomas Critchley and Patrick Rea-
gan. of No 15 Catharine street. For the
several years that Reagan and Cr1tchiey
knew Lewis prior to 1905. they SAID yes
terday, he wrote often to his South African
friends. and often showed them letters
that came from that country.
They understood from Lewis. they SAID
that he had friends in this country VINO
were interested in South African anairs'
In the early part of 1907 a cargo Oh m"ies
went from this port to South Africa Aoi
use in the Kimberley diamond mines. ines,
mules were sent by Lewis's friends, aho
they understood at the time that Lewis
went on the ship.
I'VE didn't look into it at that tlme'
Critchley said yesterday because We
were so angry with Lewis for fooilns MISS
Enright, who is a fine young Wonlah'
don't know where to find the man no"
who sold the mules. 1t was lons uiiie
ago, you see, and I didn't pay any at'eii'
ton to it at the time
''Tu bet you they will find Lewis III
South Africa, if they find him anywhere
said Reagan
The interest that Caller had aroused IN
Lewis in Africa is another reason ioi
thinking that Lewis might be In that part
of the world The artist had many taies
Of his experience on the Dark continent
with which he regaled his friends, ano
Lewis was particularly interested In the1h
1t was one of the things that ore" the
three men, Lewis, Caller and d'Anarc, to-
gether.
Lewis talked a great deal about Cal
lier," Critichley said yesterday, "but
heard little of the other man. He was no'
really very talkative, and Caller was the
only one Of his friends that he often spoke
of, though he would say occasionally thai
he was going to dine with his artists
friends or that he was going to visit the
artists.
Il may have heard him speak Of this
other F'renchman, but 1 wouldn't want tc
be sure of it. 1 know that he never spoke
of him by his last name, but l have heard
of Henry"
One of the detectives working on the
case yesterday said that the man who
disposed Of the body in the trunk must
have known something about the way un'
dertakers sealed UP bodies in metallic cof
fms.
EITHER he knew or some one told him,
said the detective. Lewis has been In
vesugated thoroughly, and there Is little
to be discovered about his life up to the
time Of the death of Caller. From wha
we know, we don't believe that Levi:
would have known how to do that joi
without advice.
"WelI, that leaves the other fellow" thu
detective added. Maybe he knew abou
It, Maybe he had worked for an under
taker You never can tell what those
fellows will have to do for living Wher
they come over here expecting to find solt
in the streets. If he ever worked for ar
undertaken in this city the police will find
out about 1t.
A search Of the larger undertaking eS
tablishments last night failed to revea
any one who had ever employed d'Anarc
Besides sending out the circulars witt
tho descriptions Of Lewis and Caller, the
police are trying TO find out who cashed tht
draft for $4,000 that Caller received il
1902. They are endeavoring also to get IL
communication with Callers brother ii
Sierra Leone.
Neighbors of Lewis in the West 63d stree
| house In 1900 and 1901 say that he wa:
known to them as "Cissy" Lewis, and tina
they never considered him a brave man.
"One day in 1902 we saw him on his knees
in the Catholic church praying" said Mis-
Horton, land then we said. 'Cfssy' Lewis
is brave man He had a private en-
trance to his room. and he brought severa
men there to visit him, but because o.
the private entrance We could not keeI
very close track of him"