The evening world., 1910-12-09
DRIVER ACCUSED
Of STRIKE MURDER
QUICKLY SET FREE
Mulligan, Who Made Charge
Against Alfred Mule, Fails
to Identify Him.
TRIES A NEW SCHEME.
Joseph Murphy, Detained as
Material Witness, Released
Under Parole.
TRIES A NEW SCHEME.

Alfred Mule. the man who was ar
rested last night after another prisoner
had made an alleged confession charg-
ing Mule with fatally stabbing the
Young civil engineer John c. Warner
during the recent express drivers
strike. didn't have TO stay very long
In a cell. He was brought from police
Headquarters TO the Criminal Courts
Building to-day and stood in a line with
several men in the Office OF Assistant
Distrlct-Attorney Rubin. Then James
+. M~ulligan, who had accused Mule OF
the murder. was brought in, and MI.
Rubin called on him to pick out the
man whom he had accused.
Mulligan didn't do II. He wouldn't or
couldn't identify Muie. although he
had professed to know him well. Con-
WINGED that Mule had no hand In the
killing, Mr.. Rubin nj once took him
before Coroner Hellenstein, who Is con-
Quoting the inquiry. and moved for
Mules discharge.
Muiiigan "sweated" Again.
Then. in the belief that Muligan new
a good deal more about the crime than
he had admitted. the Central Office
men proceeded to sweat him again.
Under the questioning Mulligan had
another idea. He said II he could get
a look at the Rogues' Gallery at Brook
lyn headquarters he felt sure he could
pick out the real assailant OF Warner.
Judge Grain signed an order permitting
his removal TO another county. and De-
tectives Reilly, Rear and Jones took hin
acroes the bridge TO give him a nance
to make good his words.
Joseph Murphy. Nh organizer for the
teamsters's union, who had been in the
House of Detention since yesterday Al
"A material witness. was also released
to-day. He was paroled in the custody
OF former State senator George W
Plupkitt. who promised to produce him
when his testimony might be needed.
Three Others Held.
The men still under arrest and helt
without bail are:
Kleimann. Charles. twenty years old
of No. 1853 Third avenue; express wagor
helper.
Mulllgan, James r.. nineteen. No. 6a
Third avenue; express wagon helper.
O'Connor made a statement in whicl
he declared Muiliban was the leader o
the gang which attacked Warner, think
ing he was an express guard or strik'
breaker.
Story Of the Murder.
O'Connor further stated that on tn
night of the stabbing he was with Null
'lgan and 30 other men in Washington
Hall, when a telephone message wa
received that 'pickets had located
H strike breaker in a restaurant a
seventh avenue and Thirty-eight street
The message also stated that the sus
pect had n gun.
O'Connor declares that immedla.el!
q Mulligan led a band OF seven or eigh
men. including himself. out of the hal
and found Warner just leaving tn
restaurant. He was dressed In KHAKI
hunting suit and his shotgun In
hunting case over his shoulder. Null
hgan's gang attacked him. Warne
made q brave fight, according to OCon
nor, but he was so kicked and buffete,
that he fell. Then. according to Mul
ligan's confession. Chuck Mule drov
his long navy knife twice deep Int
Warmers neck. Warner fingered thre
days and died In Flower Hospital.
Mulligan and O'COnnor said the gu
was taken to Washington Hall and pu
in Murphy's locker.