The Cairo bulletin., 1910-12-05
ARREST MANLAST
SEEN WITH GIRL
REPORT THAT GARDENER WAS
VITA LITTLE MARIE SMITH
INVESTIGATED.
WOMAN WITNESS
Employer Furnishes Bail For Pris.
oner in Asbury Park Case
Negro Suspect is Still
Held in Jail.

New York, Dec. frank .Heida-
mann, aged q, in the employ vi Max
Krushka, florist, was arrested In As-
bury Park last night by detectives
from the New York Agency of VIII
liam J. Burns, the secret service
agent who brought the San Francisco
boodlers to book, The detectives
were working under the direction OF
Coroner Pnrdy and Sheriff G.. E. n.
Hetrick, who had employed them to
find the persGl who slew Marie
Smith. the l0-year-old school girl who
was assaulted and afterwards muir
dered on her way from school on he
morning of Nov. s.
Thomas S. Williams, negro, Is
now held in the county jail In Free
hold as suspect in the case. Hiede-
man was placed in the cell in the
Asbury Park Jail which Williams oc-
cupied while mob OF citizens de-
manded his life. The young man
was held by the coroner as ma
terial witness and his bail fixed at
$4,000. His employer came forward
with the money last night and he was
released. HsNHEN4
Heidemann Is man whose appear
ance justiies the belief tha he has
occupied a higher position in life
than gardeners helper. For that
reason the authorities win senl TO
Germany to learn his antecedents
there. IA
Woman Involves Gardener.
The prisoner was confronted by a
woman witness, who appeared for the
first time in this case Saturday. Scs
cording to this woman, Heidemann,
three days previous to Marie Smiths
disappearance, had endeavored to gee
another little girl to visit him "alone"
at the Krushka home. He offered her
candy as an inducement According
to this witness, Marie Smith was last
seen alive walking few feet away
from Heidemann She was on her
way from school about IL o'clock on
the morning of her disappearance.
Mrs. William Davidson saw her In
front of the Krushka home. Mrs.
Davidson saw Heidemann come from
behind hedge and whistle Whether
the whistle was intended for little
white dog or for the girl she could
| not tell.
| Until questioned as to this particu.
lar the gardener talked freely To the
| detectives, but when he was asked
| to detail the circumstances concern.
| Ing his whistling he became stubborn
and refused to answer questions. 1t
was pointed out to him that this re.
fusal might be taken as incriminating
and be then said that Mrs. Davidson's
story was lie, that there was no
child near the hedge when he came
out.
Room Searched BY Detectives.
The arrest was then made Shortly
after g O'Clock yesterday morning one
Of the Burns operatives called at the
Kurshka home and told Heidmann he
was wanted The two then went to
the shriff's real estate Office, where
fer over twelve hours the man was
held practically a prisoner and sub
jected TO a rigid examination. During
| all this time while the examination
was gorr&N on detectives searched
Heidemann's effects and obtained eyi
aence which enabled them to con-
tradict his story on many points they
consider important to the case.
The suspect according to his own
story has been in this country only
since Jan ] of this year. On this
point he was most positive and reit-
Grated II many times. Last night IL
was learned from -4he superintendent
Of the German Hospital in New York
that ne was employed In that institu-
tion four years ago He was known
at the hospital as Frank Hardenburg.
He returned to the hospital this year,
when he gave the name Of Helje-
mann. In explanation he told the
superintendent he had changed his
name In order to avoid serving In the
German army