New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-14
SAILORS, TRACED BY
HUMAN EAR, ARRESTED
rolyr. Leading Detectives IN a
Chase of II Weeks. Caught at
City's Waterfront.
erRIKE BREAKER MUTILATEO
gis Ear, Sent by Mail, Puts Post
oaice Inspectors on Trail Of
Buffalo Men-Mayhem and
Robbery the Charge.

After chase consuming eleven weeks
- covering the cities Of Cleveland,
ninth. Toledo. Chicago. Detroit and
1er York. Postoffice Inspector j F Old
4el5 Of Washington. and Detectives
~, Murray and Edward Newton, as
-.-.As hv Detectives Finn and Fogarty,
= New York Headquarters, yesterday
TASTED four sailors charged with may
,e-r and robbery. The four men under
,--ae- are Joseph Meyers, alias Arm
s+-one. Richard Cochrane, Harry Moran
~ Nr,cnael. Kane. They were arrested
= ne corner Of West and 18th streets.
- rave their address as Nc 501 West
street.
TIE arrest is the outcome Of an as
ssr,lr committed on June % on Edward
Frazier. g sailor. Of Sault Ste Marie
nnr who came 10 Buffalo as a non
,-,ion sailor. He was met on his arrival
- Buffalo by a picket OF the Marine
Fs-e-ren. Oilers and Water Tenders
r-nj7n. which has been conducting a
strike on the Great Lakes against the
lake Carriers Association. the organiza-
non which does the bulk OF the freight
h7Isiness on the lakes
INITIATED and SIashed.
After being entertained at a saloon he
4gs introduced 10 another picket and
rzker 70 z saloon run by Henry Enges-
s=- a Main and Lake streets. Buffalo,
-
There. i IS said. Frazier was met by
four men and knockout" drops put in a
drink He vas found two hours later in
TIE rear Of soap factory with his left
ear cheved or cut of. an 11-inch slash
n the abdomen. a 1T-tnch cash in the
right thigh and cuts all over his body
over Frazier's left eye was pasted an
o-al sticker. on which was printed in
RED letters. Strike. sailors, marine
fo-eren and marine cooks. against Lake
Carriers Association Keep away from
lakes Don't be q sCab-" Frazier was
taker 70 an emergency hospital weak
from the loss OF blood. but recovered
Sufficiently 70 describe his assailants
Next day Harry CouIby.. president Of
Offices IN the Rockefeller Building CIeve-
land. got through the mail a bottle con-
:at-ing human ear emeared with blood
wtth this bottle vas 2 letter written N
disguised hand writing, saying:
Your heart viii ne next You kill my
brother. killed Italian4 This is one Of
your mems ears
Then. lapsing into correct English. the
note added
we viii get you, no matter where
you 60"
The lower left hand corner Of the rough
brown paper On which the note was writ
Ter vas decorated with q hand smeared
:. black ink while on the other side, in
rec lux. were marked crosses ana deg
gers on the envelope was the inscrip-
ton NO cab for return. 4 Limerick
g Terrace. Buffalo. y Y"
Human Ear Starts Search.
The ear and letter were forwarded TO
TIE P-s-of=oe Department. At Washington
r. IT CouIbv and Inspector Oldfeld
Vas pay on the case. He went 10 Buffalo.
whe-e Police Superintendent Reagan as
signed Detectives Murray and Newton 70
the case Inspector Oldfeld. in speaking
q the case last night. said that Presi-
denr Stack q the union conducting the
Ftrike and ire other officers Of that or
ganization had done all in their power
u bring 70 justice the perpetrators Of
the outrage On Frazier
Meyers. ore Of the men arrested. is
under bond for $4,000 on an assault
charge and as he left Buffalo with the
cr5ers. and they answered the descrip-
ton given By Frazier. the officers trailed
t2en- first 10 Toledo. then TO Duluth,
Chicago and Detroit. Finally the men
came 10 New York. and for weeks the
T9stof7ce inspector and the Buffalo &c
Iec--Tes. assisted by Detectives Finn
ana Fogarry. have been haunting the
-IFer front Yesterday they came upon
ne four men and placed them under ar
Test Al VIII be taken back 10 Buffalo
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