Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-14
EAR SENT IN BOTTLE TO
MAN SLATED FOR DEATH
Threat Made to Kill Steamship
Company President-Four
Men Arrested.
By Tad.

NEW YORK, september 1a.-Traced D.!
means of a human ear bottled in alcohol
and sent as a death threat TO Harry Coui-
by. president OF the Pittsburg Steamship
Company, at Cleveland, four men were
arrested at o'clock last evening in a sa-
loon at West and 18th streets charged
with being fugtives from justice. The
arrests were made by Post Office Inspec-
tor j. F. Oldield, assisted by Detectives
Fogarty Woods, Griffin and Finn of the
central office.
The prisoners, locked up at police head
quarters, said they were Joseph Hayans,
thirty-six years; Robert Cochrane, twen-
ty nine; Harry Moran, thirty-six. all sail
ors. and Michael Kane. twenty-nine. a
laborer. They said they lived at No. J01
West street.
According to Inspector Oldfield the four
men are wanted. in Buffalo on the charge
Of having attacked Edward Frazier the
night of June %, cutting off his left ear.
sashing his body and leaving him in a
horribly mutilated condition. In addition
they are charged with robbing their vic
tim Of $3o. The ear. it is alleged. they
sent to President Coulby. with letter
threatening to kill him.
Served as Non Union Deckhand.
Edward Frazier, according to Inspector
Oldfield, shipped as deck hand on a steam
err sailing from Sault Ste. Marie to Buna-
10. For two years there has been labor
trouble on lake boats, and Frazier ship
ped on q non-union steamer.
He arrived in Buffalo June 20 and was
paid off the following day. That evening.
after visiting the Lake Carriers Associa-
ton. he stopped at saloon and met four
or five men who invited him to another
saloon owned by Henry Engesser. Drinks
were served them by woman named
Kate, said to be the wife of the proprietor.
Frazier had many drinks. and about
o clock was dragged to yard In the rear
Of the saloon, where he was robbed and
then mutiiated. He recovered conscious
ness an hour later. crawled to the street
and was taken by policeman TO the
Emergency Hospital The assailants had
stuck printed paster on his forehead,
which read:
"Strike-Sailors. marine firemen and ma
rine cooks are on strike against the Lake
Carrier Ship Owners Association. This
does not include passenger lines. Keep
away from the lakes. Don't be a scab.
Threatened to "oet" Him.
While Chief Of Police Michael Regain
Of Buffalo was working on the case In
spector Oldfield appeared with what APP
parently was Frazier's left ear In a bot
tie of alcohol and letter received by
President Coulby In his office i'm the Rock
efeller building. Cleveland. together with
the ear. The letter read:
"Coulbey-Your heart will be next. You
killed my brother Italiano. This is Of
yours mems ears. We vii! get you no
matter where you 60.
In the lower right hand corner of the
letter was the imprint In black ink In
the left-hand corner was a circle contaiH-
ing a skull and crossbones and the word
death" On the back of the envelope
was written: NO call for. return \. Linz
erick, 81 Terrace, Buffalo, y. Y"
Together Night of Assault.
Inspector OIdfield and Police Chief Re-
gan found witnesses who said they had
seen Frazier with four men the night he
was assaulted. Frazier led the inspector
to the saloon. and Kate was questioned
President Stack of the Marine Ffremen
Oilers and Wafer Tenders Union gave the
inspector valuable aid.
July 10 Oldfield got on the trail OF the
men arrested last night He traced them
from Buffalo to Duluth. thence to Detroit
to Cleveland, and from there to Chicago
and finally to New York.
Frazier had told the police that a ten
dollar Confederate bill was taken from
him. Last night ten-dollar Confederate
bill was found on COchrane