New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-05
HELD AS TAXI SLAYER
Police on Trail of Garvey'S A.
legged ConfederateS.
YOUNG WOMAN GAVE CLEW
Man Who Says He Heard That
Garvey Killed Clerk Is
Under Arrest.

II developed yesterday that Miss Beatrice
Wolf, Of No l25 Cannon street pretty
seventeen-year-old Normal College student
furnished the police with the first definite
clew 10 the slayer OF Adolph Stern, the
clerk who was shot and killed in the jew
elry store Of Jacob Jacoby at Sixth avenue
and 18th street where he was employed
when he attempted to interfere with three
men who robbed the place on July p, and
escaped in a taxicah. Through information
given the police by the girl. second ar
rest was made in the case yesterday, which
the police declare will materially aid them
In fastening the actual shooting on Mar
tin Carvey. who was arrested on Tuesday
night and charged with the murder
The second prisoner is William Z. Dema-
rest driver. OF No. - Grove street. who
according 10 Inspector Hughes, Of the De-
tective Bureau at Police Headquarters
made and signed a statement I'm his pres
ence and that Of Deputy Commissioner
Doughertv yesterday. declaring that ne
had heard hat Carney had done the shoot-
ing. Garvey and Demarest were arraigned
I'm the jefferson Market police court yes
terday before Magistrate Corrigan. the
former was held without bail. HIS case
will come up for examination on MONDAY
Demarest was remanded 70 Police Head
quarters for forty-eight hours as a susp'-
cious person.
According to the police. Miss Wolf met
Demarest at A picnic In Jamaica Lons
island, six weeks ago. He aroused the
young woman's suspicious at that time py
remarking that he knew who had done the
shooting in the "taxicab murder mystery
She told her uncle. Samuel Webberman' ol
Jamaica what Demarest had said, ana ne
communicated the information to Deputy
I Commissioner DOugherty.s
Inspector Hughes already had three eye
witnesses Of the shooting who were sur
| that they could identify the man VINO alu
il. A vigorous search was instituted oy 'Ds
detectives. accompanied by the witnesses'
/ I'm Greenwich Village. where DeHlar e''
lived with the result that they all three
| identified Garvey as the man wanted III d
saloon on Tuesday night. and ne was al
rested. Garvey has remained sullen since
his arrest and denies any connection WIN
( the shooting Inspector Hughes said.
John O'Flahertv, sixty-four years old. a
! Civil War veteran. employed IN the De
rartment of Water Supply, Gas and Elec-
tricity. living at No. uSig West houston
street. Michael McKeon, twenty-five years
old Of No. 127 Edgecombe avenue, a Watch-
man. employed in a 14th street store anu
Henry Petersen. of No. 1000 Finlay avenue
/ The Bronx. are the three witnesses VINO
identified Garvey. They were all near the
/ scene Of the shooting and saw the shot
fired. Inspector Hughes said. The slayer
/ ran close TO them as he sped along the
sidewalk and jumped into the waiting TAXI
cab. and they got a good look at MN
/ They all agree that the prisoners peculiar
features. with large. protrudins eyes MAKE
their identification unmistakable, according
/ 10 the police.
| Garvey and Demarest are typical prod-
ucts of the tough element in Greenwich
/ village. according to the police and me
detectives are hopeful Of picking up the
other two men implicated in the robbery III
some of the haunts Of that district IN
spector Hughes said last night that he ala
NOT believe Demarest had been one OF the
\ trio.