New-York tribune., 1911-04-09

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,ook out for them at the southern ter
rpal Of the line. 155th street and Eighth
avenue.
Examines But Not Held.
The train was due at 155th street at
sl and Thompson sent Detectives
Connolly. McAvoy and Hunt to wait for
,5s train 10 pull in. The men were not
arrested. but we're taken TO the station
ho,ss and subjected TO a searching eX-
animation during which they proved
their innocence Of the crime TO the sat-
lsiacticn Of the police.
Conklin had been in the employ of the
New York Central for fifteen years. be-
sides being employed as telegraph op-
orator by the Western Union and as
rnstofice clerk He was about hfty
years old and known 10 be steady and
sober His son, who is about sixteen
years old. was in the habit of walking
70 the station every evening about
o'clock 10 meet his father, who closed
the Office AZ that time
When the boy walked into the station
last night. shortly before s o'clock, he
vas horrifed 10 find MS father lying on
the floor Of his office. with blood flowing
from his head and everything In disorder
as though there had been a struggle.
The boy made faint by the sight.
thought at once of summoning help. He
had often practised sending messages
Under his fathers instruction. and now
he made use of his experience. limited
though II was The tenor OF most of
Ills messages was in these words;
Father shot by burglars. Think he is
dead. Send help quick, Charles Conk-
In. r."
While the lad was working feverishly
at the keys. not knowing whether his
appeals for help were being needed. two
passengers who had just alighted from a
northbound local train due at Croton
Nke at I:56 o'clock walked into the
~Ation, and were shocked to see the sta
uon agent lying dead on the floor. while
he boy was bending over the keys.
Boy Tells Story at the Keys.
Between the ticking Of his messages
me boy explained in broken sentences
10" ne had found his father a few min
Wes before, and Of how he was striving
iof assistance in running down the mur-
dsrers
ihe passengers at once started out &c
iAo help and soon had j. +. Dunn. the
wal uain dispatcher. on the scene. Dunr
sO' INTO communication with Sergeant
'e' Of the Aqueduct police. whose
eaoqUarters is near by. and soon force
mounted men were securing the coun'
ABOUT Croton Lake. Suspicion pointed
me murderer or murderers beins
0ng the Italian latorers who are EN-.
'"'eo on the Croton Aqueduct and res
N'0'f' and the settlement Of these peopl,
searched thoroughly.
:" ue meantime the telegraph appeal
'oong Conklin for help had been re
,eo at the 155th street and Eight
ue station Of the Putnam road. tn
agent here sent a man TO tn
lot policeman. and i'm few min
-, - fstrolman Barry, of the West 152
a. station, had been told OF the mur
anu communicated with his precinct
,su'enant Thompson sent Detectiv
'ehant Connolly and two men to tn
'"osd station at 10th street. with or
,,., apprehend the men under sus
AS the detectives had only fou
n.s s IN which to reach the station
ava NVnfnandeered passing automobil
,s. "ieo 10 the station. Just as the
,.n,'V ,he gate. they saw two me
ts., uo"n the platform and halte
so, 'hey were Thomas May, sta
tr.n engineer. and Charles Herbig.
IA. leper' both employed by the Brad
A.. A'ruction Company on the Croto
O'h men were greatly surprised I
h,s o' Conklin's murder. and said the
IT. "een talking to him only a sbor
,r,,, before they boarded the southboun
lh,.ih ihey said they had seen an Italia
m,l hanging about the station as the
ped on the train.
Onef Burke of tbs Aor.d,o, o,o
no., al the West 1920 stree, static
y. shortly afterward and exonerate