New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-29

Realizes HIS Ph9nt'
After making his confession early yes
terdav morning. with a great manner OF
brageadocio. the police say he slept
reacer,,llv for several hours. Then ne
woke I'D. and the first realization OF MS
plight seemed TO dawn on him. lie
naced the floor with shaking knees. they
said. and haggard countenance.
Il don't care what they do 70 me- ne
n,uttered. but. oh. COG, my mother and
sister"
When his breakfast was taken IN him
he refused 10 touch the food. and when
taken into the detective bureau his calm
demeanor Of the night before had given
wsv IN one Of Wild eyed despair.
Before being taken 10 the coroners
court he was.put IN a Police Department
automobile and guided the police on
search for the cuff buttons which ne
tore ont Of the murdered mans snT-
and which he said he had thrown down
sewer. He said he thought he could
End the place. hut the search proved
futile.
He was then taken before the coroner
Jury. Giedel and McGrane were taken
into court handcuffed together He
was held for action by the grand jury
on the testimony of the detectives on the
case. his own confession and the state
n1ent made by McGrane
While the prisoner was waiting OUT
side the Coroner's office he engaged
James Finan. Mr. Doughe-ty's chauffeur.
| in conversation.
'T guess it is all over with me he
said. "T didn't think they would got
me The first newspapers 7 saw yester-
/ day said that the detectives were unable
70 trace the chloroform bottle so
thought they would not he able 10 find
any clew 7 couldn't get out Of town
because I didn't have money enough
Would Do Il Differently"
Then he stopped and thought a while
SAY" he said, 'I wish had the job
to do over again. would DO IL differ
entity"
The police have been congratulated for
their quick work i'm the case, but one of
the more modest members Of the detec-
tive force pointed out that there We're
many things Giedel might have done
differently 10 hide his trail II he had a
chance TO do the job over again. His
work showed ;he hand OF "A bungiing
novice throughout. it was said.
The chloroform bottle that was the
most direct clew against him was easily
traced by the label on the bottle, which
he had not even taken the pains % soak
of. But without that the trail was easy
There were many bloody finger prints 20
guide the officers. They were on the
bottle and on thc basin in the bathroom.
Giedel told iu his story how after
beating the old man 20 death. he found
that he was covered with blood himself
He went into the bathroom and washed
his hands. and then came out and dried
them on the dead mans pajamas.
Without the blood prints or the chic
reform bottle there were plenty OF other
discriminating facts M his conduct before
and after the tragedy He had asked
! Mrs Kane. before he stole the bottle
whether there WAS enough chloroform
! i'm it 10 XIII a man. Then there was the
/ hasty pawning Of the watch. Without
his breaking down. the police say. they
would have had complete case OF cir
cumstantal evidence against him.
Tried Several Pawnbrokers.
He tried to pawn the watch al more
than one place. He and McGrane went
10 a pawnbroker's in Greenwich street
In this connection there was brought out
the solution Of what had happened 10
the cum buttons. At this first pawn
shop. when the watch was pulled out
10 be shown the pawnbroker, a cuff but
ton fell on the floor. The pawnbroker
would not lend the amount asked on the
watch.
When the detectives We're making a
round Of the shops Yesterday this man
told them of finding the cuff button after
Giedel had departed. 10 was later ider.s
tilted as one OF MIR Jacksons. and the
nawn broker identified I'm the Coroners
court the prisoners as the two Young
men who had tried 10 pawn the watch
with him.
II WAS said al the office Of the Dis
trict Attorney that It was thought that
Giedel would be- brought 10 speedy iu--
tice. TIE trial would start some time in
September, it was said, and would be