Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-11-19
ARREST MAN IN
JERSEY COLONY
AS CH|LD-SLAY'ER
]. Frank Hickey Calm
When AIKEN Into
Custody.
COMMITTED TO JAIL TO
AWAIT .EXTRADITION
Lackawanna. NJ. Y, Mystery
Believed Solved, With Let
ter as Clue.
IFrom a stan oorrespondens.I

TOMS RIVER, Nov. 19.--J. Frank
Hickey, wanted In connection with
the fiendish murder Of 6-year-old
Joseph Josephs, Of Lackawanna, N.
Y. and Michael Rruch, the New
York newsboy. was arrested at the
Keswick Colony, near whiting. to-
| day.
He was brought to Toms River and
committed to the county Jail by JUS
tice of the Peace Walter Wright to
await extradition to Buffalo.
Hickey is suspected of being the
author of the letters received by the
Buffalo police denouncing himself as
a stranger of children.
While the police of the entire coun-
try were searching for him he was at
the Keswisk Colony. a home for
inebriates, financed by Philadelphia
philanthropists.
Is Traced by Netter.
Sheriff Frank Tilton received per-
sonal telegram for Chief Reganr of
Buffalo. asking him to look for
Hickey, who was known to have
posted letter in whiting to Buffalo
friend.
In the description of Hickey the
fact was mentioned that he was a
habitual user Of intoxicanIs and had
been in various institutions.
Sheriff Tilton and Policeman Mum
sey. of Toms River, took the first
train out to the colony this morn
| ing They found Hickey, who is an
expert in construction work. super
intending the building of a small
bridge near the home.
II want you.' said the sheriff.
4 Am arrested?" demanded Hickey.
coolly. what for?,'
Murder snapped Tilton.
4 why, that's serious. But I don't
know anything about 1t"
Does Not Appear Alarmed.
He did not appear to be in the least
alarmed and readily accompanied the
sheriff to this place.
When questioned about the murder
of the Josephs boy, whose dismem-
bered body was found in sewer
vault at Lackawanna on Saturday. he
iindifferently denied all knowledge
of 1t.
He has been in the colony three
times. He entered IL last Tuesday
for the third visit The second was
from December IA. 1911, to April 2.
1872.
He speaks in a cultured tone and
is apparently well educated. There
is nothing to show that he is insane;
neither were there any papers in his
possession to connect him with the
Lackawanna murder or that of the
little Kruck boy, in 1902 He admitted,
however. that he had been in New
York, Boston and other cities.
Case Hinges on Letter.
The case against him hinges on q
letter signed ]. Frank Hickey, dated
February 1, 1872 and received by
Josh Hoskyn. chief millwright of the
| American Chemical Agricultural
Works, of Boston. It was postmarked
| Whiting, N. ].
The handwriting of this letter so
closely resehnbled that of the "mur
QeI CdIuS lldb GOill N@hiCL AAC6dAA
and Chief ellison, of Lackawanna,
deemed it unnecessary to have ex-
pert testimony to establish their case.
1t was on this evidence that the po-
1 lice issued their order of arrest.
These murder cards comprise a
series of post cards and letters in
which confession is made to the muir
der of young Josephs, the killing of
Michael Kruclx. the New York news
boy, in that city, in 1902, and similar
crimes.
i When Hoskyn saw reproductions of
the Boston and New York post cards
written to Chief Gibson and the mur-
dered Josephs boys father. he was
struck by the similarity of the writ
ing in them to that of the letter
from Whiting, and lie at cnce turned
the letter over to Chief hegan.
Hickey, although very evidently
tout of place in fatory, worked un-
cal Agricultural plant for a short
time in September, 1911. and. on leay-
ing, he had promised to write.
The police were told that the sus
pected man, when employed in the
chemical works, often left the build
ing in business hours and took long
walks through the streets of Lacka-
wanna. He seemed highly nervous,
and at times his actions were such
as to cause comment. IL was just
before he severed his connection with
the plant that Joseph Josephs dis
appeared. The man said ne was go
ing to New York. A letter dated Bos-
ton was received from him in the
plant. IVA
Although still protesting his inno
cence, Hickey said this afternoon
that he was willing to waive extra
dition and go to Buffalo at once.