New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-20

for letter writing. He wrote three let
tiers tonight, all of which were read
by the Sheriff, who said that Hickey
was sending out appeals for money 10
friends. The man is apparently entire
ly without funds.
The prisoner is a man about forty
seven years old, 3 feet d inches III
height and weighs about 100 pouhas'
He is Of light complexion, with heaVy
mustache, sandy hair and slightly bala
on top of his head. He bears scar on
his left temple and wears glasses. lie
has been divorced for ten years ana
has Il son living in Lawrence, Mass
The latter has been told of his father s
arrest, and he is expected TO reach here
tomorrow.
The technical charge against Hickey
tonight is that of being a fugitive
from Justice. No arraignment will be
made until the arrival of the Buffalo
authorities.
Reports from Buffalo last night said
that District Attorney Dudley, Police
Commissioner Smith and a detective SER
geant had left Buffalo yesterday afternoon
for Writings.
The principal development In the case
in Buffalo yesterday was the presentation
10 the grand jury Of all the evidence
gathered By the police Of Lackawanna ana
Buffalo relating TO the murder. Superin-
tendents, foremen and timekeepers or the
Lackawanna steel and iron plants, a hand
writing expert and George Joscphs, father
Of the strangIad boy. who received several
OF the murder cards from Boston and
New York, were witnesses before the
grand jury.
Robert Wilson. general timekeeper OF the
Rogers Brown Company, before entering
the grand jury room said that man
named ]. Frank Hickey worked for his
firm IN October, 1911, and that on October
II Of that year the day Josephs disap-
peared from his home, the company
books showed Hickey was absent from
the plant.
The authorities in Boston, whore Hickey
Is said to have been when he wrote some
Of the postcards, have been investigating
reports Of Hickey's presence I'm that city
ever since the dismemborod body OF Jo-
seph Josephs was found last Saturday In
a sewer vault. John McCarr, chief Of the
Bureau Of Criminal Investigation, said he
would not make a statement at this time
concerning the progress of his inyesuga-
ton
From Lawrence Mass, word came last
night that a James e. Hickey was en-
ployed there at one time as a bricklayer
and later as an engineer In a local mill
and lived in that city until a few weeks
ago, when he departed for Buffalo. Police
court records show that Hickey was fined
for intoxicatlon In Lawrence last June.
The New Yorl; police have been max
ing investigations here I'm regard to >.
Frank Hickey. Inspector Fawot SAID
Yesterday detectives had been looking
into Hickey's career ana nad luun" ~ NJ,
when Jacob Kruck. a ncWsbOy, was kliIeu
in Central Park in 1902, Hickey was ar
rectcd in Buffalo In a maudhn cnnal''"H
from llquor In his drunken dcilrtam,
according TO Inspector Faurot' llltk'.
accused himself OF murdeLing hThch' bgI
whom the effects OF the liquor wore OF.
he stoutlv denied knowing anything OF
the crime. he was discharged NJ lH"'
time owing 10 lack Of evidence.
The Inspector said his d"paTuuent Woula
watch tho disposition Of Hlckey's case
and might ask that he be turned over 10
the New York authorities.