New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-19
THINK HE WAS SLAIN
Friends of A. D. Howard Point to
Suspicious Circumstances.
ACCIDENT, POLICE ASSERT
Editors Ring Gone, Pipe Case
Found and Marks Are Found
on His Head.


Euplewocd. y. j. June lS-Friends Of
A. D. Howard, editor and pr 'priator Of
THE Englcwood Star" and THE Leonla
Star" whose body was found in the base
mcnt Of his partly burned house nj LeolIa
yesterday afternoon. are inclined 10 oc
licve that Mr. Howard was the victim OF
foul play and that ;he building was nred
by his assailaut The county authorlueH'
however. expressed themselves to-hPhl dS
satisfied that Mr. Towards death was tHe
result Of an accident although the dead
mans friends point out many suspicious
circumstances that would seem to support
their theory.
The information regarding the supposed
murder was not made public until thi'
afternoon. after the funeral which was
held at St Pauls Episcopal Church. ana
was conducted by the Rev. DR.. Fleming
James
II. p Bradbury, Of no ~ Broadway,
New York. who was Mr.. Towards law
Yer. held a conference with members of
the STAFF Of "Tlc EnGewood star this
afternoon ard secured information that
led him and others to believe that murder
had been done.
IItSl Dl ll'' PC l''' WIZ NV ~ ''
burhood Of the Howard house were OK
amined carefully Herman Moe. who
lives next door 10 the burned house. was
able 10 tell mere than any one else seen.
lie said that on Sunday night he was In
BROOKLYN. and returned 70 Leonia early
Monday morning. arriving At his home at
a little afte~ . O'Clock As he got off the
trolley car at Park avenue. a few doors
nom his homr he saw strange man
board the car Mr. Mole AZ the time
wondered who the man was. but thought
little Of the circumstance until to-day
When he passed the Howard house he
saw. he saws. that there was a light IN
the basement and he remarked upon the
fact 70 his wife when he entered his own
lone She looked on, Of the window and
aIso saw the light II was then nearly
go o'clock. Tn, IRE in the Howard mouse
was not discovered until nearly an hour
after that Tn" flames had a good start
when dscol cred by a private Waterman
employed by the ueighborhocd and seemed
to have started in the basement
Neighbors Quickly on Scene.
". r. Post. who lives across the street
from the Howard place. was another who
saw 4 light in the house al . o'clock. as
did Mr. Berger. another neiGhhor. Mrs
Berger. about o'clock. was awakened 10y
means and a Few moments after that she
heard the Waterman Crying Fire Nj
Berger Was amorG the first 70 reach IN"
house He and another ucighhor broke .u
the fr M door. but. because OF the names.
lid not yenturn inside the house Both ~
these men we're sure that tie electric light
an the front porch over the door vas
burning a. the time, and Mr. Berger said
that he did not recall seeing the light
when ho saw the light f. Mr.. Howard s
basement Another neichhor heard a door
or window slam shortly after a. m.
The belief is that GIr Howard was muir
dered soon after O'Clock. and a strong
hit Of circumstance to support N" theory
is the fact that the telephone company
r has reported that the telephone iu Mr.
Howard's house went ont Of business at
us. That makes IL appear that the mur-
derer cut the wires or tore them out
II is now known that when the body
WAS FIRST discovered the head was
wrapped i'm blanket. raincoat and an
other piece Of cloth. non" Of which was
much burned
It is not believed that Mr. Howard
wrapped these articles about his head
i'm order TO keep the emok" from his lungs
while h" tried TO escape from the burn
ing house. as they were wrapped closely
The body Of the editor was found In the
cellar lie had last been seen IN bed
room directly over IN" Kitchen. and II was
underneath this room that the body was
found II was lying on the tloor of tn"
cellar under the hcdspriug and tho partly
burned mattress Of the only bed I'm TN"
house. other furniture not having arrived
only the rear Of tn" house was burned,
and as the flames were iierccst In the Gel
lar. burning up through the Kitchen hoor
and tic floor of the bedroom ON the sec
ond floor, IT seems almost certain that the
fire started ion the cellar
Ring Gone; Pipe Case Found.
Mr.. Howard was known 10 have worn
heavy gold ring on his loft hand but