The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-10-15
ASSASSIN HAD HOTEL
ROOM IN CANAL STREET
Lived at White House Nine
Months. and Went Away
About a Month Ago.
NONE KNEW HIS BUSINESS
Was Neatly Dressed German
About 35. With Sandy Hair,
Reddish Beard.


nine months. but never came to be
on intimate terms with any one. The
impression among the few people with
whom he did have a speaking ac-
uuaintance. or with whom he would
take a glass Of beer In the evening,
was that he was some kind Of real
estate agent. In just what capacity nc
acted no one at the place seemed TO
know last night.
Whatever his real estate operations
were they did not seem to bring him
any great success. and about two
months ago he asked the barkeepcr at
a job AS a bartender or walter. Schrank
said that while he had never done much
in that line himself. some member Of
his family was more or less directly
connected with the saloon business.
he thought it would he an easy sort
of n job for him TO slip into.
able to do anything for Schrank, how
ever Finally about the middle of Sep
tember he suddenly let 1t be known
that he was going away. He did not
say where he was going and left no
forwarding address for mail.
II was learned last night that no mail
had come for him since his departure.
While he stayed at the hotel he occa-
sionally got lfttcrs. according to what
was said there last night. which usually
bore the postmark OF either New York
or Brooklyn.
Schrank never seems to have told
any one about the White House where
he came from. When he left he hin."d
that he was going out of town to he
with an uncle of his. Where this WIS
h. did not say.
Schrank, according To the description
given last night. was a neatly dressed
German. about 35 years old He had
sandy hair and IA reddish beard. He
was of medium height and well built.
Gus lost is the proprietor Of the place
where schrank lived here in New York.
his night barkeeper, who also acts as
night hotel clerk, was able TO tell some
thing about Schrank.
.Nccording to this man Schrank
minded his own business and moved
about in very quiet way. He went
out in the morning, came back at night,
took a glass OF beer alone or perhaps
with chance acquaintance. and then
took his key and went to bed He never
seemed to have any intimate friends
one into the barroom. which Is also the
office of the hotel 1t was not person
who was known in that neighborhood
around Canal street and the Bowery.
Schrank was quiet in his manner and
In his talk. While there was consider
able doubt according to the Whites bar
keeper, as to what Schrank really was
and did. there was no mystery about
him and men did not talk wonderingly
about his actions. I.
When he took up his abode there he
took a room that cost him 81 a week
In advance
The White is a cheap, three story
hotel, but considerably above the aver
age Bowcry lodging house.
Schrank was never noticed to receive
or read any socialistic literature or
papers
Gustavus Jost. the proprietor of the
White House where Shrank lived, was
reached on the telephone early this
morning. He said that he had known
Schrank for some five or six years. and
throughout all that time had seen moth
Ing queer or unusual about him.
Jost said that Schrank was born in
EIizaf~ll street, New York, at a place
where hfA father kept "A saloon. Jos,
irst knew him as IA barkeeper and In.
surance agent About a year ago, Jos,
said Schrank came to him and said h,
wanted work as a barkeeper, as his in
surance work was not going very well
Jost was not able to give him a job
All that Jost knows about what he
did the last year or so Is that ne driftec
about from one job to another. HC
seemed to be hard working. At leas
after he came tn the White House hs
went away at 7 or s o'clock In the
morning and did not return until Q a.
night.
About two or three weeks ago, Jos
said, Schrank told him he was goinl
out to the Pacific coast. southern Cali
foSnia, he thinks. Schrank said hi,
uncle lived there.
Three or four days ago Jost received
postal card from the man. Jost think
It was mailed from Denver. In It y,
said he was on his way west
According to Jost Schrank was no
tho mans real name. 1t was. he thought
Charles Flamment. Jost could not stat,
why he had changed his name He adde,
that Flamment had brother, Ere,
Flamment. who lived in a Brooklyn no
tel on Cooper street somewhere nea
Myrtle avenue.
This was the description which Jos
gave Of Schrank: Forty-two years old
weighing $50 pounds, about g feet
inches tall. well built, light complexion
As,h, hatr fa.