Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-24
FOR
SLAYER HAS
TRAGIC END
| oliceman Baxter of
Dover, Looking for
Corduan, Kills Man
in Pistol Duel.
TOLD TO HALT BY "COp,"
BUTLER FIRES HIS GUN
Husband of Dead Woman,
"OlIie" and Hattie" and a
Close Friend of the Victim
Are Under Arrest.

NIoSe FRIEND OF the Victim
Are Under Arrest.
with the surrender to the police OF
Hattie" Lindsey, an alleged eye.
witness to the assault on Mrs Emma
corduan, which resulted in her death.
the mystery surrounding the murder
has been cleared. for the husband,
William Corduan, charged with the
crime. is under arrest in Dover, N. j.,
awaiting his removal to Newark
"Olie" Steits. another witness, is
under arrest with Corduan.
An innocent suspect was shot and
killed by Dover policeman in self
defense, while the bluecoat was
searching for Corduan. prior to his ar
rest, In the racing park at Dover.
Search Lasted All Night.
Corduan and Steits was arrested
about 4 o'clock today by Chief Of
Police Byram. of Dover, and two of
his men, Patrolmen Shupe and Lind
burg, after an ali-night search Cor
duan was apprehended on the old
racetrack in East Dover and Steitz
was caught at the home of his father
in the town proper Captain William
H Carroll. of the detective bureau,
learned yesterday that Steitz for
merly lived in Dover, and immediate-
ly notified the authorities of that
town to be on the lookout. They
learned that two men answering the
description of those wanted had been
seen, and the search was kept up
for them throughout the night
About o'clock, Patrolman Baxter.
who was stationed at the entrance to
the abandoned race track saw man
of about the same build as Corduan
approach, and when he ordered him
to halt the suspect Immediately
drew revolver and opened fire on
the policeman, who returned fire and
killed the man.
Victim Carried Lnudanum.
He was William Butler, of Kenvil,
N j., who has been separated from
his wife for several months and II is
thought by the local authorities in
Dover that he had become slightly
demented through brooding over his
family affairs. When searched q
bottle of laudanum was found in his
pockets.
To Detectives Bell and Miller. tho
Lindsey woman, who is also known
by the name of Gormley, said that on
Saturday night the Corduans, Stets
and herself were dining in the fer-
mers fiat and that Nelson Hender-
shot, former sweetheart OF Mrs.
Corduan, came in. He was introduced
by the latter to the diners as MIR.
Smith" He remained only a sht TT
while. and when he departed Steits,
who knew the mans right name, told
Corduan, who Immediately upbraide1
his wife for permitting the man to
come to the house, The two quar-
relied violently and then the men lett
the house and were under the infiu-
ence of liquor when they returned
home very late.
Quarrel Resumed Sunday.
According to the woman's statc-
ment the quarrel was resumed On
Sunday morning and continued
throughout the day, with frequent in
tervals for the two men to go out
for drings.
on Monday morning, she said, the
two men evidently decided that they
would leave, and both started fuss
| ing, and both women were severely
beaten. When the Lindsey woman
appeared at the station last night
both of her eyes were discolored and
she was so severly bruised about the
body from kicks that doctor was
summoned to the station house to
examine her to ascertain IL she was
internally injured. He found no in
ternal injuries. however.
She was in such nervous state
today that it was impossible for the
detectives to get an accurate account
of the fight from her, or to learn with
what manner of an instrument Corr
duan struck his wife.
AS soon as this story was related
to the police at the Third precinct
station house Detectives Bell and
Miller started in search of Hender-
shot They were Joined by Detective
| Tom Smith, of the First precinct, who
had arrested Hendershot some time
ago, and they finally located him at
272 Mulberry street, near Walnut
street.
Admits He Is Responsible.
/ He Immediately admitted to the
officers that he was the man respon-
sible for the murder and submitted
to his arrest quietly. He told them,
however, that he did not witness the
fight and also told them that they
could locate the men wanted IN
Dover, and offered to accompany the
men to Steits former home In that
town
He was locked up for the night,
and he and Hattie Lindsey were
arraigned before Judge Hahn in the
Third Precinct Court today, and We're
each held without bail as material
| witnesses.
On the complaint of Lieutenant
Joseph Farrell, of the detective
bureau Judge Hahn issued warrant
for the arrest of Corduan on the
charge of murder. A warrant was
not issued for Stets as it Is believed
that he will return of his own accord.
Should he fail to do so he will be
brought back to Newark on war
rant charging him with an offense
committed same time ago.
Lieutenants Farrell, Keogh and
Cordano left Newark this afternoon
| for Dover and will bring the prison.