New-York tribune., 1913-07-25
SLAIN IN DEATH HUNT
ON WAY TO END LIFE
Police Chiefs Bullets Kill Man
Seeking Suicide in Mis-
take for Slayer.
BRUTAL CRIME IN NEWARK
Dog Guards Body Of Murdered
Woman While Neighborhood
Keeps Silent About Killing
Until Faint Reveals It.

The murder II Mrs Emma Carduan In
Newark Tuesday night furnished the po-
lice Of that city with a remarkable series
OF circumstances. The whole nsighbor-
hood openly discussed the murder while
the body lay for t~enty-four hours In
the tenement house at No. ls2 Walnut
street. but did not inform the police be-
cause every one wished to keep out OF
trouble. Then in the hunt FOR the sup
posed slayer a man On his way 10 com
init suicide was killed by a policeman In
mistake
wednesday afternoon. whole day
after the killing. a woman tainted In the
street just In front OF the tenement house
where tho body lay. When the police pa
troll. acting as an emergency ambulance.
was called the woman was conveyed tn
the hospital Indirectly the coming Of
the patrol revealed the crime 10 the po-
lice. woman among the neighborhood
crowd which gathered under the belief
that the police had come 10 remove the
body II Mrs. CardTan was overcome with
curiosity and asked a special policeman
II they had taken 1T" away. Then the
crime came out.
When the policemen opened thu door of
the death chamber they were confronted
by a savage white bulldog, on guard be-
side the body Of It's owner. The half
starved animal presented such formid-
able ,ront that no one could enter the
room. Sentiment for the faithful beast
prevented the police from shooting il. The
dog spurned every kind of persuasion.
even food Finally a moose was thrown
about it, neck and II was pulled from the
room.
The final chapter In this strange chain
~ circumstances was the killing or Will
tam II. Butler. Of Kenvile y. j.. at dawn
yesterday by chief Of Polite Ethelbert
Ryram. ot Dover. who mlstooN his VIC
tim for william Carinan. husband Of the
slain woman, who vas wanted by the
Newark police. The strLr gest phase OF
the whole interviewer story Of crime is
that the Dover police say they found on
Huiler's body d lauddnIm bottle, halt
rrrpted. and near him Il magazine pistol
and that he was skulkiug along In
lonely place at In the morning on the
way 10 the Dover racetrack. where ne
Intended 10 commit suicide because OF do
nestle troubles.
chief Byram said that he saw dim
shadow OF a man. whose description All
swered that OF CaIduan. and called Oh
him to halt, but was met by voley from
the magazine pistol Then he fired In re-
turn and sent two bullets through But
lers heart
William Carduan VAS captured fe"
hours LATER within d stones thTo" OF
where Butler was killed. ChIet byrhH'
simply continued his ambush. and capt
ured Carduan and a companion. 'ollle
sites. both OF whom. the police say, hei
I'm \ drunken condition from Newark on
TUESDAY night. after strugyie In thr
r,,rduau rooms. Hattie Lindsey, VIII"
surrendered 10 the police on "Wednesday
might. gave the clew which led 10 thc
Newark police communicating with 'hlet
Hvram OF Dover Officers from Ne"arh
brought the prisoners to that clty lds'
night Carduan made q statement IN
which. Detective Lieutenant Ebert says
he admitted slapping his wife and stnK'nS
her once With his fist. but denied that hr
kicked her. C1rduan will be held To
await the result Of an autopsy. ana suites
Hattie I.indsley. both Of whom admit
they were present when Cardudn ioush'
his wife. and Nelson Hendershot. VINO.
the police say. admits he was an api''''
of Mrs. Cariuan. were held as Witnesses