Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-09
MANNING
AND SISTER
in CUSTODY
Man Who Figured in the
Warren Street Tragedy
Accused of Concealing
Crime.
PROSECUTOR HOOD
SUGGESTS ACTION
Mrs. Garrabrant May Be Held
as Witness Police Drive
Back Crowds at Mrs. Man
ning's Funeral.

Charles J. Manning, the Verona
garage owner whose wife was shot
to death in this city last Friday By
Hazel Herdman. ie still in the GUS
tody Of the local police today.
Mrs Sadie f. Garrabrant. Of
Verona, sister of Manning, is II
the First precinct police station. She.
too, is being detained in order that
the police may investigate her story.
Prosecutor Louis Hood this after
noon advised Chief of Police Long to
swear out a warrant, charging Man
ming with murder.
Shortly after noon Chief Long CALI
ed up the prosecutor, gave him an
outline of what Manning had said in
the course of his long examination in
police headquarters, and was in
structed to charge the husband with
murder The prosecutor also advised
the chief to hold Mrs Garrabrant
Manning was formally arrested at
2;0S p. m He was led out OF tho
office of Chief Long. where he had
been undergoing a gruelling examina-
ton since s.30 a. m, and taken to the
desk, where Captain Tuite charged
him with violation of Section % OF the
crimes act. Manning is charged tech
n1caliy with 'c0neeaiing crime Chief
Long was given credit for the arrest
The police said the fact that they
charged Manning with concealing
the crime instead Of murder is not
/ TO be taken as indicating the case
/ they are trying TO work up against
the prisoner has collapsed in any
way.
Frank McDermit came TO police
4 6R2dnrIQ q
note to Chief Long saying II he WAS
not permitted TO see his client before
z.o0 ne would ask for writ of ha-
| beas corpus To prevent Manning
/ obtaining bis release by writ the
police made the charge against him
| Immediately.
1t was rumored a woman was ar
rested N Montclair in Connection
with the case this afternoon, but the
Montclair poiieed enied IL
To Lieutenant Tyler Rsl1o *booked1s
aim, Manning said he was thirty
years old was born in Port Jerxis
and lived in Bloomfield avenue. Ve-
roma. where he conducted public
/ garage.
After his pedigree was taken Nam
ming. who seemed to take his arrest
calmly and gave no sign of the
strain he has been under since the
! murder OF his wife, went into Chief
of Police Longs office. where he
! consulted with Mr.. McDermit.
McDermit came TO police head
quarters shortly after neon and an
| nounced that relatives of Manning
had retained him to look after his in
terests. Mr. McDernit sent in his
card to Manning and then left the
building.
Manning has been held by the po-
lice since Saturday" said Mr. Nc
Dermit before departing. and no
charge has been brought against him.
He has been trying TO get in touch
with my Office for several hours. bur
has been unable 10 do so. am going
to give the police a half hour. II
they do not act by then l shall take
steps to obtain Manning's release. .
Chief Of Police Long left headQuar-
ters In his automobile at 1:3o. He
| brushed by reporters who attempted
to question him, saying;
Il can't say anything. ] haven't
any time. l must hurry away"
The police maintained great secrecy
in their examination Of Manning.
which was still going on when
the chief left. Captain Tuite came
out Of the office shortly after the
chief and went to the washroon1
With him was Detective DonnelIy,
who is one of the biggest men on the
Newark police force. Donnellv inter-
posed his broad shoulders and back
between his chief and the reporters
who endeavored to question him and
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