The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-17
TWO SUSPECTS
IN ALLAN HOTEL
MURDER HELD
Girl Gives Tip That Leads
Barney Corn and Tony
Jentz to Cells.
DETECTIVES ON TRAIL
EVER SINCE KILLING

Two mon were lOCheu uU III fOIlCS
Headquarters last night charged with
the murder OF Charles Miller. clerk of
the Hotel Allan. who was held up and
shot on the night of March ~ 1t was
the first definite result of arduous police
work on the many murders since the
FIRST OF the year. and Inspector Faurot
was happy.
Saturday night a Tip came from the
underworld that led directly to Barney
Corn, a natty young man. working
quietly at a bookkeeper's desk In Hol-
land. l.. ]. He was arrested early yes
terday morning and last night Tony
Jentz, a newsdealer. was arrested at
Thirty-sixth street and Seventh avenue.
Tho chase tina led to Corn's arrest
shows how easily a mar may hide from
the police by keeping in the open. work.
Ing and minding his own business. He
had been under suspicion since two hours
after the murder. Corn went under his
own name in Holland. and was friendly
with n policeman. who would have given
a good deal to know hat his pleasant
spoken friend was wanted for murder.
A careless word dropped by a girl finahy
led TO his capture.
A few minutes after Miller was shot
dow and the cash drawer of the hotel
robbed OF S2S Detectives Devanny and
Hyams were looking over the ground.
They found n man who said he had seen
Corn In the hotel q few minutes before
the shooting. and pear Miller's body
was a heavy bunch OF tinfoil which
was identified as having been one OF
Corn's peculiar weapons. Held In the
palm Of the hand. 1t made a good mallet.
And two policemen said they saw Corn
and two other men walking away from
the hotel after the murder.
Tracks We'll Covered.
Blu; there the clues ended. The men
dropped out of sight and the most dill
gent work OF the police produced little
90 go on. Inspector Faurot finally
learned that Jentz. who had been a close
friend Of Corn's md was with him a
few hours before the murder. was the
only man who knew where he was
hiding.
Then came the information that Corn
was seeking money to 20 to a Fran
cisco. His sweetheart was TO raise II
n send II TO him by Jentz. and a close
watch was kept on that young a
who led detectives a merry chase when
they tried to follow him.. Twice they
heard the money was to be passed at
Q certain time and place and were wait
Ing. but Jentz got wind OF them and
did not show up. When he did visit
Corn they lost track of him in his
twistings and turnings.
SO the matter rested until Saturday
night. when Detective Trojan received
word from a girl that Corn's friends 4
the Tenderloin had heard he was in
Holland. Trojan went there and found
him living under his own name and
keeping books for Harry H.. Genet. n
glazier. 442 Boulevard. He had a oom
two doors from Genet shop. His EN-
ployer thought well of him his figures
were neat, Corn having gained facility
by writing sheet at race tracks.
Yesterday morning Inspector Norris
OF the Tenderloin. who also had heard
OF Corn's Whereabouts. went to Holland
In an automobile and picked up Trojan
They then drove about until they
sighted him walking with a girl in from,
OF the public library. Corn told thu
girl to leave him when he saw the po'
licemen, and making no attempt to gel
away went to a hotel. where he sat down
IN the back room and waited for their
to come in and arrest him.
Denies lie Il Guilty.
A. they took him out to the car h,
passed Policeman Arthur Fasch. will
whom he had struck up an acquaintance
and shook hands with him.
Sorry you weren't in on this" III
said. and left Fasch staring after him
wondering what IL was all about.
Corn was taken to the Second brancl
Az UtEan 49, AnAl %
three hours by Inspector Faurot, Capt
Gildea and Assistant District Attorne,
Duell. He denied having had anythin,
to do with Miller's murder. Faurot doe
not charge Corn with doing the actua
shooting, but says he Is sure he was on
OF the three men who attacked the clerl;
In the mysterious way news travel
in the Tenderloin. Jentz had heard o
Corn's arrest and laid low all yester
day. But last night as he was on hi
way to his home at 421 West Thirty
fifth street he stopped into "A saloon AM
found Devanney waiting for him Al
though he is not believed to have bee
In the hotel when the shooting occurred
he is charged with murder as an accom-
plice before and after it was committed
Corn has served "A term in the peni
Tertiary for petit larceny and his 'inge
prints and photograph are In the rogues
gallery. Inspector Faurot expects I
make two other arrests.