New-York tribune., 1915-03-22
NAN ARRESTED
AsPOLICE HUNT
CHILD SLAYER
Mysterious Capture Made
y; n Brooklyn-Sleuths
Have New ClewS.
o,ppFR GOT CANDY
NEAR VICTIMS HOME
,,,r Knife Found on Roof, but
nstectiyes Regard Discovery
as a PLANT

.rrest made yesterday in the
% usmilton Precinct. Brooklyn, IT
~ y, minated at Police Headquarters
" ,;,bt might be connected with
:" nnTser Of Leonore Cohn, who was
y .l.s 10 death IN the hallway of
,,rse in which she lived, at S52
- Avenue. Although joseph Price,
-,n arrested. wss caught in the
:. '~.,roon. nothing was said about it
se police station until the rumor
49, headquarters connected him with
Np,rond the information that Price
wi6ower. without children, thlr-
sr. years old, and a printer. the
w. would say nothing. He refused
his address The charge against
W. = misdcmesnor. The name OF
y. .sornlainant - and any further par
s'-,,rs we're refused. on the ground
w. !, might interfere with the ad-
..'.;.,rstion OF justice.
P.;,s Was arrested by Norman T.
y,,.on. q pa;rolman attached 10 the
T'- Hamilton station.
~. TO new clews strengthen the police
..-v..ion that Lcorore Coins murder
/, their patois. an inside job.
,,rs ,s. thing. candy such as was found
~ tho dead child is sold three
W..Ss from her home, at 352 Third
i',,ns Btt thc shop is away from
',Isr Of the routes she took IN her
- 80 for milk on Friday night. II
-. no, bought by her. The police be
rr. me man who lured her on pur-
slssei IL. -. L.l.I
4, The detectives yesterday by klchard
2 Trker. who said he found II on the
,,,i Of S4S Third Avenue. There was
:. krife there on Saturday morning.
n,....iyes think the murderer plant
~ fms old knife in a clumsy effort 10
E7srt suspicion and ward oil further
arch for the real knife.
Police Watch House.
syo.bjnr so far has developed that
bad. rs away from the theory that this
r,s an inside lob. and we are still
vorkipe on that line said Captain
p,trirk Gildea. OF the detective service.
Z, and Captain Arthur Carey, Of the
honjcide bureau, spent almost the en-
Ire dsy in the vicinity OF the house.
l,soeetor Faurot. too, paid several
rii.s.
Already the house has been searched
,n every Aoor and in every apartment
ir any evidences that would point TO
tie murderer Anything that would
tort 10 degeneracy. such as postcards
I, photographs. or ever erotic poetry
o. PROSE, has been gathered IN. The
i,bi;s and friendships Of the residents
lave been studied.
Young Ecker. the dental student, car
rsd the knife TO Captain Gildea, say
~ he had found 1t on the roof. The
wiee made q study Of the knife. but
tuned ont 10 be only an ordinary
&C. such as used at almost any table.
Tie stains were supposed TO be rust
I'D perhaps paint.
Sleuths Find Candy.
Detectives searched for the candy all
ihsrnoon Finally il was found rot
tree blocks away in little shop kept
,! LOUIS 0e beIldrO al pSJ hiTu ave
iss. Il was identical with the photo
rsphs Of the piece found beside the
tild. De Gennaro was taken TO the
Cshn house ard looked at the child
lead in her coffin. lie said she had
ia bought the candy from him. He
vas taken through the house and
looked at every inmate Of II. After
Vsid he said ne could identify no in
na's as having bought the candy. The
electives will take him over the house
'gan to-day In the hope he may make
q Identification.
The little girls body lay in white
t'nn, in room where all the MIR
ieS had been covered with cloth
ia're we're great many flowers, most
them roses.
0n the sidewalk outside the house
Policemen kept idle crowds moving, but
sany people stood across the streets,
'olng up az the second story win
:'Ss. The funeral viii be held at the
-s this morning at 10 o'clock, and
re burial will be at Mount Hope
cemetery, ir Cypress Hills.