New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-28
STRANGER PAWNED
VICTIMS EARRINGS
Heilner Slayer Traced to
Philadelphia-Got SIS
for Loot.
NEW POLICE TRAP
is SET BY FAUROT
Detectives Believe Murderer
Will Attempt to Double
Back TO This City.

lBg Telegraph 70 The Tribune
Philadelphia. April 27.-Joseph
Hanei. VINO is accused of strangling
Mrs. Julia Heilner at her home, 2l7
Albemarle Road, Flatbush, Brooklyn,
and then robbing the house, came to
this city less than five hours after the
alleged murder and pawned for SIS a
pair Of earrings. the police say he had
torn from the woman's cars. Abraham
Linse. one Of the rawnshop clerks,
positively identified Hanel, from q
picture sent on, by the New York po-
lice. as the man who had pawned the
earrings.
Miss Helen Buck. a companion Of
Mrs Hcilncr with Detective Sergeant
Roddy. O. Brooklyn Police HeadQuar-
tiers. identified the stolen Jcwelry here.
The records Of the New York Loan
Company. 1877 South Ninth Street, this
city. show thar a pair Of earrings, now
identified as the property Of Mrs.
Heilner. was pledged in the shop for
S. at 4:45 o'clock last Friday after
noon.
The earrings arc about the size Of
chip diamonds. Tho workmansh. p -
peculiar and O. an old German style.
"Hanel wanted so for the earrings
said Lluso tonight, but as ! wasn't
sure Of the value Of the stones I offered
him SIS and told him 20 come back
later and see Samuel SilveTs,ein. the
proprietor if ho thought he ought to
get more Hanel TOOK the S. and never
came bacE.'
Convinced tina: the accused man IS
still here, Captain Cameron. of the
Detective Bureau. tonight detailed
a large squad OF pla.nclothes men 10
comb the city. especially the tender
loin. where Hanol is SAID to have been
well known. Resorts which the fugi-
tive is known TO have freGuented be-
fore he was sent 70 prison for burglary
are being closely watched.
Information concerning the jewels
reached the New FORK police Yesterday
morning, and Detective William Roddy
was sent to Philadelphia at o. ce, tax
ing with him Miss Helen Buck, Mrs.
Heilner's former companion. Late in
the afternoon a telegram TO Inspector
Faurot ann -Cnced that Miss Buck had
positively identified the earrings as
Mrs. Helners.
Last night Inspector Faurot sent out
new bulletins containing Hanels
finger prints, which will be posted all
over Philadelphia, Baltimore and
neighboring cities. 1t is thought that
this should locate the man very soon,
as he did not have sufficient money to
travel far and realized only SIS from
the jewels.
The finger prints have been sent to
various out-of-town newspapers in the
hope that they may lead TO a speedy
capture of the man.
After a two-minute conference last
night the Coroner's jury summoned TO
INQUIRE into the death of Mrs. Heilner
brought in as its verdict the opinion
that the woman died at the hand of
Joseph Hanel.
Sharp debate entered into the pro-
ceedings when Assistant District At
torney Wilson inquired what had been
done with the murderer's clothes
Seligman L. Heilner the dead womans
husband, replied that they had been
left in the cellar and that his niece.
Miss Nogel. had burned them.
MIR. Martin criticised Heilner for his
carelessness in allowing so important
a piece of evidence TO be destroyed
Heilner replied that he was so agi-
tated at the time that he did not real
ize what was being done
Baltimore. Nd, April q. Several
New York detectives are in Baltimore
tonight running down a clew to the
whereabouts of Joseph Hanel If he is
here he came from Hagerstown. where
he was formerly employed at the cafe
and restaurant owned by Charles Ochs.
A dispatch from Hagerstown says Ha-
mel stopped off there on Saturday.
Several persons stated that a man an
swering the description of Hanel
stopped them on the streets, inquiring
where he could find the Salvation Army
Headquarters.
Charles Ochs, with whom Hanel was
employed about eight years ago, said
that he believed Hanel was subject TO
sudden spells Of insanity.
About five weeks ago Mr.. Ochs re-
ceived communication from a Y. NJ
c. A. secretary in New York. asking
about Hanel. Mr.. Ochs replied that
the man was dishonest and unreliable.