New-York tribune., 1920-02-05
$4,000 Reward
TO Be Offered
ForCrl's Slayer
Swami Urges Board of Esti.
mate to Authorize Cash
Offer to Help Solve the
Hoxie Murder Mystery
Like Brooklyn Murders
Crime Resembles Killing of
Two Women Year Ago:
Pair Of Suspects Freed

AS a result OF a conference in the
office of District Attorney Swami yes
terday held in an effort to coordinate
a!i the forces of the city in hunting
down the murderer of seventeen-year-
old Reihm Constance Hoxic in her
home at 72 West E,gnty-ninth Street
1t is expected that reward of $4,000
will be offered to-day for information
leading to the capture o. the criminal.
Two suspects Questioned at Police
headquarters yesterday convinced the
authorities that they were blameless
and were later released.
1t developed "a. the meeting in the
District Attorneys once that the cir
cumstances surrounding the present
crime were icentical almost in every
respect with two others that took place
in Brooklyn about a year ago, and it is
the belize of the police that the same
man committed the three.
Letter Brings Reward Offer
The suggestion Of reward was en-
bodied in q letter sent yesterday by
tSe District Attorney to the Board of
Estimate and Apportionment, in which
he asked that the Police Commissioner
be authorized to offer $4,000 Tor the ap-
prehension of the murderer of Miss
Hoxie.
Present at the conference were Cap
u n Arthur Carey, head Of the homl-
Gle bureau; Captain Thomas F. Walsh,
head of the Fourth Detective District: :
Detectives Thomas Conklin and John
L e IL
Station; Or. Otto II. Schultz, medical
assistant to the District Attorney, and
Assistant District Attorneys Alfred J
Taiioy, Benedict D. Dineen and John F
joyce
In his letter to the Board of Estimate
Mr.. Swami said:
in view of the unusual and atrocious
character of the crime, | strongly
recommend that the board appropriate
$4,000 to be offered as reward for
information that will lead to the con-
murder in accordance with section 3O5
Of the Greater New York Charter.
THE circumstances justify :mmedi-
ate action because of the fact that
every day that passes will make the
work of the Police Department more
difficult in apprehending the murderer"
1t is believed the board will comply
With the suggestion by taking a few
minutes time during it's session on the
ranslt problem to day.
This is one o. the most heinous
crimes ever committed in this county"
addod Mr.. Swarm. land shall offer
very resource of this Office to aid the
police in finding the murderer"
1t was recalled that the present
case had ali the earmarks of the mur-
ders of Marie Elizabeth Rdde and
Mrs. May Sutherland, in Brooklyn, in
January 1919. In both these cases
the victims had been struck on the
head and no trace of any weapon left
oy the criminal In each instance, too,
t was pointed out that the left glove
If the victim had been taken away.
The police, however, will not admit
hat any portion of the girls clothing
vas taken by the Hoxe murderer.
There is strong belief, however, that
The same man murdered the Hoxie girl.
Detectives will make careful
search to-day of tailor shops, haber-
dasheries and laundries in the neigh
borhood in the hope of picking up
some clew, thinking it probable that
The clothing of the murderer might
have been spotted with blood and that
he might have taken it to tailor
or laundry for cleaning.
Two Suspects Released
A ma nresembling the description
Given by tenants Of a stranger seen
ringing the bell of the Hoxie apart
ment about the time the crime was
committed was taken to police head
quarters, where he was questioned for
two hours by Captain Arthur Carey.
This man, according to Captain Carey,
formerly roomed in the Hoxie home,
leaving there three months ago He
returned about q month ago and left
again after a stay of about two weeks.