The New York herald., 1921-10-13
SUSPECTED SLAYER
|. OF GIRL COLLAPSES
AT SCENE OF crime
Man Caught Near Madison,
N. j., Screams When He Is
Dragged Into Woods.
KILL ME!' HE SHRIEKS
Refuses to Look at the Log
Where Janette Lawrence's
Body Was Found.
HIS SANITY QUESTIONED
Tramp Taken by Newark De-
tectives Held for Investiga-
tion-Declares Innocence.
KILL MEr HE SHRIEKS
HIS SANITY QUESTIONED

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years old and had never had a home
was caught near Madison. N. j., late
yesterday afternoon by Capt. Brex
and Lieuts. Farrell and Bell of the
Newark police department and taken
to the Kluxen woods, where Janette
Lawrence, IL years old. was murdered
last Thursday afternoon.
When they reached the outskirts of
the woods the man began to scream
and yelled that he would not go fur
ther. The detectives dragged him into
the woods. however, and to the log
behind which the body of the girl had
been found. Ruke refused to look at
the log. He covered his face with
his hands. covered behind Capt. Brex
and shrieked:
why don't you kill me! don't
want to live, anyhow"
He would say nothing else. and moth
ing the detectives could do would induce
him to look at the log or the ground
over which the body of the girl sad been
dragged. They took him to the Aforrie
county Jail at Morristown. where re was
questioned by John NJ. Mills. County
Prosecutor
Find spots ON Pcnknffe.
The police found /, his pockets q girls
handkerchief. embroidered with the let
ter IL in blue. which Ruke said Re did
not know where he got. aid two
knives. One of these Is a stilietto. the
other is an ordinary penknifc. The lat
ter has spots on it which the police think
may be blood. and It has been sent to a
chemist In Newark fc- analysis.
Prosecutor Mills said Ruke would not
admit any connection with the murder.
and said that last Thursday he was in a
hobos' camp in tho Convent Woods near
Madison. The Prosecutor said the man
appeared to him 10 be mentally un-
balanced. Much OF his talk was ram
bling and incohe-ept Mr.. Mills said
he would be held fog- further investga-
tion in the murder. end that If his con-
nection with the crsme was not estab-
l.shed he would be examined by allenists.
It was the rnan's actions that at
tractad the attention of Capt Brex and
Licuts. Farrell and Bell They wero on
their way home in an automobile from
Morrstovn. where they had appeared
before the Grand Jury on another care.
and encountered Ruke in Kings road,
picious. ttey said. and they stopped and
began talking 20 him. After he had
given cvasive answers and had talked
incohercntly they decided to take him to
the Kuxen woods.
Ruke wore two suits OF clothing and
had two other hsudkercbiefs besides the
one with IL" embroidered on II. This
last mentioned one will he taken to Mad
ison to-day and shown to the Lawrence
family to ses if they can identify It as
the property of the dead girl. John
Early, ~ who has told Of seeing man
In the Kluxen woods shortly after the
murder. looked at Ruke and said the
man rcsemhlcd the man he sav but
that io could not be certain.
Say lie worked In Gardens.
The Madison authorities said that
Rukc was q tramp and that he had been
seen around Madison and ueighborlng
towns for some months. He said that
most Of the time he had been working in
gardens in various towns, and appeared
to be familiar with the sort OF hemp
rope tho murderer used TO tie the hands
and feet of tho Lawrence girl and with
the sort OF knot the slayer used. This
knot liz a rose knot" and is commonly
used by gardeners and greenhouse work.
crs In tying plants for shipment.
IT Is thought In Madison that there
might be some connection between the
murder of the Lawrence girl and the
robbery of two women on the road be-
tween Cedar Grove and Montclair within
the last two weeks. 1t Is likely that de-
tcctivcs will be cent TO help the Mont
clair and Cedar Grove police search for
the assailant The women were Mrs.
Mary O'Neil. who Is the mother OF Ave
children. and Miss Mary Louise Brad
shaw, IS, n niece Of the chief OF the
Cedar Grove police force. Both were
beaten and robbed, but in the case of
Mrs. O'Neii the bandit returned all her
money but a quarter. The attack on
Miss Bradshaw occurred on September
% and that on Mrs. O'Neil last Sun
day.
The Madison and Morristown authori-
Ties received report yesterday that tho
New York police had located motor
car the seats OF which were stained
with blood, and which IL was thought
might have been used by the murderer
Detectives were sent here TO investigate
the report. but the New York police
said they had found no such car and
that they knew nothing OF II.