The New York herald., 1922-03-17
Had Worked for Brunen in
Circus Before Becoming
a Blacksmith.
HAS ALIBI FOR MURDER
Prosecutor Finds Victim Had
Planned to Leave Home and
Live in Circus Parlor Car.

Special Dispatch 10 THE NEW York HRRALp
MOUNT HOLLY, ~ j.. March 49,
Carl Ward Jersey City blacksmith
formerly employed as Let superintend-
ent of the circus owned by John Tteo-
dore Brunen. who was shot and killed
last Friday night in his home at River
side, was brought here tonight by
Capt. James Larkins Of the Jersey City
Police Department. He will be kept
here all night, and tomorrow morning
he will be questioned by County De-
tective Ellis Parker of Burlington
county, who is in charge of the in
vestigation
Capt Larkins, as well as the au-
thorites of Burlington county. said to-
night that Ward is not under arrest
and that no suspicion attaches to him
So far as is known he has always been
friend of Brunen's, and in addition
to this fact he has established per-
feet alibi to account for his where
abouts on the night of the crime.
Capt. Larkins said that he brought
Ward to Mount Holly at the request OF
Detective Parker. who wants to ques-
tion the man regarding the quarrels
that Brunen had with his wife at vari-
Gus times.
Found In Furnished Room.
Ward. who is a circus rcan in the
cHIF
the winter. lives with his sister at 10
Reed street Jersey City, and is employed
by the biacksmithing Arm os Charles
Hayes & Son. Before he joined Brunens s
circus he was employed by another
show and Is an experienced circus man.
The burlington county authorities. il is
understood, wish to question him par
ticularly about an escapade In which he
and Mrs. Brunen took part with
Brunen's daughter Hazel aud William
Parkstrom. who later became Hazel
Brunen's husband.
According to Capt. Larkins and the
burlington county authorities. Mrs.
Brunen and her stepdaughtcr went TO
Hoboken last November with Ward and
Parkstrom and lived with the two men
for four days in two furnished rooms.
Brunen asked the Jersey CITY police to
find his wife and daughter. and Capt.
Larkins and Lieut. Lynch began search
for Ward. They found him through his
sister, and said tonight that they found
Mrs. Brunen with him in tha furnished
room. The woman was turned over to
her husband The circus man was not
told that she had been living with Ward.
He was given to understand that his
wife had gone to Hoboken or Jersey City
to help his daughter elope with Park
strom.
In Jersey City tonight acting Chief
OF Police Leonard said that Ward had
supper on the night OF Tire crime with
his sister. Mrs. Schuman. at 10 Read
street. After supper he went 90 the
early show at the Monticello motion
picture theater and then stopped in an
ice cream parlor. Edward Hayes, son
member OF the firm, said that he paid
Ward his weeks wages at five o'clock
last Friday afternoon.
The detectives learned to-day that a
week before the shooting Brunen threat
encd to leave home because OF domestic
difficulties and that on the Monday be-
fore he died he had gone 10 Williams
town. the winter quarters OF his circus.
and had instructed one of his employees
70 renovate a parlor car attached to the
circus. lie said that he would occupy
II as his home within few days Work
on the car was 20 have started last Sat
tuday. the day after the circus mans
death.
Prosecutor Jonathan Kelsey and Do
tective Parker said tonight that they
did not intend 70 question Mrs. Bruner
or members Of her family further IN
reference to dle murder. They said that
ttev had no Information of any sort that
Mrs. Brunen knew anything OF the
crime