The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-04
The N. Y. Yr,hllne OF ihis morning saYs:-

4 Tn6 ~. Y. JTlF1ne OF lnlS mOrnlug ShJs'-
In a oomforta third.sto suit OF rooms,
m the upper part of this city, lives Mr.. Everett
4 u. De La Noy, a bearded, wel-built, brown.
featured man, of good height aud apparently OF
lmpulsive manner, and tells, without hesitation
or contradiction, story which Is OF intense
A interest, and which seems worthy OF credence,
especially as it's most important details are
fully confirmed by the testimony OF that lively
\ and intelligent lady, Mrs. De La Noy, who mani
tests pardonable faith and pride in her hus- 1
band. For about three years Dir. De La Noy
was member OF the police force In this
city, and during the third year detective,
whose success in working up important
his brother detectives, some of whom (as he
believes) laid plot by which he was inveleied,
4 against his better Judgment into technical
February last. Some time alter this he became
hrst mate on board the steamb pat Connecticut,
of the Hancock Line, which piled between
Troy and Pier No. Al, North river in this city.
On this boat large piles of cotton bales were
often carried among which passengers occa-
sionally lost their hats. certain hat lost in
this way, and not reclaimed, came into Mr.. De
La Noy's possession. One day, while handling
the hat, he picked off the number indicating
the size, a." he thinks, and caretessly stuck it
inside the sweat band, and then tore out the
lining, which was loose, and threw it away.
Mr.. De La Noy also had dark-blue flannel
coat, on the sleeve OF which were several spots
OF oil, spattered there while its owner was en-
gagged in oiling the axle OF freight truck on
board the steamboat There was also, near the
pocket large grease mark, which used to
greatly annoy Mys. De La Noy whenever her
husband wore the coat at bone.
At Troy, some time ip June, 1868, man came
on board the Connecticut, gave mis- name as
james Mahar, and wanted to work his passage
to his city. He was soon employed as deck
hand, and, not beng we'll clothed, the mate
gave him the hat and coat above described. On
July 10 both Mahar and Mr. De La Noy left the
boat. Later in the season the latter became
street-car conductor and still later peddler of
patent chair springs. At intervals since July
he has seen Mahar about the cit and spoken
to him occasionally. On the mvrnlng of De.
Cember "a or 26 (he is not certain which, he
met HI n in University place and passed some
words with him. After the murder he caught
an occasional glimpse OF the fellow
and on the morning OF January 22 he
came up, with HIM in University place,
tapped him no, on the shSaldern and and
been shot; and before Mr.. De La Noy could
express his surprise at this, and ask an eXpana-
tion, friend accosted him, aud Jim" slipped
away. This circumstance, the fellows name,
and some o.her straws, gave the eX-detectlve
An idea. Between and 10 o'clock last Friday
morning, Mr.. De La Noy, coming down town.
met couple of officers, and incidentally asked
If they were after the Rogers murderer, casually
saying that if that coat the police had was not
,p6ue one, he should be interested himself. The
detectives, astonished at such a remark,
assured him 1t was not a white coat, but
dark blue flannel one. The vision of posi-
bilities that flashed across the exdetectiVe's
mind may be imagined. Not au instant was
lost in seeking Sergeant LoWery, whom,
il seems he had known when policeman him
self, and whom he met in the street. Permission
to see the coat was asked and granted. 1t was
shown, and there were the "oil-spots," and the
grease mark near the pocket Its Identification
was instant and complete Mrs. De La Noy
also, to whom it was exhibited the next day,
rec 'gnized it W tn equal promptness and cer-
talnty. The hat, too Mr.. De La Noy knew at
once, and said to the Sergeant, "lt they'll re-
ins.a,e me on the police where stood, pll hello
LOOK up this man." Commissioner Brennan
was at once visited, and a satisfactory situation
guaranteed to Mr. De La Noy.
OF course the immense Importance of finding
this 'Jlmn instantly presented itself 10 Sergeant
Lowery, and after a consideration of the case IL
was thought advisable to make tour OF the
stat on. houses and look among the dodgers
therein for this man. lhe necessary authority
> was obtained, and the search was begun with
the up town station houses. The party reached
the Spring street station about ] o'clock on
Monday morning. Looking carefully among
the dodgers there, Mr.. De La Noy, spying
young man stretched out upon the
aoOr o,a and clothed d.r,d1 IN 1oon nothing but
exclaimed, Jim, we want you!" and to Sergeant
Lowery, "There's the mani" An arrest was
Immediately made, and another young fellow,
said to be ''pal" of the suspected murderer,
was also taken into custody, as being possibly
the accomplice, whose evidence is so necessary
in the case. These prisoners were taken to the
Fifteenth precinct, the coat was tried on, fitted,
and they were locked up. At this point accord
ing to Mr.. De La Noy's story, he clinched
the good impression he had made by grand
rgeant Lowery. and several others, Mr.. De La
Noy remarked, "Now. gentlemen, if l am cor
rect in my opinion, you will find the number of
that hat sticking to the inside OF the sweat
band! IL 1t Is not there will give up all the
claims have made! fit IS there think am
fairly entitled 10 be reinstated in my old placen
The hat was brought-search was made-the
number was found!
The Details of the arrests made on Monday
morning were given in Tuesdays Tribune with
tho circumstances that made IL seem impossible
that the suspected man could be the murderer.
A farther examination of the state OF things at
The Spring Street Police Station confirms this
view, and makes 1t almost certain that Mr.. De
La Noy is mistaken in thinging that John Robin
Bon and James Mahar are one aud the same
person. John Collins (whom. by the way, the
ponce are not at all anxious to arrest) has
lodged here since the capture Of his
COMPANION AS well as before, aud was
called up last night about seven o'clock
and sharply questioned. He is good
natured looking Scotchman, with no objection
az all TO being arrested and fed, as well as
lodged, at the public expense, aud says that he
has known JACK" 1.-THE only name he ever heard
applied 10 Mr. De La Noy's "Jlmn) since last
winter; that from June to December 1868,
Jack! was away in the country somewhere,
"ditchingi" that he returned about two months
ago, and since then he has had no overcoat, no
knife (not even q pocket kniie) aud has not
worn hat at all, but cap. He has had two
coats one OF which was torn about New Years.
"Wbat, torn7 Was one sleeve torn OFF," "No;
il was only torn on the fap.n "What kind of a
coat was lti" "a brown oBe-a kind of round
about" "NOt a dark blue one p "No.n "And
What was the other coatS ~ "a black one
somebody gave him." Couple this evidence
With the strong and evident conviction OF
the officials at the Spring street station that
their lOdgey can't possibly be tbe murderer,