The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-04
to Negrete, however and probably will until
some other caterer to public amusement makes
a hit for ''God and liberty" in another part of
the republic
The Murder Mystery.

The Murder Mystery.
The dark tragedy of Twenty third street
remains as yet incomplete, and the blood OF
the murdered victim still cries aloud in the
streets and on the highways for the detection
OF his cruel assassin. In spite of the soothing
and confusing process which has been 80 dill
gently but so weakly applied in quarters
where only the high and honorable mission OF
journalism should have been recognized, the
public mind is more keenly alive to the neces-
sity of detecting and Furnishing the murderer
than it was even while the first thrill Of horror
rested upon it, Moreover, we are grati6ed
beyond measure to learn that the energy and
acumen of Superintendent Jourdan and his
assistants are nfexby bent upon the faithful
and early accomplishment Of the great task
that has devolved upon them They nave at
heart the interests Of the community. the
resistless claim Of humanity and the honor of
their cloth, and if all that reaches us be true
the hand of justice is, while we WRITE within
hairs breadth OF the culprt's neck.
The true and able men of the police
have not been deferred for one moment
from the right track, and although in the hurry
and confusion Of the first alarm some essential
precautions were overlooked, the main body Of
and fixed there with the brilance of photo
graphic picture and the sharp precision of the
sculptors most exquisite art.
ga guilty conscience is like whirlpool
drawing in all to itself that would otherwise
pass by" and we have reason to believe that
conscience, aided by detective skill, is doing
its inevitable work
Yesterday, Of course, as on all the preceding
days, there were organs of publicity which
denied and accused with equal dogmatism and
recklessness. This journal has confined itself
to recalling the history in brief. Of celebrated
cases and expressing the hores and wishes of
the public for the calculation of the bloody
problem thus abruptly flung in our teeth. We
have reminded the officers of the law and all
others that there are to be no hating, no favor
and no distinction in the relentless search now
demanded; that they are to be on the alert
against false scents and the arrogance of
name and position; that cajolery and menace
are alike to be dsregarded, as the press totally
disregards them, and that the fair fame of our
city and the safety of its citizens are pro-
foundly involved. These requirements our
enlightened Superintendent and his corps of
assistants seem fully to recognize, and, not
withstanding the remarkable delay that has
preceded the continuation of the inquest, we
are assured that the crucial test will be applied
to all the witnesses summoned to-day in
manner that will leave little to be desired.
Many keen eyes and searching intellects will
follow the testimony rendered, syllable by
syllable, and the measures taken, step by step.
figures with regard to houses visited and
watches purchased, lost or found; we will not
take account of any haphazard narratives Of
what was seen or not seen by sleepy people
from drowsy windows at a dull hour, across
the street; and cock-and-bull stories from
that centre of wonders and refuge of lost run
Always who never are found Philadelphia
will receive just the credit they deserve and
no more.
The labors of the past few days have gone
for naught or within very brief space of time,
indeed, the grasp of the law will be laid upon
the shoulders of the guilty with that fatefni and
decisive utterance which conviction imparts
art the mani"