The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-24
THE VYNOCKIE MYSTERY.

Employing Blood-Iiounds-P Packs OF Far
mers' Dogs on the Mountain, but No
Trail Di.covcrc t-suspicisus Utternnccs
by wyblr'- Woman.
To ire Editor OF The sun.
SRI In your report Of the Wynocke mystery
that appeared In THE suS Of yesterday, read that
a clairvoyant from Paterson had been employed to
aid In the discovery Of the missing Wybe children,
or Of some clue to them II they have been iouliy
dealt with. Now, 1t seems TO me, that II good
blood hound had been employed 1t would have been
much more sensible. II some garment that the little
ones had worn were shown to fierce, hungry dog
OF this kind he might strike upon trail that would
at once solve the whole mystery. There now lives
a dog.traner in Filth street, who has inst such an
animal. Were I man. would wish for othlng
better than an opportunity to do my share In bring
ing the guilty pardes In this AFFAIR to justice ven.
ture TO make tnis suggestion, losing my eiaim To .e
heard upon my having been twenty ears sub
ecribcr to our paper. MOlHEh.
The idea OF employing bloodhound Ia very nat.
ural one, and occurred at once to tho people Of
wynocke. Having animal or this breed, how
ever, In the ncighborhood, they were compelled TO
use such dogs "a they had. More than hundred
were taken up In the mountain TO join In the search,
and though there were good pointers among them
they gave not the slightest sign Of having found
trail. Had bloodhounds heen employed, the success
might have been no greater; for either the ncayy
rains had washed out the scent entirely or tic whole
story OF gorg fOi the hickory nuts was pure fab
rlcation and the little ones did not leave the
cabin Of the Mybes alive, or at any rate, on
foot One tling that occurred shortly after
the FIRST alarm had been given would
seem to mark the hut itself us the resting place or
the chillren's bodies. One OF tho Wynoekaus
while in the place thrust hia stick through hole In
the floor OF the cabin, and 1t into tile soft earth
beneath a foot or so. Upon which the womJn-J1c
Wybe's woman exclaimed, You needn't thu X they
| are buried there, that you run your stick down In
| that way No remark mad at that time yet been
made expressive or any such suspicion. and her
words were remembered a., to say the least
strange STILL IL Is not probable that II buried any .
where, II Is In tie cabin. Taking up the floor and
replacing It would have gwen the W. bos
| more trouble than was necessary. II We re-
| member that from O'Clock in the afternoon OF
New Years Day until o'clock at night, none of the
neighbors the cabin. and that the story Of
| the hickory nuts, and forth, may be true, and
msy not. we wi see that there was plenty time to
dispose Of the children and all traces of them.
When our reporter was introduced TO the woman ia
bis visit 20 the cabin q gentleman from New York,
| she replied in an uneasy manner Yes, | eSnected
some one would come from there" Her flushed
face seemed owing rather to fear and anxiety than
| 10 anythiug else OF overwhelming grief, such a
| mother would feel under the circumstances, there
| was no trace.
| No c1orts are being made to investigate the mys-
| terry, aad 1t VIII probably soon die away.