The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-07
THE BRIDGEPORT ASSASSINATION
The Latest Developments to the MUIR
der of Captain COlvOcOresses-The Money
He Had with Him-Fiftecn Thousand
Dollars In Bonds Missing-The Probable
Reason for the Shooting.

der of Captain ColvOcoresses-Thc Money
He Had with Him-Firtecn Thousand
Dollars I'm Bonds Missing-The Probable
Reason for the Shooting.
BRIDGEPORT June 0, 1872.
Additional particulars OF the murder of Captain
COlvocOresses wrap the matter in still deeper mys-
terry. A subsequent examination OF the body shows
that what was supposed to be wound over the right
hip is where the fatal ball emerged from the body,
it having passed through the murdered man, enter
ing the left breast and taking downward course
diag0nally across the body, emerging on the right
side, little back of the hip. After leaving the
body the ball passed through fence grazed one
corner OF the steps to piazza OF the
house in ffont OF which the deed
committed, and then poughed up the
ground. 1t was picked up on Tuesday morning and
Is no held by the police as an important adjunct,
with the pistol the capture and Identification OF
the murderers. When Oncer Bailey heard the re-
port OF the pistol he ran Immediately towards the
spot and arrived so quickly upon the scene that he
found the murdered man still gasping and his
clothes on fire from the explosion OF the pistol The
weapon Is n long, 0ld-fashioned horse pistol, capa-
BILE OF sending ball great distance and with ire
mendous force and 1t Is a weapon OF q class seldom
seen now, and may furnish u valuable clue to the
detection OF the murderers The condition OF the
sword cane carried by Captain Colvocoresses, when
found by the officer, indicated that he had used it
in desperate endeavOr to repel his assailants be-
fore the fatal shot was fred The case OF the sword
was broken to pieces and the blade bent nearly
double.
On leaving the hotel Captain Colvocoresses
called at drug store on the corner or Main an
state streets on his way to the boat boat bought
pointed out TO him, and he started down Main
street. but turned into Clinton street, one block
before the regular turning to the boat, and which
he evidently mistook for the route pointed out for
him. After this he was not seen till he was found
by O1lcer Bailey, In dying condition.
Mr.. II. r. Colt, Cashier OF the First National Bank
OF Litchded, arrived In Bridgeport this afternoon,
and took charge of the body for the family.
nnh Mr. nf anil
1t is ascertained that Captain Colvocoresses had
but little money with him on this OCCASION
pcrson-and that he also left his watch at
home The murderers thus get absolutely nothing
for their terrible deed The memoranda found
In New york, where deceased had a bank account.
ON leaving home he remarked TO his wife that he
need not take any money, as he had enough for all
purposes IN New York.
Captain colvocoresses was sixty.nye years of age,
and leaves wife. one son and four daughters The
lie had resided fifteen Yeats in Iitchfed, was a
man of considerable wealth and was much re-
spected While in the East India squadron Captain
Covocoresses took part IN the Brilliant capture o.
the "Barrier Forts" on the Canton River, under
SS "a %e PGce Of se% ave tne eaR
conspicuous part. During the late war Captain
Colv0coresses was constantly on duty and received
a large amount " prize money "a his share from
several captures. The police are very quiet about
the matter, but every endeavor will be made to
trace the Iced TO lts Source.
FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF BONDS
MISSING
An examination OF the affairs OF the Captain,
made by his executors at Litchneld, has revealed
the fact that $4,000 In government bonds, which he
IL known To have had, are missing. There Is no
record Of these bonds TO be found, and deposit
~ them anywhere appears TO have been made As
captain Col,ocoresses about making arrange
mcnts for paying the semannual premium on his
insurance, which comes due In July and was also
10 take up claims against him TO the amount OF
5000 IL Is reasonable 10 suppose that he had these
bonds with him at the time of his being
shot. The object OF his visit to New York
on Tuesday was to complete the arrangements
spoken Of above with Mr.. Smith, through
wnom $4,000 OF the insurance has been effected
As the theory OF suicide is now being pushed in
certain quarters. this development will prove per-
haps, OF great Importance, and Mr. ii. X. Colt, Of
the iitchneld National Bank, has gone to New
York to-day to determine, If possible, whether the
bonds had been deposited with any parties In that
city. In the meantime detectives have taken the
pistol bullet and other articles found the dead
man and have gone with them TO Litchfeld, TO dis.
cover whether they were ever In the possession OF
any parties living In that town.
The opinion gains ground that Captain Covoco.
resses was murdered by parties who supposed ne
had money on his person, which he was tahine W
New YORK To meet the aforementioned ciaims' anu
this theory may not be far from correct.