The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-06
THE BRIDGEPORT TRAGEDY.
Further Particulars OF the Murder OF
Captain COlvOcOrcsscs-Largc Insur-
nnce.

Further Particulars OF the Murder of
Captain Colvocorcsscs-Largc Insur-
nnce.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, June g. 1872.
Since the murder OF Captain Colvocoresses facts
have transpired which serve to involve the affair in
still further mystery An examination OF the
clothing of the dead man shows that the ball,
which entered the left side, did not pass through
his coat or vest but the latter was open when he
was found, and his shirt on fire from the OK
posion- In passing out the ball went through his
coat. This fact would seem to show that he either
in sculie which preceded the shot had his vest
torn open or opened il himself for some purpose
unknown. There are various theories anoat con-
corning the matter, particularly in view
OF the large amount OF insurance which
life. The friends of Captain Colvocoresses
in IitchGed state that he took no money with him
when he left home. and even left his watch behind
him. From the time that he was last seen alive to
the time OF the shot was some twenty minutes.
ample time for him to have reached the boat and
boat had pushed Off from the dock, as the police
man who heard the shot and found the dying man
testiies. All these facts serve to involve the mat
ter in the deepest mystery. and the weapon used,
the finding Of the bag opened and r1ned ana the
finding OF another ball, corresponding with the one
which passed through the murdered man, on the
sidewalk near the place of the tragedy still further
compicate the affair." A post-mortem cxamina-
ton, made at the instance OF friends or the de-
ceased showed that the pistOShOt wound was the
only one the dead man received, and there were no
other marks of violence upon his body The author
4 tiles vigorously working up the case.
The following is a list oil the companies in which
Captain Colvocoresses was insured: New York
| Life, $4,000; Phoenix, $4,000; st. Louis Mutual
| $4,000; Manhattan. $1,000; John Hancock $4,000
| National, Of Vermont, $4,000 State Mutual $4,000
Atlantic mutual, 81, 800; Charter OAK $500; Con
necticut Mutual additlonaD, $4,000; Travellers
$4,000: Berkshire, $1,000; Commonwealth. $4,000
| Northwestern, $4,000; Mutual Benefit, $4,000
Mutual Life, $4,000; Equitable, $4,000; New Eng
land, $4,000; North American, $4,000; Connectf-
cut Mutual, S10,00O--making a total of S173OOO on
his life All Of this, saving 900 and the 5000 in
! the Berkshire Company, was effected since January
! Is, 1872, and OF the total amount S16S,000 was
effected through A. H. Smith, OF the firm OF Blan-
chard Smith, managers of the Commonwealth
Life. 17s Broadway. The premiums are payable
semannually. and amount to about $4,000. The
policies were payable to himself.
Captain Colvocoresses had an appointment with Mr..
A. Il. Smith at the AstOr House on Tuesday, and was
on his way to New York TO keep that appointment
when his death occurred
Reliable and competent witnesses testify that only
a few moments previous to the shot they saw men
standing in close conversation the of Cln
ton and Main streets not one hundred feet from
where the shooting occurred. or all the rumors
aloat this Is the only grain OF truth that can be
sited out to the present time but it is confidently
expected that further developments will soon I'M
ravel the mystery.