The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-09
TIE BRIDGEPORT MURDER.
Mcmora nlum or the Missing Securities
No Clue to the Murderer-Tcn Thousand
Dollars Reward To Be offered.

No Clue to the Murtlerer-Tcn Thousand
Dollars Reward To Be offered.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, June s, 1872
The following Is an exact copy Of the memoran-
dun found In the private box OF Captain Colvo-
coresses with the bonds and securities not miss
ing:-
The following are the securities which now hold and
New YORK ~ The ,ss bsposi No. 10 Broad
way Equitable building for convenience .,oooo
Eight i Sf Union Pasae st mort est
wsss vsss l se1 5 an
Fifteen United states gov $40 'eS, May Nov 1900
FIVE Danviiie urbana, Pekin bloomington RI 5000
Ten shepang Valley shares ........:........ Loo
Coupons due the LIST Of May on Y. $. Bonds. @. NJ O.
1t will be noticed that the date Of this document
is May b. Since that time Captain Colvocoresses
had been in New York, and at the time met Mr.. A.
f. Smith, Of the Commonwealth Life, through whom
he had transacted the bulk OF his insurance, and
had partially arranged for paying the semi annual
premium due in july He had told Mr.. Smith that
he intended to go SOUTH to Port Royal and should
be absent when the premium became due, and
would, therefore, provide for its being paid while
he was away. This he said he could not do then, ms
he had left important papers at home, which he
would bring down at his next visit, which to
in Bridgeport From these facts the impression is
strengthened that the unfortunate gentleman had
him at the time Of the murder, and taking 1t to
New York to deposit, as is Indicated in the note It,
SELF
No other facts have transpired to throw any
light upon the mysterious affair. A thorough
search in the town of Litcheld fails to identify the
pistol, bullets cap box, and there is nothing to
show that any such weapon was ever in the posses
sion OF the murdered man. While the opinion Is
strengthened that the killing was deliberate muir
der for money there is yet but little light upon
the matter, and no tangible clue has been found to
point out the guilty parties The friends and ac-
nm
who have been most intimate with him for
years, scout the idea OF his having committed sui
for which some one must be held responsible.
Captain Rylands OF the Bridgeport police, brought
signed by Mr.. 'S woodruff executor olering re-
ward Of $4,000 for the recovery OF the bonds; but
this has not yet been made public, T. being with
II published. Thus the matter now stands.
Excitement In Insurance Circlcs-A MUIR
der a Suicide.
The tragedy at Bridgeport on Monday night, full
details of which have appeared in the HERALD
daily, has caused much excitement In insurance
circles in this city, Captain Colvocoresses is in
sured upon his life for nearly 100000, principally
In New York companies The list appeared in the
HERALD of Tuesday. A reporter yesterday called
upon the agents OF several companies interested
and all seemed suspicious that the Captain came to
his death by suicide but as no claim has been made
rs yet by his executors for the amounts
ton has been taken by the companies
more than to send agents to Con-
necticut to investigate the circumstances
and report upon them The Captain, who was a
tired oficer of the navy, very correct in his
habits and always carried heavy life insur-
ance. From his brokers, Messrs. Blanchard 4
Smith OF the Commonwealth Insurance Company
the reporter learned that he had insured his life to
the amount OF sl73,Oo0 since last January all
through them, with the exception of $4,000 in the
Connecticut Mutual Life Company. The excuse for
this large increase In his life insurance is that he
was 10 leave In July for trip TO Port Royal. II is
probable that some companies will contest the
claims OF the estate; but as the Courts have de-
clded that suicide does not invalidate a policy
where the premiums have been paid, the companies
In which the deceased oicer Is Insured will doubt
less pay the claims and save costly litigation.
The Police and the Suspected Men.
Captain Irving, of the detective police, having
received information yesterday that two men who
had been seen leaving BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, on the day
after the murder OF Captain Colvocoresses at Itch
field were wanted by the police of that town, de-
tailed Detectives Farley and Dusenberry TO hunt up
the men. These officers brought intelligence to
captain Irving during the day that they
had found the men, and Captain Irving