The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-08
THE COLVOCORESSES MURDER,
A Clue as to the Motive for Muir
dering the Captain.
Eighty Thousand Dollars in
Bonds Stolen.
The SuSpected Assassin Said to Have Passed
Through New Haven.
BRIDGEPORT, June Q, 1872

BRIDGEPORT June @, 1872
Further examination into the affairs OF the muir
dered Captain Cofvocoresscs reveals the fact that
the OF property missing is much larger than
was supposed. In the box in which the murdered
man kept his securities was found among other
papers, memorandum OF his various bonds and
other property, certain of which were NAKED "D,n
and to the list was appended the note 1.-THE
bonds marked d / take with me to New York"
All the securities on the list were found in the box
excepting those thus designated, which amount to
sso,ooo and are as folows:-Government bonds,
$4,000; Central Pacific, $4,000; Union Pacific,
ss,oOO Connecticut Valley Railroad, $4,000; Con-
necticut State bonds, $4,000. Mr.. Colt OF the
Litchhed Bank, discovered no clue to these bonds
In New York, and there is now no doubt whatever
that the murdered man had these securities with
him on Monday night, and that they were in the
small leather bag which he guarded so closely.
The New Haven Palladium has the following ac-
count of a transaction which may throw some light
upon the mystery, and 1t Is, perhaps, well enough
ments the suicide theory has few supporters
1T IS thought that
THE MURDERER HAS BEEN IN NEW HAVEN
On the morning following the night OF the tragedy
about four O'Clock, a man entered the switch-house
of the Hartford road and there revealed to the
night Waterman the fact that he had walked from
Bridgeport that night. He appeared much fatigued,
and when given lunch ate heartily. He was re-
spectacle looking man, dressed In fine pants of a
light color, coat OF dark color and fine texture
white shirt. striped undershirt, apparently silk,
and straw hat The night Waterman left before
switch-house. When the day Waterman came in,
the man, who could not have seen morning paper,
murder. Upon being told that the papers were fun
OF it he hastily left, and has not been seen since.
The man went in the direction Of Hartford. and the
police are on his track
ANOTHER CLUE.
AS q party OF gentlemen were this morning eX-
aiming the ground where the murder took place
discovered St
the curb and the gutter, and near the spot where
the extra bullet and box of caps were discovered,
q small powderhorn. The horn had q piece of
cloth tied over Its mouth evidently corresponding
with the cloth in which the extra bullet and box OF
police headquarters, and added to the articles now
In possession of the police II was found on the Op-
posite side OF the street, and some distance Off
from the spot where Captain Covocoresses was
discovered. The pistol caps. bullet and powaer-
horn evidently belong together, and are an cstab-
lishmeut such as man like Captain Colvocoresses
would not be likely to have in his possession much
less TO carry about with him. Drs. Hubbard ana
Porter, who made the post-mortem examination,
found that
THE FATAL BULLET
carried away about four inches Of the spinal cord,
50 that death must have been almost instantaneous
and, AZ the pistol was found twelve or fifteen
feet from the body they consider IL impossible that
examination also revealed the fact that the gallant
Captain had been shot through the body once be-
fore, the course OF the bullet in this instance being
TO the right OF the spinal column, and they argue
reasonably that a man who had experienced the I'M
certainty 81 Such WOunding would have shot him
self through the heart and not through the lower
portion Of the body had he deliberately attempted
suicide. In fact the suicide theory is abandoned.
The interest in this terrible mystery is undated
and the police are still vigorously at work. 1t may
be interesting to know that Clinton street, where
avenue the travelled highway to the New York
boat, and In taking that street the Captain evil
IDENTITY did so through mistake, thinking that he
had got further down town. Any parties lying In
wait for him would have hardly expected him to
pass through that street, but might have followed
him in after he turned the corner. Thus far there
is no person known to the police upon whom a rea-
sonabe suspicion of the murder rests.