The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-27
THE OYSTER BAY MYSTERY.

The Inquest Continued and Adjourned
Yesterday without any Startling De-
veIopments-The Significance OF q Wet
and Rusty Set OF Keys In q Bureao
Drawer.
Although the authorities of Queens county have
by no means been idle in the matter the mystery
OF South Oyster Bay still remains unravelled, and
the murderer Of Samuel J. Jones is yet undis-
covered. Ingenious theories have from time to
time been advanced, but they have as often
been upset by the hard logic Of facts.
Suspicious circumstances have been taken hold
of and worked out to conclusions which have left
searchers after truth as far from their object al
ever. Some time ago Coroner Baylis received an
anonymous letter from New York. detailing how
the writer saw an old gentleman answering to the
description of the murdered man eating oysters In
Fulton Market in company with another man, to
whom he describing his manner OF life, and
how the two men left In company: The keeper
and described the men in the same manner as che
writer Of the letter, who was subsequently,
had really been in the city about the time men,
toned, but the date could not definitely be fixed,
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very reticent, especially among strangers that Il
was not considered worth while to pursue the sup
has been at work upon the case for some time,
and, 1t is understood has certain hints to aid him
which may enable him, before the next meeting Of
the inquest to point out the perpetrator OF the
horrible crime.
Meantime the adjourned inquest was proceeded
Bay, yesterday, Coroner BayIis being assisted, as
Og G nus "a;
elected tends rather to show who did not commit
the crime than who did
James Seaman testified Was at Jones' house about
@ on Slyy sams Su and
Conversation with Msionsy ba. had n mo- conc mo
previous before up to him he turned around,
n
faff s. feet .Ss
thought nothns the until noSsn n the nng
der became knoW,n when It occurred to me that his
Y had p1eSSnsy Bsss
saae hsa the Sc lay the
hickory sapngs growing BY could not discover
Tie 81 & es
st,hs time Ts 5ai was told daughter;
ssS s% ssi, msSs %
would seem s1' IL:
S Mss o an% int &c x fd NJ
:Ss q Dc wen & Soa q Vas IN S0S ss
fallen not tell his bro the T Sst
wss but Nv
always come 10 short tine. The witness explained the
Rs seen q Mr.
Mr. x oes in 5
for assault and -, Ssssy but ns was
Os ns sSns1y light alter he was saw
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and met George and Jackson a. Powers HOTEL
going east and west; nextdav went TO New York and
" George Seaman testified Reside with Mr. Jackson
jones' living at e9trs when shs murder 9ccurred
never stated hat this inquest closed and that the
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ne was taken up in knot and for two feet from
'"e o'0No' W." SATURATED WITH BLOOD.
though the deceased had taken hold Oft with bloody
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July he appearance Of things in the house. a.
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the basin; there Yves bureau nrthe ROOM with four
R Ss King ,, Is , 5Susn 4 had
fallen IN the drawer all the drawers had apparently
been rHmmaged pextd Sunday went with the Cbro-
In The ths upper drawer q bureau found bIsch
when appeared to be wet; might have overlooked the
Keys on me day prevcus but IL s not probsbe they had
Snysnns In the housS the keys 70 At locks the
q DC decidedly wet % lunch % as 70 attract
not know that any had been 70 the drawer In the
meantime, excepting perhaps one or two members "a
the fainily the drawers Of bureau In the room
had also been fqrciby opened excepting one which
rently heen forcibfy opened, with the exception of
ower drawer In which were found number or artcleS