, 1873-12-25

bloody marks onaBcd, but at the entrance Of q
acutt1o on a llouso in tho rear, fronting on El-
alapo Of tho vest belonging 10 tho murdered
button.hole through whIol Ills satcll.chain
Ind passed froshly torn ont. Tho neatly,
ana a9a xo room sns nt IN WS tao we
havo boon had thoro becn struggle, and by for
tho strongest fact In confirmation, OF tho theory
Of mnrdor for nlonoy was hero discovered III tno
ahaoneo Of tho knife Of any other weapon wlt1
4 handBomo watch md chnin which Ryan n
known to lsavo carried woro missing, his pockets
hook md tho ley Of q box in which ho ltopt hia
fank books. III this bcx wero tiiroo banh
bank, showing a bala1co Of $3.50 III favor 81
Nicho1aB nvan, anoller OIL tho hamG bnnl, fu
tho name Of Uathnrino Staploton, mn aunt Of tho
lyans. showing credit Of $100, and third
record Of au account III tho nowcry Saving,
ward. 'winnfrcd stapleton,. with s22o crodit;
On n table was a small opo'l-facod gold
watch, with glt.a-rorcla chair, gold ,poi'cil,
supposed II to havo boon liz property pr Of Miss :
Ryan. 4 pair Of cuffs with pair Of gold
aloovo buttons in them woro tho only articles Of
ynlue belonging to tho b.otlltr, which .worn
found, except s3.M In monoy. t? iiis rantaloona3
hia Hiater's clothing WIS neatly folded oil chair
,lcnr where ahe 1ay. Aliss Ryan Hlopt OH O mat
trcsa laid acrosa 4 pair Of trcstles to thc right
Of and near tue door WI while Lor .,,1 broth IL
tromc loft in tic further cornor: l1ls bod
ding was daarrangcd, rs though he Ind hastily
risen from 1t. Thoro wera bloody f'nyor-narka
on The door and Tho mattrosa Oil which tie dead
room wero literally soaked With blood. 1IoE
body lay nearly 1at on itH faco, md tho cash 10
her throat, by n singular coincidence, precisely
roHemb1ed her brothers doath-wound. III botll
eases tho inciBion in tho neck commenced under
tho right ear, and was continued around to tha
back. But there woro evidences of gtrangulation
OH Tho womana thront anl faco, both tn the
| protruslon of tho tongue and marks about tho
neck, aa though sllo lad boon graspod from boz
| hind "a sho lay In bed.
Whom Niclio!as' body was found It lay With
| tho hoad against tho door Of tho room occupied
| by Charles Miller, OIL tho lnnding at tho third
iioor, ana it {B rathor u Bngu}nr fact thnt of aL
tho occupants Of the house, Miller was tue only
ly. IIe was awakened by tho fall Of L heavy body
against his door, and, opening 1t, saw Ncholas
Ryan lying dead. Jennie Durko, WHO Earo tile
alarm up-BtalrB, dcscribcs q whcezng Bound
awoko her father. No ono hoard footsteps on
| tic acuttle stairs. but careful examination Of
tho bloody footmnrks rondcry 1t certain
| tlat they woro made BY somo ono who did
not wear shoos. Sand was found Rticking
to tho feet Of the murdered man, and this has
led to tho theory tlat tho marks to tho roof wore
from hs feet; but tho most experienced think
that Hand On nyan's feet was not from tho gravel
roofing. but from tho sanlcd floors Of tho hall
Thcir theory is also contradictcl by tho absence
Of returning footmarls. Everything. about the
case seems to point to double murdor for the
sake OF money by aomo Unknown assasain, a1lc
that is the belief now entertained by tho dotect
ivos. But thus far thoro is no ciuo to wor
upon, aud whether tho mystery surrounding tut.
dreadful crime will ever bo fathomed, OF wlcthol
it will swell tho long list Of unpunisled aasassl
nations with tho Nathan murder and tho Rogol'
case, timo alone will show.