The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-07-11

| INFO The service OF the Howe Machine Com
| pany. Up to late hour last night facts
enough had not been developed TO trace up
the steps of Hall, or to establish with any
degree OF certainly any links between him
| and the deceased, except as above mentioned.
One of the greatest mysteries connected
with the very mysterious affair Is that IN re-
gard to the manner in which the body got
into the sink. The openings were too small
10 admit the passage. of body OF the size OF
the dead man, and the trap-door in the floor,
which was large enough, was closed SO
tightly that it was only by the use Of scraper
and chiscl that Mr.. Jones pried il open. 1t
j. lust within the range of probabilities that
the man, If Il suicide, raised the trap.door
and swung down at first with his hands on
the sides of the opening, descending in such
4 way that the door fell as soon rs his body
disappeared from the door.
Another conjecture is that he may have
lief, the door open and some one entering
afterwards closed it without suspecting the
horrible story connected with its being found
omen. The suicide, if such he was, must
have been insane to choose so shocking and
20 extraordinarily repelant mode OF death.
He must have, OF course. hr>t removed MS
clothes and concealed them where they were
found by Mr.. Jones, and then have walked
10 the sink. The floor of the muSlc-stand,
under which the clothes were found, Is 4
foot aud half above ground. The clothes
were in good condition, not torn nor other
wise testi'ying to struggle or violence.
The opinion prevailed to considerable
extent among persons present at the inquest,
which attracted a large crowd. that iou'
murder had been committed. Strong color
49, t1of foot thpf I
extremely difficult, if not impossible, for inc
man him self TO have got into the sink with
The ,rap.dcor closed. and it was shut until
nnnnrd Yesterday. The sink is large and
drcp one, and ii was stated by one person in
The vicinity that he had not known the con-
feu;s to be removed for four years.
II the dead man was Hall, a sewing-ma-
chine cmploye, cupdity could not have been
HE incentive to 4 murder, and there must
nave been another cause. But the cream
stance that the body was stripped OF its
clothes also is thought 10 mitigate against the
theory OF murder, it being considered lni-
urohable that Il murderer would have de-
uudnd his victim of his clothing anu then
hidden the latter where they were found.
The Jury OF inquest, after viewing tue
body and hearing the testimony OF MI:
Jones. adjourned till this afternoon at i
O'Clock, when they will r,aSscmblc 1T john
sons restaurant, corner OF GlSt ana LON.
bard streets. This morning DR.. Kelly and
pr. NcLane Tiffany will make Il poStm0rtcnl
| OF the body, and the result will, 1t Is expect
| ed. he laid before the jury when they meet
this afternoon. Mr.. George Hoover Is lore
man of the jury. 1t is expected the post
| p2oytcn1 will disclose if there was any violent
cause Of death.
|, should be added that on the Goth Of June
james Carter, ali employ Of tie Howe Sew
in" Machine Company, was arrested by de-
uuty sheriff Goodrich, charged with cmbez'
zlnu $50 from The Weed sewing Machine
! Company, with whom he had formerly been
cmpl0,cd. Sheriff Albert committed the
| Young man to jail to answer the charge. The
accused was much concerned and protested
his Innocence, and, it is alleged, declared bis
| intention of committing suicide, us soon is
| an opportunity afforded, on account CT the
Great clla-rin ard modification he felt.
It il learned that he VAS very soon re-
leased from j4, and last night it was sought
10 identity him with the supposed +. &.
Hall. The facts Of James Carriers arrest
were published in the Sum on the I'D OF
June nearly i'll the words given above. The
police, who have the matter i'll hand, are ln-
duStriousy nj. work gathering clues to the
identity of the deceased, which may possibly
lead to a solution of the pcrpeXing mystery
of the suicide or murder. The name OF +.
{. Hall does not occur in the directory.
If the death was voluntary one. or If
murder. the deed in either case must have
been committed late at night, as the park Is
| patroed until midnight, and well lighted.
| The music stand and the space between 1t
and the watcr-closet in the rear OF the super
lutcndeut's house. is one Of the most fire.
g.ented parts OF the park, and in the neigh
borhood OF the croquet grounds.
The water closet is about fifteen yards in
the rear of the superintendent house, in
the northwest part OF the park, pear Balli'
more street extended. and, rs stated above,
Srventy.iiye yards from the music stand. In
this locality there are always many fire.
qucnter> OF the park up to a late hour on
summer nights. There is even sometimes,
when there is bright moonlight, croQuet.
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