New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-17
JHE NEUARK POLICE MURDER.

MORE ABOUT TIE BLACK BAG-ARREsr or SUPPOSED
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS or TIE ACCUSED mEN.
The discovery of the bag containing silver
ware stolen from the house Of Horace Bedc on the
morning that Officer Brock shot. alleged. by
Charles Oschwald and Thomas Ryan, ana which was
traced IN the hand Of OscAwad 60 the saloon OF Reuben
Roe at spliugcld-avc. aud Howardst.. Newark, con
tnues 10 be the cncrossing theme Of conversation IN
newark and considered the connecting linz In the
chain Of evidence against the men whom the Corolcrs
ury found guilty Of the murder Of the policeman Search
Lad made for the bag the pcInser Of MI Roe,
and only hours before II found under IN oa1-
side stairway by woman Mr.. Roc's cmI 10y Detective
Fischer visited the saloon and searched under the very
stairway where the woman claims che found IT, hr
Fischer declares that II the bag had been under the
stairs when be searched for IL he should
certainly have II. II seems apparent that
the bag had sccreted ROes premises, and that
when the search for IL became too digcn and the IN
mates found themselves subject To the espionage OF the
unce was thought best discover II In public man
ncr when the son Of the Chic! Of Police IN the sa-
loou The police assert that Roe Il fence ." or re-
cciycr ~ stolen property. About two years ago bur
rlar named snyder was fatally shot while attempting to
rob the house OF STR. Cook In Frelnghuysenave. ana
tol refuge I'm Roe. house. aud 1t was not until Roe
found TINT SNYDER vas going 10 die that he made known
t.r lattcr's hiding place to the police.
Yrstcrday morning Detectives McManus and Fischer
arrested Roe and Li, h"u-ckceper, Mary Sc"e' me
rnuou VINO alleges that she the bag under the
stairway Roe Is accused Of being accessory Ia the
murder In that be concealed important e. id'ncc against
Osciwa.d AVID RYAN The woman II held rs Nltnr-s
Roe was committed by Justice Jansen Ia the county
,Jan IN default OF 5000 ball. reporter OF IIIL
IrHi>r visited the County jail yesterday for the p
nos. of conv.r,ng with Oscgad and Ryan. The latter
wa walking uusy up and down IN, corridor, ana
was apIar'nil, very much excited. OseLrad was
writing Letter in his cell, No 49, on the second icr anu
was BOt OF tn accused men refused I"
converse with the reporter ON the subject 81 me TRAGEDY
Thomas RYAN j. about 80 years old. Al II years OF
ngr me was convicted OF larceny ana sentenced Ia
Nh. Essex County jail In October, 1864, he was
convicted Of receiving stolen goods aud imprisoned
Tor IL months. On Jan. 20, 1869, be Wa
again convicted OF Larceny, ana H. N0'eihDl
1872 he naz .eutcnccd to SIX months Impeachment III
I'M County jail FOR conspiracy soon ancTNard lac Was
need 10 30 dly rsUnmcnt for disordcTy con
duct lie was next heard Of III ScHlOTk, where he was
..utrurcd to five years imprisonment az sing sing 10.
hargIay After sLofI Incarceration he wac discharged
on recommendation Of the surgeon az ne was b'Ncu
10 De suffering from consumption He then retufhrd TO
Newark and has since been kept under ellance 10y
The polloc. OschWad h young man OF good iauil!'
and until II few months ago, when lac became com
p4uOu RYAN hc bore good reputation. Inc dccuscu
neu have employed Mc-srs Guild, Morrow and iIasainaI
a. lBor counsel and II is understood that their deensc
Viii DC abi The sentiment OF the community Is very
much against the prisoners and II may DC ulIcuIt !"
secure unbiased jury 20 try them.