The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-08
TIE MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDY.
NEW INTEREST dDDED Hr rR. CTfRLES
IIINTOL'S REJ LI-iIIONS.
A,errinr thnt he saw Or,iIic n. Jcweu Shoot
IIim.cirFour Times The Coroncr's Reason
fur nisbeiie,ing This George W. Jcwctts
Iuncrai-The Latest Theories and Gossip.

fur nisbciieving This George W. Jcwctts
Iuncrai-Tho Latest Theories nnd Gossip.
The mystery surrounding the tragedy in
Burling slip is not yet solved. Tho theory that
Drvillc Jcwclt committed suicide is believed, by
lhosc who are following all the clues. to be alb
Burd The physician who made the autopsy says
HAT tho courses of the balls were all downward
md bac kward. indicating conolusivcly that the
wcapon must have been held above tho body.
prvillo might possibly have elevated his arm
Dmflicicntly to have fired the first shot but it ia
Improbable that he could have rccockcd the pis-
lol and fired thrco other Shots all taking the
bame direction. to say nothing OF the nth shot
nred from the navy revolver which also took
Iimilar course. Coroner Lingor. too. says il
was impossible for OrVllc to havo nrcd the shots.
The latest explanation made by Mr.. Charles
Taintor ia most remarkable from the fact that it
coLtradicts what he said to persons on the
mornin. Of tho explosion. lie said then that he
was In the outer ofllcc. AMI his first intimation
of any diill 'uty was the noise and seeing the
black smoke pouring from the rcar Office.
Further than this. he sail he knew nothing.
IL 1t not strange" said Coroner Eilinger.
that two days after he should make state
mont not to me personally. but through Mr.
Charles Jcwett. who at the time told me that lac
knew nothing ofthe affair. hut who now steps tor
ward through Mr.. Chas y. Roosevelt. a relative
oil MT. Dean, ana says tuat lNlutof entered
The rcnr oflicc after the first explosion. and saw
Orye Jowctt shoot himself four times I'm the
left breast do not believe his statement. and
think have facts in my possession to provo
hat am correct In asserting that Oryille jew
et did not shoot himself
Coroner Enger said further that the report
Mat there had been a consultation among the
Coroners as to what course was best to adopt
was utterly absurd. Tho case is in my
hands he said. and have been devoting my
lime to il night and day. Every one that meet
is full Of suggestions. l WAS told to-day by
responsible merchant whose store is immcdi-
p,cy opposite the re.r window Of Jewott 4
kuns on e in Burlins zip. shat Just Ms the cx
plo~ion occurred he saw Joseph A. Dean. then
SITTING at his desk, throw up his arms. He
could not see anything moro that trAnspirel "a
the an. li' bla, kened 10y SCOT. bclched through
Nj Jo.eyh L. Dean. by the death Of George
" J'w'ii. becomes senior partner and Mr..
Charles TnintOr as son-in-lHw of Mr.. George
" jew 4 VII reprrs.ni Il lhrsrr interest IN the
house. Now said Corvn.s El!nger. coup
ling these ats with tn othrss. Is i not roason;
Father sock To- cover up thun - open L. the pub
j say' -s.ll the details of this traseiyf llr.
Charles Inintor ~ a son-in-law oi George W.
!eweii and II it is trur, us hs states. that he
responded To the call OF his father u-hiw who
Icy. Charlry.' then it is ma,ural 10 believe that
r. 9@sr.rI,d @ n repelinG the nu"iS 4i oryiie
to say nothing Of his affection, laid with
George ". Jcwctt. his father-in-law. IT,
S the he s ne Sp'FeG sTss o Mr. Mr. a econ IN pSnse l%
md found he and Oryille IN a death struggle. is
II At all qu,s ,stonable io whom he would lend
nidY Don understand from tins that | saw
that Charles Taintor shot Oryille d. Jewett, but
I simply mean that his statement places him.
siton'
which wis found in the wall the Coroner says
be can make no eXplanation. 1t may, he
said. have been small fragment oi the hand
ant q ~. H4.NtN NFn NN