The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-17
THE SMITH IRIGEDI.


the Murdered Omcer's House.
The Inquest in the case OF Richard II
Smith. the murdered Jersey CITY police oniccr.
was continued Yesterday Dr. H. H. Case. who
was called 10 SEQ tho murdered officer by Mr.
Macgrcgor on the night Of the murder de.
scrib"d the wounds on Smiths body and hoad
The doctor said he noticed tho smell Of chlnro-
form as soon as ho entered tho front door. II
was strong enough TO attract his attention. IIo
saw tho bottle. containing litlo chloroform
that WAS picked up from tho floor but found no
articles that had boon saturated with chloro-
form. lie saw no blood on Mrs. Smiths side of
the bed Thorc was nothing at al abou, Mrs.
Smith that indicated that she had boon taking
chloroform. She was crying. and was n
little excited in her manner Tho Doctor was
called to see tho murdered man ut u, o'clock.
Smith had been dead ne -nid. at least an hour
before he saw tho body. lie might have been
dead four or five hours before. Mrs Smiths
eide Of tho bed did not look to the Doctor as
Though II bad boon occupied that night
the house after the murder. related the story
that Mrs. Smith had told him about having
something damn pressed to her facc and sec-
ing tall man. with white cloth over his face.
leaning oyer hcr and hearing the tlud Of blows
struck. The officer saw towel with blood mnrks
bod. Mrs Smith picked up the towel and tho
bottle with chloroiOrm In II. and hnnding the
lIattr To- Capt; lennon. s9id' O., There's 2
calm did not speak cxcl,cdly. aud dii
not act drowsy. Shc readily answered
the officers questions. The officer said
he met mnn. hurrying through
Pacific avenue toward Communipaw avenue.
just before he was called 10 the murdered mnus
house. The man wore sack coat. and had
handkerchief tied around his neck. Tho
witness did not know Cove Bennett and did not
think he could recognize the man he met in tho
Capt Lennon Of the Fourth Prccnc, was next
examined. He test fled that Onlccr O'Ncil had
rived Mt the scene Of the tragedy Mrs. Smith
said that she had been awakened by feeling
something cold and clammypressin against her
side which proved ~ be her husbands elbow.
The witness added that ho then felt
Mrs. Smith said that the towel she had picked
up from the floor was the towel that had been
soen. although she had previously in
Termed ,L"nnon That 1t was the cloth
She took me to the closet under the stairs. and.
opcning the door. exclaimed. ION. they have
been IN hero and removed my pots In the
closet were some four or five broken Jars. which
she said had been laid crO~~W-e against each
other, but were then lying against tii" wall. and
H "nno CAV" Them RON Web TOR nan to ZONE o up
mcut, md on three stops ~ "a hight II stairs
That nat been used 20 20 up through the closet
nude 10y the hnll 81 "A foot Tho door Of the
cellar was quite rotten and tho ground damp
! I
wet his foot He then triodth -i"I-. and dis;
covered that II person could get w tho steps aud
into the closet without any difficulty. There
was board missing out Of iho closet Moor, II
was subsequently found hy Detective ONril in
TIC closet; II the pots had not been moved and
got up through the stairs into tn closet. at
least no; without making great Noise,
tn, witness noticed bl9ody mark on tho
impress OF q clenchcd hand rs II som" ono
standing AZ her side had leaned OVER the bed
toward her husband. He examined the carpet
q lev days ngo To- look at the blood tracks.
He discovered that they led from the upper
right side ~ the bed tothe foot 81 III" bed. around
the bod. and thenec to the kitchen door. The
co%d NOT %t G s2 no to S' thdn o@ns
me color 81 the ci'ri"t He had Mrs smith
except on tho right SID" - the might gown. He
supposed the blood came from lic hand II her
Dio'tiyr MoliorneS icst,feltiat smith asked
Inn 90 speak To- the Captain io grt him ,hangc
trouble 10 home After thr murder be- asked
Mrs. Smith frequently II she would give him
Sm "' sh% tn9 r. h nae %D' r @"r nsJ
"urwi'~ around Lafayette 70 whom ne
ow"l ,mYnrY j. r"rB {. ms inquiries.
h11rlors rN.,r on" Nj Henuo,t Who's
address She refused 90 give. Scoing
Hcno IT, and ,dP9 Ih .a 2 whs ' ~ y .noa 1 81
much ~ HIM ll' has hc % aEood friend ~
noih ~ US. NliagHi him w. would hav. Lai
te.iiyc l4cq osRod hor wlclh,r, ih;rr was
on her account. she said there Ind been COM
plants h"tWrou them uu account of her prelnr-
H.. Sira ,fo,d ior " lsnn.'l, Nhc admitted
places w.rr meutNnc Nho asked witness
I ir nshi W"Wnh. ''giL do ihis
Why =. H. answered. For love- She then
said. Why. There has been no lowe between
NW'h an, m" for The last five year. She then
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