The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-08
OFFICER SMITHS MURDER.
Supposed blood spot. found on Cove Benuetrs
Gnrme nj N - Smith sInnInn.

Tho general interest In the Smith murder
case continued undated in Jersey City ycster-
day. 1t forms the general topic Of convcrsa,io
there, and almost everybody has theory about
IT, Tho two prisoners. Mrs. Smith and Cove
Bennett. are yet confined. the former in the dock
room and the latter in a coll. No ono IL allowed
tn communicate with either OF them unless on
the special order Of the Chief Of Police and 10
the presence Of an officer Reporters are cs-
pcciallY excluded from any possibility Of Soc
ina either Of the prisoners. Mrs. Smith health
is evidently improving. and her historical at
tacks have almost entirely ceased. She seems
TO be In excellent spirits. and sings occasionally
in merry way.
The story that Mr. Samuel Clark. n clothicr Of
Newark avenue near Montgomery street. saw
Bennett In Jersey City on the night OF the muir
der proves 10 be untrue. Mr.. Clark merely said
that while about to 20 ON the fcrryboat Mt the
foot Of Exchange place. on Friday noon. he
noticed n man whom he thought rcsemblrd
licnnvtt talking to railroad brakeman. man
named Jones. n small tradCsman in Grove
street. asserts that he saw Bennett on Thursday
night. hrtwecu and o'clock. near the lunc-
tuu of York and Grove streets.
MIR. Havemeycr the Williamshurgh confcc-
TONER il whusc house Bennett resided. IN
formed Detective O'Ncil that Bennett had boon
HON" on Thursday and Friday nights. but that
he could not recpllcct whether Bennett was alb
descriptions given by Jones and Clark II tho
STYLE in which he was dressed does not cor
respond with any suit OF clothes that Bcnn,t q
possessed Alderman Smith. the brother Of the
dead man. AYERS that he has hrru visited 10y n
Ernti.lrnn who says that he saw Cove Bennett
on n MONTICELLO avenue ear between ~ and /
O'Clock an Wednesday night The name of tn Ii
inl Dormant II suppressed.
Bennctt- trunk and all other efferts believed
tobclong o. him were brought from Mr. Have
meyers house In WilUamsburgh yesterday
morning LIS Detective ONvu Ia the afternoon
the various articles were carefully examined
~ thi"i Nathan IN the presence OF Coroner
linnlu ana Justice Davis They refused tO
divulge the result Of their examination. but a
pnrkag" SUPPOSED to contain "A numbpr oi
! letters was scaled boy tho Coroner and deposited
IN the sui". \ few minutes later ac, ach was sum
! nnu"i. aud th' thiel, Hccompan led hy Roman
! Who r,.rrd % large bundle wrapped In "a news
| paper entered 10. and were driven rnuidly
subsequently nscrrtain"d that ON the leit breast
/ q uu" 90 TIE prisoners garmD uts. n dark blue
English walking cont. they had discovered
] about iW"uiN-ilVo spots. suspected to be- blood
/ tn" larger spots are the size 81 nty-ccnt sill
| vcr piece TIA" vest belonging To- the suit was
! would Ice exposed when the coat was huitoncd
! ~ tho top. The spots present the appraran 20,
! oi having been enlarged IN an attempt To- re-
/ move thcm. The coat and vest were taken {,
| Prot Doremu- for analysis.
| Bonnett's counsel says that he was present nj
| the conference between Bennett AMI Chief
| Nathan when Bennett. with his concurrence
/ signcd an order upon HaNcrmey"r for his
| clothing. But the counsel insists that III,
! agreement was that the clothing was to b,
! when agreement the police violated. and re.
/ fused even To- let him see H. He pronounccs
! such course dangerous To- the prisoner
rights. and an outrage upon justice.