The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-04

warn q possible client 10 keep sllense. But he
had not heard OF the story given above.
watch her for several days, but saw nothing,
l met her one day, and, being well acquainted
with her. walked down street with her. That
tlme she went into Posts oyster place on War
rem street. knew Jennie Woolley for years
before Smith married her. Her mother kept
and Jennie lived with her. The place hadn't
very good reputation then"
Payne is now an agciionGer and ,pawnbroker.
as well as Justice OF the Peace. II was he who
Benhgiis quarrel with oiieer smith, which re-
which Bennett boarded with smith in part con.
sideration Of the rental OF his house few
DAYS afterward Bennett went to Payne and
wanted to pawn or sell silver cup that had be-
longed TO- his mother; but refused to leave II
because Payne would not give him enough on
Thon, leaving the pawnbroker's shop, he re-
joined Mrs. Smith, who had been waiting for
him few doors below, and the two went down
Mr.. 4. X Brown, who was Corporation Coun-
sci OF jersey City down TO 1871 was the lawyer
who procured divorce for Richard Ii. Smiths
ION May 20. ISL. obtained the decree Of
divorce. The complaint accused him OF init
unknown. Washington Is. Williams took the
, nS Snyco a" nae sn, Pcss M wn sds
reported to tho Chancellor in favor OF
granting the decree. Dick married Jenny
MoOlley directly after the decree was granted.
Mary Virginia Smith. Dicks divorced wife l
know that Dick was very angry at Ike, sup.
employment he came to me 10 get him n place
on the Central Railroad, ! g9t M, Baldwin to
Ike lived. and went TO Dick to inquire He
flew at once into passion. and calling Ike. vile
names told me story against him that led me
But while the police profess to and make a
show Of keeping up the search for Bonnet, the
Indications point to the c9nclusion that In the
Police. and the better informed members Of the
family who have employed special detective,
the real murderer now lies sobbing and crying
and having occasional historical 1ts in the de.
tectives' room at Police Headquarters.
The Chief Of Police said on Friday evening
been In n state OF pitabe excitement from the
moment Of the murder till then, he has seemed
who had been working on. the case we're with
drawn. and new ones substituted who loudly
announced that their mission was to find Ben
nett. The District Attorney. who hal been pa
place to stay yum Until Monday rs' went ~
Said one Of the best-iniormed on tho subject
yesterday: No mans hand ever did that deed.
The bludgeon weighed. not ten. but fifteen
pounds, a child 10 years OF age could have
skull with II. easily, No man, ever scored that
dead body over with ten or dozen wounds on q
scared. The little Tags made in his body before
the murderer succeeded in making one deep
thrust COULD haze only been thS work OF a
the deed. Only n strained construction can
attribute one TO Bennett. Smith had been
unfaithful TO. her. She knew II. She knew
he suspected her 10 I've false to him. He abused
her. beat her. and half starved her when he was
unemployed. He threatened her life II he de-
teced her In that 81 which she knew she was
guilty. She hated him and loved another. In
my opinion the police will not look further for
the real murderer"
The mysterious coupc with gray horse turns
ont TO have been Pat kclys. who was driving a
belatcd brewer to Newark. Grand street was
out ofrepair. and he took johnson avenue out
Of the direct road Tor thai reason.