The New York herald., 1878-10-31
THE FIFTH AVENUE OUTRAGE.

CAPTAIN WILLIAMS ORIGINAL "ruroRY"-HE
DECLARES THAT THERE WAS NO RoBBrRY-
WHERE He WAS MISTAKEN
The robbery OF Mrs Clarence Ogden. or No 900
Filth avenue, ON Monday nisn, aud tho publio,t,on
OF detailed account OF u IN yesterdays HERALD,
have developed ono more OF tho s,rikingly original
s'thsories' OF tho police. which from nme 10 umo
have afforded SO much Amusement to INTEL mt
public. Captain Williams. after an investigator OF
tho case, has decided In hts that there was
robbery all, and preforrins this theory to tho
superstition that Mrs osden has told tho TRUTH
Is much less Tutoring 10 his own v,ga anoe, hs an
steps IN the matter.
v4 AT THE HOUSE
Tho writor called yesterday on Mrs. Ogden, but on
sending In his card no received BY two ladies who
board IN tho house aud who spoke for their andady,
who was confined 20 her bod from she effects OF the
nervous shock she sustained on Moaday night They
said that the account as prinrsd ~, yesterdays
HERALD correct excepting that MIRA Ogden did not
recover consciousness until O'Clock on Tuesday;
that nearly AZ they could Judge from appearances
tho. house was entered through one OF the Windows
thought. from tho iact that this window found
open and little table close by was upset Tho win.
dow Is French ono, opening like double door, and
the fastening or catch attached TO Il is not strong
ono Hrs. Ogden had Told them that sno was
awakened, though shc could not tell tho hour, by
slight noise and that sho fash the room,
such as would be made by q dark lantern. Shc was
then conscious OF something rushing across the
room and Of a cloth being thrown over her face
Alter that she knew nothing until sho recovered
consciousness on Tuesday afternoon.
THE PRoPKRrY.
AS to tho missing property nothing more had been
taken, they said, tnan tho money $500 or $9oo the
nj IN trny linz
clock They said that everything about tho house
was once more quiet, tho poiieo having made an
animation and gone away without saying any thing
whsn asked A. they believed chloroform had been
used they said they did as they had noticed pcou
liar odor about tho lowcr part of tho house when
they went to breakfast before tho condition OF MIRA
Ogden had been discovered.
the desk was asked II anything new had been dis
covered IN tho Hs said he believed not. In
out. II was thought that had robbery.
''Why do you tnnk soY' hc was asked.
'Well, docs not appear that thsre was any ohio
roferm ussd" no SAID. IN tone OF halt triumph, az
though that disposed Of the whole question.
S o n s'rs
dications which seemed to show that robbery had
bean committed, such tho absence Of $500 aud
ring with lis dia monds out out
'WeiL it's the Captains He has sakon charge
Of Il and know very littis Of It." he replied. ~
THE CAPTAINS vIkw OF IT.
Captain Williams entered soon after aud WAS asked
u there was anything now In she case lie looked
81 d,ans know thsre was anything old In ~ hs
said.
"wel, can you ten me anything additional to wha.
To this he made no Immediate reply. busying him.
self with some papers Tor low mumou.s: Atiength
he said, "What do you want me 70 toll2"
ANYTHING you can and will iell"
."Wel, ! wont tsn anything tnal cant"
But altcr littlo moro OF sucn intellectual (?l
fencing, hc said, "Now In regard 10 that robbery
don'i tnink there was anything taken. The dsctor
used. I'D - 'A''''N - - '-''' - " ''''''"
''But Mrs. Ogden did no. recover consciousness
until O'Clock tho next day"
..oh, people can play things pretty welI sometimes
That gag was merely towel folded together and put
gsthsr. She could move them around. What was 70
prevent her from pulling It out OF hor msuthp'
.Oh, she wasn'I UNCONSCIOUS at ALL"
ssrhcn whnt does q all meanT'
The Captain smiled sgniacantly, but said nothing
"What 10 the character Of the housof"
s'Good.v #
.is MrG ogden solvents"
81 don't Know; but IN toll you who're to 20 to got
some news about .his case and hsn you wonh get II
iron me. Go 10 the New YORK Hospital. In Fifteenth
street. near Ftith avenue, and ask about woman
who went tners month ago aud said she was gong
70 DIE. aud sent home 10 ambulance TO No 2oS
..wss m Mra ogdens" asked tho wri.or, bu. the
Captain only smiled again.
81 toll you there wnsn't any robbery" he said
again, ''and am sure Off, because know the whole
inside history OF tho case, and am not going TO toll
can say that there wall not bs thing mors dono
| about It from heren
"But how DO you u.expIain the cutting OF diamonds
out OF n hngsr ringr
son, there wersn't any,
He further said that found In the grass plot
der tho window bunch Of matches, perhaps eight
or nine. soms OF which we're burned while others
They had not boon usod 10 iighl anything,
had been jdst lt and alter the sulphu burned
blown out and thrown down swhy, a man would
never light dark lantern la the street. hc sad,
land they talk about dark lantornn
f#r5E kysrkRioUS, INDEkD.
In accordance wuh Captain Wiiams' suggestion
the writer Eext inquired a. The Now York Hosptasin
Futeenth street. near Fitn avenue for The parIicu-
lars oil the Of tho Mysterious lady VINO. as no
SAID, Was sent homo IN ambulance TO No 100 Fiish
avenue. Mr.. Ludam who was In charge OF oflice,
lookod puzzled at ths inquiry, ana said no guessed
tnore vas s0ms mistake He did not remember any
such casc and he would certainly know aoout u II
there had bceu q case. However. tho books
would show Tor such case would certainly DO on-
tered on the books Accordingly, no made careful
search. and thon said that Captain Williams was cer-
tainly mistaken. There had been such there.