The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-05
SMITHS MURDER.
No New Developments in the Case.
The PoIiceman's Wife and Her Par
amour Believed to be Guilty.
Theories 90 10 How the Deed Was
Done, and What For.
The Police Obtain a CIew, and Are
Working It Up.

The Police Obtain a CIew, and Are
Working It Up.
NEw YORK, August 2.-As far as thu
Jersey City police are concerned, th'
murder OF Policeman Smith remains a,
little Investigated as it was on Thursday
The report that Bennett, Mrs. Smiths al!
legged paramour, had been arrested wa
false. The police seem to have no clue a'
to his whereabouts.
A minor achievement was the arrest o
4 woman with whom il was known tha
Smith had been, up to within couple o.
weeks, occasionally intimate; that is
when family troubles drove him 10 leav'
his home. Detective McCherney found
the woman at picnic, and had no diIti
Guilty in perSuading her to accompany
him 10 the Fourth Precinct Police Sta
ton, where she supported her assertions
Of innocense by such straightforward
story that she was discharged after q
prolonged examination.
The purpose Of her arrest was TO ex
tract from her any facts as 10 Smiths do
mestic relations impaired to her that
might furnish clews.
Chief Nathan and Captain Lemon
seem persuaded that Covert Bennett
would prove his innocence by surrender
Ing himself and challenging inquiry
They did not take the trouble OF sending
their own officers to ascertain his where
abouts, neither Of invoking the aid OF the
New York police to discover him. The
hours OF the day wore away and no Ben.
net appeared. They turned their atten.
tion to inquiring about Dlckman, the New
Brunswick German, lately resident Of
Jersey City, Of whom Officer Smith and
his brother had lately recovered a con.
siderable sum OF money.
The facts disclosed to-day BY reporter
ial investigation 60 to show that Bennett
was Mrs. Smiths paramour, and make
out for him bad record in other re.
spects. Among the people OF the neigh
borhood the talk is open that Mrs. Smith
was directly concerned in the deed. Al
derman Smith, brother Of the murdered
man, says they endeavored to keep from
her the knowledge that she was under ar
rest, but one Of her nieces got paper
which Mrs. Smith got hold OF. She de-
voured the story Of the murder until she
came TO the part that described her as
in charge OF the police. "Then | am ar
rested" she cried, and Immediately fell
into the first historical attack she suffered
since yesterday. Since the discovery oi
the murder she has not eaten, and has
drunk only cup Of coffee. She talked
freely with her husband, brothers and
other relatives upon Indifferent subjects;
but whenever the murder was mentioned
became silent and replied 10 questions
only by the briefest "yes" or "no."
Her sister called upon her. "For Gods
sake, tell all you know, Jennie,' she said
tearfully, "tell me 1t, any way, If you
know who did il; less harm will come to
you il you tell the truth" Mrs. Smith
shook her head nervously, showed signs
OF another hysterical ct, and was let
alone.
cit is now believed by the police that the
man whom Mrs. McGregor saw in the
cellar on Tuesday las. was none other
than Bennett, and that he was concealed
mere waiting LOT omlIn 10 70 On posi- 9e'
lore ne visited MS we; thaI MRS; NC
afegor discovering nun PfeVeh'ea 'ne
carrying ou. oI MS P's"' anu he lieu 10
It is thought Mrs. Smith and Bennett
found the husband was in the way, and
IN oruer 10 more saieiy 10 carry on 'nelr
intimacy teSoiyeu 10 aiSpalcn Tue nus
band. Inc sssh weight was Drought 10
me mouse, ana tne carving, Sniie uSeu 10
nnlsh me wSrk On .he nign. o. Tue mut'
der; MtI. omi.ns uheasineSs Is accoan.' m
ed LOT py hef anxiety 10 9e teauy wheh
her paramour came, ana II Is tnonsh,
wheh stie atose a. o'clock sue uhIas!ened
!ne oa.cn OF .ne k'.c"eh en- uoor, shus T glNing g
nun ltee acGert 70 'ae ho"He. Ihe "og
recognizing Bennett laiiea 10 MAKE a
noise' Inc murderer, sssn'weignt IN
haha, advanced rom .he ki.cnea s !t .h.o .he y.
Oed room anu atonnu Tue 1901 OIL Tue oeu'
smith suddenly aToke, az MS open eyes
and posl'ion wonld Indicate when iound,
and seeing an intruder, made move 70
spring from Tue ped ana grapPle win ms
unknown adversary. Ihen ne received
the hrst olow, which crushed IN Inc sSnlI,
and, falling osek insensioIe, me murderer
dealt him another: linen as II AFRAID ms
victim might possibly recover ne seized
the carving'kniie and plunged 1t into the
dying mans side. e;,
Inc moment tue deed was nnished ne
must nave passed INTO Ihe oack YARD,
entered the sink or water'closet, ana
hung the knlie ana weight down into tue
the coupe waiting for him, and fled to