The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-10

un'Non Ol the house and tho irnec gutter
pipe or lspdor bore plain finger marks In red
earth or mud. and on the balcony. within easy
reach. thcro wore plain footprints On the
marx. that was was probably made 6y tho
pnssng of the bag from the man in
tho churchyard to the, one posted IN
animal matter was definitely marked here rs
Il was also on the two Inst spikes OF tho fence.
M Is e 9S PRc spikes sso
aid him in climbing the fence Those who
smelled tho spikes say tnat they gave iorth
finger on one Of them and the, stencil. 9s he
raised 1t to his nose. noary made him sick for
green and untrodden. nor could any signs OF
footprints be discovered.
pursunS the rs, scent .D yet fnrt,hsr the pHry
the front yard, the balcony. tho atoop. and the
sidewalk Of l2g tho western boundary OF the
cony were too indlstInc to measure. being
composed OF patchcs OF red earth and sand In
the front yard the grass was not trodden. nor
the dripping sack. On the sidewalk. however.
we're fiye. patches Qf grease that seemed to have
dripped from the bag as the robbers carried IL
townrd tho street. Their odor was the Same as
that which horrined the persons who witnessed
the opening of the vault on Thursday morning.
They were close together.
Tho belief Of the detectives IA thnt there were
three or more men In the gang. They believe
that one man scaled the fence and took his post
In the balcony to receive the remains from an
other who had taken his position on tho brace
between the tree, and the fence. A third man.
in tho churchyard. passed the body to his COM
rade who stood on the brace, and possibly n
fourth was in the front yard OF 129 East Tenth
street to receive II from the rObber on tho bal
cony. There may have been stronger force at
work, but three mcn could have done all thlt
wns done II there were men outside to watch
tho motions OF the police. which Is probable,
they concealed themselves cleverly. and at
trncted no attention.
house kept by Mrs Newton. Mr.. Erasmus ID.
Garnscy lives in the basement and sleeps in the
front room. He said last night: Myself and
wlio went to bod nt about 10 O'Clock on the night
ot the robbery. The shutters OF our windows
were closed. We were awakened between
sound T such cP as would be made by tho
falling Of heavy body against the
outer shutters. 1t did not occur again, and we
settled back to our rest Before W. went TO
sleep we both heard n man say: Come it's
time We were out of this There was no noise
to sleep without suspicion that y horrible
crime had been committed within n few feet of
us. In the summer time this Is iavorte re-
sort Tor Young persons. and there Is seldom
night that we do not hear moro or less noise,
Thus we thought that some lovers had stopped
In front Of the door to exchange their parting
At tho time Of the discovery Of the marks on
the sidewalk the physician who accompanied
Commissioner Nichols wanted to have tho
stono removed and examined microscopically
but before this could be done n load OF coal was
dumped over the spot and the marks were OBJ
No definite knowledge has as yet boon OBJ
tained as 20 vehicles that wore. reported 10
have been In the ncighborhood OF tho church
on the night Of the robbery but veteran de-
tective yesterday m9dc suggestion that may
prove Of value At tho corner of Ninth street
opposite Plvmpton Hall IL n livery stable and
undeFtakers' establishment In the street IN
front there are always. two or three
dcrfakcrs wagon Il privileged, and he
thinks il is possible that tho robbors
had vehicle OF this kind standing in front of
the stable whore it would attract little or no
attention. until they were ready 20 drive on
with their prizc. From the corner OF the church
yard where they emerged into the street the dis
tance Is less than block. and the street Is dark
and not mnch travelled late at night Detective
Dyer thinks that tho. robbers used a closed
wagon. because they feared to pass along tho
streets in an ordinary open cart.
e. In IHE SUNs report yesterday me word
afternoon, in describing the experience ot Mr..
Eugene Wyatt otikidgewood, n. j., on North
cabin.
says that a dog illfolow scent eit b.; decay.
ing flesh. as he will follow the scent of anisc-
seed or Of ANYTHING which his master wishes
in st. Marks churclyard lasts long
time" Mr.. Jennings said. 81 and | have no
doubt i is strong enough yet TO follow. ] hap
pen 10 have Just now three good dogs for the
purpose. a Russian BLOODHOUND. Cuban
BLOODHOUND. and a deorhound. II they want
them on the trail one at n time, II it was found
that the second and the third took the same
course MS the Urst. II would be n double con-
ilrmation that ne had followed the course along
which the body was taken"
A grocer in Avenue Is. named O'Brien, has in
his employ driver named Crane. Crane says
that he left Avenue Bat 10 minutes past 10 clock
on Friday night, and walked home across town.
While pass ing along Stuyvesant place he noticed
nearly in froR Of ST. Marks Church II horse
and wagon standing in the rain. Ho could sec
yapor rising from tho horses body, and Judged
at the time that he had been driven very hard.
He thought that 1t was a shame 10 leave horse
in that condition in the cold and rain. The
wagon had high box with doors in the sides,
like a bakers wagon.
At a late hour last evening Judge Hilton
said that he could tell little that was new. He
admitted. however. that he was better informed
after yesterdays work than at any time pre-
vious. II would not be Iudicious for him to i'm
part his information with view that
publicity would be given to 1t; nor could
he tell what are his impressions or present
theory. The work Of yesterday resulted. said
the Judge. in our finding out not only the
manner Of the removal. but also the exact time
that the crime WAS committed. 1t is no guess
work We know the exact minute IL would be
unwise 10 explain Just now how this last fact
was discovered. as tho explanation might ne
stHte mentioning other facts that are best
concealed for tho present. In manner Judge
Hilton seemed elated and eNpectant. / can
not tell you" he said how hopeful am to-
night" At the same time he could not predict
when his hopes were 10 be- fulfilled.
II was also said yesterday that Brooklyn po-
lice were Mt work on clue. Chief Campbell
denied last evening that they were or that they
had done anything.