The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-07
STILL UNRAVELLED
The Mystery Of the Murder
Of Officer Smith.
"COVE" BENNETT ARRAIGNED
He Pleads Not Guilty and Is Sent Eack
to His Cell.

der OF Patronan Smith Jersey City last Thursday
moruing remains AZ much OF u mystory as ever
True police authorities have secured the two per-
sous who above all arc universally believed to
be In possession Of tue full particulars OF the crime
but beyond this nothing is known outside Of Police
Headquarters 1.-THE officials there have found clew to
the guilty party " they have already solved the
problem OF tho tragedy 10 their satisfaction tho
crct Is confined 10 their own breass and guarded
with scrupulous anu unremittng care. II s not
thought, however, that the police have .'workod up
the case TO successful issue, and there Is good
for believing that the persistent rccenco OF Jennie
r. smith, widow Of tho urdorcd otfcer, coupled with
the voluntary surrender oil Covert d. Bennett, who
believed TO have been parttceps criminals with ner in
the ommission OF the horrd deed, have completely
nonpussed tho authorities, whose only hopc
now would appear to DO the possibility OF
confession from one OF the prisoners. This may
DO accounted Tor IN the single fact OF tho
detention OF Mrs. Smith in u other than those
designed for tho most trnng delnquents by hor en-
joyment OF extraordinary privileges in the way OF
food. and by the manner Ill which sho Is watched SO
that none but the Chief OF Police her immediate
relatives either hold converse with her.
Whom Judge Davis Of the First District Police
Court, mad the list OF petty offenders again st
law aud ordor through the judicial hopper yesterday
forenoon. the courtroom was speedily vacated by
tho ragranthabes OF that temple OF justice
leaving some eight members oil the press IN
quiet possession Of tho place. The Judge, having
purposcy left the bench before the court loupeers
abscnted themselves, returned occupied has
customed seat when they had gone.
NOT GUILTY.
Shortly before hafpast eleven o'clock Bcpuott ap.
peared Ia court accompanied by Detective QuinIan
The prisoner has by no means murdorous appear
ance His features tolerably regular, face
pale and blue eyes In which certain
amount Of mlldness be observed The
der jaw Is what may DO termed heavy, although
not MASSIVE ana mis- tolcrably high forehead 10
riuged by growth OF light hair artsticaly cropped
He appeared In the same blue flannel suit worn ny
him when no came to Police Headquarters Mon
gay afternoon. Having seated himself 'clsuroly liz
the witness chair, fronting the Bench, ne cast
iurtive glance ut Judge Davis VINO thus ntcrrogacd
him.
Juugs Davis-Your name is Covert Ben nett aiut tY
| Prisoner (w,h elaboration and IN cavernous
tone OF voice)-Yes. sir; spell IL Covert D..
Judge Dsvis-You are charged here with suspicion
OF murder What nave you TO say, II any thing, con
osuto5 YOU that won are MOI obliged TO sav anyhns
| eliminating yourself?
The prisoner who mad mado two or three efforts to
speak before Judge DAVIS had concluded, said, tho
Same deep toned voice and with similar preSision OF
| utterance as prcviousy:-
~ am not guilty.
Tho Court then ,cd the prisoner that no would DO
neid TO await the action OF tho Coronors jury where
upon Bennett was escorted out OF the and
locked up by tho same officer. with whom lo had
| entered.
Bcnnotts Chief OF Police Nathan replied with
ce2recatory shake OF his held:'.I have .ot TIL
ing further to say on the subject. Tho case sands
just as IL aid yesterday"
Tux HUNT AFTER BESSErr.
| In Jersey Ciy the opinion is last gaining grourd
| that Bennett Is innoconI oil tho murder, notwsth-
standing that appearances against him. His
| all has movements during tho last three monthg,
and that II can be proved beyond doubt
Of the marae '' ON A the 'e Contrary H :" It sosns
now To be tolerably that the fear oil capture
alone prompted Bennett TO surrender himself to Tho
police Tue detectives who wore at nrst placed the
search Tor him asceracd AZ tho outset that Bcnn
stage; that no regarded himself to some sxien, as
an actor. Armed with this information they
uSssssea IN tracing him TO . theatre ~ the
warranted tho belief that the object OF their search
had gone 70 Williamsburg to reside. Alter much
effort they traced HIM to tho house OF conectioner
| named Havemcycr, doing business on broadway In
that city. Having concluded TO "spot" the house.
Detective MeHorney won't into the
representing himsel: as dramatic agent, asked for
KlGgsland, that bong the stage name adopted by
just then. but that no expected him 70 in
short time. The dstecavos continued to watch tho
houss closely, so as to allow him no opportunity OF
getting away. Detcctive McHorney, who was wxGch-
ing the building from coign OF vantage,
wished 10 COMMUNICATE to his associate. Detective
| O'Nel, who watching from another point, The
fact that Bennett expected In couple Of hours,
minutes hc was absent Bsnnct and Havemoyer stole,
out OF tho house and started at for Brook
syou rSchss .us A ears sSs ASay
they At concluded that no had gone to procure
whom he could obtain funds save Mr.. Mopk,nson, IN
agent In Jersey City, who collects she rent oil
.s sc a.eevos ,esrpbsa 20 70 ,n poco
Headquarters the fact OF Benefits departure and.
instructed the department. 10 Keep their cyos on
Hopkipson Determined not to be caught in any
trap the detectives still fingered aroond the house.
ara were thore when late IN the afternoon Have.
| meyer walked up to Detective McHorncy and placed
In his hands an evening Newspaper containing q re-
port OF Benneits surrender, with tho remark. ~ gu
IL In fhA l0 M
In Jersey City,
| Detective 0'Non said yesterday that lHayemeycr
had told him ana Mchorney that tho fn,r OF arrest
was the Immediate cause or Bsnpett's departure.
10 his store that ne was detective,
and he falsely told McIiorncy that Bennett
ei, the store he went Bennett, told him that the
police had tracked him 10 his house; that he could
salsy %c his SS be 90
point against him, and that no had better
and give himself into custody. Hc took
the advic, and Haveneyer accompanied him 20 Jcr-
scy CITY, Tbo detectives of opnon that Bennett
| was IN Williamsburg ever since he ceased to board
with tho smiths, tnreo or TOUR weeks Detective
Brdsal said that ON Saturday he aud SDgieton
mad learned iha. Bennett had gone 10 viii.
| iamsburg to board with conicciiousr, who
no wen, to him 10 collect tho dsD, Tbs coniecioner
could pay, but he SAID that he was willing to
| board Bennett ut a certain weekly stipend TIL tho
| whole amount OF tho DEBT had been boarded out IL
was In pursuance Of that arrangement that Bennett
took up MS quarters there ana he occasionally holpod
| tho contcctioner IN pulling candy.
| THEORIES SILL RIFE.
People In Jersey CITY arc sti thcorzing regarding
the MURDER ana they express their Views prouy
after tho following fashion The supposition that
| Bennett did the decd Mrs smith not
plico does such violence to established facts that
cannot DO entertained II Mrs smith did 10 without
| Tho aid OF Bennett ho may be able 10 mako
| disclosures that would not crimInaly connect
| him with tho murder IT, for instance,
sho had over harborcd the design OF killing
her husban nj IL IL unreasonable to suppose
tho intimacy Of her reaops 20 Bennett that she may
have connded that design 10 him. In that event.
fact that no told Murphy that he had waited
| III tho "rcai murderer" was In CUSTODY before
| surrcndoring himself may DO significant and
| tho possible forcrunner OF coming disclosures.
II goes ON tho presumption that no knows
| who saho real murderer" w. Nor must 10 DO forgot
that u hot tlI Saturday night that Mrs. smith
was actually placed IN durancc, and that nrst
working day alter that Bennett places himself the