New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-17
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conversation with Mr. Wang ought TO be arrested
He answered: "Well, what ! said was partly in
earnest and partly In joke. We ali have our tbeO-
ries, you know. and | can't help feeling that he
knows something of the murder more than he has
told. Pye thought it over, and the more think OF
IL the more j am convinced that he Is lii it some
how It's only my opinion, Won know"
telegraphc dispatch from New-Havon saws that
Detectives King and Golden, Of New-fork. were
there yesterday morning and had consultation
with Chief of Police Webster, who declined 10 say
anything about the interview. The supposition is
that their visit IN relation to the murder Of
Mrs. Hull The detectives went back to New-Iork
in the afternoon.
prominent surgeon. who has taken deep inter-
est in the Investigation of the case, said yesterday
that no fact had been developed by the autopsy
which gave any satisfactory ground for the theory
advanced In some quarters that Or. HulPs marriage
ing of DR.. Hutps family affairs, but as
physician You'd say that the physical
trey inadequate to support It. Coroner WOltman
sustained this opinion unhesItatingy He said the
trouble from which Mrs. Hull had suffered
probably of several years standing bnt not Of
a nature TO cause serious inconvenience to herself
or others. He dId not argue unfav0rably from the
fact that the husband and wife occupied different
apartments.
IMPORTANT TESTIMONY TO De GIVEN.
Coroner Wotman was asked what h. thought
would be the result Of the inquest on Wednesday,
whether testimony would be taken or whether
there would be adjournment Il shouldn't
have called the jury together" he replied, " if 1
hadn't thought that we should have important
testimony. They are all business men and can't
afford to be taken from their business
for nothing l hope we shall have
evidence enough to find verdict against the muir.
derer; know all that the police are doing, and
hope that we shall soon have very important test
mOny. You won't know what 1t Is till it is given
before the jury"
The Coroner spoke of the injury that was often
hk-f ha of
mcnts. " When that general order describing the
stolen jewelry was issued the other day" he
sand, edo you suppose II intended for the pub
llci No. il was for pawnbrokers. When the thieves
saw the list published in the papers they said TO
won't try we'll pitch them INTO the river
first" This was the first intmaton the Coroner
had given that he believed the property was
IN the hands of common robbers, aud This
may have been only by way of illustration, and
without special reference TO this case The Coroner
has been very discreet, not to say cautious In his
utterances.
Captain Kealy, of the Central Office detective
force has been hard at work day and night since
the murder discovered He said yesterday
that, while 1t was manfestly improper 70 speak Of
what he bad done or was doing, he would say that
every possible clew diligently followed. and
that Captain Williams was working with all his
might for the discovery of the murderer.
At Captain Williams headquarters tie Twenty
ninth Precinct Police station, all were I'm an evident
state Of expectation all day yesterday and last
night. The Captain was out nearly all day. and it
cation with Detectives Golden and Lyon. At
1 p. NJ Officer King of the Central Office, took to
the Twenty-uinth Precinct Station a negro who it
was believed answered to the description of Black
Frank" the cooks husband The Captain was sent
for and arrived without delay from neighb0Ting
restaurant. where he had been taking a
hasty dinner. The prisoner was taken into
the Captains private room, where cOnsulta-
ton was had lasting half an hour He
was then left in charge of the Sergeant. while tho
Captain and his detectives paid visit TO the Hull
mansion. 1t is stated that on their return the
negro was released. lie appears on the blottcr"
as i" Frederick Wall, arrested suspicious char
acter" and the explanation of his arrest is that no
was seen in Forty-secOnd-st between S!xth-ave.
and Broadway making inquiries about the
murder, and asking if Bristow Francis
was wanted by the police, and other questions
which excited suspicion. A TRIBUNE reporter was
assured that upon investigation it was found that
no reason existed for holding him. -.
During the afternoon Captain Williams tele-
graphed to Captain Kealy, who was in attendance
at the Hope trial., that he wished TO
see him. Captain Kealy was unable TO
leave tho COURTROOM then, but was with
Captain Williams last night. as were also Coroner
WOltman, eX-Police Commissioner Nichols and
Others. Their consultations secret but II was
confidently stated that Captain Williams weay-
ing a network Of evidence around some person
which he believed would be sufficient 10 warrant
his arrest very soon--pOssibly before morning