New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-10
THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.
ANOTHER STORY OF PISTOL FLASH-THE NQUhS
TO BE HELD on sArURDAY-THE POLICE SIN
PUZZLED,

killed. to attract attention. Late in the afternoon
Detectives Dorsey, Hogan aud Lahey were seen
talking quietly among themselves, pointing Occa-
sionally to some window in the vicinity. and
then turning toward the spot where Mr.,
Seymour's body was found The mowers had fin
lshed their work and left the grounds, and the
space around the northwestern part of the yard had
been closely clipped. The possibility of finding
revolver in the grass has long ago been abandoned,
and the suicide theory Is entertained by no one who
has studied the case.
CAPTAIN RYAS's DISCOVERIES.
Captain Ryan of the Sixteenth Precinct, in a con-
veIsatOn LAST evening, said: While everything is
being done that il is possible to do in the way of
clearing up the mystery there has really been moth
ing developed thus far which affords the slightest
clew. | have TO day practised with this pistol
Showing the 22-calibre revolver used by young
Stucke and found that at distance of 100
yards could drive ball through an inch-bOaTd.
| aso visited the store CT John p. Moore, No. 3O2
Broadway, where Stucke purchased the pistol, and
the clerk whom l saw informed me that In his
opinion the ball from such weapon striking vital
point would kill man at that range
"A further examination of the coat worn by Mr.
SeymOur at the time of his DEATH continued Cap
tain Ryan, reveals the fact that the bullet passed
through two thicknesses of cloth. The coat worn
by tine dead man was of blue flannel, and the sup
position IS that il was buttoned close to the neck
The shot passed through the cloth just above where
it was buttOned over. careful examination Of the
edges Of the holes made by the bullet showed
evidences OF grease indicating that the ball when
fred was fresh and new"
Captain Ryan says that the Bishop, on being
asked further respecting the discovery of the body
said that the frst thing he did was to thrust his
q, -. chi
his throat was cut. His recollection is. however
r.. distinct as to whether he unbuttoned the coat
The police state as a reason for the delay IN this
discovery that the clothes Of The dead man re-
mained in possession Of the family, and were
only Yesterday surrendered 10 the authorities.
"Another discovery which has just been made"
safd Caytasn RYAN, " is tie fact chat what was at
first supposed to be rubber band proves TO be, as
near as can be conJectured piece OF the under
shirt worn by Mr.. Seymour"
The Captain wisely refrains from committing
himself to any theory. The possibility OF death re-
sultine from shot reckes-ly fired, either by young
St1cRc or some elsa, recognized, but the the
ory of suicide can find no support, in the opinion OF
the detectives, in the absence Of the necessary
weapon whence the ball must have proceeded.
Coroner Flanagan aud Captain Ryan were in con-
sIt,ton late last evening III regard to the inquest
story from another woman who saw flash in
the direction Of the Seminary grounds obtained
yesterday 1t seems that at about II O'clock on the
NIGHT of the tragedy lady living III Nmth-aye., a
block from the Seminary grounds. finding the
be,t of the evening oppressive, took her lit
file gr and started out for walk OF an
bour. The two walked leisurely down Twentieth
ST. toward Tenth-ave., by the Seminary grounds.
When at the lower end of the grounds. near Tenth
ave, tue woman saw man among the trees. she
did not observe him particularly, and only saw that
h, was a large man. She had never seen Mt. Sey-
,l,,r and was unable to say whether not he was
In. one whom she ssw. She paid no particular
attention 70 his dress Her llttle girl at this point
called her attention to the ire-crackers and TO the
noise in the ncighborhood. AS she turned at Tenth
ave. 10 70 back to NInth-aye., the woman saw
n flash ard heard report in the direction OF the
seminary grounds. She heard no cry, and as there
was 80 much firing going on she did not regard 1t
as of any Importance. She ana not see tIe man
o,ain in the grounds. but after walking about
little While longer she returned home.
SILL. DISCUSSING sTUCKE's STORY.
Tho detectives seem to think that the account
which Paul stucke gave on Tuesday about firing
hIop cartridges out Of the Seminary windowsis still
,yorthv of consideration. The ladies oppo-
sta the building say that they saw the
aashes and heard the reports Ill tho heleh-
b,rnood OF 10 p. NJ, whereas stucke ll'!s'S
that the hour was about o p. III. Ihls cohIauc-
ton of evidence causes the detectives some ennDaI
rassmcnt. Stucke forItes his statement DS t"e
corroborating testimony Of his tutor trsDy Dy Dr'
l.,rgas of Bellevue Hospital, who looked at the
clock inst before the last three shots were hred' ana
sa,y that the time was 9:15 p. m and by the fact
that the lights in the hall, which were always
I,,vl,. lat fVat
turned of at 10 o'clock, were lighted wheh nc hteu
the shots Tho boy Stucke, 1t Is SAID ieeis Keoh'y
the suspicion which the detectives SUN seem
a. have that he fired shots later than he
saws he did. 1t Is also sa'd 'na' ne
Ias contradicted himself as to the time when he
went to bed that night but these are res''uo' do
mrpnr and uuimportant points by those who are
infor,,cd in the ease, when the positive state
,oents Of himself and his tutor are taken INTO CON
.,iorotion "Tnero are three reasons" sand MI
MI sbv Yesterday, "why he couldn't have shot MI.
s.,,,,npr The time when the shots were hred was
Jo6piteIv fixed mt 9 and 0:l5 p. M, aud that they
ware fired then and at other time can be proved
1v Dr. Georgas [; secondly, We both saw that the
cartridges were blank, | taxing special pains
IN examine them as they were put III
and thirdly the boy being leit-handed' ana
standing rs ne will swear he did at the Iets OF the
,irJov fired at the ground in the opposite direc-
ton from where Mr.. Seymours body was iouhd.
Iben. amin. where did the rubber that was found
,,ear tine hail come from Certainly not from PauPs
nistol. While we were at Manhattan Beach was
particular that he should fire the ball cartridges
only when there was no one around and when he
did fire them it was either into the sand-bank or
into the waves. The boy was under my charge.
and L feeling the responsibility. was very careful
with him when no was using his revolver"
TALK WITH DR.. MILLER.
Deputy-Coroner Miller gave the bullet which he
fonnd in Mr.. SeymouPs body TO Captain Kealy, Of
the detective force, on Tuesday. In conversation
Yesterday, Dr. Miller said; The theory that MI