The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-17

nature of the calamity and was irformsd that her
sleepless anxiety She started for home on the
nrst train of Saturday. reaching here shortly be-
fore two o'clock to-day But b.forc she arrived she
had learned from tho papers end from other sources
the full extent OF the calamity which bal tAen upon
her happy home. As may have been expected the
to give any definite information relative TO that
winch II was SO very important the detectives
nature Of the trouble in the telegram
| sent on Friday. and first learned the
upon the train inn She was aceompsnied By her two
young sons. who scarcely realized the force Of the
blow that had fallen upon them. Soon after roach
ing her home she. assisted by Inspector SHELTON, ex
amined the contents of the and other valuabes
in the house and ascertaned that the following art
ARTICLES MISSING
About hfty pieces Of silver, consisting chiefly or
belonging to her husband ana set Of canoes be-
longing to herself The officers advance the theory
that the large silverwarc was not taken on account
! OF the bulk. the fear engendered by the nearness
of the police station. and in consequence the
great probability Of encountering police officer.
also one or more of the officers going to or coming
from the station house. OF course, under such
held for the murder as soon as the
facts were disclosed. Mrs. Frye is positive in
her conviction that her husband was murdered by
| some one who had watched his movements. and en-
! tered the house for that purpose. She names no
one an object of suspicion. Her husband she
states, was careless about properly securing the
doors and windows. and also carried at times money
or other valuables that would attract thief.
There IL considerable speculation police circles
as to the man or men who passed Thursday evening
| with Mr.. Frye None OF them have yet informed the
police mat they were there that evening: ana
tain who was there, they havo not been
able to find single I person. This seems
the piano being played. and the billiard balls
rafting up to half.past ten o'clock. The men
residents would hardly remain until that late hour,
and yet NO one of these persohs has been found.
| THE PUBLIC BECOMING ANXIOUS.
It is so strange that unless something soon de-
veloped in this direction the police will be forced to
the conclusion that the person or persons who
there have some special reasons for keeping out OF
the way. The value Of the Information which one
man give can be readily appreciated when it is
said that. with the exception OF the murderer. he
was PROBABLY the last person who saw Mr.. Frye
alive. The rumors which are floating about town
relative to Mr.. Fryes financial affairs
many and conflicting. but the most generally ac
cepted is that. although several years ago the
dered man met with very heavy financial losses
within short time bad a large fortune left to
her by her father, so that Mr.. Frye could not
was the daughter of Peleg Gardner. of Providence
r. l., and at the time of their marriage the couple
had large amonnt OF silverware presented to them
which was usually kept in the house. Mr.. Frye's
family associations of the happiest nature, and
so far as be learned there not
cloud on the domestic horizon. The house in which
he resided the property OF his wife, having been
bequeathed to her by her father at the time of his
deeease some two years ago. Mr. Dunn. OF the Arm
was formerly connected. In conversation with a
reporter the day of the discovery of the body.
said
'If Mr.. Frye was killed he was killed in the room
III he was killed replied the writer "Then you
seem to incline to the theory that he committed
suicide?"
well. the inference that one would draw from
your conversation is that he did," rejoned the
..Be that as it may" said Mr. Dunn, and he was
proceeding to speak further. when he was inter-
rnpted by gentleman who remarked II cannot , see
dom do. replied Mr. Dunn, but the intimate friends
of the family may know the cause, The seal of
secrecy which Mr.. .Fryes relatives have thus far
placed their lips indicate in some degree the
weight ofIMr. Dunn's suggestions.
REMARKABLE THEORY
The following startling and very plausible theory,
which we'll substantiated by the in con-
necton with the of the room in which the
murdered man was found. is advanced by
officer whose ability in similar cases gives
weight to his opinions that cannot be disregarded
He says:-"The fact that Mr.. Frye went into the
basement because of some noise which he heard
there hardly seems possible to me- That
been wearing on the day that he met his
death found hanging on the rack the base
ment water closet door leads me to believe that he
went there prior to going out, and that
he was about to leave the house with
some party or parties that he knew
had two visitors. man aud woman. both of wnom
he was acquainted with. A game of billiards
U
piano in the parlor was heard at the same
time. What more probable than that he play
ing billiards with gentleman caller, and that the
the same time playing the piano. believe,
from the general appearance of the body as
it was found that it was woman's hand who laid
the head carefully on . piece Of calico. and =
womans heart. even though there was muir
ns tn e vd %So a just Sssn
cruelty sent out of the world. Now, and this
is only the barest superstition. we will imagine that
mt Gpof hat
been made. and that some talk had been
panied by these two friends "a. goes into the
basement where. before proceeding further he takes
refrigerator it anything eata6e is contained
therein Just as he reaches 1t. and while
he is bending over to open the door .n
head with club. or. perhaps. the butt of the
volver. with which he was afterward shot. He
staggers and falls when the blows given with
the knife or stilleto in the back. This
fails to Kin him. and perhaps he stag,
to mis- feet wso With ,b the intention .o . Of
the murder accomplished by the shot through the
heart That he went to the refrigerator and there
substantiatcd by the fact that at that point
his letters and cigars fell out of his
came from his mouth at the ssmo me If sueH
movements as have supposed had taken place. the
body would have fallen in about the same position
work had been done. the two may have
proceeded to the dining room. first stealing the
watch and chain to make 1t appear rs il tho crime
had been committed for the purpose of
robbery and there search evidently
made for something besides valuables. The
slab would not have been removed from the top Of
the safe because the parties doing it had any idea
that would facilitate their to the SAFE for
they had the keys In their hands. They may
have expected to find seine letters or
other papers which may have been valua-
BILE to them. and failing to discover them In the
safe removed the slab thinking they might be under
1t. believe that the articles which reported to
have been stolen from the house were not taken
because OF their value, but that the
motive for the crime might be construed" In con-
clusion the officer said grayey :-"Find those who
were in his house at about eleven O'Clock Thursday
night, and who playing billiards and also play
ing on the piano, and the mystery will be very
q solution"
PLAN OF THE BASEMENT.
Following ID plan Of the basement OF the