New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-13
TIE ASSAULT ON MIR. GUTERMUTR.

TWO ARRESTS MADE BY THE POLICE. q
THEORIES IN REGARD TO THE CAsE-MR. GUTER-
MUTH SUPPOSED 10 HAVE BEEN TAKEN FOR
ANOTHER MAN.
The real cause OF the assault upon Louis w
Gutermuh who died on Sunday at NO. IA " es.
not been brought to light YESTERDAY IN
the Twenty-seoond Precinct, and force Of detec-
not without hopes Of solving the mystery Mrs
Sarah L. Jardine the landady Of Mr.. Gutermuths
boarding house, said yesterday " am unable 70
tell anything more about this matter than has al
| ready appeared in the daily papers. | was ac-
qualnted with Mr.. Gutermuth for about three years
before his death. He has bad q room II my house
since the first OF February II has been said tnat ne
under the influence Of liquor when taken to
Roosevelt Hospital. This am quite sure, Is false.
He was not so when brought 10 this
house and during my entire acquaintance with hun
never saw him IN q state approaching lntoxlca-
ton in the least. Mrs. HAMMER, his sister, arrived
here from Boston with her husband this morning.
As the pOst-mortem examinations Is concluded
they will take charge OF the body and convey II to
Boston for interment Ii has been stated that Mr
Gutermuth was unconscious during most OF the
time after he was brought from the hospital but
that is not So lie was conscious all the time when
he was not asleep lie could not give clear ueScrP-
ZION Of his assalants could ne assign any reason
for the attack"
Dr. Louise Gerard. who has an Office in the house
in which Mr., Guteunuth lived. aud VINO was with
him a few minutes before he died, said that ne was
unconscious during great part OF sunday morning,
saIlant. 1t had been previously stated, however ny
Mrs. Hawkes., the lady who was with him 1T the
time of the attack, that she saw two
Captain kllllea said that he had been working
on the case ever since the assault took place, on
May %. He denied the statement that the sergeant
at tile desk had conteuted himself with simply
making entry of the assault on the bIOltef ana
SAID that tho details OF the case. 50 tar as noWn hdu
been cent TO tie Central Office Immediately. Cap
tain kilIles d!d feel thai the assault had
been the cause OF Mr. Gutermuth's Death never
tlel5s, no believed that he was on The Track OF the
assailant5. He thought that Outermutl
was not the man whom the aSsalldnts were seeking,
but that the men had been hired by person who
was jealous OF the attentions paid 10 Mrs. hawkes.
by another mau-nOt Gutermutu-tO attack nm,
am tLat they had mistaken Gutermutn Tor THIS
other man. The captain did moi THINK JAaJ the men
meant 10 commit murder.
\ number of theories have been advanced in re-
gard 70 tho case but the only one which seems 10
gain any credeuce IS the one given by Captain
hlIIlca. In confederation Of this. 1t ls stated that
two women ana Two men Went O4t OF Lne ItooSEloIG
Hotel about II p. ON May -, and were lOlIOWcs
Ly TWO men. After passing some time IN restau-
rant this party went, IT about a. ~ Oh lay - 20
another restaurant IL Broadway. near tty second
st. AT clock III the morning the party leit uiLa
place. VIXEN and one woman entered
ceyenth-aYc car. followed Oy one OF tho men III
waiting, Wine Lde 0ther Two, MI Guiei-
mIth and Mrs. Hawkes. went toward
Mrs. HAWKES. house, No. 9I7 Seyenthave TO-
lowed by the other man. As sOOl as Guternuth,
with Mrs Hawkes.. had entered Fllty-scyenth-st,
this man assaulted him anu was Joined Dy Tue man
whO had followed the O-her couple.
Y -.
ave, failed to bring Oat any further Information
Ii was stated that Mrs hawkes. had been very III
since the night Of the attack and COULD see no one
DR.. Mortimer Clapp, who VAS attending her'
had ordered mat she should be ASKED no ques-
tons regard 20 the affair. AT the store OF COOuOH
Crcsiey d Eddy No. % ChH-st., where MI. Gutei-
muth formerly worked II was SAID that he hau Geel
III the employ Ot the firm over three years, L4I
OF " ch time he had spent III Mexico nc an agent.
Little known about his private lie. Ills HE LAD
been insured for 5000 n syracuse company n
Ut lis mother anu the Istot premium nO Occn
paid on Saturday.
john D. Townsend went 70 Police Headquarters
shortly after l. O'Clock this morning AM conferred
with Inspector DyrAcS. AIter the CeuIcfencc III
Townsend stated 10 reporter OF 4uk TRIBUNE
that he had gvuo 20 headquarters
at the request OF Mrs HaN kes OF No. 9li seventh
her rooms by detectives Of the Central once on
the charge OF being implicated in the death OF
Mr.. Guternuth. Mrs HaWhes was S Sahen 10
headquarters between II and i OctocA one lr the
woman who accompanied Mr.. Gutermuth
W Fitth-aye. after the theatre Oh the
night ot May 80. he police, II seems,
think that 5lrs. Hawkes. may know mere
OF the matter than she has YET sVen evidence y or
Willingness 10 tell OF. For this reason she was Al
rested. Nh. Townsend denounced the arrest yigor-
Ousiy as an outage, and claimed tDat his client
cas perfectly InnUcenJ III Cne affair. MIS-.
Hawkes., he said, Is woman OF the hIsAeo
character and above any suspicion ot any IAtng
OF the kind implied against her Dy ms
action OF Tie police. lie had mad IuIl conversation
with uer and was convinced tnat she kne" nothing
Oh Mr. Gutermuths asoallants, more than was maze
known ia HE tribune yesterday.
Inspector Byrues was retlcent about the matter,
anu would neither confirm nor deny AIr. IO"n-
sends statement OF the arrest " Nils. Hawkes. a
man whose name could not be learned was ar-
rested am taken % UeaIQu at tAe same uiuc
Inspector ByrueS was euurny non-coulmll tai Ia Tie
matter. VII. townsend stated lurtuer That the nus
band 81 Mrs. hawkes. was an LII 57l4lIdl OF " ca41u
tina. he and his wife had been ranged, aud that aL
the present time Mr.. HaW kcs OuJ OF TIE city On
"a AsuIng VI hunting expedition IN CanadA.