New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-10
A REWARD FOE THE MURDERBh'
THE sTRATFoRD MYSTERY UNsOLyED.
WHAT IS THOUGHT IL TIE vILLAGE-RErURN of
THE MURDERED wOMANs FATHER.


THE MURDERED wOMAN's FATHER
rvpou AsprcI,L CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUSEI
SrRATFoRD, Conn.,. Sept. 9.-The usual sun
stilness of stratford was broken to-day
nv the hurrying 10 and fro Oh
score or more of detectives and newspspei
correspondents. Every one was "iDterviewed "no
could presumably afford the slightest nformation'ahu
great many were subjected to the same process "uo
upon no possible hypothesis could know anything more
about the matter than their nterrogators strai'ou
neone az a rule seem 70 rejoice the reflected luse oi
the notoriety coufe the village ss the scene oi al
atrocous crime. Whether they are in the possess0n "
any facts or not makes little diference they gre ie"uy
ana eager to talk for and advance any nupei "
contradictory theories Lewss friends insist that nc
entirely gutess even Of indirectly leading 10 'no
woman's death by permitting her to 60 home alone. HIS
empoyer Mr. Peck stated to-day that Lewis had hitcheu
up his Team on Sunday night and wanted E"se 10 ie ~
drive her home This snc refused on the grouhu 'n"'
se wanted TO STAY somo time longer and was shame
to Keep the standing 50 long she also sau 'n
as Lewis lad be up between or O'CLOCK tho noA'
morning to carry his luce she dld not IKE 10
keen nm I'm lae Fifteen minutes aiterward, when the
horses were uuhcned and IN the stable, sue
suddenly announced her intention OF gonB
at once. 1t is also said by some OF us
friends that one reason why Lewis seldom
accompanied betrothed home was the iact that MS
attentions were not approved by the Carks.
THE THEORY OF THf VILLAGERS.
Little by little the tneory seems be gaining ground
among the moro Intelligent villagers that neither
Lewis nor AmDer is tine criminal to be sought ou' ei
I'm White and Hesley else In some hitherto tota'y
unsupported person who met tue WOMAN
either by chance or appointment ana
made Improper proposals to her On her re-
fusing to comply violence was attempted ana "nc"
sh aero ao,ed An effort was made sths her cres Oy
cnoking her into n,ensDty. IL is supposed that rs
soon az her strugg ceased the Criminal nnas'l.
ing ner 10 be unconscious lifted her over tno wan
AGAINST which he had pressing her, ana laying ho
down on The other side began TO carry out Ills eionouS
designs; but becoming aware OF her dean he was
struck With horror and RAPIDLY down the ROAD mo
the village These iacts borne out by the statement
of one Of the members OF Mr. hodgess Iainu'
to the effect tnat about the umo '"o
murder is supposed TO have been coih"'''eu
sae heard loud scream. aud by the fur her ehout
of several families lyin. along TIE foAd una, 'e' 1bs
a man rnnutug down the road In the dfcctioh Vi '"o
As 80 ,soa While prominent vllager said today
that II thr votes o. tie rrsden were laheh ne 70
gully persons. Hcs!cy's connection Mo the an 'i,
beyond the o nla trying o ne.p ont Mte s,o' 70
mi main but Whites story OF ms movements on lue
nih of The murder aud Of sleeping for three
or iour an mpty carriage IS cohSlueIeu '
A. e1tirely novel tsory Is brought forward by
soDc Try 10 make our thsI tnc ctlm. wa, nv 49,.
az solne de ance from the spot where tue poS Mh-
found and body conveyed GO tnat place ID
wagon. TDis theor, j. considered bishly lmpioO+o''
FEW NEw FACTS DISCOVERED.
A TO actual facts, few have been discovered
.,rco ves,erdav A torn buf-coored envelope on
wb,cn was the name OF Curtis, and which Was
found nearthe spot the bo1y lay was supposed by
oo o afford An i'm por ant clew counectiuga mysterious
stranger who has receDty the village with 'He
crlne. II appears. However that one OF ht;
Hodges dau lhfefs fOuud tnis envelope Al hnou' U
o'cuck sunday evening ana threw II over rue va.
Dr. Mooney IN am WIN iV v'nceG Of
Que lung. and that i. that an OUTRAGE
killed under the SUPP o,on that she was only unc%h-
lncn do not permit d'nOt ~ ~, ninu :" Ia tnrv and
s .t ell IN my evidence before tLe coroner jury, au
Coroner oyt told me ai.erwAId that tne nG stth
my professional brethreu supi,ah',nt ,a ho'rc
mine Now, Lrws's reatiOus WIN h"se' cNo" pe,ptH A.
sue left her husband. were hooron'y ies
:. Gun tns TACT OF az attrh IL, Toero
decdrdy aglinsl any theory Oi LrWlhs gun, iHvi ny
cvdrnces Of scyeIr stagg,e 1n no ON ne ,d
II seems mat she was cn"kru 10 urhtn on 'ne 80
sde Oh the WALL aud tnen llted over To ttolh7'uc anu ~
Uuttagc attempted ,.t, o,1 ,,.rted with
A 1ortlon Of a garment, stained ana mafbeu WIN wiz,
hlnoi which was fou amOAg the trees about eIghy
y.r, rom the body was tOday handed L" DelecuNos
Arnold aud Wood. A close examination was maHe' Dut
IL unrared To be par the waist Oh chlds uttss hbu
a. II had apparent connection WIN III" crih" '"o
Jstr,,,yes paid little atteVtlOn To II.
Ftomorraw a to meeting Will be held ma reward.
yarioI.y stated being nom $1,000 To SZo0o iSr M
tne discovery or ue murderer Win n1
og red fl il expected tnat when the reward
i, once offered arrests VIII quickly iOlo" Anons @ lno
trst TO arrested II is supposed WI" Oe AoS'on ""'0
"'I About nalfpast o this morning Captain Cark's
boat. me Grace Darling, arrived az bT'usIPot,; P;
and nailed by Captain Wfkece. VINO tod captain tlaIA
that us laughter dead, but gave hlin no PirLlc
Mrs A. soon a. the Captain landed, however, NJ was
put INTO OF tne dcs, Immediately I%n'e
Men he recovered hired carriage anu art out oi
." 90 nome nd returned To the Grace Darling Mrs
Ozark has proved the arrival OF he uu-pinu puo
affcIed family refused to see any one or admit
any callers all day.