Morning journal and courier., 1883-09-14
Who Killed Rose Amhler2


 The Wise Men of stratford Assisted by
 COrOners and Detectives Trying to Un-
 ravel the MysterY-NO Clue as et-
 Professor Whites TestfmOny-An Ad-
 tOurnment tor a Week.
 STAMFORD, Sept. 13.
 Who killed Rose Clark Ambler is the ques- tion that at present agitates the minds not only of the people of Stratford, but hundreds of others throughout the country. who have read from the daily newspapers the story of the crime and the half concealed facts brought out at the eoroner's investigation. That she was murdered there is no question for doubt but as to the person who commit ted the crime the coroner and his assistant, the jury and the detectives are evidently as much in doubt to-day as when the body vas first discovered. That Coroner Holt and his assistant, Mir. Joyce, have been untiring in their efforts to bring the guilty party or par- ties to justice there can be no doubt. They have worked in season and out of season, have employed the best detective skill ob- tainable and yet the mystery is unsolved. Suggestions and theories without number have been showered upon the coroners and wherever there has been possible clue it has been followed up by the detectives under the coroners instructions. It is almost impossi- ble to find person in this quiet old town but that is of the same opinion, and none are ready to charge the officers of the law with being dilatory in their efforts to bring the guilty parties tojustice.
 When the coroners jury assembled this morning the first witness called was Pro- lessor M c. White, M. D., of New Haven. I,i a17krT5ctad nf fha TnuPdarad woman's clothing for the purpose of micro scopic investigation and also parts of the stomach and intestines for chemical analysis. The professor testified that his microscopic examinations did not reveal the fact of any outrage of her person having been commit ted on the woman either before or after her murder. The stains on the skirts, the wit ness thought, were made from some vegetable matter like grapes, The spots on the skirts were examined several times over and with the same. result. The parts of the body examined by Dr. White did not reveal any evidences of the woman hay ing been outraged before the murder was committed. The doctor also stated that he found no evidence of poison either in the stomach or intestines.
 At the post mortem all of the dirt under the finger nails of the dead girl was carefully removed on the suggestion of Detective Ar nofd and sent to Dr. White for examination. This he examined very thoroughly. He found several scales of human skin and sey- eral blood corpuscles that were evidently from the veins of human being. In order to come to something definite about the scales of the skin, he compared them with some that he took from mulatto, others from g full blooded negro and others from a white per- son. and he arrived at the conclusion that the scales sent him were from 8 white person who had been much exposed to the sun, and from part of the body that was pretty thoroughly tanned. Doctor Whites testimo- ny occupied the entire mornings hearing. On adjournment the coroners and reporters repaired to John Hard's grocery store where they indulged in crackers and cheese with 8 little butter to grease the crackers and some root beer to wash down the ''bountifuP' re- past.
 At the afternoon session there was very little evidence of importance. William E. Peck testified as to how the hat of Rose rest ed on her head when the body was found, which he said was partly on one side and back of the head. Albert Wilcoxson and his son John testified to hearing some one run by their house near the scene and on the night of the murder about 10 o'clock, and they judged from the footsteps that it was 8 heavy person.
 This exhausted the testimony for the day and Coroner Holt ordered an adjournment until Thursday, September 2oth, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.