New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-17
SUSPICIOUS ABOUT LEWIS.
WILL ROSE CLARK'S LOVER BE ARRESTEDf
INCREASING RETICENcE op THE oFFIcIALs--IMPoR-
TANT DEVELOPMENTS LOOKED FOR

| WILL ROSE CLARK'S LOVER BE ARRESTEDe
| INCREASING RETCENcE oP THE OFFICIALs-IMPoR-
| TANr DEVELOPMENTS LOOKED FOR.
| lBRoM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE. I
| STRATFoRD, Conn.,, Sept. 16.-Two weeks ago
tonight Rose Clark was fouy murdered and up the
present time ner murderer murderers are still at
large. According 20 the opinion OF manyof the VIII
layers the united efforts Of aud detectives.
amateur and professional have done little IL anyt hing
clear the OF he DEATH or to discover the
guilty persons One thing, however pretty certain.
and that is tnat the and detectives
sharing that opinion. Though in proportion they get
their web Of evidence more strongly they be-
come more and more reticent and cautious of dropping
the least hint. there Is DOUBT that they feel fairly
well satisfied with their work.
| To-day being Sunday aud the people OF stratford,
according to OF the detectives, being Sab
| batarans. little has been added to the facts al
| ready published. It appears that the line
of evidence which the de ectivcs are endeavoriug
to fooy will go far to prove that the morning Of
Monday Lewis mentioned the fact Of Roses having been
murdered to several persons on his TO work some
b0urs before the oody discovered Tne
on the subject are however, c0nfessedy weak and 10
seems curious al least. that OF Lewis's cunning
tsupposing hun to be guilty. should have in perfectly
motiyeess way committed such apparent and
bunder.
Coroner Holt, who was seen to-day by THE TRIBUNE
correspondent. seems to have developed his bdnp
OF caution to alarming Heanswered all queries
II he iu the witness blx aud frankly
confessed that several lmporyant facIs kaownss him
could nor according to his Judgment be jadiciou,y
impaired. He said that Dr Whites testimony respect
tue spots the laprobe nai not yet reached
If they to be bloodstans considers t an i'm
ant poin', the murderei woman muse nave biod
from the mouth considerably, as was snown by her
ha which bears brOad deco stain OF blood a. the SPOT
where her mouth rested. Besides the lap.robe DR..
White uas some other articles wnlch being sub
jected to careful scrutiny, but what they Coroner
Holt refused to II IS stated, however. by Que
with the that these articles
Of Lewiss wardrobe which taken his house ey
the detectives. Coroner Holt, being asked whether
any action would De taken concerning the eccentric uan
by the Waterbury wachman said that though not
Importance attached TO tDls matter seiIc-
inginyestgaon would be made by the detectives. "ws
cannot afford to neglect any apparent Glow, however
snadowy" said he, land though this story seems TO bd
,aJona. aud about par with Fullers ridcuious
Curtis theory shall order the matter to be investigated
precisely did the Curtis And expect pro-
ciseiy result" The Coroner di doubt that
Governor Waller would tomorrow proclaim the ins
creased reward OF $4,000, but he DID not think
that immunity any one, not actually the murderer,
wLO was III accessory the crime would be promised
cOudl Ion o lilo turning nlOrmer.
epOrt Is -olng Toe rounds win alarming rapldty
tnat GER AIN Bub " JOLusOn knows more of hosa
| au eX-couyc, vino lives IN the village Birmingham.
lie wagon morse, anu IL was said that on tne
sunday ngu. Of the murder he seen DRIVING ais
WAGON toe of the place where Tue body
wac fOIUd. IL SAID tnst he uad found certau
ar,i, de puTase often used OF lae) TO- which tno
detectives nave searching vigorously Tor Jays or
al a. Gle article was in mis- possession John-
d plDnaJicaily "Intcryewed" anu frankly ad-
mltted driving IN tne negn OJrnoo'i on
| iue evening question. and rather Bohplusscd
| his qurstUnrr o. asking "what theuP AS 10 tue
| "cer. ain article" he knew nothing. and u
ciu-e scicn had it elmer abodJ his person Or
ma. lni.e Al, !. Iue
driven "a sunday evening aud bavlug the misior-
tame "a ex-couvct were hardy sufficient g oinds
| iur alIsot, "DuO" uas b,en iet dlscIecty alone.
frIt Dy AL here VINO axe an Interest IN tIe case
/ that the days will probably bring pog,ant
tie elupncnJs. NueenIhs of people of strdttord
| btrve william Lewis Will be arrested Inc Cor.
uner to,lay refused whether the report that
wItIabt prepared for mis- arrest true or
false aId CDaC Is taat nc Is under
cUnatdnt surveillance ana on any tempt 10 ruu away
Ot promptly arrested
Knot OF sign..scers and morbidly MINDED persons
wac 20 hlOugtv the day Offering aDout the
spO b, t,le neapOi stones, where two weeks
ago tu..nOrto" morning tue body Or the murdered
woman placed Dy = me person or persons unknown.