New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-19
THE MYSTERIOUS STAFFORD MURDER.

THE GOVERNORS OFFER OF REwARD-Irs
POSSIBLE EFFECT.
rrroM 4 SPECIAL coRRE-PoSDESr OF THE TRIBUNE. J
STAFFORD, Conn, Sept 1S.-The statement
made hy William LOWS yesterday TO The TRIBUNE cor
10 tho effect that the stain william Lewiss
lap robe was due TO the drppings from basket oil
butchers meat carried from market moro thau year
ago Il considered by the Coroner and detectives to be
OF considerable import. II clear that the story
lsa little TOO Ingenious. In the first place Mr.. Holt
says the which shown him by the detectives
w- deep rod mark about two Inches long that IL was
apparently fresh and hal evidently been submitted
10 10 washing process Coroner Holt however, referred
laughngly TO the Brush case. In which the dress
of one Of the suspected persons found TO BE- stained
I'm -is picou, manner She told elaborate story OF
carrying homo some liver from Bridgeport In thin
piece of paper aud binding her dress stained with blood
Oh her arrival home An ingenious way OUT OF inc sup
posed difficulty had not ID. White proved the sIs not
to be blood at All. bnt soms vegetaD.e slbstanch
Early this morning the detectives ~ the village,
and one Of tho places they visited was Lewis's
house where they asked Mrs Lewis For the pres
ent at least Naugatuck Valley is left IN peace from
domciary visits and nothing ar.has come TO the
surface to throw any light the other girP to
whom Lewis supposed to have been paying DIS. ad'
dresses.
The principal topic OF conversation in stratiord Is the
proclamation Issued last night by Governor Waller OF
issued at L. hour for at o'clock In the evening sec
Rotary Zacher stated positively that no word had yet
been received from the Governor one OF
the officials connected with the case SAID mat
though thought the reward offered should have been
the full $1,000. recommended by STATE Attorney
Fessenden, no had notwithstanding little Iath IN the
increased reward squirting one on 10 urther euOrS
The iaot s said he. " that In my opinion large re-
ward only productive OF COCA results Whcn sefcra
pcrsons have been concerned III "a crime ana one Is
tempted iufOrmeT In this case, even admitting
that two we're concerned In the murder there were Ger
family no more, and their gull must nave been pretty
nearly equal My own opinion IL, however, that Ony
one man TO-DAY To who Killed Rose CIaIk'
and that ~ ho murderer himself" 70 tue otrat0rdlans
however the proclamation seems to Afford the greatest
satisfaction. 1890 . . .,..
on actual news there little to-day. except STATE
mcnt made by OF the villagers to the en- hat on
the Tuesday alter the murder Lewis did not WIT BIZ
mngham at all. This, II true, Is important, IA me
birmingham groceryInan only between Monday
and which Lewis told MN that ms
grl had been murdered, and, II 1t was Mon
day, 1t IA an important fact against Lewis:
Rose Clarks grave IA being rapidly despolled
of the whitening flowers placed Overit by loving hans
for every one OF curiosity monger' VINO VISIT
II bear. of a sprlg or Two ~ molnento Iho els OF
conversations ned to-day between THE TRUNEs CORE
spondent and STATE Attorney Fcssenden, Coroner hOl
and Detectives Arnold, Wood and BlpDlns,is 10 the
effect that though nothing be disclosed AZ present.
there Is evidence the hands OF the authorities winch
Will probably prove important.