New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-25
THE ROSE CLARK INQUEST.
TESTIMONY THAT TELLS AGAINST LEWIS
DR.. WHITE EXAMINING LKwIs's cLoIHING-ihh
rrrprpppn woNAx's IlRg IN BRIDGEPORr.

DIR. WHITE EXAMINING LKwIs's cLoTIiING-iHE
MURDERED wOMAS's LIFE IN BRIDGEPORT.
rFnou A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
BRIpGEPoRT, Conn.,, Sept. 24-The inquest
in tue sratford case was resumed this morning nt ~
o'clock The first witness ex mined was Charles fech
His testimony was a mere repetition of the account
which he gave two weeks ago to The TRIBUNE corfo
spondent the effect that Lewis came to his WORK as
usual on Monday morning. He was asked as 10 q sts'e
nent he had made to Mira OSBORN that Lewis told him
he had been I'D all night with friend. He could not
remember but said Mrs Osborn's stat ement might 20
relied on Mrs. Osbcrn's testimony cane Inter AM
she swore that Peck told her Of Lewiss statement
and said IL was made on MONDAY moru'ns
Samuel Durand grocer OF Birmingham, stated that Oh
either Monday Tuesday morning Lewis referred 10 e
murder Durand was nearly positive that this was on
Monday morning E. S. Woodward, also q grocer OF
Brnngham said that lie wis had told him OF the mur
der on either Monday Tuesday morning. Wiinam
smith, of Birmingham. testified that on tuesday Lew"
came into his place and said: of was In Stra'Ioru
now could put my hands on the man VINO killed hose'
At the AFTERNOON session Lorraine Amber was
nut nm the stand He said that lie
had lived with his brother Norman and Rose from sep
tember 1879 to October, $780, but he would not say
that he had ever anything strained In their IT.
latons SaInne Powell, Of STAFFORD SAID thlt theie
had been heavy shower before ii O'clock on the nlsh
OF September 2 and that by morning the roadS wore
stin muddy The inquest was then adjourned nhth To-
morrow at 10 O'Clock Coroner Holt said that he eA'
pected verdict would be given OIL wednesday "N'n
the inquest would be ended.
Dr. Moses c. White. OF New-Haven was all day exam
lining pair of socks aud coat belonging TO Nl'hs"
Lewis watch we're sent to him late last ngnt oy pe'ec
tive Wood who obtained them IN Birmingham BON
articles OF having been treated win gycerno
and soap with the supposed object VI removing ieshy
formed blood staiDs
wa caused in the fOrenOODlDy the
appearance at stratford Of State Attorney
Fessenden and Sheriff Crosby. OF bridgeport ApoW
II O'Clock the detectives were driving about with
baIiye. in cottage behind Lewfsfs house He has
often made ement TO the effect that he Alone knew
the murderer. There report that Mallory bad
been taken into custody, but II fatty dened by the
In Lafsyette.aye, bridgeport is a large square
brick 5a,Iding with a tau brick chimney.
Ths Is Warmers factory where Rose ClstA'
OF MIS- hon sbaDt week before her death About
eighteen months Roses sister zze came 70 nVA az
aIso. Rose. however never dId well her sst"-
Rarely week passed that she was not away Iay ok
morning and state thai Rose had not been nome 81
night aud her family were ignorant OF wnere sne vs.
stories to the cause OF those repeated D
seaces began To spread. prominent brugpoIt pny
sicisns name was mentioned, and Rose was sa 20 nne
dstronted favors among several others IN the toW
The amount OF her earnings at the factory WAS som.
what small owing TO her frequent absences. Ihe o.
eirs are PAID by the piece, anu go "a ar
u week. Rose made some weeks 20 some weeAs ~ VI
-, weeks 20 cents ana some Mfehs
Toward the end OF July or the beginning OF AugusI
however t noticed that the check sne hanoeu IN ~
the weeks end was q rule some two or three dolars
higher than usual The number OF eorsets iurnished oy
each hand marked down on coupon, which mas al5O
marked quality Oi the work done ana tns rtg
sies their pay ins marking Ia pencil. and II
shortly discovered that hose had Deen ~ Tue int
OF altering the marks TO get pad for higher quai
ty of work tnan had really zone The amount taken
being small the hrm coniented themselves Win us
Charging her on tue spot
One OF the Bridgeport men with whom Roses name
was lately connected In StrltOrd on tine night
of SUNDAY september q ana spoken TO ~ resident vi
the village, who is ready TO swear TO the fscI