New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-30
TIE MURDER OF PHOEBE PAULLlN.
NO NEW FACTS DISCOVERED.
THE DETECTIVES BAFFLED-THE MAN WHO CALLED

THE DETECTIVES BAFFLED--THE MAN WHO CALLED
on MR.. wooDHULi-
"Nothinp nevn This was the nvariabe answer
repeated until il became monotonons 70 an III
quries made among the police and detect'es ggS
ferday as to the latest developments III the fhgne
Paulin case. Chief McChesney OF Orange, lIank NJ
-, lifted that he is no nearer discovering the
murderer than he was when when the IA He"I him ~
Sergeant Conroy. who is making sPeclal
investigations, was equally candid i'll acknoWleoai
ing that his experience and native SaeaCiy itIu
ont even suspicion as TO who the murderer IS put
he was profoundly impressed with the o :
that there was something at the bottom OF II az
which might change the aspect of he case. lie sald
that he will to-day be in possession OF TIE ha.g ~
the person or persons who occupied the buggy tnho
i k Rock road to and t aasS to Of
der within short time of its communal ~.
neither he nor others arc at all sangnne thil Ne
information will even indirectly assist ~ estab.
lished that the buggy descended the lorih.L dd
of the ridge some minutes after {he Ut Ut
was done. No arrests nave oeCn oi ni,"o man
living at the foot of the mountains on g1ieI%.
principles, because he was known 10 ny
hhaTd case" but he was found strctfhta
ON sick bed and fortunately for hun, was ahlc 10
prove that he was in that condition at INC tie inc
crime pcrpetrated ,,.oo.io
Hacqertv and the two shirts found in SUCKER
wood are by hcrrespertlvc diScoy'rtrsa uni -
still put for ward as important crews. SI"CI Wy, Wv
chemical analyses of the stains found on inc Ialui
have been made known the opinion gains VTouhu
that they were the gameStS worn by he ASSASSIN
bat the detectives have not yet "'%T :,
any progress in unravc'hng the clew, ana TIE only
practical result of the prominence gwen ~
then is to dctract from the Importance 81 D''c.
tive laggerty'S hnd-not much 10 the ld''ci 9"'
Additional particulars were obtained yesterday
from William Woodruff, concerning the man Nuo
called on him on sunday and asked 10 he gwen u
shirt and a paiT of drawers. Mr.. WOudhnlI did not
iufonn the police of this fact untl Wednesday
evening, a. II had not previously occurred 70 n.u,
that his visitor who made such slug IiaI
Paullm might be identical. Now both he
and others are of the opinion tha' lh l''r,I Is
M least possible. MIR, Woodruff lives al me north
ru cnd of Ilewellvn Park. "1he man" he saId'
"Iang my front door bell ahout O'Clock on sun
dav | answered the bell my~,t lite 5"'d III q
favorP What is t. asked. want 70 know
if yOu will give me shirt and pdlr 81 drawers
he replied. told him had not any such garment :
to spare. He Immediately went away. ne was 4
vouug man Apparently aOout twcnty-thrre or
twenty-five years Of age lie was of medium
height with clean Nhavcn face an" no'
fellow. He was .p@tty well dressed WIN
dark coat and light trousers. IFS poor,
were rather run down on one SIDE. HIH hol
notice whether he wore any shirt. lie had no
Mr.. Woodhnirs house stands about 800 yards
hack from tine Eagle Rock road and - something
over "A mile from the scene of the murder Mr.
Woodlull did not observe the man after he reached
the main road and cannot tell which way he went
An attempt viii undoubtedly be- made to account
for the man, but nothing tending to disclose ms
identity was a,crrtaincd yesterday; in fact 40
etoi, seemed to have been made.
During the day large crowds from Orange Wis
tied the scene Of the murder the holiday giving
them the coveted opportunity. Many morbid
curiosity seekers returned with twIgs and other
souvenirs OF the revolving crime.
The Coroncr's inquest will be held at Orange to-
day at $3.50 D. IN. The police and detectives are
hopeful that something may then be elected VIII, b
will give them fresh start.