The sun., 1888-09-17
THE JERSEY CITY MYSTERY.
TIE FRIENDS OF YOUNG MIR. BENNETE
PROMPTLY DEFEND HIM,

| His Elder Brother Hirnm's Prompt Denial
that There wns Ever Auy ounrroi Re-
tween his Parents Abeut the Yeuns Man.
Ono week has passed., and still the mystery
! surrounding the muryierous assault on Daniel
| II. Bennett, the Wall street note broker, In bed
ut his house on Jersey City Heights has not
been cleared away. Mr.. Bennett Is lying be.
tween life and death. Yesterday his condition
was reported to be very slightly better than on
Saturday. He still lacks the power to speak.
and the paralysis in his left side still exists.
The evidence In the case gathered by the po-
lice 80 far, as published In yesterdays Sun,
caused O good deal OF excitement among the
friends OF the family. and in fact, everywhere.
The suspicion OF the police that Augustus p,
Bennett, tho old mans youngest son, who was
alone in tho house with his father at tho time
of the assault was the guilty party was not q
surprise. Nearly all Of his friends and his fam.
lily stood mp for him, and expressed their belief
in his lnnocsnce, although admitting that some
Of tho facts adduced were hard to explain
away. Augustus Bennett himself could not be
found. His brother, Hiram c. Bennett. who s
porter concerning the alleged strained rela.
ens bense hn Ss Srs ssa 70 hf,s M saS Existed In tho
Il cannot account for such assertion at ALL
a s m. sS sna sf Sa nf aSs
Of perfect or,iiaity exists In the house. and II
has always existed between my parents. Tho
ana boarded away i9I several months is en-
WY, i yoa %s Would I'D nef think that any Snpeas:
eRsrs sRs %smSer TRs
It { Is DsSsas5 erns S1
Ss sad w t1s s' q hs sb6 s Il = h9Ss
father was but A. present am unable to say
aiiy Br1 WIiktnson said that he had been tho fam.
of years and during that time be had never
f Esf snd nOs
0aE hs soss Rsst 81 sa' ESTE
asy sas IF th Mr.
sturdy old Roms1 Snd SslisSes sSss.r in usce
In an Interview Will, Chief Of Police Murphy
Mr.. Bennett were going to die. he would arrest
the son. Augustus
Chief. H "But y you % are not @ 10 imagine that W
have abandoned other polnt' OF INQUIRY. or that
are AVs WorPns oR three
and an we e. are & following each to the end Tor all
Is the burglar theory one"
We'll, we have not abandoned the idea that
1t may have been the work of o thiei. Descrip:
tions Of the missing watch have besr sent Al
over the country. and 1t was only to-day that
wrote to Philadelphia to make an inquiry that
the burglar theory suggested to u.s."
written to Philadelphia was the result Of the
statement made by Mr.. Bennett several duys
ago that he thought his watch might be in
Philadelphia. A prominent official, and one
whq ought to know, said to a BUN reporter:
ing this case will be cleared up and the crim-
inRl will be arrested and punished. II he lives
and does not make complaint liam quite sure
the mystery never will be solved. That is the
case in q nutshell"
The official refused to explain what he meant
might have got hold OF ono OF the four keys to
the house. which were In the possession Of per
the purpose of robbing the place and hit Mr..
Bennett when he moved In his sleep or pos
sibly made some noise is gaining ground.
Chief Murphy says the idea was perfectly rea-
sonable