The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-01
NO CLUE TO THE ASSASSIN.
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buffalo. April. 30 Although q hundred
theories. all plausible. and soms supported
strongly By circum stsntisl evidence. are Of
isred By the police and the newspapers. no
one has yet penetrated the mystery Of the
murder Of Montgomery Gibbs. The police
know as little Of the identity OF the assassin as
they did on the night Of the shooting. The
whole town is talking Of the most mysterious
and conspicuous crime in it's history. sus-
picion points e dozen WAYS, but not strongly
enough to warrant an arrest. To-day the po-
lice ransscked the once OF the dead man and
bis apartments at his brothers house. Moth
ing but business correspondents was found.
The police are in possession OF . letter said to
have been found on the body. and they are
reticent a. to its contents The Coroner. how
ever. declares that the only letter from q vo-
man which Was found in the pockets was one
from . lady who 10 now In Europe, and which
could have no possible bearing on the case.
A despatch from Niagara Falls to- mig ht gives
. sensational turn to the absence from that
place Of woman acquaintance Of Gibbs. Mrs
II. ]. Horton left the falls on Saturday morn
ing, saying that she was going away for few
days for visit, She has not been living with
her husband OF late. The original cause Of
their separation was . well-known railroad
man. Not long ago Mr.. and Mrs. Horton began
living together again. but soon separated. as
she persisted In making frequent trips TO Buff
falo and remaining overnight here. MIRA Hor-
ton was at one time type writer in the ONCE Of
Buffalo lawyer and knew Gibbs. but her hus-
hand that he M al har af Int
macy with him. The police have been unable
to locate Mrs. Horton. She told no one but her
mother where she was going. and her mother
II silent on that point
When Mr.. Horton was told to-day that his
wife was under suspicion he showed great sRl-
tation. and exclaimed: my God. the tolls are
tightening" Friends Of Mrs. Horton say that
she was deeply infatuated with Gibbs but lit
tie can be cleaned here to show that they had
meetings. It 10 recalled By one Of Gibbss
friends that Gibbs. who was OF . very secrstive
disposition. remarked to three or four men
last December. when discussing q current
sensation. that an angry husband recently had
designs on his hearts blood. but had been sp-
peased. This could not have been Horton.
who never knew Gibbs The pole. are search;
this clue may develop som thine.
"A discoysrJ tending to show the direction
ssy o the William his How va. Whsss
house on Bryant street. abuts the Delaware
avenue house. in front Of which the murder
occurred. Mr. Hoyt found three empty car
trdRes and one loaded one In his yard near the
Bryant street front. They are OF the same
calibre as the bullets which killed Gibbs.
The Ne,rs to. night prints . letter. received
By Il to-day, purporting to be the confession
Of the murderer. who reveals herself as girl
OF seventeen who was betrayed By Gibbs and
locke upon as a fake for various reasons. 1t
has been turned over to the police, who are
glad to get anything like a clue,
There is one theory which Is generally ac-
cepted. and that 10 that Gibbs was decoysd to
the place Of his death by some one who had
carefully planned to take his life. There 10
another which the police and newspapers do
not discuss. because Of the prominence Of the
residents OF that neighborhood. It 10 that
Gibbs was going to meet some woman CLAN
destinely. and that relative Of the woman lay
IN walt for him, Evidently the murderer knew
Mr.. Hoyts yard on Bryant street was the
quickest to q PLACE Of safety from the place OF
tho shooting. Physicians agree that when the
FIRST shot was fred Gibbs must have raised
his arm to protect himself. as the bullet
coursed along up his arm and along his
tered his brain. Walter Gibbs OF New York.
a brother Of the deceased man. arrived here
last night