New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-07

CAPPED ALL IN FOUR MINUTES
AN ARREST IN HAcKENsACK.
Paterson. March (speciaD. sullivan's
murderer is still at large. and from present ap-
pearances his identity will always be a mystery.
The police are without clew. They say the case
is already almost hopeless one In keeping
with the action Of the Police Committee Of the
Board Of Aldermen, Mayor Braun this afternoon
issued the following proclamation:
500 Reward.
Executive Department.
Office of the Mayor. City Hall.
Paterson, ". j., March g. 1896
Whereas foul and brutal murder was perpetrated
in this city Wednesday evening, March T. 1885.
when young lady Miss Mary Sullivan. met death
now therefore. I. Christian Braun, Mayor Of the
Offer reward Of &c., ' to be paid BY the city Of Pater-
son. for the apprehension and conviction Of the per-
CHRISTIAN BRAUN. Mayor
The only aid that the authorities hope to re-
celve from Offering the reward Is from persons,
II there are any. who know something about the
murder but who have not come forward and
informed the police. 1t is feared that there IS
one who was eyewitness TO the tragedy.
Chief OF Police Grant. in speaking Of the hope
lessness OF the to-day. said:
no CLEw TO WORK UPON.
1--WE have absolutely nothing on which to work,
and I do not hesitate to confess that the crime
has completely bafied the Department. There
is no doubt that the woman was murdered. but
the man who committed the deed left not single
track behind him by which he could be run down.
1T Is my opinion that Miss Sullivons slayer
was the man with the gray ulster who was seen
by Petersen Just before the latter discovered the
murdered woman. As all criminals do, lie took
20 cnDcaa1 hic - I and IN
fortunately Petersen did not have good look
at him. All the description he can give g that
the man was short and thin and wore gray
ulster. have communicated with the surround
Ing police but 1t would be impossible for them
10 arrest every tramp with gray ulster. refer
TO tramps because l believe that it is one Of
that class Of individuals who killed Miss Su-
van
Another sore puzzle Is the motive for the
crime The jewelry found on the young woman
when she taken to the hospital wipes out
all thoughts OF robbery. and the autopsy held
yesterday afternoon at the hospital proved that
an outrage had not been accomplished. There
may have been an attempt al 1t, however. II
such was the case. the man who attempted 1t
must have been ont % his head. Cor no 1ne but
a lunatic would Try such thing in sIch a much
travelled locality. Again. cannot say that the
murder the work Of a maniac. Many people
think so becaIse OF ts ferOci;y. Some persons,
you know commit murders To create sensation,
and this may have been just such a case. The
thing that worries me 10 that without some point
10 work from the Department is almost power
less"
UNDER THE EYES OF THE POLICE.
Whoever killed Miss Sullivan evidently did
NJ DIT. -
figures as TO time are correct. the murderer
met his victim, did the work and escaped. all
within three minutes. At 9:lO p. m. Patrolman
Bernard Nolan sends call to Headquarters
from a tatrol-box at East Elghteenth-st. and
park-ave.. nearly opposite the spot where Miss
Sullivan was found. At $50 Sergeant John
Kicker reports to Headquarters from the same
box The latter said to-day that on Wednes-
day night he stood TO- at least five MIN
utes on the corner after pulling the
box There was sign OF any crime
In that locality then. Mr.. Petersen says that
when he found Miss Sullivan he Is positive that
IL was not later than 9:25. He said that he
was calling on the Last Side. and when ne
started for home he looked at his watch 10 see
what time II was. The pol!cemans hgures are
right for they are recorded at Police HEAD
quarters on the Gamcwcll tape. and If Peter
sen is as correct as he is positive. the murderer
had no more than three minutes In which 10
accomplish his work.
THE MYSTERY DEEPENS.
The police received further news to-day winch
adds to the mystery. The Rev. Henry "oou'
pastor OF the Park Avenue Baptist Chutc"'
which Is three long blocks below East fish-
feminist. says that he left his church on the
night Of the murder just after the hre alarm
test struck at 915 p. m. He lives at No. 40
East Twenty -seventh-st., ana. as no carr -,
passing at the time he started 10 nam one
block below East Eighteenth-st ne saw a
woman standing by the curbstone wa,e,ns 'o
a Thinking that he recoshl]eu m.' Ior
member OF his church the minister saluted ner.
She failed To recogniZ. him. and, upon iooh'"s
a second time. he saw that he was l.,issaH on
Mr. Wood excused himself and p roceeaeu On
his way When he reached East flshtsen'is
St the minister says that he saw no sisn oi
any person. He passed over the walk W.,
Miss Sullivan was found but ne saw no'n."S
of her The minister said that wheh NJ ea'"eu
that SPOT II must have been between WV anu anu
925 He Is positive that he met no one ""s.,
he neared the SusGuehanna railroau, , 49, T
hundred and fifty yards above East E's s
St where he passed a man who ne IN sure was
Petersen 49,,
The minister walked on the same side OF IN, 'ne
street on which the murder was conIhi'te ,;
until he reached Twenty-seventh-st ne saIu
that he met no one but the woman at GrahaHi-
ave, and the man, who he Is almost sure wa wa,
Petersen at the Susquehana raiiroau tiacn'
He Is certain that he met no one between ora
ham-ave and the railroad. The minister
story being undoubtedly true. the MURDER mus mus,
have been committed in the time tnat II toph
him 10 walk $50 Yards from East Eighteenth
st. and for Petersen to walk back This couid
not have taken thr or four minutes al l,e
outside. This circumstance. with others; Only
tends IN make the case the more mysterious.
There are many who still believe that MISS
Sullivan's murderer also assaulted MISS Graves
and Lizzie Lynch but Chcf Grant says that
ne is almost certain that the work Is that OF
different persons Working on the basis that
the man In the gray ulster murdered MISS SUI
Ivan. the description OF her assallant differs
from that OF the man who attacked the Lynch
girl No description could be had of the man
who attacked Miss Graves, she having gone
to Boston the day following the assault.
Miss Sullivan's funeral Will be held tomorrow
morning from the house where she lived with