New-York tribune., 1896-10-26
THE YONEERS MYSTERY.
CORONER MILES STILL WORKING O"
THE CASE.
HE DECLARES THAT HE IS Confident OF cAs~
TURING THE AssAssIN-A cIRcTMsrANcE
THAT MAY THROW SOME LIGHT

TURING THE AssAssIN-A CIRcrMsTANCE
THAT MAY THROW SOME LIGHT
on THE CASE.
s,,,l anothar day has passed without bringing
forth anv important developments leading TO the
solution OF the mystery attending the dea'n OF
Harnlin J. Andrus in Yonkers. NO arrests "ere
made yesterday, and no steps OF apparent import
snce taken. The only step known 10 nav" oee"
taken by the Coroner yesterday was 10 take the
former ONCE boy Louis Mcleod. to the ONCE ana
have him look the premises over Afterward tns
Coroner examined the boy AT length pot what no
discovered. whether or not he discovered any.
thing he would The boy was detained ana
will be held 10 appear az a witness at the inquess
when II is held The inquest has been again post
poned from to-day It's date s not yet decided upon.
Young McCle ID parents live In Yonkers. but they
have not been allowed TO speak to their son. a. the
Coroner Is keeping him very close.
The absence Of any definite knowledge OF the
identity Of the supposed murderer OF Hamlin An.
drus has given rise to a thousand and one rumors
IN the city OF Yonkers. some OF which have been
of the wildcst and most cruel sort II was per-
hans in implied answer to some OF these baselesS
reports and surmises that Coroner Miles yesterday
said plainly and unmstakaby that the man whom
no is likely TO arrest Is not one who maintained
intimate relations OF any sort with the dead man.
Just why the Coroner does not arrest the man on
whom he has fastened Suspicion does not appear:
The Coroner himself will say nothing except thae
he is almost certain OF catching the assassin one
conjecture is that two or more persons are sus.
ner does wish to alarm one by arrestlng an.
other before he has evidence enough 10 Justify him
In capturing both or all.
Captain Mangin still holds 10 the theory that
Hamlin Andrus came to his death accidentaiy.
you can put 1t down. said the captain to 2
Tribune reporter yesterday that there was no
murder done" The captain says he has in his
possession evidence which tends 10 support this
theory but which for certain reasons he cannot
make public present. Just now the police are NOT
conducting any work on their own account, but
Captain Mangin has placed all his force at the
disposal OF the Coroner Ii Is so far emphatically
fbc learned last evening
that the Coroner had not even reported the results
of his Investigations TO John F. Andrus
A circumstance came to light yesterday that may
or may not have any bearing on the case John
H. Coyne, superintendent OF the Smith carpee
factory which adjoins the Arlington Chemical
Works lives diagonay across the street from the
scene Of the tragedy. Mrs. Coyne said yesterday
that VIXEN she heard the sound OF the explosion
she ran to the door and saw young man Slowly
closing tho big gate in front OF the ONCE: The
man see med undesirous OF being seen and his ac-
tions were peculiar. When he had closed the gate
he walked slowly back to the office where he vac
los, IN the crowd that almost Immediately As
semhed Mrs coyne was unable 10 give better
description OF the man