The evening times., 1897-12-18
ANOTHER MURDER HORROR
Great Secret Crime Now Engages
New York's Police.
THE MURDERER is IN EUROPE
He Is Travelling, and the Poht OF
ficials VIII Disclose No Facts Ger
Fear He Will Elude the Dee
tives Who Are 10 Go After Him.
Death Supposed to Re Natural

New York, Dec. ls.-A murder myster sof
| startling interest is Promised by District
| Attorney 0icott. The SIX el-ton of the story
was all that was given out vest terda y. and
this, briefly, isthat a murder was committed
in New York cit y several months ago; that
the cast Was not reported to the coroner s
| office becs use the death was suppos ID to
have resulted from natural causes, and
finally tiat the murderer, OF the chief wit
ness, OF the accessory, is in Europe.
This bit of news was enough to set ruin us
| flying in all directions in the criminal court
| house yesterday. Theories by the dozen
were advanced and old unraveled mysteries
were recalled. There was dense ignorance
! in the corgner,,s office.
The magnitp pde of the crime and the
personality OF the criminal and his victim
are said to be such that a disclosure Of the
facts would defeat the ends of justice
District Attorney Olcott was seen and
asked for information. He said:
1--WE haye discovered hitherto unsus-
pected crime IN death that occurred
some time ago. 1t would defeat the ends
of justice IL said anything definite about
1t. The person we desire to arrest is at
present travelling in Europe. If anything
should be nprinied about the case or the
charge arainst him we would never be
able to appreiend him. The death was
not reported to the coroncr's office, as it
was thourhtAto he one from natural
causes.
1T is I most important case, and I
do not think we can let the public know
anything definite about IL for several
weeks at least. l will be cut OF office
before it can be made public. There
is nothing that will further unseal my
lips at present tha n To sa the case has
no bearing upon the charge against Cha.lc
Zanoli."
The rrmor grew that the death Of
Bernard Rogers, OF East Fifteenth strr t.
ON December 10, was really the subject
OF Investigation. Facts subsequently
learned seemed to remove all grounds FOR
suspicion.
Then, toe as the rumors ran, the strange
death OF Mrs. Mary D. Hill in the Colon
made Hotel, in Nay 1896. .wasrevived. For
two weeks past Mrs. F. B. Prather, of
indianapolis, Mrs HIPS aunt, has been
busy around the coroner's office gathering
all idttS COItiPcteu W1tH Jile tragedy
Mrs. Hill was found dead with bullet
wound In her temple and a revol :er by
her side. A note was found d indicating the
purpose of suicide.
Recently Mrs. Prather stated 70 the
official. her positive belief that her
niece WAS murdered. She said that tn note
was not in Mrs. Hnls handwriting She |
said that there were bruises on Mrs. Hill's |
body and sh stated the theory that Ler |
niece had been knocked senseless Ind q at
the murderer had fired the shot, left the |
revolver by her side with the note as evil |
dence of suicide.
Mrs Hin's husband, EdwlTd Iii, or |
Senor Edwardo Zerega as he is kno yn ON |
the stage. is now in Europe.
Capt. McCluskey admitted yes:e .day |
that the mysterious murder referred TO by |
Mr.. olcott was under Investigation, ut |
he refused all information.