The evening times., 1897-12-11

New York, Dec. u.-Chernistry, IL is
alleged, may bear out the theory II tie
police that Charles Zanon has destroye.
human life in order to collect the inSUr-
ance upon the II, es Of his victims. The
body of the last OF his four wi,cs to .nset
mysterious death, will he exti med tod1y.
District Attorney Olcott applied for
an order this morning from the supreme
court. which will empower the police TO
disturb the woman's grave. II chemical
tests show the presence of io;son in the
body. the police think that tteir care will
be easily esta ablished. The bodies of the
other wives believed by the police to lave
been victims of Zanolfs plotting, have by
this time reached SO ad, anced a stage of
decomposition as to defy the researches
OF the chemist.
Zanoli NAV be a Buchanan or Hol mes.
or lie may he the victim OF a sIcca.,si III Of
nioA unaccon.modating circumstances.
The journe ymen BARRIERS WIN b,a:ded
with ZanOii seemed to have found his coffee
strong al times. Several Of them ware very
III. One of them died of suEstrOke. 1t is
fact also that in the cases If Schmidt,
supposed to have fallen victims 20 :he lays
ofthe sun. and of the wives. who all passed
away from aporlexv, the synptoIus were
much alike. In each case there was the
Same condition OF coma and high teInpera-
ture. Nitro-glycerine poisoning, some doc
tors sa v. might produce the same effects IN
scne spects. as are PRESENT N tyi,iio:d and
In sunstroke.
All VI the physicians who Were called in.
for Zanol: saw .nat all who we're near and
dear To him tad medical treatment, .ioted
something suspicious about til. cases. but
not enough to justify them in taking any
action.
Zanoii. while tie police, detectives and
district attorney are hurryine iDolt after
dews. is calm, and says that he welcomes
the investigation. He adults tie has de-
frauded the insurance companies, vet de-
Eies that. in all ms self-conf ess-d iIlainy,
he has t3ken human life.
He expresses himself AZ being anxious
as the detectives that the bodies of his
mother-in-law, four wives and his work
man aEd his first wife's laughter should
be exhpmed. So it viii lot lie lcpg before
the experts can begin n.akine autopsies.
The first step necessary to the investi-
SatlDn WIS 10 nave Il regal pretext Tor
holding Zanoli willie the police hunt for
proof. Accordingly, 1T 8: As o'clock.
Zanoli was taken from police headquarters
to the Center street police court by De-
tectives Carey and Aloncle. The prisoner
and the two detectives W ere follow ed into
the pOiicccourt by Lawyers Stephen Hare
and Thomas DeSeen. who have been re-
tained for the defense. TIL. detectives told
Magistrate Moore that they were not
ready to go on with the case. Their evi-
dencc ON the Charge Of grand larceny was
not complete.
The court understood that the Ct md
larceny charge was not the one which the
Detectives really intended 70 press. Magis-
trate Moore, therefore, remanded Zaauli
into custody until next Tuesday. Then
Zanoli drew out a white handke kerchief and
began crying between his sobs he asked
the detectives If they would not permit
his ten-year-Uld son TO call At police head
quarter TIE detectives said that they
woulI grant the request ZanoIi then E.
catne somewhat encouraged and said to
them: u den and that the body of my
wives and that of my mother-in-Iaw and
Schmidt be exhumsd. demand 1t for my
boys sake. 1t VIII be showI, that am
not murderer
Zanoii was taken back 20 police head
quarters.