The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-10
n CASE AGAINST SCRLAMP
vtrTHAUs's REPORT CLEARS
HhVLar POLICEMAN or MURDER.

nj. NIrhtstick Not BloodstRins-
bpsn gu 90 Ito Dismissed from tho Force
SsgIect of Duty, However, ms Are
To-, Who Had Keys TO the Knaus shop.
ana. against Policeman Schlanp in con-
lh with the killing OF Undertaken Knaus
rsN.,,oh Yesterday. Prof. Witthaus re-
W mat he found no blood on the police
pN. rIghtstIck. and Schlamp was relieved
W 10 suspicion OF murder. but not from
"" .ssion Charges have been made against
psL, tho Chief for being of post. based
p| his own admission when the charge oil
RL s,ored him In the face. and his dis
sui ia considered certain. He saved his life
rlcse his job.
~ ~ o,bsr policemen who had night keys to
"nndertnker's shop are in the same fix.
~ will all be brought up In their turn. The
ls.., a, murder has been averted from the
NM hoveyer, 30 the Chief announced after
D..iyine the professors report yesterday.
T W ,bink now that no policeman Is impll-
..,,d . he said. after thinking It over.
when asked what he thought was the mo-
~. ,r tho murder. the Chief said that he
LA know. more about 1t as the detectives
r.r.d along, Capt. McClusky is now In full
go NJ the case. The Chief was proceed
,.s n develop possible theories under the
"",s,ions OF the reporters. particularly the
I,hberv theory. which seemed reasonable to
w., again. when the Captain OF Detectives
,.od on his foot. and Mr.. Devery remembered
,S., u was better not to discuss the case Just
now
,,ronst.rrinC Capt. Stainkamp for failing to
..,,h ,he murderer. and that he had heard
rothing OF any transfer OF Sergeants; That
there viii be- a general Grfbals sSa' sSrel a At I anot nte
t,tmmvs. during the day when this was suggested
I. .T the Chief he said; Well would yoT blame ne
S Tg nsa,t When he patroiled the street. and the
hhii mSeu OF police loafinR which the murder
STgSucht out made him, very angry;
wing 10 catch up with the case. by, night he
lad gone over the ground travelled over in
SS%Srrp1ng fashion by the PRECINCT men and was
SsT Intelligent position. =" He had nothing to
cav Int from certain evidence about the de-
tesive office i was inferred that the police
ne week was out. That was the limit set. but
DC. PARTICULARS were given.
fist Prof. Witthaus's report: Q March
,Sicles, exhibits In the matter OF the death or
Hsnry Knaus. with instructions to examine
then 70, sfa'n nis ri O sRisR No. nH 3.s sfa% sorspin aHs
i.Esn from the same by Police Surgeon Daniel
DoDoyan, a swab used upon the stick. and a
T nS'OlI'tf siI to ind s:ains OF blood anon these
Slicles. Upon the night stick / found a small
onantlty OF a brown material In small assures
nssr the point Of the stick. and three minute
stains upon the end. but neither these nor the
%Scrapings above referred to showed the. pres:
snce, Of corpuscles., or gave the reaction; Of
blood. Upon the slide were q, few rounded
hides which somewhat resembled blood cor
muscles In appearance and size, but as they
we're accom- panied nf w 9y 9th Gifys masses size o. a ths
shapes, do not believe them to be blood cor
D~uscles. particularly as tho chemical test for
The professor added that he found.blood
stains on the cloth submitted but that had
nothing to do with the case. 1t was the cloth
that was around the dead mans head when he
sas found murdered. The Chief had an I'M
scientific idea that II the spots on the club
we're blood. II might prove to be Of the same
man, therefore he sent II along.
The Central Ofice detectives who are at work
on the murder are holding conferences and
questioning witnesses in n house not far from
the West l25th street police station. ASUN
reporter was informed, on excellent authority
~pSigation has brought forth is that Mrs.
Knaus was not at home on the night of the
murder. In her statements to the police she
has hitherto maintained that she was in the
Witnesses. however, it is understood. who know
that she was not at home on that night, They
know where she was and who was with her.
Capt McClusky had a long interview with
Mrs knaus on Wednesday. and IL Is generally
believed that she made an important state
nent to him. 1t was Immediately after this
Interview that the detectives who had been
Watching the woman's movements were with
drawn on an order from Police Headquarters.
The police say now that they do, not believe
that she was in any way implicated in the MUIR
DER, but they are certain that she has not told
alshe knows.