Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-12
IA. M. Young of Trolley Co. Adds
 Another $5, ,000.
fRUMoRs OF ARRESTS TO COME.


 Are Plenty on the Streets To-Day-Po-
 lice and Detectives Say No Solid Evi- dence Against Anyone Yet Strikers
 Denounce in Their Daily Statement
 Those Who Are Bringing Discredit
 on the City.
 Deputy Coroner Pond has postponed the hearing relative to the murder of Paul Mendelssohn until Saturday, when it will be resumed, with some new parties who, it is hoped, will throw some light on the mystery. So far noth- ing has been learned which would war rant the authorities in holding any body, but the police and others who have come in from abroad are at work on the case and an arrest is liable to be made at any time. The local detec- tives have run down several rumors, but when they got to the end they found that there was nothing back of them. They claim that almost every man you meet pretends to be in pos session of information which if fol- lowed up would lead to the arrest of the guilty parties, but that after what they have to say has been looked into 1t amounts to nothing. What the au- thorities want is something tangible.
 Aside from the moral obliga- ton resting upon good citizens to aid the officers in running down the criminals and bringing them to justice, there is another incentive, the big re- ward. which is acting as a stimulus to outside parties to take up the case so that it appears almost incredible that the plot can remain a mystery much longer It would be a good thing to have it cleared up, the scoundrels given their just deserts outraged feel ing appeased and the public brought back to it's normal state, something which cannot be expected under the conditions that exist here at the pres ent time.
 Deputy Coroner Pond Chief of De tectives Dodds and Detectives Ken naugh and German, with Motorman Chambers and Conductor Weberndorf- CT, took trip up to the scene of the murder yesterday afternoon and the rnotorman and conductor explained just how the shooting took place Be sides the stain of blood which was found between the car tracks another larger stain was found alongside the tracks. This the conductor explained came from his nose which he bumped against part of the car as he fell when struck down.
 A rumor from reliable sources was circulated this forenoon to the effect that a bench warrant will be issued for the apprehension of half a dozen men. Assuming there is a foundation for the report. it means that some of the clues which the police have been reported to be working on have borne sufficient fruit to warrant them in charging half dozen men with mur- der. 1t does not necessarily follow that these men took part in the mur- derous assault upon Mendelssohn. If they had planned the assault, or even were aware of 1t being planned, they could be charged as accessories before the fact and would therefore be as lia- ble to the law as those who fired the fatal shot Assistant State Attorney Kellogg stated to-day that a bench warrant could not be issued for the ar resk of anyone on the mere suspicion that that person was implicated in a murder Notwithstanding this the re- port regarding the bench warrants ap- pear to have some foundation
 Report is persistent that the police are fast on the heels of the guilty party, notwithstanding that a score of clues have proved fruitless. In fact, up to last evening they nave not both cred with the many pieces of evidence that were supposed to lead to some thing. All these have been disposed of and now, it is said, they are on a sure scent. The report that a bench warrant will be issued soon may have come from this.
 Lieutenant Dodds. chief of the de- fective force, said late this afternoon that there was absolutely nothing new fin regard to the search for the murder CTS of Supernumerary Officer Paul MendeIssonn. The detectives are working hard on the case and are leav- ing nothing undone to find out the per sons engaged in the dastardly deed. At least three persons were engaged in 1t. is the opinion of the lieutenant who furthermore said that if he had arrested every person suspected of the crime. twelve or more persons would have been locked up by this time
 Trimmers come and go like the light of the moon passing behind clouds. During the past few days they have changed rapidly. An old hand was here from Bridgeport instructing two or three new hands. He went away Tuesday and the bad light in many districts is the result. The new men do not know their business. That is apparent to everybody.
 A car was stoned last night on the South Main street line, between Naug- atuck and Union City, and some lights of glass broken, the missile going in through one window and passing through one on the opposite side. There were two officers aboard, and although the car came to a. standstill and q search was made for the lawbreakers Do trace of them was found.
 Chief Egan and another officer took ride out to Silver street in a car last evening, reaching the end of the line about the time the hands were coming