New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-19
REWARD FOR MURDERER.
Thousand Dollars offered for Con-
Uiction of j. z. Thompson,s Slayer.

"One thousand dollars reward will be paid by
The New-York Times for information which will
cause the arrest and conviction of the murderer or
murderers OF Jacob H. Thompson who, on Thurs
day evening September Z. 1905. about sI5 O'Clock
was fatally assaulted in room No 81 on the fifth
floor OF the Hotel St James, No. 1f9 West 45th-st
New-York. Address ". l., eighteenth floor. Times
Building All communication Will be treated
strictly confidential"
Convinced beyond the possibility of a doubt that
Jacob Thompson. who for many years was ex-
change editor OF The New-York Times" was muir
dered, the management of that paper last night
issued this notice in the hope that it will lead the
apprehension of the sayers
Eleven days have elapsed since Mr.. Thompson
was found unconscious in his room. and the police
have been unable TO find any clew which might bring
about the arrest of the murderer or murderers.
Developments in the mysterious murder yester-
day proved concIusiveIy that Mr.. Thompson
slain. and that robbery undoubtedly the mo-
tive.
Surrogate Thomas, having signed a decree trans
ferring to Arthur Wendell. a nephew OF the dead
editor letters of administration of Mr.. Thompsons
estate. MI Wendell accompanied by DR.. Frank
Fuller. Of No 81 5th-ave.; Acting Captain NfcCauey
Of the Detective Bureau; attorney from the State
Controllers office and a representative Of the
American Surety Company, yesterday called at the
Metropolitan Safe Deposit Company's vaults where
for many years Mr.. Thompson had kept his vaIu-
able effects including bonds. stocks, money and
jewery.
If the police had entertained any doubt about the
motive for the murder being robbery. It was quickly
dispeled when Mr.. Wendell emerged from the vault
with the box in which Mr.. Thompson had stored his
money and watch The watch and money were
missing, and Captain McCauley then admitted that
there was not the slightest doubt that murder
had been done. and that robbery the motive.
There We're found in the vault eleven gold bonds
one for 500 and ten for $1,000 each. Besides thess
bonds there were stocks, railroad shares, and
handbook showing a deposit Of S. 0S in the
Brooklyn Savings Bank. The face value Of all the
effects showed that Mr. Thompson had in the
vault effects representing SIS 900, although recent
quotations would bring the figure up TO about
It was learned yesterday that Mr.. Thompson paid
his last visit the vault June is last while he
had not been to the Brooklyn Savings Bank since
January, 1904. when he drew $500
According TO memorandum slips and papers
found among Mr. Thompsons effects, he must
have had in his possession ar the time Of the
der sos 25 If a great deal more. Investigation
showed that he had made disbursements amounting
1929 3D. leaving balance OF SSS 49, but 1t Is known
that he had other money which would bring the
figure up a little than 500. Detectives and
others who have beer at work trying to uuraveL
the mystery feel thar he may have had in MS
possession much more than the slips and papers
found show.