New-York tribune., 1911-12-08
SEEK CLEW IN RED SPOTS
,oIlce Think Stains on Coats May
Fix Time of VOgel Murder.
PRISONER IS STILL CALM
After Investigating Roberts S
Movements Deputy Commis
s;oner Saws He Has Case,

.o.rs investigating the movements ot
- Roberts as he described them him
-, 70 Coroner Feinberg. the police said
..,ordsv that they had succeeded In
,..,,rg the murder Of Isaac ]. Nogel on
.r.ssdsy night trihe closer 20 the youns
-, elevator operator AZ the building ~
=. ,q5 Canal street. Their efforts were
,,,Ad no BY Deputy Commissioner
,,,,,ehertv. however, in the mild phrase
-, 3, was "a strong circumstantal case
- ~ the iewelry which Nogel was sup
- IN have been carrying has been
,5 and Roberts maintained his calm
"a almost sneering manner.
De,e,nves who have confronted Roberts
80 hat if he turns out 10 be the murderer
49, ,,us. he a man of extraordinary cool
- He has stood the sharpest question
,bst the l,olice and the Coroner could
% nim. and before that, when Nogers
-. uas FIRST discovered, he passed the
,r,,suo test Of quiz right At the scene
:, che murder with the body lying within
arms reach.
c,roner Feinberg continued his eXamina-
40, ~ witnesses yesterday morning, and
,ropgbt out in the testimony that Mrs
,ru. Dickerson, of No. % West Sth street.
- whom Roberts boarded. had seen him
.,t,bf. a bracelet and a watch on TUESDAY
-, which have since disappeared. The
--rorsr will take the case ND again on
,,o,dsys morning. and in the mean time
az Seteetives will check NJ that psrt ot
poh4r-s.s statement In which he described
t5s movements on Tuesday night after he
let the canal street building.
They have already discovered that he Is
.,,,t two hours behind his time. that is
,hst according 10 the testimony Of those
,,bor Roberts saw ON Tuesday night, he
ssw each of them frst At q time about
,r.o hours later than the time he named in
his statement 10 the Coroner.
on some bloodlike stains on tho coat of
rgr4pce Vetelle. 4 negro window washer
3, .dsSAtoped Yesterday. the exact time ot
,sS mJ,rder may hinge Vetelle was in the
canal street building on Tuesday after
rom washing windows, and left the place
about o'clock When he was leaving tdi
plsce Roberts would not allow him to go
into tho basement TO get his coat ana over
coat but got them for him. Z wds DIS
covered YESTERDAY that Netello's coat and
o,ercoat had been thrown over chair n
ihe basement and that they botn bore Scv-
s-sl red stains, which the police believe
Arc bloodstains The stains will be cheIh-
irsiy treated n they prove To be blood
they Will establish the fact that the MUIR
der was committed before . O'clock.
leroafrs Physician Lehane performed an
AUTOPSY ON Nogel's body yesterday, and
after ID was over prints were taken OF lie
murdered mans fingers. This was done,
DR. Leblanc said by way Of added precau-
ton. so that If any nnger prints weIa found
on the collar shirt or shoes Of Roberts or
any other person. they could be Comrared
With those of Vogel. The autopsy estaE-
lshsl tho fact that Vogel was killed with
either hammer or a hatchet Ills Skali
and one side Of his face were crushed by
the blows
Mr.. Joseph g.. Shapiro. inc marsicd
daughter of Yogcl, together witr his
Nld0V- appeared al the COroncrs' office
ysAerdav. but neither testified. They viii
BE- called upon later 20 give some estimate
n the amount Of jewclry Nogcl had when
D, lcN his home. The FIRST amount men
TONED by them ON Wednc sday--Sio ool-is
believed 90 bc too large.
One point only in yesterdays develop
mtni, brought any comfort 90 Roberts,
vbo is held under charge OF homicide
pending tho completion OF Coroner Fein-
b0ss investigation. and that wds that the
un diamond ring which the police said
sss genuine turned ont 60 Doe paste, aud
Worth not more than tho 3. which Ro'c,ts
tfesrrI 10, had paid for it