hat he had been
upon the Boston Express at the time of the robbery of the jewels. That
he had an interview with the woman at which she gave the name Rose
Mitchel, and made an appointment with him at her residence. He called at
the time agreed upon, nine o'clock on the morning of the 3d, and
discovered her lying in bed with her throat cut. One singular fact
brought out by the detective's testimony is that the woman's name had
been deliberately cut from every garment. This may indicate that Rose
Mitchel is an assumed name.

"The doctors who performed the autopsy, declare it as their opinion that
the woman was attacked whilst she slept. Otherwise there would have been
more blood stains found, as the jugular vein and carotid artery were
both cut. They think that the assassin used an ordinary pocket knife,
because the wound though deep, is not very large.

"A curious story was obtained from the janitor. The woman Mitchel had
been in the house about three weeks. She was not a tenant, but occupied
the apartments of Mr. and Mrs. Comstock, who are absent in Europe. The
woman gave him a letter purporting to be written by Mrs. Comstock,
instructing the janitor to allow the bearer to occupy the apartment
until suited elsewhere, and also asking that the janitor's wife would
see that she had proper attendance. The janitor did not doubt the
authenticity of the letter, but it now appears from the testimony of a
relative of the Comstocks, who is well acquainted with Mrs. Comstock's
writing, that this letter is a forgery.

"After a little further evidence of no special importance the inquest
was adjourned until to-day. It is plain that the detectives are all at
sea in this case. A startling piece of evidence has now been obtained by
a reporter which may serve as a clue. It is no less than the discovery
of the lost jewels. It will be remembered that Mr. Barnes was on the
train, and ordered that the passengers should be searched. Nothing was
found, from which it seemed safe to presume that there were two persons
connected with the theft. One of these secured the plunder and handed it
through a window of the car to his accomplice outside. A reporter went
over the route yesterday, beginning his investigation in New Haven. He
went the rounds of the hotels, endeavoring to discover if any suspicious
person had been noticed in the city. At one of the last which he
visited, which is about five minutes walk from the railroad depot, the
clerk re