A pool of blood was on the spot on which he was first discovered, and his steps could be traced by the blood on the pavements for several rods.

The marks of blood were found only in the middle of the street; and none of the persons residing in that part of the city heard any disturbance, brawl, or cries for assistance in the course of the night.
The mysterious tragedy caused a great excitement.

The police were unceasing in their efforts to discover the circumstances connected with this assassination, but in vain.

The veil which concealed it was not lifted, and no clew was ever given by which even conjecture could develop the mystery.
It was supposed by some that the unfortunate man fell a victim to the rage of a jealous husband whose honor he had outraged, or of a lover whose affections he had supplanted.

Others thought the fatal injuries he received were the result of a drunken quarrel, commenced in a gaming house; while many believed that private revenge inflicted the stabs, which, from their number and direction, appeared to have been given under the influence of ungovernable fury.