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Show Thumb Print May Lead to the Capture of the Assailant sTew York, July 17 The imprint of a man's thumb on the whitewashed door is the clew -by which the police of Belleville, N J., expect to trace the assaljant of James Buckalew, an gedhefmlt, who some time during 'finPtast 4S hours waseaterT into unconsciousness and left for dead in the kitchen of his cottage Whether Buckalew was robbed or not cannot be learned unless he recovers re-covers consciousness at the hospital heie, where he lies at the point of death. He was found lying across a able, with his hands and feet tied, and his head stuffed In an ash har-reU har-reU Buckalew was 70 years old and a truck farmer. He owns considerable property and is reputed to be wealthy. The 'police believe that, after being bound, he was tortured for severaL hours In order to mawe him teLLwhere his money was concealed. |