The New York herald., 1866-03-09
THE MYSTERIOUS MURDER In TOOTH STREET

No Clue to tho PcrpetratOr-Post mortem
Examination ON tho Body-An Investi-
cation to be Made To-day.
The unknown who was found on the corner OF
Tooth street and Second avenue, with pistol shot
wound in the head reported in yesterdays HERALD
has not yet been identified.
Coroner Collin being notified Of the occurrence,
dispatched his deputy, DR.. Thomas Robinson, in
search Of facts which might unravel tho mys-
terry. DR.. Robinson, after visiting the place
where the body was found, felt satisfied that
deceased was foully murdered At that portion OF
second avenue which crosses Tooth street is embank
ment eight feet high, and small stream OF water runs
through the low grounds ON the other side, passing
through cuvert under the avenue The body found
lying in the creek and tracks Of wagon wheels were
seen beside the rail track which went out
near the culvert. Tho footsteps Of two men
70 where the body was found and thence back 10 the
hank about one hundred yards above the cuver where
the wagon had driven on and me ave seated
themselves in the wagon and then driven on Accord.
ing TO DR. Robnsons report deceased was about nve iee
sand, hair and eoatee. Deceased was dressed in
white knit undershir white linen overshrt ana turne9
down collar, silk necktie with broad oaSS anu ,s ,ea
and white suspenders white knit drawers line caiskn
boots black woolen vest light mixed under sack coat
fashonabiy cut and dark blue sack overcoat IN one
OF his pockets was supplement- of the NEW YORK HER
AID Of the 9th inst and in the pocket OF his overcoa
was box Of Colts pistol caps, London manufacture
two purses were found his panacons pockets one OF
which contained fifteen dollars in United states treasury
notes Dr. Robinson, later in the day, assisted Dy LIZ
White made q post mortem examination on tho pody OF
deceased the fwenythird precinct station house
the body was fresh, and apparently life had not Dean
extinct for than twenty hours; large quan.
tity of extrayasaed blood found about the head
and face; large gunshet wound was discovered on
the right temple the top of tho right ear; the
wound was made by concal ball half an inch In dame
tor; she bullet passed through the brain and
skuik escaping about two and quarter inches
from The union OF the left eye and the top
OF tho left ear; tho wound was very ragged,
bone fractured and flesh torn; removing the scalp
the medical gentlemen discovered large quantity OF
powder near the wound, the entrance 70 which was
much dsoolored by burnt POWDER showing conolusvely
that the pistol gun with which deceased had been
killed was in close proximity TO the head when dis
charged large quantity Of extravasated blood was
found in the cavity Of the cranum and also in both
vcutrices Of the BRAIN the ball passed through both
hemispheres OF the brain fracturtng the right ana
left splenoid bones and also the ethnoid bone.
causing instant death. Coroner Collin employed mon
TO drag the search Of weapons but none could
be found The opinion here Is that the deceased was
shot in distant section Of the city and carried 70 the
creek whore 1t thrown In In order to elude detec-
ton An inquest will DO held over the remains a. the
Twenty third precinct station this morning. In the
mean time the body remains on ice Tor 'dentnoason