The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-30
MURDER IN eUfFAlo--A MANS BODY FOUND FLOATING IN
THE WATER
From the Buffalo Courier Oct .,

From the Buffalo Courier, Oct, &c
Coroner Edmunds concluded, Wednesday. the inquest
the body OF the unknown found floating in the
water at Commercial street bridge the I'D instant
From tho evidence elected and the post mortem eIami
nation made by Drs Stevenson and Edmunds II appears
more than probable that the man murdered robbed
and thrown into the water before he was extinct ON
the head was found clean cut wound, two and half
inches 10 length evidently made by Ratchet or other
sharp instrument, which penetrated the skull and the
body according 70 the evidence Of the physicians. bore
the usual signs of death by drowning The ap.
parently thirty i've years OF age Eve feet eight inches
height and had heavy sandy whiskcrs and brown hair
He wore pair Of strpad wcoen drawers with strips 81
blue wooen cloth NJ the ankles ~ ienghen them black
cashmere pantaloons with patch on the left knee,
striped woolen undershrt, otershrt military vest,
woollen socks and kip boots In his peckets were
found silk ribbon watch chan two brass keys old
pocket knife, pipe and tobacco box. On the third
finger ~ the left hand he heavy brass ring. The
facts.
Since the inquest concluded tho body has been
identified that OF a sailor named Andrew Nelson who
for numbcr of years past has been hand on the
schooner y. " Martin, Nelson a married and
claimed he residence n Chicago. where his wife ID
The BODY has been July recognized by Mrs Edwards, OF
Pearl street. whose husband captain of the schooner
above named and BY Mr smith OF Washington street
with whcm Nelson boarded while here, and with whom
be the habit of depositine his earnings Smith
states that the evening OF Monday the 18th inst he
et Nelson have $50 OF the money on deposit with him,
since which time he has not or heard Of him
The hands on the schooner say they last Nelson
about midnight Of the evening be drew his money from
smith and that he then very drunk Not being
his post Tuesday the 10Th inst the schooner sailed
the afternoon without him. and after leaving the bar.
boz the captain Jaw account The afternoon Cour
Republic Vf the drowning OF an in the canal nosr the
Commercial street. bragg. and wrote 10 friend
guessing him 20 cali on coroner Edmunds aud zee u
the roi Nelson, he HAVING hs fears that
accident had occurred 10 HIM ~ bis not being on
hand 10 sail with The vessel Coroner Edmunds, ~
soon he received this Information and learning that
the ring worn the nnFer Of the left hsnd Of Nelson
was brses hut silver concluded 20 another
animation Of tue boiy, when the ring proved TO be
siiver ~ stated and on further examination In q small
jon pocket in the side Of his nity jacket found
ts3 Is
II = evIden, that Nelson vas murdered for the pur.
pose Of obtaining tho money that be known TO have
about him but ID being concealed In this OF the way
prs was Missed BY tho robb RI who only got his watch
and whatever small vauables be might have had hs
pocketa Here " a chance for some 81 shrewd de-
tectives 10 work case Several links in the chain OF
evidence are already IN thor possession.