The New York herald., 1866-07-08
The EsYsTERy OF THE EAST RIVER.
Suspected Murder - CONFLICTING T~stf-
mony-witnessc. Not Forthcoming
The Body IdeatiHsd-Thc Inquest.

The body ~ The found floating IN tho Fast river
on North second street, D. at O'Clock Friday
morning with the throat cut and .having other marks
Of external violence has been Identified by several
parties
A Gcrman named Philip " schlaiigen desired To soe
Coroner Smith. ~ Louimar street, Williamsburg ycs
terday morning. asking permission the body he
had como 20 the conclusion from the description gvGn
the newspapers. that tho deosassd was ono of hia
friends and being permitted 70 view the corpse
he instantly recognized Il tho person sup.
posed. Tho body. he stated was that Of
William Sander, journeyrnan tailor who re-
VI ded at Rtzs lager beer saloon ia Seventh street
with his In frrt avenue but the latter now
~ the country and since her departure bs has boon
clothing nj his own residence. and received employ
mont from ons Of tho broad ~ny houses
Yesterday afternoon DR. Crcamer made examination
of the body In the Doctors opinion. the wound under
tho loft ear, not sufficient Itself death
artery bad been severed bu, that evidently bad
boon inactei while the man wa alive.
Coroner smith opened inquest this body al half.
past three O'Clock yesterday afternoon st TIN dead
house, corner q North Frst street and Onion avenue
The nrri witness sworn Vas william II schsugen,
who said ~ live at 2p Norfolk street, New York, !
keep lager beer saloon Identity tho body shown 20
AZ that of william sander, he resided al the lager
beer saloon OF Mr RITZ lSs Sss enth street. Ea~ York
have been acquainted with ths deces.ad ab0u, esh.
teen montls him last alive at ia seventh street,
New York he boarded there. deceased very qaiel
man his occupation was tnat Of tailor when be had
employment for tho las, two weeks o. 80. be W. a
single man deceased bad resided with his sister tlll
about fourteen days ago. dsceased would sometimes gc
a spree: about three weeks aso si,b dscoaasd
tho house ~ h = sister he told that be wished
was dead never knew him having aay troubls nth
any person, either drunk sober; don't know wher.
the decosef vent the sth Instant; have scen
him since IA, Wednesday, the t,b Inst an sa~ him
Prederos RITA ~as sworn and t-sunsd that hs teepa
the lager beer saloon At Ne ~ seventh sre~t Ne.
with him about eighteen months lss, s.w dse~u.d %
Saturday morning June ~, dscsased boarded AZ hir
houso he .ad on lass s4isrsy morning hsi he road
70 out md look for ROOM bs nessr bad any ,fgabls
with ,hs dec.assd heard that docassf had any
trouble wi,h any slss bad not seen th~ d~os.asi
a very bad cough; The doior .ui he hah
consumption every tfne he coashei bs sad be- Wished
hs wss dead df not know where the deceAnef scot "
af., leaxinr bi. boasa heard b. waa in ts p.shi.,
hood 10 the Afternoon ddnt kn0u shers he vsnt %
the FOURTH never sa- the dsc.s.ad fsht -hsn druns
Charts ffeg~r the nsti ~ifrsus Ne trstifei
thai he lived At No i5o avenue A. hsu York va se-
qgalntsd With decss-cs shout eighteen months tns~
% ssys sasn n . "a sprs@ ~ ior TO- -ssss a. lns'
lat him soma day iani wees al
sot rsm.mssr -hsi day y ~Aa. ases.-si 80 i~ior.
weeks ths last he oscsNsed BE- ldsee&sad
drunk and siespy ks .oaf nssys a. 70 sleep vhsh he
vas drank never ho.rd Ne hsi aay direIsy with any
man dsc~assf nsves bsd raeh monsy didnt thiak ds
csassd murdered cpli5bt asy pe~ityely, tbs
ilus hsIss~ hIm Ne sf bot s.y whsrs be- rossx
Georys oli~ssisr ~ so iu s~c~ad street ~sw Yogt
testified that he v .1qsshisd -sh a.o~a-i shoss tho
lat elghssn tn0rihs member - TIE sa1ns ngsis
sveiety BE- hlm alive iaet wesk ~ very
quiss aa be frank snythiae srnussr thsa lager
b~~r, Enew BIN ~ have any uDsbls with &ay
deo>as.s tNiios snf vhep hs hsa <b h. wouh
Won steadily tai be lN besn fOf tbs pAss fee pssks
-, .mglgy..s.. ss's.s<d e~lons,d = y. .ss. =,
.ay that tc,s.ssa ~ss nrei = living bis 10,
fuf the c0ursfy
Al th 80. u NJ .yts-ros Dr smith sa.d ths, 10
Ne ssfEfs = tnfNrtAni vltnFsssx whom he sfp~etsd
Be sh0sh Adigsfn tbs inqussk 10 hsa oclo1k " n
dAy Oras v epinio8s u the fneilesl msn rho nss8s
the pot nar,sn sranlnason ard ne rather cafnmao.
pacs testimony - far osytxlnsf there SENS nos
slfnfAng nyttricga, a least sf1s cguccting crcun-
stsneeN