The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-15
THE LATE COLLECTOR.
Recovery Of tho Body OF Preston King
Identihc, zion OF tho Remains-The

Recovery Of tho Roav or pr.s,o. rStuy-
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story OF the Suicide.
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known that the body Of Preston King late Collector Of
the Port OF New York hos heo, rccovar.d T. ,rlu Ia,
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Iou'emocfea tha' hr KING committed suicide ON tho
18th OF November last by jumping Into the river from
Tho de.k of IN. uoho,,., ,,,,,, ,sa, p,ax.., etc.,
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THE RECOVERY or THE BoDy
The bodv was n,cted nm n, m. Atlantic aocL pro,
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OF the Atlantic dock police Whom rst discovered tho
body was drrting In ,hr,u,h ,h. ,., ,,or, p,,o,tL
channel and was Immediately taken to the south side of
the dock near Masters elevator b. Here The rcmn ns
were secured, and Captain Thompson notified. AT r
making a superficial examination, Captain Thompson
became SATISFIED that Tho body was that at Preston King.
,d anu ,.aen az once ior Nes YORK 10 communicate h
sIb,r 10 y., sornc ncrson Who rna,v NJ y - % -, 90 " 80 -
a. th. a,Tantic - anu ,,an,,, ,, 81 .s s !" so''o'
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APPEARANCE or THE REMAINS.
The body was that OF a short, stout man, having
black sack ovecoat blue swallow tail uncrcoa bass
buttons, blue pants and vest, and having woilcn
socks aud calissn boots which latter very Little
worn. The clothes were not 80 much dccaycd by the
water considering the Great length Of time that they had
~ m. h"a,s 49, 10 eno, ra nnuonoo oua sne 'oes
doubt nv The continual ron,ac, viii ,h o,s r 80 a.
d.. ~ ~. hxdy
vancod sisic Of accomnoson Inn, ,s yru ~ n, len
sv ,he oshss The har Of he head ma ~, hsn ,a -"
~ "a ~ ,, 49,, ~, ~. Co. TO-, w. ,s 80 m ,,, a. ,, ~ [ n ~ 'n % Wv
Sssre c,oed and sa,n or liz aas "a ,,d ~ T % Tas
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iwpe strng or span ysr,, which beinu passed arouna
the neck and waist united about the lower portion
the chest This wine had the appearance Of hay Ing had
something heavy attached ~ IT, and IL probably tue
to VIII ch suspended the twenty Ave pound bag Of
which Mr. King had fastened 10 his person bciure tax n
the fatal plunge The string had evidently parted by
motion gwen 10 the body by the tide.
Tn. oc,ce,s ~ ,he cns,n,n un,sa I ha,,,, -. ..a,
Mr p,es,on K,ns ws,s,.r ma n, s iss vd 81, !. @ 80
ca.ass 40 Tho A,sn'c a.. Sh.r ~. " t,,,ia, -
,.,na,,,s a, ,,asa 81 ~. I.,n ca,l..,n, 'r,.,,
beyond the possibility OF doubt, the clothes tc size
and build Of the body and aso the contents OF the ock
cts The contents Of the pockets consisted of tr fci-
lowing artcics--A pair of gold specuAcles goh onr
60 box, pocket knife and an empty p~csetpook MI
Webster and ~ iya~cRef mcnuh"a these Articles AZ
scionging 70 hr Ming. ml hhg was 'arse man,
years VI age'
About half. past eleven oclock the body having been
deposited on the dock Coroner Lynch emi.annelcd q
Jury consisting Of the following named persons H r.
Hart George ". Marun Geo Beard, Tnos. GaIlag her
james McLo0d q Brninborg b. Z fucker and John
Cookie The body was then yisxcd ny them pgt into
coain and conveyed u the deal house where n po.n
u,orcm examination was held. The inquest viii take
place on THURSDAY afternoon. at one O'Clock at the
Co.oner's Office IA tho Court Hulr
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