New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-30
THE ASTORIA TRAGEDY
Tub coRoyfR's fSoUEsT-vERDICT or SUICIDE.
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rgI c0RoyfR's fNoU1sT-vERDICT OF SUICIDE
Las; evening. az O'clock Coroner Lewis OF Astoria
held 40 inquest upon the remains Of tie unknown man found
dead n the wood. that place Friday a, Tie evidence
given below throws scHe additional iet upon the ease and
lr.its little douot a' 10 the manner "i bis d'nth:
Adoph Rcines testimony was follows: am 20 years
old i've az DutcA Kills Frla! as. was going 20 rake mp
leaves bed my cows and this man, ut gpolt m the
morning this WINS tcagoNs woOds, another boy was with
me dd not 20 very The body then went and told my
mohc she did not 90 70 The place. saw the corps Rns WIN
h legs crossed lie left hand te breast d not see any
pistol saw csc in the woods At The time and met no one
coming m going ont Of thoin saw Noob on te mon hcau
Tbomes Gardner sworn sil-I reside in Dutch KID. Aso.
ra was eating my breakfast when heard oi ths tragedy
M, daughter Informed of this, she said man was dead ON
Picnic li went there and found the body dd not leeoS-
uc .hc corpse mi. about o'clock a. M Tie man vas
living on h bHck his ~ carried away his len hand
his breast and his right little lowcrdoWn win psGl
no but myself there AT The time man IN t ioad
the second lime ven, down toe Ia was 'n tm2,' lne
mau u-t met was nainal Henry Ei9s me lhn' uhc ~
tfer l about dark NE Of the dead men appeared TO
BE- split and M ace was badly tom iheIe yer I'm % pow
b yu. by md held by deceased heard NO discharge ~
brains short distance of they were some siN OF
seven feet above the ground ON the tree
Dr. Bradford aylics said made post mortein eh
animation on IBIS body the ace "es9lmos Hrsl1ygu an lh
blcirs such reit would have been p.odnccl ~ a
pistol discharged into the mouth aud there iiie dnuDt mat
ihs was Gsl Dy p.siol hiea ION lue s"u7 c ,Lf
crsed The Doctor then proceeded TO ic is reasons o ,h
statement quoting medical authorities 20 uOstnatc
his position The ball h. sad must have beci sau against
,om- ol the bones 81 tie head
Francis Baker sworn, S1i-l itfluf Ut pil'f mn Ai'N
decreased. ud have met him frequently unul al9ll Two .roi'
Heo then lave mot MIN il tNo weeks yesterday
d. come my UHce and stayel "'ne Two hours
! had mo- conversation with him. and cid NOT know
Eis name never heard his names said De was maf1ed
and worked q factory: he said hs wife was dead
l never talked with him the uiioct b" tod ne ne
hortcd ir WiBemslurgh ard couh not olr 1agr unless
he paid boz niiplcc Thursday ho asked me FOR a
.uD OF coffee iotNrtl and O'Clock mi briNien ana
o. O'Clock ho went uRly -fyUg Dee was going 10 see
Trr,. Peter nest MIN n tho WoOl' On FRIDAY morn
- 40 ,ort dead knew decreased nom tr cio.lng ne
ha pa hl.,l o,escout under coat black paniai1ons
tho ,if.p al !
hr n,l leu boz Bellevue Hospital three weeks saw rothng
wrong about lm aud believe be- same" be- seemed 20 be
comfortable. .sW him have % stamps which be said
uori him W.lmlshirgh he was 'rey sober, Would
uo. 1h although offered soue beer 10 him he nas lock
m M y .ircss ar profession don't know that Doc has any
friend, relatives saw little blood on the let arm oi tht
d,,c l.,d 300 tic woods De- was German.
Th. .ry after irf debrmtion rendered verdict 10 ne
efgc fi1t tie deceased his death from wounds IN
Elected lbs o. p.stoi.,iut. fred %, Bis own hands.