The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-06-17
WHO MURDERED TANZERi
WILL CAPT JoURDAN,S DETECTIVES
UNRA VEL THIS MYsTERYs

A Wealthy Gentleman Disappears-His
Corpse Found Drifting OF Staten Island
Tho Head Crushed, and Eyes Conc
No Money Len upon the Body-A Her-
ribie Murder.
On the gath Of last month, at Q o'clock in the
afternoon, Frederick Tanner, q salesman IN the
house OF sulsbacher, Gittermsn q wedeles, Of 1s2
Church street. left his place Of business with the in
tention OF being absent half an hour He was never
again seen alive by any friend or acquaintance.
As Mr.. Tanner did not return during the day, the
circumstance became the topic Of anxious converse
ton. He was remarkably prompt man, very At
tentive to business, and never known TO neglect .
duty. His absence was therefore not 10 be account
Cd for any hypothesis other than that he had met
with an accident, OF worse, had become the victim
Of some foul outrage. When he LEFT the store no
had upon his person
A SPLENDID GOLD wArcu
that had been presented to him BY his employers on
New Years Day 1867 pocketbook containing per.
hspe $40 and on his bosom two valuable diamond
studs. He WIS not known 10 have enemy, was
always serupuious In his choice OF companions. wac
not eiyen 70 Dissipation, and was not eccentric or
S &c could have been Ss
carried, and yet there wa other way OF account
ing for his protracted 'ysence.
Another long aud -nrious day WINS passed BY his
family ard friends and the 9th Of May his father
. brother went TO Police Headquarters, where
Detective Kelso both Of whom advised that the dis.
appearance should not be made public. giving as .
reason for this advice that II Fred Tanner had bees
foully dealt with, his murderers would be put on
their guard BY any public notice. and that u he had
wandered away In Jolly nood, or while laborins
advertised would, on his return. be extremely NOR
ufynr.
family advertised the Disappearance OF Frederick
Ianzer and offered sl0O for the recovery 81 bis
body. On the fo,Iow'ng day they increased the
offered reward to $500 On the %,
the south beach OF Station Island rs already pub.
hshed In THE Sun and on the following day APP
Justice Of tho Peace at Clifton. On the same day
place q business, $50 Canal street, and with him
claimed to have recovered the body OF Fred Tanner,
and In suos,nntiaton Of his claim exhibited the da.
cessed. The studs were identified ard the promised
reward promptly paid. A o'clock Oates, who had
de S' L 10 Nss YORK and on
the following day the remains Of Fred. TANKER we're
In the hands OF his family.
The brother OF tue murdered man-sor there 10
little doubt that he was murdered-informed repre-
sentative OF this paper Yesterday that Michael Oates
body, but also ti0o for taking care OF IL for two
days. The matter was put in the hanis OF Tanzer's
counsel, who paid Michael Oates 1915 and took his
receipt In full for all demands. Justice Flanagan
also put In q bill. lie said he had lost time In
WATCHING rus CORPSE,
and though, bis s we're r worth $3.50. Mr.
in regard to the verdict bis jury on the cause OF
Fred. Tanzer's death. lie replied that although his
own opinion was that death bad been caused by vio-
lence. TIE jury, having no evidence before them,
rendered a verdict that tho deceased came 20 his
s gy "Ss s STs no% op
with the Board OF Health When Representative
Of THE Sun called upon Justice Flaniean on Tues.
day he was told by that ofcial that Fred Tanzer's
head was not crushed. but that
TIE Grams HAD EATEN OUT MS EYES.
Before the in,erment OF the body In this city 10
opinion that beyond sii doubt death had resulted
rom violence. and that murder had been commit
ted. as the action OF the water would not crush tile
skull, and the fracture must have been made with
club. Mr.. Tanner, brother OF the murdered man,
assured representative Of THE Sun yesterday. that
the advertisements ofJustice Flanagan on June was
not the means OF bringing the fate OF Fred Tanner
to his knowedge for the Justice and his friend, the
claimed the reward Of $500 offered By the family on
the 3d. Oates made AFFIDAVIT that he discovered the
S,n ON t'e I'd in. and ssIeS hs ala IN ss,nsns
the body 10 land, and that
suH BODY WAS vouvp FLOATING
tes or twelve feet from 1.-THE shore Justice Fisnean
oIes wsded waist deep in the water 70 gel il.
When the body was searched the pocket-book and
ceased had been carried in ore OF his lip pockets,
and his keys in the other; The Keys were found,
ing ing we .ecidsnaiIS ALLEN ose s woa aS
have remained sticking TO his clothing,
wa, gone an almost positive proc, tina. I.nzer was
taken for the that the thieves could not zee
them as they were covered by his vest and bis eoai
was tak9n with the expectation that valuables might
| be found In the pockets. The case u certainly q
very
| MYSTERIOUS
one and 10 say nothing Of the greer conduct OF the
Justice OF the Peace and the undertaken, and the
neglect OF the Coroner Gafney. TO attend to his
| business instead OF marking time a common
| Waterman at Quarantine under DR.. CarnochAn' Z
| wing II surely behooves the Police Department o
| New York TO do something toward the detection oil
the perperAtor OF one Of the foulest murders eyeI
committed within the limits OF the metropolis.