The New York herald., 1870-04-30
ALLEGED MURDER FOR HONEY.
Trouble Between Brothers About an inherit
aacs-Ths Case In court-sudden Disap-
psarancs of tho Plaintiff Finding
His Dead Body-Ths Coro-
ner's investigation.

Quite an excitement was created at the Coronerss
ONO, yesterday mo n ng by the clrculat on OF the
report that william NJ. Sherlock, found floating in
the do foot OF fifteenth street, East river, had
been m 'rle,el When found the body was far al
van o In decomposition; but from legal documents
In tho p0 IKE the remains were Identified those
Of Mr. Sherlock. Mr. Chauncey ShaiIcr who had
been counsel for Sherlock, on seeing the
bo1y bee ime much excited ana declared hi
former client had been puS out OF the way
by foul means by parties deeply Interested
10 securing his deah. Being impressed with this
idea Mr.. Shairer waited upon superintendent
Jourdan, to whom lie communicated his suspicious
and askel that Officers be det lied to work up tho
case Alter listening to Mr.. shaner's sta ement tito
Sule intendent entrusted the matter to detectives
Is nnets ana Tielann with instrict ons to . in
cOncet with the Co Orer II c!eirns up the my stey
surrounding Mr. She locks death.
WHAT MR. SNAPPER SAYS.
Ine couhse 1Sss represents Ia on the 2oth day OF
ceased, died in East I0.t Me-, leaving a widow aud
three chil rem named respectn ely Wll am (the de.
ceas ,dl ste. hen and Te esa G; Sherlock. be 20 .
deposit win Messrs. sturges 4 Co.. No. 81
uds to ecr with unsd States sew ,e Tey
bonds Of the par value OF $4,000 to VII Oh deceased
was ent tied to one equal nj art after ded Icting
the W dow's rOrtion NO letters OF ad II stTatiOn
upOn tn ssato were taken out Bat the widow and
Oh ldren execu "a IA nstrunt mt In wntinr in VIII ch
them by Stur es Il Co. OF the funds ard secures
above mentioned. THIS instrument was then en-
ls trus.ed TO S,e hon % saericcI who who promised and
IRON who a he aas 10 collect the funds ana securi-
ties ami DIVIDE and pay over the same to bis mother
William SherlvcE, the deceased subsequently, az
pied TO his brother Stephen, living at 33 Clinton
al eyed ne utterly refused 10 pay 1t over 10 him.
Wii'lam siell OK acc rdilgy, In Sep cmber last.
q III ( q m % r. nm
AMI on he 20 h o Ja .uars last while the case was
SIN pendlng. WI an sh-ro X, the plantn myste-
riOasly dis pp aared without hlvi x Decn lex. and
ay .Sd Of c5,.,c.1 ssas ssa. M: arthur
counsel for the missns gent eman. m d, dgent
search Tor Mr.. Sherlock, but without success. Tho
and no one living on the remses could accouns
for his absence. 1t Is alleged by the Coun-
sci tnat two or three weeks alter Inc
disappearance 0 aec ,asel stephen SIZE oJk IN q
COW rs tlon sbous the ma er, was heard to sly,
III you wait 20 finl tAe son OF . b-h look for him
In the Il lst Iive..'
This ia, rea q the suspicion heretofore existing
that lie had oeen nlu dered. At Int nv Is since tn,
commencement OF tAe legal proceed pgs de Q IS
had drank 10 g 8. anu On Tn, llti v6nb r .st
he was tiKen to the Inebrlate Asylum a. Bi 6 anio
where hwevtr, ne renamed "a lew dafs. The
10y some OF his designing relaIiv S, to prevent him
from p osct utng suit he had ms itute ayain MS
Coroner Keens q took the case In charg,, and late
yesterd ~ afternoon Wooster B.Acn NJ D.. pro-
ceeded to the MOrgue TO MAKE post mOrtem ex-
animation. No external MARKS OF violence wera
found on the body, although 1t had been sta Cd
ahere was fracture o. the s.ui On opening the
body all tn, internal organs We apparently IN
healthy cOndlIO and no other cause Delng appa-
rent the doc or Is OF the opinion that death was
caused ny urowning.
Detectives Bennett and Tiemann are still at work
CO Letting acts IN re case and Coroner keenan, Will
ho.d an inquest In q day or two. DE eased was
thIr y-IOur years or are ald o n Tive of ElstpJrt
Me-, 10 winch ace the re mai s will be re move for
Iremeat. Mr. Sherlock at the tl.e OF Ills death was
enga ged 10 be married 10 very eslmlble young
lady OF this city.