The New York herald., 1870-05-24
THE BAYONEE MYSTERY.
Continuation Of the Inquest-strong Circumstan-
tial Evidence Of Murder Fishy State
ments and Discrepancies-A Re-
ward Of $1,000 offered.

The inquest on the body OF Charles Dafsdecker
was continued last evening by Coroner Burns at the
Fourth precinct station of Jersey CITY. The court was
densely crowded. and the excitement tais mys-
terry seems TO he ON the Increase. careful perisai
OF the testimony VIII show that tho sui
eide theory started by some Bohemians IL
exploded at last brother OF deceased,
Mr.. p. Dafedecker, OF Greeaviie has offered q
reward of $4,000 for the and conviction OF tho
murderer or murdcrers The evidence In regard
10 tue hat, If fully developed. yet lead to tho
solution OF the mystery. The wtaess Sheriff. sworo
he found IL saIuig on the water, but the Jury ex-
amined 1t last evening aud were unanimously Of
opinion that IL had been In the water ~ all.
rhls witness contrAdicled hilnsei IN many imp0r-
tint points ami ait he h1l left the stand and was
going cut of the door he engaged IN con
versit.on with parties to whone hs maize diieient
Statements Mr. Schreiner'3 evidence In relation
to the strange man VINO emersed honi the ;oaess MS
dauDed with We. sand, Is gbly lmportant
ms stranger rode on the dummy, turning away
his face those travelling In the same ~ IT, Mnu
has not been seen the nelgnDorlOod SINCE The
statement or witness, on tle first ngit 0i the IN
quest, that he saw u Inan wanueftng through tho
wo.ds "a II nc wanted 10 dc TOY him'elf, IS re-
gardei as remarkably fshy. That witness knew TOO
nuh n one s.nse ana 90 lt,ie III an iner. !. Is
e tNes INTO the case. wao will anay1e rs testi-
mony In slch way as 10 lead 10 the arrest or tho
Louis stevens depcsed that on Tuesday morning
lass he met ceased SBersen avenus lear Myrt.o
ceased was walking towards Greenvile, and was
SIN kng ppe; ne was alone anu appeared 10 be
| IN ia usual mood
| William scrlvea testified that he saw deceased on
Monday evening last AZ Martin Mays. Monticello
avenie witness went there 70 all spec al meet ny
OF Frank II Engine Company. No. 4; told ceased
| mat there would be spocia meeting On Melnes-
| day cyaaing, and decease promised To tcnI; Ia d
] no money transac ions with deceased mat eVcll w;
| the me company sent n "a bIi 10 the Common
Council for 1882 jo ana that AM unit was paid over
| week before his death; took "a receipt
| from deceassd; deceased Was not IN his ual
mood on Monday night; | mean tnat he WAS not
| laughing and ta!gin1 with az much animation as
| usual; he played several games OF cards aai was
vert quiet; deeea ed saia to nin, IL wish you would
| hunt up some WORK, because am shor tald don't
know wha5 day the company NAV call on me fer iho
| monry:' he meant The engine company OF which
decea ed was the treasurer; deceased AID to Wit
| ness thgt he WIS gong to rIlse money abopt tho
| 1T OF Juy 10 build some bIck hous -
N the io,s he bought from Bonnsll; never
! about r;li ing money by NOR Qaa.; de eased told
| WITH ~ THAI ne ID m ide about $1,000 by uutins
| those lots from Is nnell; do not tnink there were
any business troubles 10 he sad termination
| OF his life: his de IN Is II compete mystery " me;
| ings during the past three years; was tier
acqua nted with the habits and disposition
| O. deceased than perhaps nny person outside
| the Dlfede ker miy; am Of opinion that deceas
coui have pa the ensine com any all the money
he mad belonging 70 them; never askei for ecsipt
In any busl, y relations with de .elsed a. nc was
man OF h nor and integrity.
Jefferson Sheriff swor.--I reside at Satervlle;
was not &C luat ted WI deco tse I: was at work
ballilg the water OF my b0 II Tuesday last and
| went down To the hoe ~ bu ket II wiLer
| when got 10 the shore SAW a nat Washing on tho
slnd, tossed up and down by the water. alb ut ono
| hundred yards ffon the place WIN re the body was
| found knew nothing about dec sased and mad not
| seen any or boats around there during the day;
had there been any witness would have seen them;
had there been any struggle In the vicinity " nero
| the body was found wouid have seen IT, but Icoud
not have heard, because the wind WAS blow
ing very strongly from an opposite difec Ion; tho
| hat was very wet when found, AMI laid II on tho
! rock TO dry; wncn key's boy told me that man
was drowned t was about half-paSt twelve o'clocA |:
the boy was on his way 70 tell his father ana ino
| men AZ "Bucky Dock" when saw the Dodi Kelly
had turned IL over; the tide going out but the
wand was blowing in. This witness was cross-eAa-
mined and there were several discrepancies In ms
| statements. He admi ted he was mistaken nbOnt
| the time the DOy told hlm that o man had cen
| drowned it was about haltpast tnree or four
| O'Clock. The wall was wide enough for o man u
| wax on 1t.
Cnares Schrener examined-I reside at Green
Vile: was acquainted with ceased; heard Mr.
BE eIer say that he came down on the dummy alb "a,
| four or i've O'Clock on Tue day last; when the dnm
my was near the bridge IA Gu ry Woods man
came ont from the direction Of 'Fd Hers Elbow. u
! brown coat and light nat on; the man TO X n seat
near the engine OF the dummy, facing the door, ne
| hal Il small black musta ne, and Mr.. Beeer added
| that he thought he could identify HIN.
! Alexander Fox, an app ent CO OF deceased, swOre
that the nat produced IN court was not that or Da
| feldccker. Two other witnesses Fad previously
sworn to this sanic statement. and this Is regarded
| a. very material TO the case.
| The inquest was then adjourned till tomorrow
evening"