The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-06-10
THE THICKENING MYSTERY
THE NoTEWORTHY INDIFFERENCE
or MIR. ETzOLD'S FRIENDS.

IN stsps Taken to Find the Murdered Man
Tho Friends Refuse TO 20 to City Island
| .-"Thc Press has said Too Much about
| the Murder "A Reporters Experience In
Seeking Information under Dtn,csltics.
The mystery attending the absence Of Mr..
Frederick Etzold OF Union Hin from hts family and
home still continues unsolved and from the dsposi.
lion Of his friends promises 70 remain unsolved until
eternity unless the authorities interpose and take
some tc,ion in tire matter. The easy, Indifferent
conduct Of IN ose who claim relationship to and
friendship for the missing surpasses compre.
hension. and furnishes room for the suspicion that
,ne3 sv.ow more Of the affair than they are willing
" n Te divuged
-. THE SUN DISCOVERED ruE DoDr
Nof murdered man floating in Long Island Sound
which in every essential particular rcscmbied Mr..
Etzold These remsins were those OF an intelligent
Derman, apparently Of about the same age as Mr..
fKtsold, agreeing almost exactly In size and weight,
having beard Of the same color and shape, and
dressed almost exactly as Etzold was dressed when
hast seen TO his undershrt The authorities Of
city Island held hasty inquest this body. and
fhen buried it -Four days afterwards they heard OF
She absence Of Mr. Etzeld, end thsn gave descrip-
zion Of the body they bad buried from memory, and
without any description Of Etzold 10 guide them.
The accuracy with which their description agrees
no struck with the resemblance that despatched q
reporter to investigate the case, and offered to de-
Gray the expenses OF any OF Mr.. Etzold's family or
friends who would accompany the reporter and II
they could identity the body. Mrs. Etzold's rela,
she should 90 but for some planned reason she
remained at home, and, OF course, the mission Of tile
reporter was unsatishctorily accomplished.
A SUSPICIOUS ArrAIR.
induce % YIN 's'e to City I iS
day MT. Etzold received him very politely she
s % him se e 9ss
ot The BODY found at CITY Island xhen two Germans
entered the % room, and ssizinE Ms: Ezoid forced
her into back apartment and refused 10 allow her
TO make any communication. One Of them, who
answered to the name q Clement then rudely
was COPY ing aud put In his pocket and ordered The
reporter to leave the premises This Of course, the
nySer shonla sSov sntSopisv sp,inIng IN crI, 1"n
manner his business and rcmar king that II the dc.
'scrptlon Mira Etzold had received OF this body did
gnot ht her husband, IL was nevertheless descrip-
ion Of some person who had been murdered, and IL
hoSId be made public that the body might be
kr,ws,.,x,s nav, xo nrs,vv.e ~ ,Sn.rv, c.,,,v
HAVE ~ , poS'N,fs ~ .N"A'.. .aish.
10 this The man Clement merely replied that
Dere's bin doc much printed on de newspapers
SnS We can dsns dsp enr own zninss h,s,1 Is much
presently,
CLOSING THE wITEs MOUTH
this the reporter 20 insisted On seeing Mr.. E..o,d
toto he room xbs,s sse M. a'S SIN n ~
ronxerse with MIN ~h", rss NAV C,.ao,, ~ .ia ~ "
Serposed and etehins hsre shou, he ws,sf sorcat
Ser sway teliing her 70 [esn hsr nnr,s
rhut und DON'T Won ssy noting +" Mrs
6tsold n,ead with him .ox,rs nnns, c;,,.a,, :
please tecn ao,et >, hnt ClsmaSS,, .lre S1'"ons
SompeIIed her to yr,irr Ihsn comicr ~ k. ' ~
Sortsr aga,n he orders, ,i,n o., ~ ths ~ IT.
enorer rsf.sd 70 ro nnt mrs Esnd % me
him 10 20 herself or unt The man cIsmsns shon,H
show b1s antbor;ty m s,ses b,m A. this cyaT.n1
seixed him and tr,ed ~ mt him ont hr, tha ~
porter resisted demandins his ssssiasnt's name
Fh,s the man rarrsed 10 Nv A this sims NJ IN,
Eoid s9sin eame forwrrd eyv,ng and SsS.ins IN.
mnu she called Clement 70 desist. Seeing her emo
GonS q, 49, ,,ss, % ~ ''s s n,S ~ ts. ~ - IA y"
Setter 60 u" than S.mananS tha man,s n,n,a
which sso vas eyidep,iy sbont eiyins him when
fement caught her sgain md raR,sed 10 silo,r hep
10 speak Sic was evidently afraiI or him and as
Al wond oniv nroiono ssena withon, ah. r,nm;so
Of any Sood yesnItins The rsno,,er ,ths,sx
- H' l ,-s W "'
STRANGE iSpiPfERENcE or ErzoLD s FnENps
The public will draw their own inferences from
his conduct II certainly looks like a purpose on
the part OF this man 70 suppress information but
why, can only be conjectured Certainly The family
pnd their friends oukht 10 further eyeYy effort that
D. made to lnd the missiog man On The contrary