The New York herald., 1870-06-11
THE MURDER ON THE SOUND.

Excitement ON City Island-The Corpse Ex.
humed and Identined-Probabie Assassina-
ttou ON BOnrd Sound Stenmer-Straugo
Conduct Of Relative.
Within the past few days the isolated OF
City Island-forming one among the many verdant
spots In Long Island Sound-have been diverted from
their pastoral sports and fishing excursions by de-
gree oexcitement seldom experienced In their midst.
The washing ashore OF a murdered man In their
neighborhood the farclcal inquest on and uncere-
monious burial OF the CORPSE and subsequently the
examination ana identification OF the assassinated
stranger form at present the topic OF conversation
among the residents OF the island. AS the particu-
lars relating to the finding or the body alluded to
were given In the HERALD of yesterday, together
with the informal investigation as to the cause OF
DEATH 1t is unnecessary here to reiterate the tragic
story.
On Thursday evening John Richards and Morris
Keeze, OF New York, accompanied by boarding
house keeper from Bridgeport Conn.,, called on the
poormaster at City Island. and produced note from
Captain Ward, OF the Tenth police precinct, stating
that the first named party believed the deceased to
have been his brother Christian G. Richards late OF
East Bridgeport, and requesting that the body be
session likeness OF the missing man. which Poor
master Baxter at once recognized as that OF the
murdered stranger. Having first obtained permit
from Justice Sparks, WHO held the Inquest and after
On exSamed ss a'ss sna GuS iu
Identified by Richards a. that or his brother, and
also by the boarding house keeper, at whose place
the deceased had been staying In Bridgeport.
1t was ascertained from P0Ormaster Baxter, by q
HERALD reporter, who visited City Island yesterday
afternoon, that John Richards, who was about
visiting Europe on important business wrote to his
DrOther, some three weeks ago, requesting him to
come on TO New York, as he wished to see him be-
lore SAILING. He received no answer, and after q
ew lev DAY, Gays da S,s letter was returned unopened from
ne proceeded TO the latter city and, arriving at
the boarding house OF the deceased, learned tnat his
DrOther had LEFT for New York about week pre-.
vlously Inquiries regarding the missing man were
at once set on foot In Bridgeport and vicinity but no
clue could be found as to his whereabouts Baxter
states that 1t Is generally believed the deceased was
murdered while on board the steamer Bridgeport,
ana That the body was thrown overheard into the
Sound at point east or Hart's Island, from whence
IL driited with the east wind to the spot the
western shore where II was found. This theory, he
pilots, named Charles e. Adams and Alexander
Banta, both living on City Island state that while
boarding the Bridgeport about daybreak Of the
morning supposed to succeed the night on which
deceased LETT Bridgeport for New York, they saw
quantity or blood on the deck aDaft the cabin and
near the stern OF the steamer. THIS II true, would
nave formed q most important evidence before the
jury OF inquest
Another strange feature Of this mysterious case is
observable In the circumstance that after the re-
mains had been eXhumed and Identified, John
Richards who claims TO be brother OF the de-
ceased, requested the pOOrnaster to RENTER the
body as he was about sailing for Europe, where he
would be absent two months, at the expiration of
which time he would have the body removed and
properly inferred. AS consequence the corpse was
again committed to the earth. 1t appears that de-
ceased was German, about twenty-six years old,
ana had been employed as foreman IN machine
snop at Bridgeport Conn. His brother, while at
City Island, stated that he frequently carried con-
siderable money with him, and that he was rather
partial to drinking lager beer