The New York herald., 1871-11-05
THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF mR. KUsTER

Partisi Explauatiou Of the Mystery-His
Missing Watch in Pawn-Pocuniary Em-
barrassment-Tws Men Arrested On Suspt-
cion-Their Discharge.
The mystery which surrounded the case OF Mr..
Gustav Kuster late boot and shoe dealor OF Yonk-
ers who was found shot and lying on the rail- .track
OF the RudsOn River Railroad Company at an
early hour on last Wednesday morning, under CIR
cumstances indicating that he had been shot and
robbed by highwaymen, has been partially cleared
up by the prompt action OF Captain Mangin, OF the
Yonkers police After. learning OF the analr the
Captain Immediately set to work, and learned
that on Tuesday Mr.. Kuster visited this city
ana during the afternoon pawned silver watch at
simpsons. IN tho Bowery, for i've dollars. In the
evening Mr. Kuster went to the American Institute
Far, alter leaving which he took THIRD avenue
car to Harlem, and by the l25th street rail-
road proceeded to Manhattanvine, from which
place he took the quarter to twelve O'Clock
p. N. special tram for Yonkers. At spuyten
Duyvi Greek the train was delayed for few
minutes and at that point Mr.. Knster left the train
ana spoke OF walking home, distance Of four
miles. Reconsderlng his qeternljpation Mr. Kuster
stepped aboard me train again ana moved on
with 1t. he was seen to leave the car he entered
either fell or Jumped from the rain but Mr.. Lewis
Anderson, OF Y0nkcrs, Is willing ito qualify that ne
arrived there that night. Certain however, it is
tnat he did noe return home to hrs famiy.
and the inference ts that ne must
have wandered two miles down the track as
al that point found at three O'Clock the next
morning with two bullet wounds on the right side
OF the head and his right arm crushed by passing
train. The watch OF Mr. Kuster being missing &c
first excited suspicious OF robbery ana MURDER and
q man had offered for sale . watch similar
to that belonging to Mr. Kuster, resolved to
make the most OF the clue. James q. Kennedy,
answering the description of the man ofcring
the watch, was traced 10 this city by the Captain
and arrested In company with William Rogers, they
both navmg been IN Yonkers on Wednesday night.
The finding OF the watcn, however, relieved Ken
ncdy and Rogers from suspicion, and yesterday
arernoon Captain Mangin brought them before Cor
Oner Young, who honoraby discharged them from
custogy they both 1--we across the river from
YonKers and are respectable laboring men.
Deceased Is known 10 nave been aboring under
pecuniary embarrassments, and from the fact that
he pawncd his watch for paltry sum seems to
favor the theory OF seIdestruction which many now
believe.
Deputy Coroner Marsh, who made postmortem
examination the body, found Two pistol shot
wounds on the right side OF the head both bullets
passing inward but neither or them penetrating
the BRAIN Dr. Marsh found the lace bruised and
blackened with POWDER indicating that the pistol
at tine time Of discharge was IN close proximity
CONSIDERATION, there remains but little doubt tnag
deceased purposely shot himself. There Is rumOr
that deceased had some domestic as well as pccun
ary difficnfy but that may appear more positively
hereafter.
Captain Mangn Is still in search Of further testl-
mony, and In the course of q lew days coroner
Young will hold an inquest In the case.