New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-27
A PATHE ETC STORY.
SORROW AND sELF-DEsTRUCTION.

stranger here aud only the barest outline of the
story has yet appeared in print hasten 10 tell all
| that can ascertain. adhering most rigidly to the
facts II is possible that this may reach, through
THE TRIBUNE, the friends OF relations of tho
deceasd.
Visitors to Newport will remember the long sand
point known as the Second Beach" which stretches
eastward rs You look from the "Purgatory Rocks
IL is the very spot painted by Yedder in his Lair Of
the Sea Serpent long promontory seems to run
ont into the before you, but in reality the sea
washes side of it only, and what II called the
- east passage" the other AZ the further end thc
promontory terminates in "Sachnest Point,' and ss
| the hither end it is overlooked by the bold cliffs
| known as the Hanging ROcksp-tbe favorite resort
Of Bishop Berkeley All between is lonely waste
of sand-hills, edged by the smooth and beautiful
beach, But the beach is almost UNLISTED after Sep
TENDER; it leads nowhere, except to an outlying farm
or two; and the sand-bluf1s trayeTsed by few
footsteps. from Autumn 10 Spring.
IL happened yesterday morning that farmer who
had gone to the beach with ox-cart for weed
saw or thought he saw the figure of a man lying on
one of these sand-buis, half way along the beach.
Surprising him to be intoxicated person. tho
farmer passed by but mentioned the fact to another
man. who had the curiosity to visit the bluff, and
there found a dead body, which had evidently lain
several days. 1t was that Of young man of 81
years or thereabOuts; about feet inches in
hight, with short dark hair and thick moustache
He was neatly dressed in q dark blue oyercoat
dark-blue frock and gray trowsers black felt hat
and pair of Lisle thread gloves lay beside him, and
also his boots, which he had removed. The position
in which he lay was quiet and without evidence of
struggle: he lay on his side. face downward, the
head resting on black valise Of glazed leather.
between which and the face was a cambria handker-
chief Rv his side wera fwn broun haQg
containing biscuits and figs; also three bottles
and an empty tunbler Two Of these
bottles were empty, and snelt only OF
perfumes; the third small vial containing
choral, in a grauulated state. The labels had been
carefully picked from the bottles; the name had
been cut from the handkerchief, and, it ultimately
proved from every article of clothing and from tho
valise itself. Even a cane which was found near by
"a common, hooked stck-had apparently once
borne initials which had been carefully erased. But
the most noticeable memorial Of the poor fellow
who had given up his life.in that lonely place
thick volume of "Byron's Poems" that lay beside
him CRoutledge's Edition. Loudon 1867 bearing on
the fyeaf tho following inscription III pencil:
II am unwel-if die let the finder please throw nv
body into the ocean, aud trouble Themselves to mako
inquiries concerning my identity.
Ihave committed crime-occupied no social posi-
ton and have friends would desire 20 know
i
request. II is my last will and yery great desire that
my body may rest in the Ocean"
This was written in a bold clear hand. with ac-
curate spelling; the cbirography not elegant yet
Illiterate; certainly not that of a clerk book.
keeper yet that of one quite used to writing. The
! latter part either written more tremuously,
| (which is quite probabe) rendered less firm
by the thickness of the book and the absence Of sup
port for the palm, the last words came 10 the
very edge.
The wish thus touchingly expressed was not
granted. The finder of the body sent word to tho
local Justice of the Peace who lived some miles
away-for the body was found in Middlctown, not
in Newport and before nightfall Coroner's jury
| was brought together, whose, verdict. il agreed
upOn is not yet made known. The body, being
| already in the first stages of decomposition,
/ buried in the town cemetery this morning IN the
| very garments IN which it lay; travelling shawl.
which believe have not mentioned. being wrap
| ped around It.
ing could not visit the spot till to-day. The body
had been carried TO the cemetery. and following
it thither found that it had been already buried.
Finding that all the effects OF the deceased bad been
carried to the house of the Justice of the Peace l
went there and examined them. They did not con
| firm the impression given ME by those who had de
! scribed the remains a. of person apparently IA
comfortable circumstances, but, Oh tile contrary
! suggested that poverty might have been among the
! causes of this sad ending OF young lie. The
| yalise was Of black enameed leather and rather
| cheap and worn. and it contained n bttlc
under-clohnR. neat enough but not ,superhne
! though there were some good cambria handkeTchiefs
! An old portmonnaie held but "a cents IN money.
few hostage stamps, ticket for Studleys omnibus
| line New-York and New Haven Railway and an.
other good from /. c. and L. depot only signed
Up. b. Strader" and dated 1871. An old noedle-bOok
or housewife. held in the pocket several printed
pages of the book of Proverbs torn from Bible.
| and a fiy-leaf apparently from the same volume.
bearing several texts. written IN delicate womanly
hand There was also loose, short lock Of very
| fair hair looking like that of a child. This
taken / think from the pistol-pocket OF thu troN-
| sers he had on as were also two small lamp-mats,
knitted in worsted. His boots there OF nnusu-
ally small size and indicating slenderess of foot
which confirmed the statement bad heard az 10 the
smallness and slendeTness OF his hands A small
piece of tobacco was also found IN a pocket His
shrt-suds Of gold or gilt, and were engraved
with little leaf. Several paper collars were
wrapped in UOburn Mass. Journal Of Oct I, 1879
There was a watch-key, but no watch nor was there
any knife scissors, although the name had been
cut from every garment. In one case sonethIng
left behind that looked like an initial ID and IN the
needle book a worn piece of white paper
Teh was %Ttten IN we'll be- DernS CrsaH
"QD Now, had this scrap OF paper been III the
pocket book il would have seemed that II might be
the name of the owner, but being in the needle
book which was not So likely 10 be carried in the
pocket or lost, this seemed less probable. ] think
there was nothing else, except neck-ne, and two
sheets of music, torn from The Music Iodckcr.
should add that none of the bottles had any label.
except the choral phial, which stamped in the
glass with the name of Job Moses, who is, under
stand, maker Of pills ia Troy, n. Y.
This seems 10 be all the information yet collected
about this sad event There is report, which have
not yet been able To verify. that young pan sn-
swering this description came to Newport on the
Providence boat, week ago IL seems strange that
medical examination should have been made or
tho body before burial Probably Il was because tho
clrcumstantlal evidence seemed 10 point strongly
10 suicide. The nscrp tOn IN the doom seenlet
pretty plainly adapted u such an event ln spits Q,