, 1873-05-23
THE WHISKY POINT MYSTERY.
It's Solution Not Yet Renohod.
Tho Opinions Of Tho Detectives and tho Progress
Thty Have GGde.


losd to tic apprehension Of tho mon who arc
aupposcd to havo murdered tho unknown Cor
nan on tho Whisky Point road, although the
poIios arc making every possible effort to ,n-
ravel tho myatcry. Tho body Of tho victim still
lies at tho Morguo, but no ono identified It yes-
terday. Detective Tyrrell, who has charge Of tho
esso is inclined to attribute tho nnan'a death to
m accident, and hts reasoning is 60 plausible
that Il is entitled to respect. lie ia not one Of
those who will abandon caso Without boing
positively satisfied that thore Is nothing in it,
and, notwithstanding ono or two doubtful state
ments in bis theory It will probably bo suasaincd
az tho facts are developed uo says TINT when
examining tho ground near whore tho body WAS
found, on Wednesday, ho noticed peculiarly
shaped pool Of blood, and, upon inspecting 1t
olosoly, found the print Of horso's hoof
1iliea with lfe's fluid. 4 few feet
away, probably 0 or 8, thoro wero
several clots Of bood and ten feot to tho left Ct
these clots another pool, boaldo which tho corpse
laid. From his Inquiries Of tho people who live
IN tho vicinity. aud from personal inspection OF
tho clothing Of tho decoaaod, ho concluded that
tho man became exhausted on account OF tho
progroBs mado by a disease with which ho waB
smicted, and laid down In tho road; and A
farrnor'a, team coming along, ono n',,,,; Of tne
asi though a at frst sght, 1t woaid appear almost
impossible to produce auch fraclllroH Of tho
skull as hal beon sustained by the German, with
anything other than a club, tho fact that tho
soa y' aber ooops eyee
what modified first impfoBaiong' and it
IL now conceded by many that Tyrrell's ex-
p4anaton ia correct. With regard to tho
wound in the mans chest, tho detective Bays he
caused by bullet. 1t will be remembered
TINT tho physicians wore unable to find
either the ball or any trace Of its passage out of
tho body. They found what they, believed to
traces wtro not absolute. Tyrre1l examined the
clothing Of the man, aud vas unable to discover
the holo which would have bosn mado by tho
bullet had he boon shot. Thero wero four
soTs te Se and na ovss Ssst TIC is''y Se
aperture, after tho most dlljgant eonrch,
could be found. Hence tho detective
concludes that tho abrasion was the result OF the
diseaHe with which tho man Was afflicted, which
ras Of such nature as to cause abrasions like
that discovered. In the account Of tho murder
published in yesterdays TRIBUNE, It was stated
TINT ONO OF the pockets Of the clothing wore
turned inside out. From this fact It was in
torred that robbery mas tho M motive ot tho porMRe r.
detective that the mar: had his, hand 10
his pocket, when the horse struck him, and,
being suddenly. aroused, pulled hts hand out.
o liz + beoTy ba it mrs
bic as to destroy the rest. a cigar aud holder
we're found beside the deceaaed, and it was be-
lcved they belonged to, the mureerers, aa, for
a nt + wag s yo
with tobacco. was taken from ono OF hia
coat, Pockets, Yesterday, and hence i
is doubtful il tho cigar g md holder :, VII!
probable TINT evidence will be given which will
Satisfactorily explain low the man camo to lis
death.
Detective Tyrroll yesterday afternoon, again
made ,ns sie % rhch ho boiosea will
at least, lead to tho Identification OF
tho man. A German na.nod Frederick
Rohd, who livos at Cossott street, was
about the lime-kilns, on Whisky Point road, for
the past two weeks. The description Of this
agreed in every respect with that Of tho man
who was found. Rohd said that the man nevol
in tho sheds Of t6e yard. In tho morning he
had aeen him washing at the slough. and comb;
ing his head with pieco Of black comb, liko thai
which was found near the mulnatea remains
A son Of Henry Van Eta, who resides about
two miles from whore tho body Was discovered
on Whisky Point road, told tho detective that t
man who represented himself as being Ger
man doctor, came to his father's hougo las
Sunday, at noon, and remained there until Mon
day evening. Ho said his home was at No. i!
B!ue island avenue, but an inquiry at that placs
showed that no such person had ever lived thero
The description Of this man was identical will
that Of the body found, with tho exception Of th
shoes: Those Of this nlan were CATERS, ant
were badly worm The feet of the body wor
covered with army ahoos. The man was in a.
impoverished condition. Both these parties vii
be at tho inquest to-day and II is believed b,
the detective that Rohd will identify tho body
It should be stated, in Justice to Detective Tyr
zell, that he gave his theory Of the case witl
much reluctance, but Is perfectly confident