The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-21
MYsTERI0Js HOMICIDE.
A Marline Spike Supposed To be tho
Inst ument of Death.

Ezaoethport, the rougher half of tlizabeth, N.
j., Is excited over a mysterious murder which has
literally come tout OF the Depths" and which
patient Investigation on the part OF the local
coronen, DR.. Sicatus, and q jury, has not been
able 10, unravel IL seems that on Friday amer
noon about two O'Clock, information was received
py County Physician Thomas Terrili, or Elizabeth.
thai. short time before that William Ward and
Francis Van wlnkle, deck hands on board the
schooner Missouri OF Cold Spring, now lying at
1.-The Port,' toand floating IN the water OF staten
Island Sound, near Pier No. Q, the shocktng1y dis
figured body-of
AN UNKNOWN MAN,
aud which having secured with rope, they tied
TO the dock. Or. ierrill and Police captain Flan-
uagan at once repaired 10 the latter, and after
verifying the report ordered the body removed TO
the dock and subsequently had 1t placed in charge
OF an undertaken. In the pockets OF the unknown
were found
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES
One empty leather pocketbook, one tobacco box,
pocket knife, pin cushion, a two cent piece date
1854, price list OF the American Tea Company
some matches and black necktle. on the
person per- which Mere could lead asacaio
Deceased as near as could be judged rom the con-
ditlon of the corpse, that OF rapid decomposition,
the appearance OF a sailor or laborer. Tue body
weighed l75 pounds IL was i've ieet seven inches
III uelRHl, anu iILOBclHtT lIdt VI slIoDkr MUS
cular man. with full lace ana nn set OF dark
wniskers, slightly mixed With gray; dark. curly
hair mustache. Deceased was dressed IN a
pair OF new gaiter shoes, blue woollen SOCKS, white
tops; scotch tweed pants and vest OF same ma
terial which had probably been worn only two or
three days; white muslin shirt, linen bosom; gray
KNIT undershirt, red linne underdrawers; light
drab blouse, with TWO pockets on one side and one
on the other.
A POST MoRTEM EXAMINATION
was made by the doctor, when evidence was found
that death was caused by violence at the hands OF
! her "
amlniug the head a punctured scalp wound, ad-
uniting OF a large sized probe, was ound Just III
'front.' OF the lett ear. Another wound OF the same
description was found al the outer corner OF the
4 leiteye, rather toward the tempe; another wound
i'll the centre o the frontal bone, about two inches
above the bridge OF the another wound at the
anterior part OF the parleta bone on the lett side
! about an inch below another was found, and TO
the right, about an inch and hall, fkird,
which three wounds presented tine shape OF a TIL
angle. At this part OF the mead there Was large
portion OF the hair gone, which might possibly be
due to decomposition or rubbing against some
sharp surface; another wound OF the same de-
scrlption the back OF the head, large enough to
ADMIT OF the small finger; marks ot blow over
the lett eye. Tue general impression is that these
wounds were infected with "a marine spike,'' a
| long iron steel pointed instrument somewhat Ike
butchers steel, and used by mariners for splicing
hawsers
THE INQUEST
was held yesterday, but, as lntimated, failed to
throw any light on the subject more than already
oil some vessel aud then pitched overheard there
seems TO be little reason TO doubt but the slightest
cew his identity could not be discovered, and a
verdict had TO pe arrived at to the efect that
I ceased came to his death from injuries at the
| hands OF some person or persons to the jury un-
! known.