National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-09-18
LocDErrAL DRoRNINa
The BODY OF DANIEL ]. FLYNN


The BODY or DANIEL ]. FLYNN
FOUND IN THE RIVER.
There was published in yestsrday mornings
NATIONAL REFUBIICAH an account Of the strange
disappearanee Of Mr.. Daniel J. Flynn. and the
fears entertained By his friends that he had come
70 some bodily ham. He was employed a. 4
clerk in the General Land Once, and on Monday
last accompanied the MEXICAN War veterans on
thsh excursion to Marshall Kali, returning to
The city about II O'Clock thatnight. After spend
ing few moments IN conversation with friends.
he proeseded homeWard, but stopped BY the way
SIDE at Christman's restaurant on the Navy Yard.
Here be enjoyed himself socially IN the company
q other gentleman until midnight and then
tnes more started for his home IN UniontoWn,
where his wife and famflyreside. utaftsr leaV-
nE the restaurant he was never seen again alive.
- hen morning came and the husband and father
leiieo 70 come, II was reasonable % suppose that
grave eppreher sions OF harm having Defeu him
we're entertained By the members Of his house
These fears were communicated to the neigh
/ boru and through them reached some OF the mem
1sTs q Franklin Lodge 70. Z nignts q Pythias,
brother Immediately Instituted SCH 70 try and
1aahom out his gtrange snd myEterious disappear
been unsuccessful in all their efforts 70 trace him
beyond bidding good night 70 two men near the
NAVY Yard gate, one OF whom vas overheard
Pythiss give me the grip.
Fron This point Ell clue to Mr.. FIynnH where
80 oeioc when NJ Frs1f PsyS S CLERK for
Mr.. Vim. GuinRnd, wood and coal dealer, Ct the
foot Of Third street southeast. discovered body
br0ugft 10. when II was discovered TO be the BODY
Of Mr. Elynn. Sergeant Pierce took charge OF
the remains, and placing oFhesr Leone IN charge.
coroner, viewed the body, and ordered rs re-
moVai TO the Eighth precinct station. There
wsieS and chain fhe watch s ssOpped q i es
O'Clock, showing probably the hour he fell into
1he water; There was also his seal ring on his
ing some small change, as also some private
papers, which would tend to show that n there
vas any foul play at ALL il was not for the vslua-
swollen and disfgured by bruises but these may
have been caused By floating against the rocks.
Mr.. A. NJ. Kennedy, secretary Of the Mexican
Veterans Association, in Conversation on the sub
ject, stated that he saw the deceased On the boat
returning from Marshall Hall, and that he was in
bT. HSrtiFsn made q posf mOrtea examination,
and then held an inquest.
ooRosER's JURY.
The folioEing-named gentlemen were sum
noned and sworn as a jury 70 inquire into the
causes which lead TO the death Of Mr.. Flynn:
NessFs. George Brown, Joshua CLARK, VIM. S.
Dulin- VIM. II. Kell, Frank W Langley, George
d. Fry, John 7. Morgan, J. O. Bartlette, Joseph
7. Mitchell, Joseph p. Carroll, Joseph GetSen-
dana and q. Barr.
Ny. victor Beyer WAS the ur6t witness called. l
He testified that he was coming over the Navy |
Yard bridge from UniontOEn, about one O'Clock |
On Tuesday morning, on his way 70 market, where |
he Is dealer IN vegetables, and that he met two
NJ ~ are h-io,o y7ho we're oot Ioo NOD nsrf.
they turned their heads aside prevent him IRON
seeing their faces as they passed. This he re- /
gareed as Suspicious at the time, but did not pay
much attention 70 II, IS be knew nothing Of the |
drowning at the time; but when he heard Of Mr.. |
Flynn, who he has known for years. being miss
ing and the time he was last seen, be came to the
conclusion that these men must have had some |
hand in his death. The last time be saw the de- /
ceased was on Sunday night in UniontOWn
& A. II. Hancock, James Fickers and s. n. Muir. |
dock, Ehipkeepers on the iron-clads United States
steamers Wyoming and Nipsie, lying in the |
stream % the navy yard, pestihed that while they
were on watch about one o'clock on Tuesday /
morning they heard splash in the water near |
thaidFaH d the Navy y ard bridge which sounded |
Ike nan falling OF being thrown overheard. |
The body must nave struck the water az full /
length, for 1t made considerable noise. Before |
hearing the man fall in the water they heard |
footstep on the bridge, and immediately after IL
stopped the sound Of the man falling In the water
reached their ears. Murdoch testified that be /
heard ne man groan, and gave Z as his opinion |
way be fell IN the water.
Geo. Dent, who was pretty veil under the In |
1uence Of whisky, testified that he was drunk on |
Monday night and LAID down near the city end OF
the bridge; be had been laying there shout three
hours thought it was between y and o'clock |
when they got about twenty-five yards out one |
attempted 70 throw the other overheard; heard /
the splash IN the water, bun thought the party |
Who went overheard got ashore Afterwards; was |
afraid 70 give the alarm for fear he might be 1
thrown overheard himself .v
Mr.. u eCl0ry who lives at the corner OF Eighth /
and d streets southeast testified that she heard |
three men coming down Eighth street, going to- /
wards the bridge, about l215 on Tuesday morn |
talking about lodges, grips, &c, and that two Of
the men turned back and went up Eighth street, |
and one remained at the corner. After short |
TIE corner sway towards the bridge. He was |
u2der the influence Of liquor at the time
~ n, y; Aoekabee q 1905 New Jersey avenue |
manN restaurant near u O'Clock on Monday; was |
pretty well acquainted with him; they drank to- |
81 p but IS they were AL pretty well under the
influence Of LIQUOR at the time he could not |
clearly remember what the substance Of It Was |
vas sem "a company with the deceased and Mock |
abse, testified that he did not know Mr. Flynn. /
never met him in his Life; vas with Moekabee on |
seeing deeeasedi went mp town after z o'clock /
with MOckabeo
John Cation, rs Z street southeast, testified |
that M Flynn came TO Chrisman's restaurant |
abOlt 11sSo O'Clock Monday night, after getting /
Ell tie car, and invited witness 70 have drink /
Sopsr came IN, and they had another drink. The /
deceased, M0ekabee and Soper lett the rastau- Il
rant together, and the last he saw Of them they Il
were going toward n street.
After the testimony Of this witness was taken Il
DI. Hartigan stated that he had made an examt-
nation Of the body, and that it presented no
marks OF violence, and that be was satisfied that
the deceased made no efforts 70 save himself after
he got in the water; that he was insensible from 1
drink or the conclusion Of the fall. and was Il
drowned before reason returned
Other teFtimony Was taken, but Il was merely Il
eoTroboTatiFe Of that already gwen, after which Il
the jury returned verdict 20 this effect: THAT the
deceased, Daniel j. Flynn, came 20 his death be- Il
tween the hours Of u and o'clock a. %. Septeu- Il
Der IS, lS74, from accidental drOWnine year the Il
Navy Yard bridge, city Of Washington
The watch Of the deceased was found n hfs Il
which was probably about the time he fell '1to /
the Wster.
Mr.. Flynn was native Of Dublin, ireland, and
cane 70 this country when quite youag At the i
tine Of his death he was about @ years OF age Il
and employed as 3 clerk in the General Land Il
Once. He leaves wife and threeBnau children /
70 mourn his untimely end.