The New York herald., 1874-08-14
ANOTHER ASSASSINATION.
Brooklyn the Scene Of Another
Bloody Mystery.
An Unknown Nan Found xutilstsd and Dying
on Bedford Avsnus-Ths Police st Los -
to Whether It Il Murder OF Suicide
The Latter Theory riAlou1t to
Reconcile with esns..

Brooklyn police circles were all a9oe ysUDerday
over the discovery OF q mysterious tragedy m the
suburbs OF their city-an afAir OF blood which
possesses elements OF justification, pain ~ in the
extreme, TO the sorey tried ana ever found want
ing average intellect OF the detective skill OF the
Headquarters squad In the City of Churches. Tho
oid pugoear OF doubt as to whether the victim of
violence, whose life was exlnguished within the
district over which they are supposed to keen
watch and ward. went to the "happy hunting
grounds' by his own hand, or was .bounced- out
OF existence by the agency OF another. arose. In
such an extremity 1t Is not to be wondered
that they chose the more con nvenient solution of
the question, and gave 1t as their saQactous
opinion tnat the man had committed suicide
They are not to he deferred, it would appear bv
recollection OF past failures in guessing-in the
Goodrich murder case, for instance-but brave tho
burden Of proof OF assininity once more.
THE MURDER DISCOVERED.
Now It happens that about eight O'Clock "a
wednesday night last tho agouized groans OF .
man who was seated in stopped position upon
little knoll OF ground on Bedford avenue,
near the intersection OF Hayward street,
very sparsely built up section Of the
city. attracted the attention OF three citizens,
Messrs. Mills, Colt and Smith, who had been sit
ting their doorsteps on the avenue. They pro
ceeded to investigate the cause OF their fellow
creatures anguish and, approaching close to him,
were norrifed TO discover his condition. The man
was dying. The blood nowed from ghastly
wounds, ana the poor fellow, when questioned 40
to how he came by his INJURIES articuated in
foreign accents the WORDS New York-Italan-
Eighth street." Search was made for q
policeman, and resulted, strange though II
may appear, in the nnding Of Ofncer Janack.
Of the sixth sub-preclnct VINO happened to be on
duty few blocks distant. The patrolman vis-
ired the station house, and the ambulance was
teegraphed for to Headquarters corner OF Court
aud Livingston streets. Meanwhile the dying
man was carried stretcher to the Sixth sub
precinct, where Sergeant Bostwick VINO was in
charge did all In his power to s:anch the fast eb-
bing life nuid, but with no erect Death en-.
sued within few minutes alter his ar
rival The ambulance was not wanted.
The body was taken to Parker's Morgue
IN the Eastern district and Coroner Larry wMte-
hill was ummoned 10 hold an inquest over the re-
MAINS There were NO means OF Identifying tho
deceased save from his effects. In his pockets were
found $25 35 and q silver watch and chain. He
had ON his right hand fingers two rings, one plain
gold ana the other an amethyst On the
latter was engraved the initials IN. St.
c. Hs was dark featured; feat 3d.. about twenty
tache and imperial The clothes ne had on were
plaid pants, white shirt, black alpaca GOAT. white
numerous and OF such character as to preclnds
the entertainment Of the suicide theory which the
poAcs 'n's" 0Tl Tas e DEADLY sEs Uo WousDs DE- 'n'
There was an ugly gasn across the threat q.
CUT on the forehead and on the end Of the nose.
There were three wounds on the scalp. Across
fas
the bone, which would lend the impression that
the man nsa vs s cuts % sSs On the s 1cnd
thrusts OF sword or razor In the hands Of hta
assassin; About two hundred feet from where
Messrs. Mills, Smith and Colt found the diving man
lwho is supposed TO De an lsaiian)was discovered
SWORD cane CANE, ,n ,.n,s ;. =.
believed that the weapon, which was stained Win
blood, was used by deceased In defending himself
was some what bent, so much so that 1t could not
again be sheathed In the soabDard. splinter OF
mmsasts ssHns Vicinity Of the place W where the msn
was first seen and, from Its blO0d-statned ap.
pearancs 1t Is probable that 1t was used in the
IL is very remarkable that the most searching in.
quries made In the vicinity OF the place where the
Unfortunate man found fail to elicit anything
that would indicate noise or o struggle having
been heard, though the hour was early and there
hood. There is said TO be q rough gang OF men
who inlest that section OF the Nineteenth ward.
wounded while defending his money. The as.
sassin doubtless became alarmed before he had
time to gain possession OF his victims money ana
''"sN' e- PoIicE sEcRErlvENEss.
Though the first information OF the murder wa
received at Police Headquarters at eight O'Clock
on wednesday night, as above stated, it was
scrupulously guarded from the observation OF the
lynx-eyed repl esen ntatives oi the press who were
On duty at that source Of garbled information
This procedure was strictly IN conformity with the
anrua StH the m9S Goodrich murder
prohibiting the police, under penalty Of severe
punishment, irom communicating Information to
ted to the Board of Police Commissioners ana
snail have been BY them approved as mt Tor pub
revoked ana that the public should, through their
representatives. the reporters for the press, be
apprsed OF all that transpires IN the Departments
OF Police promptly and accurately
WHAT INSPECTOR wADDY SAYS
with regard 70 sne Wddv heSry - me 70 ao &c
writer :-"Uoroner W hitehil viewed tho body tnia
forenoon. impanelled jury ana made arrange
ments IOr having pOst-mOrem examination OF
the remains. The Coroner IS OF the opinion that
the case is one OF suicide. The police Of the Sixth
ry'rn my part. do not approve OF police forming
theories IN such matters IL IS their duty to get
e e as ans sR
don't say it is murder iexpress no OPINION upon
the matter one way or the other. In order that
they make no mistake, however, they should try
and get the evidence before entertaining any
theory whatever. Then, II it should prove to-
has been done, and the ends OF justice will surrey
lave been better suDserved than ny sitting down
and the matter %pSa vague neoty q
throat with razor"
'Where is the razor, then, Inspectorf We cau-
not accept the razor version unless We nnd the
weapon"
'Oh, tnat don't know. No razor has been
found.n
THE DETECTIVES THEORY.
Sergeant Frost Chief OF the Detective squad,
successor OF the veteran Van Wagner, in "Hawk-
shaws' easy chair was firm IN hts entertain ment
OF the suicide theory. "rhere Ia SO much labor
saved you know, when you can drop to a point OF
that ktnd In sucn case" remarked jealous
oficer OF the sanitary squad Frost mas it sertled
that the man cut his own throat, hacked his mn,
gers stabbed himself in the breast, cut MS lore.
head and nose with that barbarous implement of
the barber.
THE OTERO MURDER.
The tragedy bears strong resemblance IN some
respects to the Otero, or City Park murder, Wmoh
occurreJ one night late the fall OF the year l606
Tnis unknown victim OF the Bedford avenue mye-
tery ike the generous but unfortunate Span1ard
Senior OterO, was despatched by having his throas
cut and rashes on hts mead and fingers. The two
murdered men also bear q strong likeness to
eacn other. Otero, however,, was robbed, and
his assassins, Pelisser and Gonzalez, ex-