The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-19
MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
Neither Mrs. Josiah Hiii nor Mrs. Hamiin
nor Mrs. Reynolds "a Widow.


On Sunday last man was run over and
killed at Evanston 10y an incoming railroad train.
The corpse was identified as that Of Josiah Hill,
a gardener. Word was sent TO his family at q
Grant place, ami they went out TO care for the
body. There was no lack OF evidence concern
ing the mans identity. and on Tuesday the body
buried. On the jury ut the inquest was
Deputy Sheriff Kearney, who knew Hlll very
well, and Identified the body. On tuesday, the
Identical day Of the funeral, he visited Niuuet-
ks, and was almost Iriehtened out Of his senses
by seeing tue vertable Hill at work In garden.
non, ns Ns0 FORK Tines, June 10.
About the middle OF last March the Superin:
Of Police at New Haven that body had been
found at Bay Ridge, supposed TO DE inst Of Capt
Thomas Il. ii amlin Of New Haven. On March
20 three relatives Of Capt. Hamlin examined tue
body and made the following statement;
We have fully Investigated the whole suhjsci, making
March 20 aud have to the coaeiuslon that shie
there are many strong circumstances indicating tl.t
deeomposei state o. the remains and other CIR.
Sea i the case lnersiore ss. aS9 esa sse boy
% pursue ihe subject iarther ot one thins We are
PeuAted. We beg leave 70 state the iolos.
Of the " body firsiSA to the shape' sise
and form Of the BODY. We AL sgree that the
The hair Is the texture aud color appeared
froma eompar.9n Mh SeA Of aair ia me Possession
nj he lei 6S PROM S 81 ne
sS'SS Of the St De
different nails from zoe same head usually ar p"
same place where the cap ain few years ago had =
lAr,e boz carOuncle. Another scar on The ridr II
acly corresponds WIN Al wn 10 have been GU
Haullins body Fourtn-The teeth IN the head u the
corpse correspond win the infOrnaon received from
the dentist VINO placed m Capt, Hamns upper Jaw a
partial OF teeth ABOUT month before hc left New
Haven fnth A piece Of one OF tut stocking iOund
on the BODY II ike those worn by Capt. Hamln.
But tuere the following pOints Of difference
First-we lnd that the toes VI the foot are not
webbed has been stated, but that the SECOND ana
about the Captains foot, not pre- Jared to Say
that this tOOt is his SecOnd-upon careful measuring
body, ma II 10 ave feet seven and half inches ia
leug.l, vale without ueAsureinsnt We Judge Capt
Hainlin was taller man.
whlle, therefore, there many points OF r.
semDaucr, deem the I'll two oDi 'ctlOns OF suii-
cient importance 10 forbid our claiming the BODY az
that VI Capt Thomas A. Hanhn.
The sequel has proved that the inconsiderate
Captains friends exercised wise discretion,
for he is now reported 10 have been heard from
In san Francisco.
Recently Mrs Reynolds Of New Haven elaine d
the body Of a man who had committed suicide
In Wayerley, n. ", and been buried 10y the au-
thorIties, ~ that OF her husband, and took Il TO
New Haven, where, in December, she buried u
In the family plot but in Marcn her husband
walked into the house, and condcscended To
explain that ne had been on an excursion Ia the
northwestern part Of the State.
1t will be observed that Capt. III mlin's friend !
" are fully satisfied that a fOui murder has been
penetrated" and there can &C rcely be d doubt
that the murderer will now escape.