The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-17
AREaL MrsrrRrrv BRooKLrv.
The One Legged Corpse Partially ldentihed
MS that Of u New Haven Captain.

Yesterday morning the dccouiposed body
of the one legged man. which washed ashore IL
Iav ri Ike Oh tuesday, WAS p'ri u, idth' ueu
by John G.. Norir. a. Insurance agent on Ne"
la, l. ard pr -. T.. Smith of III Fort Dr'e"e
place. as tha, Of Catt. Thomas y. hbu'"h -
New Haven. who had been missing ~in'e'N"-' ''
ISIS. when lie started from tine niici states
Hotel for Philadelphia. Sir. H'mlin h'' 'e'''
4elrAttaIu i.r many y'u-. a'u WIS "' ''.
..p,ar icc a tirl owner in vessel lN","'v
,r,1c 10 took between three ,ulf mr. tnou-
sand dollars from home IN Nn..sl 10 - y"
priiadelrlt.,fl purchase d. snip. lie b. said also
,,t,y. b,, a nunttcr of bonds. but there Is no
..,,.,n. inf, nation on this point. Dr. smith,
u,,,rn,. lrlthsr.iu-lw, ilcut'ded the body To
ia .,ti.r.cti.n iu hi. only cvi lcuce was the
si,oof the man and tie dcepncss of .i- chest
Next SIR Noftn identified him Co. his sttisiar-
,.,ivtre shane VI the forehead. anu by tho
.c,r of "a bod tAat Cart. liamlu und 90 his
.''.'. ,n. ftis ago. when Mr.. Uamlin. whu was
thr last OF ull to CO. include ill., . nor hu. and was
d.lI. al applied lor tue $3.50 Insurance on
Ina ifr. Iicn Mr. Nnrtn. rs agent If
tie companies, iegyn the search e. sec tnat
ere was uo ia.d. Ia fNiadelul.t ndet-ctiNe
clair,nyant who had been very successful.
. IUi. woman. Nie Sheppard. draf iei into %
y r'h yc-'erdny. aud sid TIA had come
from Sew Haven. and WIS looking for fiiend'
aud that NrS the fathertf three -ir ANA tWu
bows. which g. correct. She ramh.ed % lit le md
tD,u -hc said tnat she saw the missing man in a
boat with other men. lie struggles with Oh cm.
they t.ke some MONEY from bis pockct-. ANA
siuic % pff-. then Ae ts thrown o'c hoard. Inc
clAir,oy nt then said that could mover und my
friend. and then sne sid that would nnu him
dead. bf. -mith Yesterday fclegra htd Co. Ms.
" uIlu CHAT lie h.licved that the dead rndY ~
the ror.ur was htr husband. and she sctt NE
ri-ht down.
Tue Identification Of the rody was so 81 -ht
that coroner Sinns ". uid not How u - -
out 4 $ hands until H. was further ideniiued'
and afrr consulting with ii-tN.t AtfulteN
Britton determine to hold II for two or three
DAYS When Alr. Ncri b was asked WlC'hfrt ny
ilamiin WIS A one-lcgrcd mtu he answered.
" 80 aud was ready at once with the theory
lcft lcg o. hnld sue todV down. and thht TIE
rest e the body I'D rotiel away from the
Or. S'mni- sii THAI before the body was
taken away IL must tie idCutlrd bv the widow
In the afternoon DR.. sheppard FOUND iAtt ~,
foot II the right J, was web ~ ted. thl. inside
of the stocking WAS stuffed an oli a.ecr ot ARMY
were lcit were Of the ordinary chec1 materi 81
furnished go inmates If peha. institutions. ihi'
revived tie belief thlt it was the toiy Of g. rd
rcr. of the lNackvels Island w,rShvusc. VIII,
was thrown from small boat IL Jlnluy ltst
Dr Sheppard thought the body could NOT have
tccu In the water more than tWO Or three
mouths. The deputy kcrier. GDlten. Jailed q
identity thu tody as GaIduef's. sayin- taat th'
NfDuE leg WIS gone.
Cips. Hamln's relatives started from New
Haven llst night. In rcs runso 30 trirzr ~. fi
| New II wen police 50 described 4 pa. Han iii
that the BroukiSr police are convln .ei toe re
~ .ins lre NOT his. he mystery remains &c lcti