The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-30
4 STARTLING DISCOVERY.
vrpDyRED WINS HEAD FOUND
IN1Ltu uBER YARD.


'",,on what the Doctors say About II.
Yesterday afternoon some boys Ill play
,...hout a pile of lumber In Milton street.
n,.o,,oiut. nctween the East RIVER and west
.,,se,. found. In a narrow space between the
,,,o and the high board ience' tue heau OIL man
p'V ''., ,..,, the rest Of his body. The lower
.,,ot the head was warped up In torn copy
w.. ur,,Llyn Fr,ls pi.Sss, a newspaper much
VI W. .,, the Germans of the L stern Dis
.0" ', n,ore was a healthy color In the face, and
- ,,a t,,sh look Of the wounds, and the
~" - ,t,,ted or dried blood, II was easily
,.,...od bv the men who soon gathered
,.,b,tt II had been lifccss less than day.
NJ h.,d was well shared, and the features
-. .,r,or and evidently III 'se of an American
1..t.i, was dark brown. and verv thin on the
~, NJ tho head. and there was a full brown
hoard and a heavy moustache sprinkled with
s,,v The wounds, which rad been made by
.ome heavy, sharp instrument, extended partly
,round the neck and above the point where the
boIy VA. cut Of. showing that there had been
many heavy strokes with an axe, hatchet, or
rla ver There were two gashes OF the back OF
,hs neck At the point whore It Is thought the
cutting was begun, and the surface OF the sew
,rsd neck wa. uncvcnly cut. There was also
derp ra.h on the left check.
ofbccr Knapp. Of the Greenpoint police, took
,nc ,ei ~ tbc ollie station. Union avenue.
and 'swr, was blocked bv a mob OF men. boys.
and omen. anxious TO yet a LOOK az ". The
usually quiei precinct was soon fever OF ex'
citcmeni, and he word foa,ed from factory TO
vorkshop and alOng the streets, that the body
samurdcred ~ had been found.
THr HEAD RECOGNIZED.
Atthree o'clock the Central once detectives
and l. specfor WaddN were telecraphed for, and
about tie tune that the lnspector reached the
police station a Young Mr.. Conner, a clerk and
collect, FOR Jones. Henry Co. Of 13l North
Third street, who had heard the passing rumor,
wm sent 10y his employer TO see whether the
murdered m was one Of their workmen. trip
hammeisuth, who had not come to his work In
the morning. Nj. Conner Identified the head as
that of W. W. Simons, the missing workman.
VINO had left work In the "a tory on Wedne sday,
because Of a b-eHkj 1wn In the machinery. TO re-
turn TO work as soon as the, machinery was re
pAired He was seen ia the factory on Thursday
Ilternonn but had not been seen since.
Capt Rhodes turning to his blotter, found the
following despatch, which had been sent from
the Fourth street police station TO the Police
Central once, and then as general alarm
throughout the CITY
nons sIiy years. Nv feet ak full beard and nous,
ache black suit brown shirt with white stripes aud
double cased SILVER watch and cham light slouch hat
The description could tally with the discov.
cred head only in the particul.r OF the beard
and moustache. There was no clothing at
t.ched. and nothing else except piece Of black
tps saturated with blood, which was fastened
10 one OF the Gashes In the neck. 1he head
seemed to be that Of man of forty nye years oi
positive in his Identification, and very soon Mr..
Jones Of the nrm arrived and identified him be-
you'd doubt
WHO THE NAN WAS.
Mr. Jones said tnat Simons was New England
mechanic, and that about three years ago he
came TO Brooklyn from Derby. Conn, where his
family lives. lie was steady and industrious
and, although moderate drinker never neg.
leoted his work. He was reticient and had but
few Intimate friends. lie worked by the piece
making about $50 week. and once In every si1
weeks he went home to stay week. He went
to Derby last Christmas and remained
a week. He worked exclusively at the trip
hammer, welding axles. ana W a skilfui hand
br. Jones paid MIN every saturday, and had hii
money ready for him YESTERDAY II he had com'
for II. He was unable to afford any explanation
TO the mysterious Death OF the workman. IL
knew that he carried a silver watch and tha
be kept some money about him. but he though
that ne never had over t'5 or 500 at time
That much.
DR.. Hall and two other physicians examined
the head, aud concluded that the murder ha
been committed WITHIN twelve hours. and tina
doubtless tue man was Killed by wound 4
some other pat Of the nody about an hour be
fore his head was cut on. After this examnn
tion the head was boxed up, but was taken ou
later for an artist to make a sketch. Ii was In
tended to photograph It at nrst, but the identl
hcation made this unnecessary
1t was ascertained that simons boarded wit
Mrs. Mary Beck, at tho corner OF Fourth an
North First streets, Willidmsb sburRh, DIAGONAL
opposite the police station. He roomed alone 1
the third story 'front.' room. Mrs Beck said tina
be was IN at supper usual on Thursday even
Ing, and that after tea he went out OF the house
and returned In about ten minutes. About
o'clock he went out again. ard did not return
He was accustomed To stopping IN the sttin
room IN the evening to talk with Mr. Beck befor
going TO bed.
Mr.. Beck waited for him until l2 o'c ock. an
then went to bed without locking the Cutsid
next morning, Mir. BECK went up TO his loon
about 10 o'clock, and found the light still burn
Ing. fresh copy OF the previous evening
newsp per was on the bed beside the i'm prin
made by Simons as ne sat to read IT, N0tnin
| was missing from the room.
Mrs. Beck waited all Of Friday for hin To re
l tuin. and yesterday reported his absence to tn
i police
He had In his room new trunk nled with
n hat boz cont aiming silk hat. lie was the onl
4 boNder In the family, and had been with then
since last July. All Of his goods. including tw
bsent axles, were taken 10 the police station.
The police inspected tho spot where the hea
was found, but could discover httle bloc
soout It, such as might heve dropped from th
head ia king IL there. Whatever tracks wer
there In the first place had teen obhterated b
vss evidently placed there with care, for IL
1 PAD been tossed over the ience from the adJoin
los Yard, or over the lumber pile, the pape
which was not tied about 1t, would not hav
i N'yed with II. l he police searched the snil
Il !rds about the place. but could not find an
Il usoe 0i the rest OF tue body, or any suspicion
L Eecks,
,lnspector waddy teleRraphed to the family @
mr. slmons at Derry. Conn. He had thre
SAuenters and TWO sons at home.
sh1dreas Fuchs, an Alsatlan, Simons's fello'
Workman and most intimate friend, told tn
L ponce last night that before last July Simon
Il Seafded with a plumber named HalsberR
anhd and North Third streets, ana was at tina
i ume inciine4 TO drink and to gamble. lie wa
' inspected, too, Of Otuer dissipation. One nigh
l suolt year ago he fell asleep In an alley, bein
uluk and WAS nearly frozen.
WHEN LAST SEEN.
/ superiuiendent 4mpbell sent men 10 lnquiI
ihthe saloons III the Fourth Precinct TO lear
/ whether he had been there drinking dt any tim
i th Ihu suay night. They fOunO that he ha
peeh ln frotstH saloon, at 45 Grand stree
a. quarter past nine on Thursday nigh
shl lhdt he WAS there until IA quarter
Il WE'VE part Of the tine drinking with q bal
Der The barber was found, and he said that
has true, but wnen ne lie rned oil the facts, de
hed II v IS On lhursdtY night, but that
was on Wednesday night At Slmons's boardin
house, II was said that Sunons was certain
nome Ut lO O'Clock on Wednesday evening.
Saa also sCtrtalncd that on Ihursda
Il eMohs onered TO lend a friend 500, and 1t
hypn'gl that he had tnls SUN ab9ut him wne
Ltwas killed.
me "rtors whn hrst examined tho head az
nelntu lac behei than II n d been de "a out
snorl tline, aud the police who had II In CHAR
sH Uu the face has changed color since
Sshe latp their hands.