The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-23
JiCOBs'S MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
His Unaccountabio Disappenranccs aud the
w ounds Pound ON his Body.

An inquest In the case Of William Jacobs,
the Staten Island coachman who was last seen
alive on the night of Nov s. was begun 10y
Coroner Lcc in Stapleton last night. From ten
O'Clock on the night Of his disappearance moth
inc was known oiihc iate of the missing man
tiil his dead body was found floating ofi Wreck
crt Pier on Wednesday. Henry Sehafer tcsti-
fed that Jacobs entered his saloon between
Q aud 10 O'Clock On the night Of his disappear
ance and drank glass Of liquor. although he
generally drank only beer. Ile did not sccm
intoxicated. james Fitzpatrick. n policeman.
said that hc met jacobs in Canal street about
the sam hour. and that he seemed troubled III
mind md looked queer.
Dr. Kim, said that IN making po-t-mor.rm
.Nnniuaiiun of the body he had found "a deep
diagonal cui across the forehead. The nose
was broken and the JAWS " re crushed. There
WAS celebration below the right ear. There
WIS "a suilu-. 1n pf blood around the eyes. which
showed the blow 20 hnvc been nm nnir-mnrtrm
ira tur". H. was OF tAc opinion tlNt the wounds
were produced before death. Tho fractures
were sufficient To- cnuse death They might
hnNe boon given hy a brick or hammer. Pos
sihly the paddle wheel 81 steamer might have
slrurN jacobs when falling or jumping into the
Jas Magic. coachman To- Mr.. voickman. sail
that jacob WAS with HIM in the Clifton House
stables about 6 o'clock. Witness heard a foot
-l'p' ami ,n ms i'llng lcol- go. m" latter be.
cam" much ilusinrei. He. before that. seemed
nreoscuriei :. ana did not act naturally. Lqtor
witness met hlrI Oh the street and hadr him
good night Ii was th,n . O'Clock. 4 Juror
added that according to Mrs. Jacob her hus-
band had fii on his person the night he was
last seen. ~ 4 only 81 was found ON his body.
Coroner Lee said that his impression was
that the wan was killed. 1t is murder" said
he. Il think TINT he was murdered ana then
thrown headlong on tho pier near whore he
was found. Had he fallen naturally the face
would not have becomr 80 contri with mud
The waves would have washed II oif. There is
however. no positive evidence that he had
mnncy with him..
The Jury ut this point adjourned until 3
O'Clock Tomorrow afternoon. Nothing IL tai ed
Of in >tapleton and Clifton but tho fute ol vii
liam jacobs. Illl the body was discovered il
was believed TINT the missing man had run
away for dom slir rrnsons. but now the nlur-
der theory finds numerous niNorntos. The
Ihre where the body Was found is lonely and,
in all that portion OF the road. the spot Of all
others whore a man could he robbed and niur-
d"red aud no one b. the wiser. At the same
time. the man was known to have boon uneasy
in his mind, and some think hc mHy have COM
mtted suicide JHcQls WIS quiet noii'nsi
man, and was liked hv all who knew him. lie
drank nothing but lager beer
Mrs. Jacobs II overwhelmed with grief nj the
death of her husband. Mr.. Henry Noohmau
for whom ia 'piS Wis con 'hman for u number
Of years. has told her 10 come cvcrv SATURDAY
night ana sho would got paid tlc sum- sum as
If her husband lHd lived. jacobs ~ lfc was in
surel for 81 600. She has hnsides "A little hou-n
and small plot II ground. Mr. Workman pays
Jacobs . funeral cApensrs.