The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-04
If NOT GEoRGE ). EIGLER, Wuos
One OF the Most Peculiar Cases OF Mistaken
Identity by Young EIgIer.

On tho 18th ult tramp, or one OF tho
class known TO the police as beer hcnds."
tapped tho nearly empty kegs In front OF the
Union Hotel at Fourth avenue ant Thlrty-iirst
street. As he was drinking the KS OF beer
obtained from the kegs. Charles Marmont the
harkcepcr. ordered him away. The tramp re-
fused TO move. and Marmont pushed him. The
tramp was standing near the edge Of the side
wink. and the push sent him into the
gutter. For moment he was stunned.
Then he rcgaincd his feet and stag
gcrcd to the sidewalk. There he fell. and
soon nftcrward 1t was discovered that he was
bleeding to death from the bursting OF vari-
cosc vein in the leg Before surgeon could be
summoned to the spot he was dead. His
body was sent to the Morgue. and on
the next day John EGler. Of 3s2 Third
avenue. positively identified It as that OF
his father. George John Eiglcr. Young
Eiglcr said that although he could
not thoroughly identify the face. no could
swear TO the sore on tho leg. and
hence Coroner Crokers jury at the inquest
decided that George John Eiclor Ind been
held Magmont in Al 20 hnii THEN the DIstriot
Attorney procured an indictment against him
for killing George John Figler.
0On the 2sth ult John Eigler. the son OF the
supposed murdered man. called at the District
Attorneys office, and said that he had been in
error ana tnnt MS iutlNr Stlll llNpO. NJ tlF re-
quest Of the District Attorney the inquest WAS
rcopencd. and Yesterday was set down for the
examination. John Eigler appeared. hu; his
father was not to be found. and the inquest was
Indefinitely postponed
Last evening n Sun reporter called upon
John Eigler. and asked him ns to the where
abouts of his father. q" | do not know cxnoty"
young Eigler said, ." hut am sure | saw him
last sunday week. There was some business
about viii made by relative in Germany
and him and me are TO divide the money. He
called ON the German Consul here to write him
a lrtter. He was here in this room with me-
and alterwurd | took him around to see my
boss.
4. And saw him. too" Mrs. John Eislcr said
liz is a mason Ivy trade" John Elcler con-
tinuod. and works at his trade when he can
get ANYTHING TO do Now he IL working on a
farm Mt Hunts Point somewhere near Mott
Haven. don't know the name of the farmer.
Why. father IL Ia hr here again oh Monday
next or the Monday after that"
Tn" only discrepancy between John Eicler' :
story TO the reporter and that told to the Coroner
il one II dates. To the tormor he mentioned
june "a. and 10 the latter June 81 John is an
uncultured German, and speaks English i'm
perfectly and this discrepancy may bee recon
ciled. The ncichhors do not know George John
Iiglcr, but several residents remember that
John Eigcr was seen with his father a week
ago. their appearance giving rise to consider
able conjecture. since IL was thought that the
old gentleman was dead
Young John says that his father came TO tho
city on the 22l. mainly tn relieve tho anxiety oi
| his son and daughter. The iody of tho muir
| dcrcd tramp was buried in Potters Field, not
having been identified or claimed.