The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-12
THE MISSING DEPUTY MARSHAL.
John Burn.s Hody Pound In the Hudson at
NNnck -smspIcinn. OF foul Play.

NYACK. March H. The ferryhoat Tappan-
zre which crosses tho Hudson river between
WA X and Tarrytowu. in leaving her slip at
Nyark this morn .ng brought "a human body TO
the surface 10y the motion Of her paddles. II
sank mmc1iat sly. but was soon aiterward re-
covered. II Wa recognized rs the body of John
Burns. u putty Untod Siato- Marshal The
steamer Chrys'nnah. which lirs on The oppcsitc
silr Of the per from whcre tAc bo.ly was found.
WIS lihrll.d last winter, amt about The lllh Of
J uuary Turns cam" from the United Stats
Marshal's Onio" in Nrw York eity t. tai' charge
of her II" WIS seen around Nya'k Tor som"
days. A week ait"rward his brother came
t. sre him. nut could not find him on the
holi or IN the village. H." learned that Burns
had been seen In Maionry's alr house and ON
going tier" lle WIS given "a scarf pin md other
nrtifi"s l"luu-ins H. his brother. Tn" SAM"
brother came To- Nyacl ,agnin to-day, and fully
low grnsgrry on Picrmont street a Il 'spatr
place u ar the river. 1t bears a bad reputation
Coroner ronavap .held an inquest in the
afternoon. Michael Mai..ncy a son 2f ihs sa-
loon k"Fprr. testified mat on Jay. Is y" left the
Chris Kelly. a low rharn ter. aud Eurns wcr,
there. Burns DRINK tw,nty-iyc .tmrs. mud
spent four or five dolllis. getting drunk. The
saloon a scarf pin rings. and sixty five cruis
no money. These he an .rwurl EHve la tn"
hrNhrr He knew OF no dispute having taken
Johanna Maloney. his moihcr testified,
saw Burn. v.h NJ, husband ant hrll, the saloon
iid MT go 30 bed uniii tie ri 90 Was smut w keiiv
wHs uuA aNi uN lr.'Hul wont home win hiW ll.
tus irrus and me nIUrr foi Huri. Geo nuf. and t
went r ,cealV lWru' 10 the iN,r ami aw hn stand
~, ~, ''' ,hS ..oon e lie lad ~rani VIZ nern. I.sw
Hu. drop the ring GA the door lie sm!, Sever mind,
-Nt 4 tf morrow
P.tor Mhloney. a gray haired mnn showing
signs oi liquor, WIS put on the stand. H. said;
Inst saw Hurn. on the m.rnns of The in,h az m,
l.ns between l4nl utipt b. Wts away A fh evening,
iulrnrr,d the SALOON AT orink h' lp any hins WHO
", r0 hO'h fruut hat suur wud about Burns iak NJ
cllr.c of H. Cirystnah .n-trll down 3 !ly hi not
touch linn came frnl ihr htr go prcvsni quarrel
Iqneiot krIlv ami took hiuhrlr irla hlm in-dr hi-
site ! loi nur : lying ou The h0'r WN.r r.ururh
about 2 'cLucA bum. wa. louc. ana dil not lim
IT, mpo -ht AMI the saloon was ht Burn, Nas not
! hurt my ,litr
J. H. Wolt'n. a hoamnn. snw Burns leave t'
| ,teuih on the might 81 Jan. - ~ half pnsl
| H. H. srnmrd soh'r.
Patrick Burns. a United States rcyonu" o'lorr
/ and brother uf th' Il ~ man. suii that youua
/ Mnlonry had told him thn, Burns and Chris
/ Kelly had gon" nut together, ituhh II told him
! that hc thouglt tacrn hnl boon a fight in Ma
/ lou"y , h) thr nos made inside.
Dr. VIM. Il. Stevenson said he had made n
| sun r1lrial examination 0l the hNiN had inuna
| cuts and contusioA-. hut WAS unable tn deter
| mine on surh rNuminni ion whether the man
| hal suffered violence heiur" death.
| There are various opinions h"ld IN NNack a'
/ e. i}urn-s death. His hrohcr insist, that tler'
hn. been Soul play uu faai the lnlur,rs show n
| others sny that Burn- WIS drunk and Wake,
| off the pier II * Thought strange that Malone,
should not have seon Burns LYNX on ne side
walk when he came home lie and Kelly ur'
both powerful men, while Burns was small.