The New York herald., 1878-10-25
DRIVEN To DEAIH.

THE CENTRAL PARK sUICIDE-AN OLD MAN
SAID TO HAVE BEEN cEAzED BY CRUEL
TREATMENT AT TIE HANDS OF HIS RELA-
TioNs. s 4taV -ftgF5g
Jonn Justin, whose body discovered among the
bushes est end Of tho lake IN Central
Park on Wednesday evening, was at one time we'll,
10 do manufacturer of boots in this CITY, 1t Will be
remembered that ON the body was ound letter
written IN German and signed "John Justin" lhis
comm cation, which was addressed $50 my grand
chila," alluded TO tho wrers inability TO prooar,
employ msnt, charged the iather OF the child with
having driven hun crazy BY unkind treatment ana
nuated that he had determined TO put an end to
hie existence. 4.-fft
Tne deceased, who was nearly seventy years DID,.
had been engaged with his wife, tor some months past
IN q hotel Kept by their son-in-law on Uaion Hill
Jersey Cily. According TO tho testimony OF the VIE
this sou-in-Iaw treated The old IN brutal
manner A grandson fourteen years OLD, sue says,
assisted in driving tns old man 70 dospair Together.
aged couple Ast LETT the hotel a. the request Of
their son Conrad, who lives at NO LA East Fourth
street ana who invited them TO share his home Be.
frequently expressed u desire 10 take the old mans
HE. Last Friday Justin appeared 20 be un usually
depressed After breakfast ON Saturday hs went OUT,
saying, .Goodby" his aged partner, and adding as
he ieII tbs house, II believe am going crazy" ~.
THE FINDING THE BODY
Mr.. William Kent VINO does business at No. l64'
West SevsntsenIn street, gives The following account
OF his discovery oil the c0fp5e:-"On SUNDAY lore.
noon, while taxing walk III one Of the m st un9
rrequonted spots IN the Park. my Nowfounaland dog
acted strangely on coming 10 dense growth OF,
uuderbrusn. peered IN and noticed man lying on
his lace, and, As then thought, aeleep. Returning
by ,he same path in halt An hour saw that tho man
sun supposed him 10 be sleeping On Wsanes-
day nIsnt l IN tho ParK again. II
about niao O'Clock And pretty dark.
The circumstance OF Sunday mornipg came
my mind, and concluded 70 go TO the spot again
the man could possibly be there stlL 'Ara
riving NJ the place pointed 10 the underbrush and
TOLD dog 10 20 but ne only went three or four
yards, aud then stopped, with ms head throw fuf
ward and eyes nxsd ON tue spot where the corpse lay
then went IN, and putting aside the bushes, .1ouA4
face contact with the mans ies.. lt,was
in very lonely place, and Unexpectedly putting nv
hands the corpse startled me considerably. afThS
body lying with the lace downward ana ihesiss
crossed. having succeeded IN finding policeman
hghted a match That this right nAnd OF the
corpse held red handkerchief To the ofehsxd.n f&f
IDENTIFICATION t fa.5s4ts~ i.
Shortly utter iGs dlsc0vo-y the body was conveyed
to the Morgue, together with the effects iound
thereon consisting oil Inc letter already ALLUDED
pair ot spectaces aud lew pennies Yesterday af-t
lsrnoon a brolncr OF the deceased called aud tuIy
identlned the uody as that Of John Justin. Doctor
Conant, OF Bellevue Hospital made autopsy
tho organs in u comparatively healthy state,
except the heart, which indicated vAivu.
ar affection. aud tho kidneys, wnich were
siishuy anec.cd VITA Brignts disease. Tne stomach
was found to contain large quantity oil green matter,
believed 10 DO paris green. Traces Of the same
powder wore also visible IN the gray beard whioh
covered the sulclde's chin No doubt iet but that
the man committed suicide by swallowing the poison.
An inquest ON tue body VII 10 held to-day.
Conrad justin, son 0I tho decesred gaid last ev0n-
ANA his children III used The Ole man. They treated
him ike dog aud drove him crazy"