New-York tribune., 1878-04-29
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
TIE ERIE BASIN MURDER.
THE MYSTERY OF BERNARD FERRoNs DEATH hHl


THE MYSTERY OF BERNARD FERRoN's DEATH fHl
UNEXPLtINED.
The mystery surrounding the death OF Ber-
nard Fert0n tho Red Hook boatman- WHOSE N".' We"
found Friday morning, in the Erie BasiD "eig'o Wv
with over hundred pounds Of iron, IS as yet uneA
iaiD.d The ooee however have several slight ciews'
which Il is hoped may lead 20 the discovery OF the
etrators OF the crime few days after her husband
disappearance Mrs. FerrOn offered reward or any III
formation concerning him. Several Gays etor sHe ~
ived letter stating that she might receive some Nal
able Information by calling upon the Rev. DR. Thomas
Rambaut of No. 514 Clinton-st. Brooklyn. DR.. KAN
haut WAS then the pastor Of the Tabernacle Baptst
Church at Clinton-st. and Tbird-pace. Mrs Ferron
showed ibis letter 10 captain hehf' WV
placed an officer citizens clothes 10 the vicinity o. @ @
clergymans residence when she visited H. 70 a. % = an;
one followed and attempted 10 blackmall her Dr I'm
Daut pronounced the letter forgery. asl ,Td
Of Thomas F,raD an undertaken with his place oI Dsi
ness, the back OF which was Wrltoen Innicat ous
lend the police TO think that the crime mlghi nav o
committed 10y persons hNlnt near - ,''v ,ssbly in
and NOT by the crew OF vessel when Is now Poss'' "
some caw is the canvas bag in which the iron
iSts were placed When drIed. ths was found TO
have upon the name 9f the mouse ~ Mine sc@in
-I1ss| IN is considered almost cerlain ir"h tho
character of the irons IN the OaR, tna' Eo Hos
lmpberpan. John COwey, the boatman who sa" il.-
ron go out ns beat abOGt a. ~, oa hafch 10, nov
saws thar he his BOAT at the foot oi RcAEds-s S
It2o on that doy This statement j. Inconsistent Win
thet of Michael Spms who SAYS that he MAS az work Oh
Cornell's dry4ock al the foot OF Rchars-si ana -"
me boa brought hy three men about l:2O D. ~ Inc
meu appeared t0 be young, and were dressed III lVu-
Suring ovcrcDatS This discrepancy can De eHphe oh
Inc sII,osou that te boat had been brought ashore
previously, perhaps rs e&rF as il;5O a. H. "uu a
these yonng men, finding u SIMPLY tea "ItA lope'
went ot In II for q and returned at t"e IWe "i
tonpd bv Simns TAe police, however, lnciht 10 Tue
that the men who brought the boat ashore were
the men concerned H. the murder
A reward OF $3.50 the apprehension OF lhe hu1tr-
ers has been offered by 4. y. Clark. nepueN OI HI.
Ferr0n Amnug the c.ews which the police 8reioOWihs
eontalt ing the weights used to aBcnOr the boalndu
5odv This weighs exactly tVeniy-iour PohhS'
Ii is new ana apparently has never been usCu.
The coal tar with which II IL covered Is not worn il tHV
least Captain Reilly, having ascertolned mat tieie
were only two PAGES IN tils Guy ."HVte
these articles were made, bTcueht the bnacAIC
here hut could get information concefWG2
H. He became convinced however, that II was Mue ~
this country because those Of English make amer con
is not certain that the vessel upon which the DufGef Was
penetrated was alUnhcrm1n, although he lhciu : 20
this belief. IN regard 20 the tag which contained .Lc
weights he Is rotiCt Il Is beloved thit iha-hS ere
found upon it winch may lead 10 Important develop
ments j.. , !. ,,,o
Captain Reilly sad, yesterday that the clews 10 the
perpetrators % the murder were sgbt Hr was not t-
rIinei 10 think that murder committed by resi-
dents Of Rcd Hook account 0I tie communications 10
Mrs Fer-on He bad been collecting list oI me 't
sells hat bad been the Erie Basin, and inotGht he
would be able gct n Oelf names except TWO OF lTee
Ferrou bnried yesterday. The inner1 services nt
lny he'd at his late residence NO. 33l Van bruNts
The attendance was larye The rOdy was taken 10 thC
Cemetery oil The Holy Cross, IN FiatOush.