The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-23
A STRANGE DEATH.
GUEST AT THE ROWLAND HOTEL, LONG
BRANCH, FOUND BLEEDING TO DEATH IN
HIS Room.

GUEST AT THE ROWLAND HOTEL, LONG
BRANCH, FOUND BLEEDING TO DEATH IN
HIS Room.
LONG BgAxou, August ~. 1875.
The quiet current OF HE ut Long Branch was some.
what stirred yesterday on tho news OF The sudden
demise OF a guest NJ tho Rowland House getting
abroad Mr.. Heury ONoi, Of Philadelphia, q young
man, aged ABOUT twcaty-esht years. aud who had for
several years been telegraph operator Tor the West
ern Union In tue Continental Hotel Philadelphia
to the Rowland Holei about ten days ago as ad-
vance agent for the Aontejo-Lencioni Opera Troupe
He arranged fus q concert at the Motel for Tues.
day last. bat owiug to the poor prospects Of
. paying house he postponed Il, setting down next
Tuesday as the date Last eveoing no sat In trout Of
the no.c Tor several hours In company With tho tco-
Telegraph man, ne found himself on pleasant terms
PLEASANT EVENING
Tue party, consisting vi three gentlemen and TIVE
ladies, went over 10 the West nd hots Look the
dsnc,uE, and Mr.. 0Nsh babe Them good night nj the
entrance 70 the Howisnd House at twenty minutes 10
twelve Hs was tnen perfectly sober and IN the best
humor possible, gay and lively" says MISS 81. $.
JoshD, the telegraph operator ut tho Rowland.
Michael LsIiy, VINO has charge OF tue CIGAR stand
al tue house. saw Mr. o'Nsii 80 by a
was ia The extension. the corridor through
wnich leads TO the bar che was then" says Mr..
dnisul 10 understand whether be visited the bar or
not all the hotel people beng rsticcn Al any rate
he retired 70 his ROOM.
A HoKRiryfSG DISCOVERY.
About haiipast one tbs nigut clerk. NJ. Williams,
bearing noise IN o'Neps room, nurrisa 10 u. sna
entcring-tne door MAS unioekeo-he found hin
lying upon the hoor upon hw lace, his head sur
rounded by broken pieces OF a chamber bowl whiis
iron large wound In his neck the blood was issui
freely. Williams Immediately summoned DR.. Burt,
the residsnt physi vi the hotel Tue Doctor
staBtly Responded, without waIting to change his
nlRhtdresa Hc iouua the jusuisr vein com pistely
severed, and thvugh be scminobed assstancs and
made every effort 10 rtop tue lfc current the mi ursd
ded IN about seven minutes aiter the DOCTORS
entrance. The only words he uttered wsfe:--"keep
this from my wife anu child"
now nAPPEN
There - no possibility OF tue act having been
suicidal His clothes wero folded away or hung
up IN perfect orSsr as on reting II generally be-
lieved that he tell IN IT. breaking the vesse OF
the fragments inhicting the op wound Ia the neck
He must have lain unconscious for some time while
his pleoa was nowing and then coming to himself
was TOO feeble 10 do more than Inc carpet
soaked with blood. Tue deceased leaves vile aud
cniid who are noS la Atlantic cry. The body was
removed AZ an early hour from the motel
Mr. ONsl was widely known and respected 10 the
telegraph businesa He was brought TO Washington
al the time OF the electoral along with the late
President Or,oo ana II will be rsmen bersd reused to
testify concerning certain dispatches betw on the
republican managers.
Coroner Eugle, alter being notified, visilsd the
hotel 10 hold AN inquest GU ths body OF OSsL After
consulting tho doctor tho Coroner dscmsd ~
sary 10 hold any inquest, nnd he xnvc permission
have The body removed to Bearmorc n Rodssrs shop,
where " was placed In cssket, on ice rhs head ~
somewhat scratched, toe noso and Chi bruised
large cash appear nc on the right side OF No
In formation mas been received iron the young mans
friends other than teiegram from II. A. Barr undcr-
tsker, IN Phsdephis. 70 forward the remains 10 that
city by dfst sxpresa