The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-21
A LONG BRANCH TRAGEDY.

MYSTERIOUS DISCOVERY OF DEAD BonY-A
STORY or DISSIPATION AND DGuSKENNIss-
cATLvE's SUDDEN DEATH.
INK TELEGRAPH TO THE HtR>LD.l
LosG BRANCH N. j., June 30. 1873.
Tho discovery OF the dead body OF William Cat
live Ia tho yard or the Gormania Hotel, al
Long Branch, this morniny, gave rise conjcctures
which ts-morrow's inques, before the Coronsr's
jury, viii doubtless set at rest. CatlIve
a painter by trade, whose brother aud sister re-
sido In New York city, whero he also lived
until about two years when no removed TO this
place his family consisted OF his wife and her two
three Children ny former husband, and they settled
in pleasant irxmo cottage the outskirts Of The
vi,lass-a cottage filled tonight with mourncrs DO
rsavcd by sudden DEATH For year and
halt past Catlivs had been employed
painter ~ Mr. John Hooy's place, Hollywood
Park. II appears from the statements OF MI Hocyi
Mr.. Wilson, Mr. Hoey's overseer; Mr.. NORM, tho pro
prictor OF the Germania Hotel; Mrs Catlve, and
Others. who acquainted with him, and from
whom the information hero given Is procured, thai
he WIS much esteemed. He was forty-three ycan
old, weighed $50 pounds. OF full habit
OF body and sasy flushed by liquor. Of
winch drank too much. When he loft
his work at Hollywood Park at six last evening he
was, as Mr.. Wilson says, las healthy looking =
as ne ever saw He started away with u plumber Of
fellow workmsn on the place and on the way to his
house. than milo distant, stopped at tho Cor
mania Hotel with three companions who described
as jim Lane, Bin Smith and Foster. Catiivs
wanted to the son OF tho hotel keeper, young
taxing drink, tho party LETT al except smith, who
stayed behind. This WAS q little past Six
SArrRED HENRY.
About eight o'clock Cailivc returned to the hsel "a
meet Henry Norm. His bunness with him, IS under
stood was concerning an outstanding eii
and NORM spent hour together The elder
NORM being absent az evening VISIT with his wife.
Catiivc and Smith said 10 have taken two drinks
apiece, tho former drinking apple whskcy, his
custom. and the latter beer Soon after nine Moria
saying .w.ii. ae,ss; il y.a'li :i.a' !: veil
you promise In treat YOU" c.,nvo took another
glass Of wh,skey; smith took cigar. They walked
saying solve us another, Henry. .sa wsn 80 hons,
sure" Norm Iaughsngly deciines. vita shs
=. nora,Ss .na '' I'M ,rs.. AGAIN; 90 hom.
nov" csuwe's last words =, . he retired
you say We must. We VIII Dsvc to do IT, and .ns ,.o
friends disappeared Al this tin,o Norm says neither
., them appeared 80 DO much ovsrce%s oy LIQUOR
equcntiy occurred Is utterly unable 10 give
account Of the events which preceded Catlire's
death.
Tho elder MORN returned his bo4el Ut ton p. n.
sitting the front Steps lie got out Of his pnseton
his horse put away IN the barn. attended 70 tbs
closing of the hotel aud then all went TO bed A.
quarter before Ave this morning no arose and woke
his hired man, Charles Walker, VINO went
y'u. inside no isoeo ia the hotel ysra next IN:
road 40 rAs 10 asd teld Mr.. NORM 20 come out;
MAT there vas man y,ss out there tina. ,oox'a a. II
spot, and Uncovered examination that hire. who
who lay on his back, With enc arm raised and halt
covering hts lace and with foot crossed over the
other, was indeed dead.
One Lloyd, stage driver, passing ~ the moment
also Joined in the examination. Mr.. NORM imnsdL
atey despatched ms Henry for police ofncsr and
ssol Walker 10 the stable for some blankets, With
which he covsrcd Tho body.
While he was dong THIS, Catlircs stepson VA
s ssaoa spprU %sno ssS Ss s.a. '
his hand. Norm says he asked tho lad wherc hs
got the s. AID sS' sns reply sIs nn. o,n ne
found Catiire the sidewalk the provouasight and
failing 70 wake HIM, mad secured hts hat
In oonverss,,on a. Ca.l,re's mouse this svsn,n,
neither Mrs Catrirs nor her sons, ~hs were present.
discovery OF the his approach TO Norm, about
thirty feet from where his iaihcr's BODY lay
snfru's sroxv.
In sbs meantime smith, Casiirs's companion,
Who had evidently been overwhslmed oy hid
:. Hoiiywooa PARK, ana told him the story h:
has since related He says both Catlro and himself
y ~ hsm .. . an q. 'nas 70 s ns
indeed. 20 push him homo. bus Catsfrs Vas such .
heavy that no could not eucceed Atength CatiiN
down the Sidewalk py the iepcs. HIS head fell
Smiths lap aud there, after an interval os
partial total unconsosousosss, he suddenly dis
ssversd fbAs ne sovd net wake Catrs, ssd ~ last
that Csil,re Was DEAD Ho dragged nm IN out Of the
street through the ispoe aud eft him. This, from
what 10 sscsrtained Tar, Is all that smith
recolIcct about the matter. IL rs uncertain
whether he dragged CatIire whore no was found
while be yet alive, ana whether both
whether he dragged CstIiro In aitcr he discovered
that he a lead Tho opinions bore arc that
smith was drunk that no really does not recoecs
what he did that tho discovery OF his compauions
sudden death frightened MIN that he tr,od 10 get
him out OF sight anu ucai away TO hrs house.
No one who knows any OF the parties has any
ton Of foui play In with tho affair; never
thcless post EXAMINATION OF tho remains Of
tho dead painter was made to-day, ana . coronsr's
inquest viii be held tomorrow. Dr. Hughes, ono u
the three phys,csns who conducted to DAY examna-
ton Informs the writer that there strong indi-
cations OF death IRON slcohc OF acute conges-
lion OF the lungs witch may have been supsrn duccd
by the nights exposure The stomach half Iuii
Of unaigcstcd food and the part OF the post mortem
examination which remains 20 b. done the analysis
oil tho stomach and is contents Possibly tho inves-
tgation before the Coroner may elicit clearer state.
ment irsm tho companion OF william Catiire's last
houra The case Is singular QUO, but the sudden.
Of tho death 10 variousiy accousted for " Cat.
res friends as resulting from apoplcctic tendency
heart disease.