The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-08
ANOTHER JERSEY MYSTERY.
TWO FRENCHMEN, ONE DEAD AND THE
OTHER F1TILLY HURT.

Found Lying near One Another Reside n Rail-
road Track-Jacques TrIaIoup, the Frog
Catcher. and his Young NeIghbor. Dufour.
At o'clock yesterday morning tho engi-
neer OF an outward bound freight train on tho
New York. Lake Eric and Western Railroad
saw two men lying near the track and within n
few yards OF each other near Bary's Creek.
about one mile east OF Rutherford Park. The
train was stopped and II was found that one OF
the mon. who was apparently about IS years Of
age, was dead. while the other a young man.
was alive but unconscious. having his face lac
Grated and deep cash on tho left side Of his
head. The dead mans faco and head were
bruised. and the left side OF his skull was
crushed In The two were taken to Rutherford
Park. There being no Coroner nearer than
Hackensack. Justice Courtney was aroused.
and he at once began an Investigation. Tho in
jured man was taken TO tho Holman House,
where he remained unconscious Dr. Hollster
pronounced his injuries TO be probably fatal.
After the blood was washed from the face Of the
young man. he was recognized as August Du-
four. n Frenchman of West Hoboken The dead
mans features were familiar to many, who had
seon him around Rutherford Park and knew
that he was ncighbor OF Duiour. but no ono
knew HIS name.
Justice Courtney yesterday sent messenger
to West HobOken, and in the mean time a Jury
Of twelve men were impanelled. While Justice
OF the messenger from West Hoboken Coroner
Jacob fearance arrived in the O'Clock aiter-
noon train from HackensIck and demanded
the body Of the dcnd man. Justice Courtney re-
fused to give M the body. Then Coroner Year
nnce quoted the law to the Justice but the JUS
lico did not understand II in the same way that
tho Coroner did. The Justice said he had been
Mt considerable expense already in sending
messengers. Besides. the jury had been im-
panelled aud had for some tmo been on
duty. and he intended TO hold the body un-
I'll he got his money back. Then the jury
Justice Courtney, and averred that the eastern
| part OF Bergen County had no show when all
| three OF its Coronrrs dwclt in the extreme west
/ OF tho county. and that in their (tha CoronersD
absence the Justice Of tho Peace was tho proper
| person TO hold an inquest Both officials stood
| nrm in their own convictions until the Coro-
ner's deputy hit upon way 10 solve the din.
| Guilty. This WAS that Justice Courtney should
| be reimbursed for what expense he had been To.
and tina. the same jurymen should be impan-
| elled 10 go on with the inquest under the CorO-
| ner. This proposition was accepted The Jus
| tce blandly waived what no considered his
! right and the Jurymen smiled assent The
| lurymen were then sworn In for tho second
| time. and they again viewed the body.
When the messenger from West Hoboken re-
turned he brought with him the mother. sister
dead man as Jacques Trialoup, their ncighbor,
| a lone and eccentric Frenchman who lived by
| catching frogs and gathering watercresses and
| herbs Trinloup and young Dufour. they said.
started from West Hobokcn on Thursday aiter-
| noon Mt about A. o'clock, without telling where
| they were going but Dufour said that he would
| be back the next morning at o'clock.
Al this point the investigation WIS postponed
until to-day. II has not been ascertaincd how
| Trialoup and Dufour were injured. 1t is sup
| posed. however. in the absence Of other evil
dence. that they either fell from or were struck
| by an outward bound train some time on Thurs
| day night. Trinloup when found had been
dead Tor some time IA his body was cold and
| stin. The engineer. brakeman and conductor
| OF the freight train. who picked them up. have
been summoned to appear at the inquest to-day
Dufour's family have means. but no money was
found on him. and there was none in the dead
| man : pockets.