New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-12
FOUND DEAD IN A YARD.
SUSPICIOUS AS TO THE CAUSE OF TUE DEATH OF
YOUNG NEGRH

FOUND DEAD IN A YARD.
SUSPICIOUS AS TO THE CAUSE OF TUE DEATH OF
YOUNG NEGRO
Early Yesterday morning the dead body of Will
tSe yard i in the rear Of No. iS2 Leonai-s An
animation of the body showed that one OF the legs
had been broken, and IT was believed tpat RGea haa
No. 90 Pel-st. He was married aud earned q living
by whitewashing aud cleaning carpets. Phoebe
Tuttle coiored woman of dss0lute habits, was
found by the police authorities. and she said that
she saw Reed about o'clock in the morning on the
roof of No. 1913 Leonard-st. at that hour she said
woman on the sidewalk and thew we're interrupted
by Officer Mitchell, of the Fourteenth Precinct,
who chased them to the roof of the tenement The
officer followed them out on the roof, and ordered
them down. She and the other woman then went
down to the street, leaving Reed and the ofncer on
the roof She went away and did not see Keed
again, Coroner Knox sent the woman to the House
of Detention as q witness. The body OF Reed was
taken to an undertakars shop In Sprlng.st. humOrs
were set aOat that the colOred man had been shot,
but an examination of the body failed to disclose
any pistol shot wounds.
st. again last evening" said that he was much sur
prised to-day TO learn that cOlOred man had been
found dead there. His attention was called to
some quarrellinR i'll front OF the tenement az NO.
1923 about a. m, and as he approached the h0use
he saw two colOred women go into the hall A
@ TdI m ns thew
had kept him awake by their Quarrels- He entered
the dark hall and cal led to the women to come out
sulting epthet. He struck a match and went up a
rickety winding staircase, which LED to the ROOF:
There he found the women anu ordered 1nem OUT on
followed them down. He saw no colored man with
them When lie reached the street he found Officer
tSsv MaSed awaT g t6gethcr No pistol was tired in
the neighbOrhood that night to his knowledge.
Mitchell Is spoken OF as careful ana trustworthy
officer. and his superior, Captain kealy, last night
discredited the reports that he had injured Reed.
LEAPING FROM A RAILROAD TRAIN.
Special Officer Doyle, of the Second Police Pre-
yesterday with James McNulty, who had been
arrested at Norwieh Conn on TequISitlon given Ii
by Governor MeG &c abNuy MhC is o@
Of Mrs Golding, No. 134 First-st., Jersey City,
clothing. At the time of the robbery two men
entered the bedroom of Mrs. GOldings daughters
and Threatened to Kill them % housc Ra as Send
robbed. Special Officer Doyle traced McNulty to
Norwich where he had found employment in fac
wich Saturday, but McNultv made a bold leap for
liberty while on his way to this city. The train
was running at the rate OF thirty miles an hour and
McNpty, who had gone r. one end OF the car to get
a drink of water, ran out to the end OF the plat
form and jumped Off When he struck he turned
two hand springs and fell AZ the Next snd 0
and drove back to the place where his prisoner
jumped from the train The ground where he had
sien Of McNuity. After driving several miles, Of
ficer DOYLE aseertaned that McNulty had been seen
lying in the bottom of farmers wagon. He drove
To the house of the farmer and met him in his door
ward with bowl of milk and some bread in his
hands He denied all knowledge of the hidingpla
of the escaped prisoner but when Omcer Doyle
nrolueed his papers he stated that he had hidden
McNulty in a charcoal bin in the woods Doyle
was shown the hiding place. and at once took
McNulty into custody. An examination showed
that the only injury sustained by the prisoner was
q slight scratch on his arm.
ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH FORGERY.
Captsin Campbell, of tho First Precinct, Brook
Iyp ss.d Detectives Conner I'd Chambers, arrested
early yesterday mlrnng Herman Gterke. OF No.
b9S South Secoud-st., Brooklyn and John Schreyer.
OF No 465 West Seventy-irstst.. New-York, on a
charge of attempting TO pass forged checks upon
the West Side Bank, of this city. On Satur.
day afternoon the two men presented at
tho National City Bank of Brooklyn two
checks for $4,000 and $4,000, bearing the
cashier refused to cash the checks. SIS he did not
know the persons, but he had them certified. Soon
after IL was discovered that the checks were forged
and information was quickly telegrGphed TO all
banks OF New-York and Brooklyn, leading finally TO
the arrests mentioned.
The defence offered is very Ingenious. Giefke
Jaws that he Is in the habit of acting sort of sub
agent for real estate firms, aud that on Saturday
morning he received the checks IN question from an
unknown man for property in Elatbush-ave. The
details of this story seem straightforward enough
Int nom the fact that he tried to avoid arrest by
hiding in the cellar Captain Campbell believes him
Vuilfv As TO Schreyer, however, the Captain
Thinks that be, at least, is Innocent having only
been employed to make out the deed. More arrests
"a the case are expected.
sporLs OF THE WALKING MATCH.
n ,rt ,,s the walking match which closed