New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-06


Tent. Fifty fifth, st. and Broadway last evening.
Addresses were also made by Judge Pittnan. Ed
ward Murphy W. Maxwell aaa Dougal Co:ntron, q
reformed liquor dealer from Troy.
SAMUEL ALTS SINGULAR DEATH.
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH SEEM TO IN
DICATE THAT HE WAS MURDERED
:, The funeral of Samuel Alt, who was found in the
y at hs house n.y. East ?SN nnce
The mystery that hung about tho circumstances Of
MI. Ats death still continued. When he left his
house at half-past 3, on the morning of Wednes-
day. he proposed, as was Gust mary with him, to go
to the house of Jeremiah Gallagher ut Seventy
second-st. and the Eastern Boulevard, AMI with
him proceed to the cattle yards the west side of
the city 1t was usual for him to carry money with
INN on these occasions for the purchase of calves
and on last Wednesday morning 1sls wife states, he
nad d WY nm from forty to sixty dollars in bills
ad probably also q check for small amount. He
always carried u silver watch.
when his body was recovered, four hours after he
lett his house. no watch was found in his clothing,
ana the only money discovered was cents
change. At the foot East Seventy -sixth-st where
the body was found; there is steep bank some four
no houses on the north side of the street and the
south side only large house elevation sepa-
rated from the street by high stone wall running
pied by Policeman Campbell, of the Twenty-cighth
preclnct. The tide in the river very strong at
this point but there several lions in the
shore, where the water is comparatively STILL 1t
was in one of these places, removed from the main
it was removed from the water, states that it
was lying among the rocks, and in his opinion
the bruises on the head might have been caused by
the waves from passing steamers washing the body
against the Shore He thought that the dead man
thrown himself III, and have received the bruises
aifterward The members of Mr. Ats family say
tt he was not in the habit of going to the river at
an to battle, and they cannot imagine any reason
1or his going there. The neighborhood between
Seveny-slxth-st and Seventy -second-st.. near the
East hlyer is regarded as very bad one, several
OF the blocks being occupied only by novels on the
rocks: There are many vacant lots in the vicinity,
and it would be dangerous for a stranger to pass
through some of the streets late Mt night.
, Jeremiah GALLAGHER, the friend of Mr.. Alt whom
he was about to visit when he left his home for the
last time said yesterday to TRIBUNE reporter that
ne had last seen his friend on the morning proceed
ing ms death Mr. AT was IN the habit of calling
very early hour OF the morning and Though "a bad
neighborhood, so used to warn hun to look out for
going from his house to mine, he was assaulted in
Seventy-fourth-st. That time he had about $40
w.t. with him but he got away know he had watch
Mr. Gallagher and all Mr.. Ats family were of tho
opinion hat murder had been committed. They
secuted the idea of suicide, they said Alt was in
no particular ed of anything aud had no reason
for dependency, 1t was rumored that he had
body was found, but Joseph Adler who was said to
nave seen him. was not certain az to the day, He
said: " think it was on that Wednesday morning
sa him in the street cars. the corner of Fifty
IniGth-st and second-ave. 1t was about ten minutes
saw him. bowed t., him. and he looked at me but
dld not say anything
Max Mayer, butcher. having a store in Third
ave- near Sixty -iourth-st. was accustomed to sell
calves TO Mr. AIT. He was asked yesterday whether
the latter usually had money in his possession.
never saw him without plenty of money" said Mr..
Mayer, except sometimes on Monday morning.
lie would buy calves on Monday and pay for them
on Wednesday,. He always appeared to have money
enough for what he wanted to get. Ii he had
been found with only s cents in his pockets
on Monday morning | might possibly have be-
4 w WpDn G.lnNr
morning know he must have had considerable
amount with him. ] know his habits and | know
he always had money on a Wednesday. He always
used to carry watch an open faced silver one. |
nave seen nm with 1t hundreds of times, and am
sure he always carried il. | don't remember
neither be had it fastened TO a chain He did not
appear like a man who would commit suicide"
, Deputy Coroner Goidsc hmidt made an autopsy of
the BODY Thursday evening. lie found q bruise yer
phe OF the eyes ana cut about an inch long the
pack OF the head. The examination showed that
death was not caused by drowning but stue to
concussion of the brain caused by the bruse and
tne scalp wound. There was fracture of the
skull. Coroner Knox, who has charge Of the case
stated yesterday that he had been present ut the
autopsy The wound on the back of the head he
caused by some sharp instrument or perhaps by
the rocks. The hruise over the eye could not
have been made with sharp, hard instrument 1t
was, the Coroner thought just such 10 wound as
would be caused by blow of the fist The autopsy
showed that the death was due to violence before
the Dody was III the water, there appeared no
traces OF drowning. The chances. he said were in
FAVOR OF the sIlpposltion that murder had been
committed. The Coroner does not PROPOSE to hold
an inquest Immediately, but will gave the police
ihe 10 OBTAIN, u possible, evidence as to the
manner i'll which the death occurred