New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-23
any man make record OF 600 miles he Is promiset
prize Of 81 900 in addition.
A BULLET IN HIS BRAIN.
THE BODY OF A MAN SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN MUIR
DERED FOUND IN THE HARLEM RIVER.

| THE BODY OF A MAN SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN MUIR
DERED FOUND IN THE HARLEM RIVER.
Deputy Coroner Godschmidt went to the Morgue
yesterday to examine the body of man which was
found floating in the water at McCombs Dam
Bridge Saturday. The appearance Of the body in
dicated that il had been in the water about week.
In the middle of the forehead was q wound which
had escaped the notice Of the police. DR..
Goldschmidt discovered that the wound had
been made by q bullet, and after opening
the cavity of the skull he found the
bullet in the brain. The wound was O deadly one,
and proved that the man either had been murdered
OF had shot himself near the waters edge. The
body, when found was clothed in plain dark suit,
blue flannel shirt and gaiter shoes. 1t that of q
man about twenty-one years old, with light COM
pexion hair closely cut and clean shaven face The
head was large and the forehead high. The height
was five feet eight inches. The body had been sent
to the Morgue unrecognized. There was nothing in
printed inscription H. Bethon, meat market,
No. 1872 Ewen-st.. Brooklyn"
ATRIBUNE reporter called at Mr. Bethons home
last night and learned that a young man answering
the above description and named Henry Johansen
had been missing from his home, No. 139 Ten Eyck-
ST., Brooklyn, about two weeks. The reporter
went to No. 139 Ten Eyck-st., where he found
living on the second floor Herman Ristov and his
wife, brOther-in-law and sister If JOhansen. They
recognized piece of cloth that had been cut from
the clothing Of Johansen at the Morgue as like the
trousers which he wore when they last him.
Up to this time they in mystery rs to what
direction the inquiry was leading. They were told
that he was at Bellevue Hospital whon the sister
asked: Is he sckf" and when told that he was
dead she unable to restrain her feelings
The brOther-in-law said that Johansen had worked
at shoemaking and shoe-repairing for him for
the last five years, and lived with his family. He
faithful in his work. and was not known 10
have enemy. Johansen was never known to
carry revolver aud this. together with the fact
that the flesh or skin around the wound was not
burned, strengthened the theory that JOhansen was
murdered on High Bridge and afterward thrown
into the Harlem River.
Ristov further stated that Johansen asked for
day at East New-York. He returned in the evening
under the influence Of liquor, and went to
bed late. The following morning he arose
as usual, but was still feeling the effect
of the previous days drinking. He went
10 the pocket of his brOtheT-n-law's trousers from
which he took -, and went into q neghbOring beer
shop, where he took glass of lager beer and went
ont again That was the last seen Of JOhanscn by
RLstOv. The latter said that there no reason
why his brother-in-aw should leave home, he
seemed 10 be- cheerful and had n large circle
of friends. People living in the ncighbOrhood,
who were socially acquainted with JOhansen, spoke
of him a man Of peculiarly mild disposition, and
the last person 10 quarrel They believed that he
could not have committed suicide, nor could they
account for his being murdered, as he was not
known 10 have an enemy. Notwithstanding his
sudden disappearance, II did not seem TO create
special inquiry or alarm.