New-York tribune., 1884-01-15

almost scared ont of their wits upon finding it.
They seemed to appreciate one fact only-that they
would IN all probability receive the reward that had
been offered for the discovery of Mr. DelmOnicO.
All day long there was IA continuous stream of ca r
riages to and from the Tavine, and many persons
listened again and again TO the story of how the
body was found The men who first became aware
Vhat the dead man was Mr.. DelmOnico and who
Carried the body the undertakers wagon were
given $40 by Mr.. HOey.
Mr.. DELMCNICo's wANDERINGs.
When the news of the discovery Of the body was
noised about the mountain. the persons who had
seen Mr.. Delmcnico on the three days prcced-
ing the supposed time of his death went to
the ravine ard identified the body as that of the
man whom they had observed wandering along
the roads about Orange. Additional evidence was
placed in the story of Deutfenthal who said he met
a man answering to the description of Mr.. DelmOn-
leo on the Valley road. midway between Montclalr
aud Orange. ON Sunday morning, January g, about
2 o'clock. He said the man asked for nde, but
he fearing that the stranger was tramp, whipped
up his horse and drove away lie said the man ran
after him q short distance and then stopped. About
a. M. the same day. Mrs. Mclienry, living on the
Valley road, heard knocking at her door. Look
ing out of her window she a man who SAID: i
want 10 i'll and warm myself am
very cold" Mrs. McHenry. being alone, told
the man to 90 away. At $3.50 a. IN. Richard
Terhune whose house is IN Main-st. Oran the
Valley road was accosted by u man on the noun,
tain road who told him that he was hungry, and
asked him If he could give him something 10 ear.
Terhnc observing that the man was well dressed
took him into his house and gave him breakfast.
As the man was about going away he Sald I ,t an
sorry can't pay you but have no money. Mr.
IeThune called at the undertaking shop yesterday
and identified the body.
About noon on that sunday John N9chter was
leaving his house on the Mountain road. near me
Eagle Rock, when he met a man dressed rs MI
DehnOnco was described 10 be- lie saw MN pass
Yesterday and said: "That is the man.
Half hour after WaGhter he .ooS saw MAN Mr.; IT.
Perrr's lane walking toward General McClellans
house. Perry Lane is the old name Tor GTeg0Ty-aveY
near the Junction of which and the Mountain road
Mir. DelmonicO's body was found.
On Monday morning: January 2, Mrs: James
Jackson whose house is on the Mountain road
saw man in front of her house, who by his ci4th-
ing and general appearance she thinks was Slr Del
monicO. lie was moving his hands and acting
wildly; in the afternoon she saw HIM agalu lie
was chasing some children mp the mountalh:;aho sle
thought at the time that " he acting, for such
a well-dressed man, like lunatic" On the 1oI-
lowing morning Robert Andrews, boy employed IN
the telegraph office i'm Orange entering house
on the Mountain road when man, wearing a mud
DIV blue overcOat and having generally Oedfag-
gled appearance, asked hln Where there T4S H.
hotel. Andrews laughed at him, and tod nm;
thinking he a tramp: Down at the lookup
Where Mr.. DelmoncO slept, ii he slept at all after
leaving his home is still matter of conjecture.
No person has yet been seen who said that he or she
gave him shelter The barns about the town are
kept locked, and had he slept without shelter on
the mountain he would have been frozen.
NO INQUEST 10 BE HELD.
when Chief McChesney was asked tho reason for
not searching Mr.. DelmOnicos clothing when he
was found he replied that he did not at the time
see any occasion TO do SO. The clothing was frozen
to the flesh and it would have been almost mpossi-
BILE to exa mine his pockets. One Of the policemen
who guarded the body remarked to q Tribune re
porter that letter had been found In MI pei
if this statement true, he replied that he dld
not know No inquest will be held to the
causes of Nh. DelmOnIcos death.