New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-18
NC DOCRT THAT WERNER WAS MURDERED

| Tur ArToP,Y DESTROYS rnE SUICIDE DEACON
FIcrING sToRIEs or uIs FELLow-rENANTs.
,- An autopsy at the Morguc yesterday morning
disposed OF the police theory that old Andrew Werner
committed suicide In his room at No. 2@7a Bowory on
Thursday. Nut only had Wcrncrs skull been fractured
AT the back but his nose had broken aud Of
his rib, had been broken also The fracture of his skull
was q simple one, but u was at point which Werner
could not well hayo reached II lac had boen trying to
batter ont his brains Evidently It had bccu caused by
a blow with blunt natrWnent or by dll against
some hard substance Little blood had flowed from the
wound Three OF tho broken ribs were urIer ones on
the light side tho othcrs lower ribs on the left
side seyefa blows must have been needed 70 inhict
such Injuries Considerable blood had nowed nom
Wtrners nose and mouth. but there no cut where
hs nose was broken Dr. jenkins. who made the eNaia
nation was doubt TO tho injuries which were most
fatal but no thought that Internal honorhage was tho
cause death Everything Tolntod to brutal murder
Bow In WerncTs face and at the back OF lis head with
"a stono a club. sand bag bad been followed 10y
murlcrous kicks or blows upon his breast
Detectives Robinson and Bsseri, Of the Seventeenth
Precinct said they had other alternative than TO con-
clnde that had been murcred but they cou not
obtain any ccw 10 his assailhnts captain McC u%lgn, %
who absent from the precinct when Werner ueat9
discovered, began to investigate tho caSo nhu sat
that no thought IL murder. TWO dctcctI"s lIuu
Police Teadquaricrs also began An indeenden scnrch
for facts, rndcr rho direction. of Inspector Nrhcs Inc
Testimony cf persons In tho buitung Whtro werner e'
conflicting. aud tended 10 coHpllcato tho N"lh VI
1etpcitNGH
the third floor Of the house said hat sue heu werner
go To his room at $3.50 on Thursday. Hhe fecoR-
nzcd his step although she did not SEQ hlu thaJ uy
soon after he went to HIS room she heard hih groanhR
echicblcr the artificial Hover maker, NhO occupies
the second aud cts The furnished rooms on the th
foor heard nothing and nothing OF crher on mat
day His nephew. who Sop on he Iu noor ~ u, ~ h a hH
heard the old lilan's grOans, and also sOuhd IKE '
fail of heavy body about a. IN. lhe inmates hiso c
clnrcd Werner could not nave cntsrcu oI 'ol
hol-e after that tmo without theif nouGe. ~ ~
contradiction to their statements wa- the testimony OF
I.i, Sun xlo Lseu "a
tho blldug He SAIL that no saw werner go OUT apoHt
q n. IT. Thursday and walk up the bo~ery vr tow"ru
Second st lie was sure of the mc he SAID because 10
hEing his front window when he saw tue o'u in"n
schIcblcr's daughter who discovered Werners dead
body late on Thursday afternoon said that so went 10
1t, room To mako up tho bed When she insored kty
TO Cpen tho door she heard the othcr Key iIop on uo
floor inside she could not tell aierward tne uoor
WIS locked or not The bed on which werner bo,y ny
was broken and the position Of tho body on ne ue p1
Gated that the old had struggled Vlochty.
died Tho blood which had flowed from his nose ana
mouth had collected In one place however, ~ .n9
property which Werner known to nave WAS Iouhu
In the room, showing that rObDCFy uau ho' Uco '"'
laOVc for tho murder. -, . u....ou,.
Captain McCnllagh said last evening that Werners
injuries might have been received outside thc os n
deed he said the detectives working on tnh thcpS
nul trying 10 aacertan which Of Ills associates "ouiu
have Lcen likely give him beating Werner pr3he1
be1, the extent Of his injuries and tho absence OF poo
theory however and Il was possible that the Blt Oh
some Inmate Of tho house might he looked Jor. Wheh
the police received information Of the case Worher I'M
been dead several hours. Wcrner's relations Win
thieves were OF such character that he rght easily
havo bccoue an object OF suspcion to sOme OF theh
Fear Of detection through his reachery or TeNenge o
some real or iancied unfarncss IN the dlsp9suonU vi
stolen property might have furnished grOuh1s lOi 'no
murderOns attack upon Inn go ..... ...,on
WcrnerA body nLt claimed at tue MoIguo 9vstIoii
day, and 1t thought that II would DO Durlc1 III
pDttera Field