Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-06-22
MURDERED AT ROCKAWAY,
THE HALF LAD BODY OF JOHl
 BAUGH FOUND IN THE SURF.

He Had Been at Johns0n's Pavilion
 Since Sunday and Was Spending
 Money Freely-Death Caused by Thres
 Stab Wounds-Said to Have Been ar
 Elevated Engineer.
 BROOKLYN, N. Y., June 22.-At dayhreak yesterday the body of a man was found hal embedded in the sand on RQckaway Beach, IF front of Johnson's pavilion. It was clad only in trousers and shirt. There were three stat wounds in the abdomen. The body lay cx. posed to the full glare of the sun until 2 F. M. winch it was viewed by Coroner Cronin of Far Rockaway and a jury, and removed to neigh boring bath house.
 Johnson's pavilion faces the beach, and is frame building two stories high. in one cor. ner of the main saloon is piano out of tune, and just behind it is the bar, fanked with bot. ties, and presided over by q dark-haired young woman, who is known to the habitues as Bella Murray. Within tho past year no less than three bodies have been found in the im- mediate nei ghborhood of the pavilion.
 Johnson was not at home yesterday, the bar-maitl said. His wife was sick in bed, but she con sented to tell what she knew ab out sle murde red man.
 "He came to our place about noon on Sun. day she began, and said that he was going to stop here for d few days. I do not know whether he had great deal of money, but on one occasion I changed for him $20 gold piece and q S1O bill. All day yesterday he was acting very strangely, and retired to his room early in the evening. He locked the door ufter him securely. About o'clock this morning was awakened by the hallooing of one of the watchmen of the big hotels, and on looking out of the window saw the man float ing in the water, just where the surf loaned up. He was lying on his face, and his arms Io wifi ch0 or vest. could hardly believe that it was my guest, and sent Bella Murray up to the room, which she found open. His clothing was tcsssd upon the bed. It had evidently been thrown there in hurry. I did not sec the body closely, because could not bear to look upon it. and even if I had so desired was too ill to leave my bed. have been told, though, that there are stab wounds in the ab- domen. How he came to his death am una. ble to say. I know that no one connected with this house had anything to do with It."
 It was indicated by lapers in his clothing that the dead man was John Baugh, of 1 ,792 Third avenue. He was said to have been an engineer, and he thought he had been in the erlploy of the Third avenue elevated road. G 4,orge Washington Smith slept in the room next to Baugh.
 The barmaid at Johnson's told the coroner that it was sheswho put Baugh to bed. He was stupidly drunk then. Smith watched her, ana then went to bed himself. It was then o'clock Wednesday, night.
 It was rumored yesterday that fight had taken place on Wednesday night in Johnson's pavilion. and that paperhanger who had been engaged to decorate the walls of some of the rooms had been severely cut about the head He was quietly removed by friends. It W IS conjectured that tho unknown man might h. ve been killed ill this disturbance. The police have made no effort to discover tb, murderer. Under the pillow of the bed in E ugh's room found q knife covered with b sd. Tho chain on his vest was dangling loose hut his watch was missing. Or. Caldwell made autopsy yesterday afternoon. He will testify at the inquest to- y at Loesers Hotel, Far Rockaway. The r' dy is now at Coombs & Spragues under l {. ',ing shop in Westville.
 Johnson is proprietor of the Spencer House l at 91 Bowcry.