Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-18

two hundred feet north Of the
 d avenue bridge the officer saw bloody
 ing object in the gutter beside the track,
 yhich afterward proved to be the missing head. The right side was entirely gone and the remaining portion was cut and bruised to such an extent that it was almost useless a means of Identification.
 The left arm of the unfortunate man is still missing. This member is not thought to be in the "cut," as searching party of precinct policemen secured the tracks from the tin bridge junction to the Grand avenue bridge in the afternoon, but the search was fruitless.
 From the few pieces that were found the authorities have been able to obtain some- thing of a description of the man He was about five feet six inches in height and of medium build, weighing about 125 pounds. He was dark complexioned, with bushy black hair and eyebrows and 0 heavy black mous- tache. The undertakers think he was about thirty6ye years of age.
 Word was sent to Meriden Thursday night to examine the train, on which it was thought the man was stealing ride, when it arrived there. The examination revealed the fact that the eighth car was very bloody. On the car a man, dead drunk, was found His head was cut in many places and it was covered with blood. He was in a stupor and was ar rested by the Meriden police for drunken ness.
 Yesterday morning he gave his name as Timothy Reagan and WAS fined for drunken ness.
 Reagan was brought to New Haven and taken before Deputy Coroner Pond He tes- tified that Daley was with him on the train. He said he met Daley in New York several weeks ago. They had tramped about to gether since then. They had been to Bridge port, and were in Milford several days ago loading vessel at the Miles oil works. They were in New Haven Thursday They had visited Hermann's saloon on George street where they got several bottles of whiskey. Other places had also been visited, and they had spent the day in drinking. In the eve ming they took the railroad track at Water street, intending to go to Boston. A freight train came along just as they got started, and they jumped on with the intention of steal ing ride. The train was not going fast. How Daley was killed or how Reagan him self was hurt he cannot tell, as the latter was too drunk at the time to realize what really did happen. Daley had a card of ad- mission to the Brooklyn Tin Workers associa- tien, and Reagan had often seen him show it. He said that Daley lived in Somerville, Mass.
 There is no doubt now but that both men were sitting on the car and were struck by the Fair street bridge. This is fully substan- tiated by Switchman Moriarty, who said that he saw two men on top of the train.
 A man giving his name as John Daley and who said he had come from Bridgeport ap- piled for lodging at the precinct Friday night.
 Deputy Coroner Walter Pond was busy in- vestigating the case yesterday, and among the persons questioned was man arrested by Officer Woodruff, who gave his name as Michael Naughton. This is the person who late the evening before visited several Church street stores, among them Morris Lynch s orl ho1 1rr7n ato Fla ad- ing from several cuts about his head and face and seemed to be somewhat dazed. He claimed that the man that was killed in the cut was his brother and that they were steal ing o ride to Wallingford, where they re- sided. His injuries, he said, were caused by his jumping from the car to the ground as soon as he saw his brother knocked off by a bridge.
 An investigation was made by the police yesterday which proved that this story was 8 cock and bull tale. His real name is Michael Connors, and he resides in Spencer, Mass. He worked for some time in Bethany and was recently employed in the wire mill and also at the hospital. The police think that he received his injuries in a barroom fight. His companions, in whose company he was during the major portion of Thursday evening, have all been accounted for and none of them were injured in any accident. They say that he probably made up the story while intoxi- brother left this city some time ago and is nowXwerking in Wallingford. The accident is one of the most horrible that has occurred in this city for many years. What is left of the body will probably be sent to Somerville, Mass.
 A BROTHER IN NEW YORK AND ONE IN BOSTON. Word was received last evening by Deputy Coroner Pond from a brother of the deceased who telegraphed to retain the remains here until Boston brother who had been notified couId nonoe m hare