The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-02-12
WHAT HAPPENED TO MN. BYrNr,
His Clothes on the Deck Of |. Bnrre and
Nobody Knows How They Came There.

His Clothes on the Deck Of n Bnrxe and
Melody Knows How They Came There.
When Richard F. Byrne left his homo at
40 west Fifty-lrst street on Friday morning
he told his wife that he was going over to Ho-
boken on business. He was employed as a
drummer by Higgins, the SOAP man, and can
vsssed in New York and neighboring cities.
He did not return that night, which was UNI
usual. and yesterday morning Mrs. Byrne be-
came alarmed. Ats o'clock her fears were in
creased by the sight OF q policeman knocking at
her door. He told her that an overcont, n Prince
Albert coat, a brown Derby hat. and n pair OF
shoes had boon found at Eleventh street and
North River by tho police, and that In ono OF
the coat pockets was O letter addressed to
Richard +. Byrne.
Mrs. Dyrne gave O letter to tho policeman
addressed to q Mr.. Quinlan. her nephew, who,
she said. would examine the clothes and soc
whether they belonged to her husband.
1t 4 o'clock In the morning the clothes had
been found by Waterman Lawless on the barge
Harvest Queen. He could not make out how
they had come there. and It Is still q mystery.
The Waterman sits at q window In a room in
the house Mt Eleventh street and Twelfth AVE-
nue.. When he went there Friday night the
snow had begun TO fall heavily; A strong, elec-
tbr dSd Ia sn9 l Z 1am %p syns n iSs in sr the neif;h n q.
barge Harvest 8aesn "A hswlsss on Friday night
stormy night. and favorable for the wor: OF
river thieves, and because. there We're bales OF
hay on the barge which might easily have boon
= butt" going on her TO sleep. Ao Watched The
barge all night, without seeing my sign OF hu-
mainly about. Whom lie went over to the barge
at 3 A. NJ he noticed particularly that there
were no tracks IN the soft. deep snow. But
h. b. fS fS~sr d tss c ksiSs OF, in hay '1 we're se PIlca al IF
around and one had been disturbed. This was
placed near the side rail on the ,water side Of
JUMP EnaT p osSsrboard. but the canvas mHH 1' W6icS IN Wsn at
around TIL, eide of Of tho barge had not appar-
The Grey q f. atu asxs which Gns lay a short ai s
Spouse Np eu to Mrs b Byrne's letter. .i dsattHt J. The
children. he had had no domestic difficulties
nod any IN must 5'sln Gsse 'r 1es NTH mr. io Sp'p p Ian sj His
from Hoboken on the Christopher street ferry
at night and had been waylaid and murdered.
His valuablss had undoubtedly been taken
from him. and the coats. hat. and shoes left
there, to make 1t appear that it was a case Of
The polio. did not agree with Mr.. oulnlan,
because thieves in that nelshborhood would
Mr.. Byrno had left his clothes on the barge to
make It appear that, he was drowned, and had
then disappeared. Mr.. Quinlan would not be-
lieve that. because. rs he said, there WAS no
reason for such an act. He said that Byrne
went on a spree about TWICE q year, and then
think that Byrne might have jumped overheard
while drunk. His impression was strengthened
by a sentence in II letter that Mr.. Byrne wrote
to Quinlan. 1t was as follows:
Il only hope that the long expected has not
come"
At the Byrne residence Yesterday afternoon
Mr.. Quinlan looked particularly calm and
| serene.
Was there any reason why Mr.. Byrne should
| have taken his life p he WAS asked.
NO." he said, smiling, none at all. He was
in receipt Of a good income. making at least
his business counts are oil right"
What made him do 1t, then"
u don't think he did"
What is your explanation Of the finding Of
the clothes Z"
Foul play,"