Morning journal and courier., 1888-11-08
RNsED HIS LIFE.
The BOdY of Edwin MoseIey Found Tn
 the QuInnipIac River.

the QuInnipIac River.
 Yesterday morning early 8 German re- siding on North Front street found the dead
 body of man on a sand bar in Quinnipiao river about fifty feet above Lewis bridge.
 The body was afterwards identified as that
 of Edwin Moseley, formerly bar keeper at
 David Cowell's restaurant on State street.
 The face was dyed with coagulated blood that had flowed from long gash on the fore
 head, which was evidently made by some
 blunt instrument, as an indentation of the skull was evident about the wound
 The police were notified and the body was
 taken to Lewis 6 Maycock's undertaking establishment and Medical Examiner White
 was summoned He examined the remains
 and came to the conclusion that the deceased
 had been dead about week, which no one denied, as the stench that arose from the re- mains was horrible.
 Moseley, who had worked at Cowell's for several years, suddenly left about two months ago, but came back again although not going to work.
 It is thought that he deliberately planned suicide as his overcoat pockets were filled with stones. After doing this he jumped into the river.
 The cause of his committing suicide Is said to be due to domestic troubles, on account of an unfaithful wife. He had been married 25 years, but of late Mrs. Moseley's unfaith- ful devotion to him as wife drove him to desperation. MT. Cowell says that Mose1ey was man of good habits, very quiet and \ sober. While he earned but a small salary as bar tender. his wife was living ip luxu- riously furnished experiments on Lloyd street, Fair Haven, fitted up, it | is said by prominent business man. This business man died two or three years ago, { and she was unable to keep up so costly an establishment. AS her husband only re- eeived $10 per week he could not aid her materially in keeping up the house. She had large rent to pay and little by little the couple saw that tbeir home was slipping away from them. She claims that her hus- band knew that she was receiving monies from outside. As there was pressing de- mand for money, she mortgage her furniture first for $300 and later for $100. Then when these loans became exhausted and the rent overdue she was warned out of the tenement and left few weeks ago.
 The police department was called in in re- gard to the MoseIey family affairs some weeks ago. Word was sent by hackman to Detective Brewer that there was trouble in the family. The hackman was told to give the message to the police when he had car- ried some trunks from the Moseley's boarding house on State street to their new home No. 182 Lloyd street, Fair Haven. Detective 0E0WoE WdS DJ SAAcl LO GAS house to investigate. Mrs. Mosely told him that her husband had deeamped, and she wanted the police to find him. About two weeks ago Moseley returned to New Haven | and wanted to know of the detective what his \ wife said about him. Brewer replied that after learning what he had about the woman \ he was surprised that Moseley would have ! tolerated such proceedings and continued living with her. He was ashamed of Moseley ! and was greatly surprised.
 A few evenings later the Moseley woman [ and female friend called on the chief at his | who told her she was liable to Efrest for re- | ports she had made concerning prominent of ! icials. She made nasty exit, and did also
 her female friend.
 Several weeks ago she recived letter from \ her husband, he being in Boston, threaten ing to commit suicide if she did not send
 him $1O or $12. She couldn't and he return
 ed without having carried out his threat. ! He finally concluded he would and he drowned Lis misery in the waters of the Quinnipiac. Mir. Moseley was very much es- teemed by friends who knew him best. He ! was, few weeks ago, upon leaving Mir. Cowell's, presented with fine gold-headed
 cane by number of gentlemen as 8 mark of
 their esteem and leaving was presented with
 a handsome gift by MT. Cowell. Many
 friends will sincerely regret his sad fate.
 Moseley was tall, black-haired, black | whiskered man, sedate and reserved, faithful
 and honest. He formerly had a store in
 Meriden, and in late years started one in
 Fair Haven. He was also once conductor of l a work train on the New York road.