New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-07
FOUND DEAD IN A DITCH.
THE CHASTITY DISCOVERY OF AN ITALIAN
R0OTGATHERER
CHARLES II. SWORDS. or so. ?16 BROADWAY
WAS THE UNFORTUNATE M,S-NO EVI-
DENCES OF FOUL PLAY-HE WAS PEES1-

CAMILLE AGENCY.


DENT OF TIE JEWELLERS MER-
CAMILLE AGENCY.
Floranondi MalSon. a poor Italian has lately been
trying to add something 70 his winters store oi
provisions by gathering dandcon roots in and around
M1rrisara. Lately h has been searching for tho
roots in tho Fleetwood Driving PARK. IIc was hard
at work at this yesterday afternoon. pulling up the
roots Of the plants which along the edge oi the
ditch which close f. tn" track. As he thus
engaged lie what looked 10 be the form Of
man living in the deep shadow under
the rock and on going toward IT, lha; It WIS
man. wEo apparently dead. lie vas badli
Lightcncd. and Oncrr lockwood Of the MOrri,an'a
squad. hurried to the place with the Italian The
body that of 4 well dressed man. who a. ont
hfty-hye years old. Ills cost of. exposing The
face, neck and head. and showing ma,o ul heavy q.
dark gray haiI which soaking We. The neck
badly twisted and on his beard and mustlche
there considerable froih The lying
partly upon his back, though death struggles had
been severe
Assistance was obtained and the body was carried
t. the MlTisala Police station, one hundred and
sixty first st. There was not the least sign Of VIC
lrncc Upon il any here. and not 4 limb broken.
Paper, found in the mans pockets proved Inn to be
Charles II. SwcNi> who lived with his wife and
family AT No. -, Washington ave.
Word sent the house thai the body had been
ignorant girl. who identified the body that
Of Mr. swords. She told all that she could about the
dead man. which did not throw much light upon hi
death. Mr.. swords. who Is an invalid. completely
overcome by the news of her husband strange death
rhc servant aid that her master had not been seen
since last tuesday morning when he wont 10 his Office,
No 2l6 Broadway. where he is the treasurer ~ the
Jewellers Mercantile Agency. which has offices there.
The family did worry about him AZ all because he
fl~uu frin int he
business, and when he went away Tuesday morning
he said something about going - Phldd 'Ipha that
afternoon II hc could.
Mr.. swords wtS fifty five year, old 81 one time
it !, said that he pretty well on but he lost AL
OF li- money I'm Wall street Black Frdav." since
that time he has hiC frequent periods Of melancholy.
At one time. Mr.. Swords \. +. stewart private
secretary and wa. given the name of stewards Boy
which follow him for years since he lost his money
he avoided Wall street and never went there unlc,,
forced do through hu-uc4, cuca -cmrut,. lie
at time president Of tho Mercantile Library and
a member Of the I'm Regiment. lie extremely
we'll known IN fremont, where he had liyr about al
VI IN, ifr His father OF the first school
teacher IN thi- CITY. For the last ten year, Mr.
oId> had been doing fairly we'll I'm bu,ur,, and he
thought be- IN comfortable circum, anccs. Tho
agency. Of which he was the treasurer kept the
jewellers trade Informed - tl~ financial standing and
TIA -uc,- rating II those I'm the trade with whom they
li dealing III, brother is Albert : swords, Who
D. ;ul extensive coal dealer. having Office so. l
broadway and No. West twenty eighth =. In
Mr. sword po,-kct VIZ, found copy 81 The Even
ing POST" Of la Tuesday. which had not been read
II folded just n came from the
Newsstand. There also reports the financial
standing Of icw"cr, variou, parts Of the country
bills from firms article on law written for a
game "a newspaper.
Il l. not supp0-cd that Mr. sword committed
suicide and Il certain that he not murdered. be
c,tu-" HIS money. gold watch and chain gold cur
buttons and pockcthpok We're found him. n g.,
thought that he wandered into tho driving park. think
ng 10 make short cut home, and b" became -Ud
denly III and stumbled into the ditch. Both edges II
IL wh"r, be Law looked though D" had made
de- peratc struggles 10 get up. Al both MS homo aud
IN II stated that Nr sword, drank ccs-ioudlly
and NJ had awhile hcen when he appeared
10 BE- under tho influence ~ liQuor.
At a late hour lat night the body stll ~ the
police station. the Coroner had not yet arrived a.
make o. examination.