New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-15

| lice Clark of Staten Island were in this city yes
terdav 70 collect information about Carl +. Rut-
finger whose body was found at Tottenvlle on
! Wednesday night At Police Headquarters they re-
ceved from Inspector Byrnes the papers when ilao
| been found in Ruttingcr's room at tht boarding
house, No. 127 East Fiftyeighth-st. One document
| was the following unfinished letter:
New York. Jan. 10, 1891
l27 East Fifty eighth st.
Dear Mother: hape vou have received my letter to
Ferdinand. To-day / received information that prob
ably this week the beginning of next week for a
| few days
| Also this certificate:
Duchy o, sachsen-Meinlngen.
Certificate
The Ducal Ministry. Department OF the Interior;
certines for his u-e abroad that the merchant; @ arr
Rutinger Of Sonnebcrg. born August B. lo0I az son,
neberg is subject o, Sachsen- Meinngen, ana as such
This certificate /, good for five years only.
Melnlngen April 2l iSsd ,T5ot. y, tho 1rtor,or
state Scal) HEINZ
From Police Headquarters the officials went 10
the PoStoflice to inquire for registered letters
addressed TO Ruttingcr Inspector Byrnes 'ald
that his work on the case was finished, practically
but he would do all in his power to assist the
Richmond County officials in hunting for the
murderer or murdcrers Of Ruttingcr. lie declined
to express any opinion about the guilt or inno-
cencc Of William Wright, who was with Ruttinger
at the boarding house in Fifty-cighth-St and lett
the city on February /, but he said:
1T has been asccrtaincd that wright is
the brother of Ruttingcrs wife. Their
father lives at l}cnhurst. Shcrldan-RoW, London.
Mrs. Ruttingcr was known to have an independent
income Of about $500 a year. and her brother
probably well provided for. lew years
ago. after travelling in Italy, Ruttingcr and his
wife and Wright wcnt to Tlaum, VOstl1nd. Ger
many. where the two men engaged IN the manu-
facturc of lace. Rutinger was large man. Of
powerful build. while his brother in-law was
slender man. below the average height. In PIaum
Wright spent most Of his time smoking cigarettes
and riding bicycle. while RutinGer attended TO
business. From Plaum they went to Dresden
Gustav s. New. the electrician who identified
the body Of Ruttingcr at Tottenville, ). l.. lives
with his family in n comfortable home, at No.
127 East Fifty eichth-st. lie has let few rooms
in the house to men who were treated like MEM
bers of the family, but he objects TO having his
home called clearinghouse. He said yesterday
"Ruttngcr and Wright came to my house on
January IL and hired n room on the top floor
which had advertised TO let Ruttingcr did the
talking. He was large man, over six feet high
and we'll formed. His talk showed that lie was
n gentleman, and | liked his appearance.
Thought well Of Wright. too, although he was
almost the opposite of RrttnGer in looks. Wright
was small, delicate man. who weighed not more
than 125 pounds His eyes were blue and he had
llGNt-DfOWn nalr ana HlusidcH", lHc HdT btIHS
worn rather long at the back He quick
and nervous in hi, mo- emcnts and talked with a
decidedly English accent. 1t seemed To be his
habit to consult Ruttnger in everything, and he
did not have much to say. Ruttngcr paid the
bills They seemed to have enough money 10
enable them to live comfortably for some time
cad lch had a trunk full of clothing. but they
said they wished to live economically. We
learned that Ruttingcr's wife was Wrghts sister,
and that Ruttinccr had been lace manufacturer
in Dresden, while Wright was "A diamond setter
They had come 10 this city to settle down.
they said. Ruttingcr expected to find some open
ing to engage in business. and Wr9ht wished to
find employment at his trade While they were
living in my house they behaved like quiet gentle
men, spending their time in each others com
pany and having little 10 say 10 anybody else.
They looked over the newspapers carefully every
morning and usually left the house soon after
breakfast Sometimes they went ont in the
evenings but it was their custom TO talk to-
schcr in their room. TEcy. said once or
! twice that they were having little success
in their search fer business and employment in
The city. Wright seemed to be discouraged
little but Ruttngcr appeared 10 he confident
Of finding what he wanted sooner or later.
"On sunday. January ?5 they went 10 Boston.
Ruttingcr said they expected 10 find an opening
for Wright in that city. They left their baggage
in their room. saying that they might return for
it later ON the following "Wednesday they re-
turned. and Rutting'r said that Wright had
secured employment with n icwclry firm in Boston.
lie did not mention the firms name or place OF
business. but he said he was well pleased with
the result of the trip. although he had found
no opening for himself Wright left the
house with his baggage on the following
Sunday February |, 10 go to Boston. Ruttnger
went with him to the train. as ! suppose. When
Ruttingcr came back to the house he said he
thought Wright had secured good situation, and
it his own turn TO have some luck.
That was the last time | saw Ruttiagcr alive
He left the house the next morning. after get
ting his breakfast. before | Went down stairs,
and he did not say where he was going HIS
failure to return that evening did not cause much
surprise. but his continued absence puzzled U.S.
and as day after day passed without any tidings
of him we began to feel sure that he had met
with some accident His baggage IcmancL .n
his room undisurbcd.
Two letters addressed 10 Ruttln9cr, each post
marked February ! |. were received al we nous
They have been dcli} cred, sealed, TO the police
On one envelope was the return address. b3hcl
POp0hli AgriO, lomm di PaNia. IL had pccn
sent from Italy, and it looked as II 1t c3htalnfn M
money The other envelope was marked to be
returned to Ferdinand RUttlnger. IL Neckarst.'
STUTTGART. Germany
When | saw In the newspapers the story OF
the finding of a mans body at Ioitcnvlllc ana
that tie name of the murdered man was supposed
10 he Rutt'nger | at once came to the conclusion
that the man was missing boarder
went to see Inspector ByrncS ana the German
Consul. and told them what | knew. Last night
when | went to Tottcnyillc and looked at the
body. easily identified it. Ruttinecr's face was
swollen, and the expression of the features had
changed of course but did not have the slIght-
est doubt about the identity of the CORPSE. !
lave no idea that Wright was with Ruttin9er
AT the time of the murdtr, or was IN any way
concerned in it, Neither can imagine what took
Ru!tinger TO such an outot-the-way place as lot
tenve. 1t is most surprising that wright has
not been heard from since the publication OF the
murder Ii he is alive II Will be surprising to me
if he does not appear to clear himself from suS-
picion.'
were taken Yesterday to search for Wright in