The evening world., 1891-08-08
RUN DOWN BY THE DUMMY.
The Night Before Thiel Was As
saulted in Prospect Park.
Did n Policemnn's Club Assist In
Causing This Mans Death?

The dummy engines which run through
Third avenue, Brooklyn, from Twenty-nfth
street to Fort Hamilton, have claimed another
victim.
william X. Thici, boss mason and plas-
terer, was run down aud instantly killed at
IL O'Clock last night at the corner OF Third
avenue and Fifty-scycnth street
The wheels OF the engine passed over his
neck and body, severing an arm and mutilat-
ing the body In horrible manner.
Engineer Thomas Glynn, of 15l Twenty
fifth street; Conductor Neil McGuinness OF
140 Twenty-irst street, and Brakeman Daniel
Major, Of 800 Nineteenth street, were ar
rested on charge OF homicide.
When arraigned In the Butler street Police
Court this morning they pleaded not guilty
and were released In $1,000 bail.
Thel Is the man who was found badly
wounded In Prospect Park at 1.3O o'clock yes
tcrday morning and told the police he had
been assaulted and thrown into the lake.
His head was covered with blood and there
was large and ugly-lookinG cut across his
forehead. lie was sent to the Seney Hospl-
tai.
He was discharged yesterday afternoon,
and It is supposed thnt he started for Fort
Hamilton. At any rate nothing was heard
from him until he was run over and Killed.
A train Of cars drawn by engine IL left Fort
Hamilton at 1U.45 last evening. AS the train
neared the corner OF Fifty-Seventh street the
engineer began to slaCkcn speed there being
several persons on the lower corner waiting
to board the train.
just as the train reached the upper corner
man darted cut ol the shadow and started
across the track.
lie was stepping out OF the way when the
train struck him and he was dragged under
the wheels.
The train was stopped and an oficer, who
was on the train, telegraphed for an ambu.
lance. The man, however, was dead.
The body was removed to the Eighteenth
Precinct Police station. In n small hand
satchel, which the man carried, was found q
card bearing Thiers name and business ad
| dress, 80 Cranberry street, and his home ad
dress, 1870 Broadway.
The police said the case looked like suicide
| Granville +. +. Williams, Thiel's stepson
who called at the statiOn-hOuse and identified
the body, said this morning:
My father never committed suicide. There
was no reason why he should He was pos
porous. He had no enemies. He leaves nC
| family
"My mother died two years ago, and since
then he has been living at my house. lie wa'
In the habit OF visiting Prospect Park anc
Fort Hamilton.
"iIe LETT home Thursday Eight, saying he
was going to the Park. heard hing o
! him until saw II stated IN last nights paper,
| that he had been assaulted. Al the hOspita
| ! was told he had been discharged.
| From what he told the hospital surgeons
| ] am inclined To thiak he was assaulted
| by Il park officer. lie was asleep or
bench, when two men came along, woke hin
| up and demanded to know what he was dc
| ing there.
- He replied It was none OF their business
| Then he was struck on the head with a club
| lie could remember nOthilg until he fOunC
| himself crawling out OF the lake.
~ Then he sent tn the lOSDitAl and
mained there until his clothing dried"
MI Williams said that his stepfather haC
been drinking lately, but had not drank much
this week.
Thiel was born In Germany and came Il
this country thirty years ago. He was fifty
| fve years old.