New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-18
LITTLE DOUBT REMAINING.
WRIGHT IN ALL PROBABILITY WAS EVANS.


THE BODY OF RUTTINGER BURIED-AN UN-
KNOWN MAN NOW IN TIE CASE
The Staten Island murder mystery is deep as ever
aud threatens TO become still deeper II the bOdN oi '
man who committed suicide in the Asor House on te
night Of February > IS positively Identified BY "us'aN
$ Men, as the body of William Wright the bf'lhe'-
in-aw OF Carl f. Ruttnger The descriptions VI .,o
two tally In all respects, except tlat Oh HeiH"'
According to the measurements. Evans ule Asp'r ioS
suicide. inch or two taller than Wright botl
men had a strong English accent. The picture vi
Evans was recognized By the Neus, the family Win
whom Ruttnser and his brotler-lnaw boarded Tor
several weeks as the portrait Of Wright.
Yesterday the effects OF the Aston House suicide were
examined carefully Among them pair Oh shoes
that are undoubtedly OF German make. In the oacN
Of the uppers the letters Nv. W. were dlscoVered
scratched in the leather. These are the same ieueis
that were on the handkerchief which was found stueu
down RuttInger's throat. The collar worn by EVANS
a the night OF February . marked :" PluVo'
1898" William Wright left some collars at MI
Neu's house which also marked Pluto 1888
Inspector Ryrnes considers this proof conclusive ana
has accordingly abandoned all speculation on that
head.
The thing that is now troubling the minds OF te
police is the motive for the crime. They expect TO
find n clev TO this I'm the trunk Of the missing Will
lam Wright which he pretended to take to Boston on
February l. The detectives have found the trunk III
this city and have removed 1t from the house q
woman uptown. from whom Wright rented rooni' 10
Police Headquarters. Inspector Byrnes que'uohed
the woman yesterday, but would not say what lie
had learned 3
Il ha, leaked ont that a man went with Wright to
hire the ROOM In the finding OF this man may lie the
solution Of the mystery. Tho police sure tbas
there were Others beside Wright concerned In the
murder and have not lost time In specializing how one
small man could one - much stronger tlah
himself but have been quietly at work spreading Their
nets catch the conspratorS for II Is now beleVeu
that Ru,nger 10 his death through conspiracy
perhaps TO get the Insurance on MS IRE WHICH aou'''
to at least 100000.
II Wright was Evans there seems to be no doubt,
why did he kill himself after killing his brocrin aw
The only plausible though Of at present Is re
MORSE Inspector Byrnes may be able to tell the
reason for the suicide before many hours have passed
Di-tric,- Attorney Fitzgerald secured a permit yes
to-day b exhume the body Of Evans and Mr. and MIS-
Ncu and Daniel Hamilton proprietor ~ the Mariners
Arms No. 81 Clark,on.,t at which house Ruttnger
and Wright STAYED for a short tme will be brought
To the NOrC1ic t. Identify the body.
Mr. Neu tod n Tribune reporter Yesterday that he
was positive that the Aston House suicide was ule
man Wright. He either could not or voud not give
am, re,.,n for his firm conviction ether than his
recognition Of the portrait Of Evans as the lace OF
WRIGHT He seemed TO take that a. conclusive. lie
had not vet seen the clothing of ,he suicide but Pc
did NOT think he would he able 10 identify IT, as he
said he never noticed the clothes any one wore UT.
New said he had theory of the murder which he couih
,utstautatc in almost every particular IL WAS an
pcrcctlv clear in his mind. The police might a. well
give il IN, as the mystery would never be solved
lie absolutely refused however to say what his theory
was.
The funeral Of Ruttingcr was held yesterday al
Ecdel's Morsuc in Tottenvle, :. l. At O'Clock
there were present in the morgue i'tHctAttorney
FITZGERALD Robert Iertzberg representing the consul
General, and "a number Of reporters Before the oody
wa, placed I'm helr,e. DlstrictAttorncy Fitzgerald
had an examination Of the left arm made lie han
cahled 10 Germany asking for any peculiar mark by
which Rut;.uscr could be identified. The answer No
received was that Ruttnecr had Of an old bullet
wound on nj, left wrist. The examination Of the dead
mans arm failed reveal this scar. but it was difficult
10 tell whether such a scar was there OWNS 10 INC
condition Of the body.
\, the funeral procession reared the Bethel Church
yard the church bell was tOllcd. There was a crowd
I'm and about the cemetery Of several hundred persons
mostly women AID children. The burial service was
conducted hy the Rev. W. h. Weg=. OF the Be'Eel
Church. and the Rev. :, Y. Robinson former pastor
OF the BAPTIST church Of Totienviiie The body was
buried at the rear If the church.
Afcr the funeral District Attorney Fitzgerald Nsltei
the place where hc body found. for the purp9e o!
comlaliu. the sand or mud Win that MN u Wa Ipud
en- I'M. boot, ol Nm, N,tor House suicide Mr.. Fih
gerald also made observations OF the current ana edd =
which under Oh" stern of th" schooner MhcIr the
il,. ll hl! .cu thrown fr- 20 Eott'> per. lie -tN
De- !, following zap clcW which ID" believes VIII slo"
,,, fI,r. va. , woman I'm tnr ca,r. lie expected Ia
have The Identity Of TINS woman IuF c>taul'i1ea %
i,iror,u Journey Yesterday took the photographs
r.u.,,,ut.as Wti.t and the A-t'r Iiou,e suicide ana
llto Euttir..r, and visited twcntycght liquor shops
in prr;h \rniov ~ a. certain whether Euttn.cr or
Wright had been iu any Of those place. Ihe!e
wa, on, one place mat 81 Albert holyin the trh'l,
man. where any on" could o." iound Who li',i','"l
I h.tt.. ..su cit Ipv tf lls n.