New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-22
WRIGHT WAS IN POVERTY.
RI-TTINGER REFUSED WORK AT So WEEK.
THE INQUEST AGAIN ADJOURNED
THROWING LITTLE LIGHT on
TIE MYSTERY.

THROWING LITTLE LluhI ON
THE MYSTERY.
rh.rc was a large crowd OF villagers In Flremcn's
Hall nj Tottenvle, S. l.. yesterday morning. "hei
Coroner Hervey and his Jury resumed the inquest IN
the case of the man whose body was found boud anu
,aprcd ON the mud fats al Tottenvile, and VINO IS
mpposed TO have been Carl Emanuel Ruttlnger'
Attorney Fitzgerald, who has done much DC
tecve work In the case and who succeeded in idenfy
ing the Aston House suicide as william wright huV
fingers friend present and assisted the coroner
I'm the investigation. The Coroner after having snort
conference with the District Attorney, called Daiei
Hamilton as the first witness. Hamilton formerly
kept the Miners Arms, at No. Front-st, New'i orh
lie repeated the story of how Ru'tinger and wright
came 10 his place and engaged rooms. They rep
resented the witness that they had Just ahoed from
Europe and they seemed TO be short OF money. WnsHt
called several times at the witnesses place after he hau
stopped boarding there with Ruttinger. On one o'
these visits hs was accompanied by Frenchman' VINO
did not disclose his name.
Hamilton was allowed to see photographs VI
Iuttinger and Wright and promptly identified them
as the two men who had stayed at his place. fi'oi
Rutnger had left the boarding house, wright sVepPcu
in one morning TO Hamilton, wheh TIC dPpo"'0"
Respondent and told the witness that lie wouiu ha'o
TO obtain work. even if it better than Washing
dishes Wright said he tired of depending on HIS
friends for support. The witness gave MN iet,er
of introduction to superintendent Connolly, OF inc
Labor B1reau at Castle Garden. The witness saiu
that he had fever seen Wright have much money.
At this point one of the turymen asked Hamilton
IL he knew whether Ruttinger and Wright were In the
habit of drinking to excess. Hamilton replied tha1
neither of the men in the habit of getting drunk
en- far AS he knew While Wright and RuttlnSer were
staying at the witnesses house Wright always aced as
spokesman for both men. Hamilton SAID tha' he
knew Of a place being offered Ruttnger in store
I'm Union square at a salary of $S per week. Virgin
informed tile witness that Ruttnger had refused 10
accept the place and said 1t shame that man
of Ruttinger's ability gould not command msher
salary On one occasion when Wright called 10 see
Hamilton, after Ruttihger had left the house. the
witness asked him If lie were hungry, when "rishe
said that lie had not come TO that yet
A photograph representing " joe Welsh notorious
character of London who, it is alleged came 10 tns
country to kill Ruttinger, was shown 10 hdhiuOoi'
lie said however, that he had never seen such man.
Hamilton was the only witness examined, ana the
nouest was adjourned until March 81 DiSinctAt
torney Fitzgerald announced that by that time ne ca
peced TO have some important information bearing Oh
the from Europe. 80
j. E. Davidson of Hilsdale, Columbia County caiieu
Yesterday on District Attorney Fitzgerald in REGARD 10
the report that the body found at Tottenve was 'ha'
OF schneider. He said he knew schneider very WE'LL
and WAS sure that the body not that OF his fr1eno
lie said that schneider rcsembled Ruttinger much but
was positive he boarded his vessel at Perth anpos u
sailed OIL the day before the body was found ScIneue
had been iii from pneumonia IN the hospital Tor aOo.
a month before he sailed on his vessel DAVIDSON sau
that schneider had the figure OF sailor standing AT
ships wheel tattOOed on and large anchor on
the other arm There no such marks as these on
The body taken from the mud flats at Stapleton.
Gustav s. Neu. the boarding house keeper Yesterday
showed the District Attorney letter wheh ne r,o
hell of Rochester, r. II. The writer said that he had
seen two answering the description OF wngnt anu
Campbell said that the mon acted in such strange
manner to excite the attention OF several peiso''