New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-14
THE DEAD MAN IDENTIFIED.
CARL EMANUEL RUTTINGER HIS NAME.

LIVED A MONTH IN THIS CITY.

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TIL. body of the man found floating on the fats OF
rot,enville s. l., on Wednesday night was identihed
g.. night as that of Carl Emanuel RUttDger of NO III
N.ctarst stuttgart. Germany. The identlhcatoh
-os made by &. 5. New, electrician living at NO
Io7 East Fifty eghth-st, with whom Ruttinger boaideu
at one time.
On the staten Island ferryboat Southfed, that lett
.he battery at 40 last night, were Detective-ser
Giants Won Gercften and Titus, Of Inspector Byrness
.tse and Mr4New On the arrival at Tottenviile 'he
.rtv went TO Bedelps MOfgue, at the lower emu
=, tho village and waking the undertaken, Bedeii WHO
u-as asleep at the time, with the hgt from ''
,.ntern the undertaken led the way 10 the h.,o
morgus close by the waters Of the oay' "no'o "'0
body Law in plain wooden box
several times the lantern fckered, and was nearly
.,tingsbed When the entire party had entered the
~. IS removed from the box, and the clothes ann
49,. that covered the face OF the corpse remover.
rb. marty which had been increased by several Vi
An. yi,larers grouped themselves about the comm
"'O nv. Nav razed at the face for half a minute al
Zines directing the undertaken to change the position
:. A. lantern so as to obtain good view OF inc
800 q, the CORPSE Then he said " lhat Is hu''inso'
i ovor,incd the clothing found on the BODY ana
n.,.,ro,v identified it belonging TO Ruttinser,
I.n.ctor Bvrncs resolved yesterday 10 tahe "'
i",Po ,.o r,s,ery surrounding the man VINO was
os hound and gagged on the shore al lo''eh'iii''
T. on Wednesday night. .,o. -
he
o,..,.s Rpttnger jr,n he said. "Tms man came
Chalieo ~ cormanv early in January. On the
- ,aaner with him was young, dehca'e-iooAiis
r,,ushman named Wright. wright anu ""'e
rent 10 a boarding house In this CITY, ines WIG. -.
in that house until January 20 WHEN 'e'
poston For three days they rehiaineu "''
tnrnng on January %. on February "'e", g" e..
vent 10 Boston and took all his baggage wiz. I'M
leaving Ruttinger in the house on the loilo"'"s
inc. heen seen. He took nothing with HIM ana all
his baggage in fact everything belonging 70 nih'
letters passports and all. remained IN the Doau"e
house. ,,..
TODAY the proprietor Of the ooardins i'ouee
whose name and address will not give !us' Se.
called here and said that he believed ne couio iuen.!
the BODY He showed me letters and passports ~hicn
10 .ome extept seem to confirm his impression that
the man living murdered at Tottenville Is the MI
Ruttnger who lodged in his house. lmmedla'eiE
communicated with the District Attorney ana Chel
Of Police at Tottenville. They came here, 81" one
boarding house keeper, and in company with De
tectives Won Gerichten and Titus, went down to
Tottenville."
The detectives and Mr. New went to Tottenvile
last night and the body identified as told
above Mr.. New. after he had l0enlllltu uc
body made statement at the Tottenvilie police st-
ton similar to that made by Inspector Byrnes lie added
{" I had frequent talks with him about MS obtaining
place and though he had made frequent application
for work at various places he was not success
full He said that after certain time II ne
was still unsuccessful he would return to Europe.
While lie was with us we found him 10 Dc mos'
pleasant gentleman and in every respectable, and
we all thought much of him."
Mr.. New also said that Wright did not have the
degree of education that Ruttnger had lie described
him as man feet inches IN he'eht'
twenty eight years old, fair skin, with heavy
blond bushy hair, light blond mustache'
hue eyes. small mouth, thin lips and he spoke with
broad English accent. Wright also spoke German
very nuently.
Mr. New said that he had not given the absence
OF Ruttnger much thought. as no supposed that
he and Wright would communicate with each other,
and II one did hear from the other
he would be communicated with. Mr.. New Aalso al
mftted that ne went at once to Inspector Byrnes when
his attention had been called TO the matter
and also that il he who had called upon the Aus
TRAN Consul yesterday.