New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-17
WRIGHT RESEMBLED EVANS.
RrTTINGER'S FRIEND AND THE ASdok
HOUSE SUICIDE.
,rr THAT THE TWO MEN WERE THE SAME

RuttinQer at Tottcnville, ). L. was ceepcne'
yesterday by the discovery that picture OF WIZ
lam Wright, Ruttinger's brothel-ln'laW' ooic
striking resemblance to the man VINO commute"
snicide at the Astor House carly on the nioi"
ing Of February .. Ruttinger ana NrshV o.
rived in this city from Europe on January ~ an"
after a brief stay in Daniel llamitons hotel' ."e
"Mariners Arms, at No. G7 Clarkson-S''' hifeu
rom in Gustav s. Neu's house, NO 10 i'"'
Fifty-eicbth-st Ruttingcr, large po"eiiu''S
bu;,t German. seemed to be the master mihu "n"
70 direct the actions of Wright, who was small
deIicate-lO looking Engllshman ,.
ON Sunday. January %, Ruttinger ana WIEN
left the city, saying they were gong 10 po'.o.
They returned on the following "euhe'''' 80"
said that Wright had found situation III
;.vrclrv Store in Boston. On Sunday, February l.
Wright left Mr.. Neus house, taking his 'runN
with him Ruttinger told Mr. Neu 'nc
same evening that Wright had gone 10 Dos
ton. where he had good P,a'.
Early on the following morning, February - hu-
finger left Mr. Neus house without saying "neie
he was going He left his baggage III his rooln'
as if he expected to return, but that day ne "eh'
on a mysterious journey to Tottenvlic ana was
not seen alive again.
Late ON the night of that day man VINO
bore a striking resemblance TO Wright went 10
the Astor House. in this city, and hired room'
He was short, slightly built, blond man, with
thin, sandy hair and muStachc and was "IesSeu
in clothes of English cut. lie carried no lug
gage and his manner led the hotel clerk 10 De-
ieve that he was a stranger to the country. lie
registered as Fred Evans, England" A room
was given to him the third floor.
Nothing more was seen of him until late the
next evening, when his door was broken open
aud Fred Evans" was found lying on the floor
Of the room dead, with his jugular vein severed.
Before committing the fatal act' hc had divested
himself of everything except his Undertaking
and carefully destroyed everything which could
lead 10 his Identification.
Tpe body was taken 10 Dufy'S undertaking shop
In Grecnwich-st.. Fred Evanss" fate would
quickly have been forgotten but for Perrin ii.
Sumner, who came forward and declared that the
body was none other than that Of George Ii.
Edgar the nephew Of the man who committed
suicide at the Getty House. Yonkers. last Septem-
ber. Coroner Levy refused to give up the body
and it was buried in POttcr's Field.
Among Ruttingcr's effects District-Attorncy
Fitzgerald yesterday found negatives of the mur-
dered man and Wright. There were two mega
tives of Ruttingcr and two Of Wright. There
was another picture, containing portraits OF SIN
persons in hunting costume including Wright and
suicide was noticed in the pictures of Wright.
Following are the descriptions given of the two
men
Fred Evans-Height 5 feet inches. about
twenty-three years old blond hair. blue eyes.
slight blond mustache. red Checks, Roman nose,
slim build weight 20 pounds. small hands. small
feet gray -a.eriHo drawers. gray socks.
Wright-Heieht feet inches, weight l2O
pounds light hair, blue eyes, light mustache,
slight figure
II will thus he seen that the descriptions of the
two men tally in all respects, except that of height
in which there is a difference of two inches
Wright had q hool;-or Roman nose, sald MT
Ncu. in conversation with n Tribune reporter last
night. just above the bridge of the nose was
mark or reformation which gave 1t the appearance
of having been broken Fred Evanss nose was
Roman, and it was deformcd IN manner Similar
to that described by Mr.. New.
Dstrict-Atrorney Fitzgerald came to New-York
Yesterday afternoon and visited the As'or iousc'
Mr. Keith. manager OF the hotel, who saw the body
Of Fred Evans when it was first discoVereu' ana
,be night clerk, who gave him his room, were ooth
,Lsort The ball-boy. Cloud who responded to
tho call of the chambermaid and saw the BODY oil
the suicide before it was taken away laileu ~
identify the portrait of Wright as that oi ieo
.oLor after closely examining the negative, SEA
,bot therc was undoubtedly the strongest possloe
-, ,lo ,cc bct,yccn Wright and Fred Evans
Ito was all but certain that they were one ana INC
same man. o,.,. ,,bo
Nv Fi,zccrald then went to Coroner Levy VIII"
bod coon the body of the AStor 1iousc suICIuC'
Coroner Levy said he had little DOUBT 'ha' III
lam Wright and Fred Evans were one' dn" :"
This view he was confirmed by the reporters "V
tached 10 the Coroner'S Office. ,,...
m. family relations Of Ruttingcr and VIRGIN
IN Frrone as they have hccn explained pS ulS-
Matches do not tend TO confirm lheorS '"'''
WRIGHT deceived Ruttingcr to Staten lsi@iu' in"i
dered him and then returned to NcW-l orN " Co'''
init suicide Ruttingers wife was Madsc "IIE"''
d.,rb,ar of wealthy London merchant kut-
tinoer met her when she was travelling III i''i',
and they were married there. They aiter"ari
,,ont 70 Dresden. where Ruttnecr was engaged
in the manufacture of lace William WIiG.,, H.
Mrs Ruttingcr's younger br3lhcI, VII WI 1i',od "a
,vitb ,bcu For a time the Ruitlngers 1Veu To-
gethcr happily and thelI Doihc was
the presence of two children. L.. t,,sbo,,d,s
4 wear AGO Mrs Ruttingcr aroused hcr nuso'uI Sio .
jealousy and quaTclS lea 13or 'H brdtbcr Richard
WRIGHT in Pchhurst Villa. Merton, a suuuiD ;,I M
London Her brother William look par Po1 Nth Nth
Ruttnrrr i'm the family quarrc ahu TendlhCu No., Tn
hin, IN nrcsden until last December. whch thcS
went In Iondon There was an. atichpt W !tcoIir ~
cie the husband and wife, but Mrs huue run ue'iIvi IL
would not see nono,mhor nel RI Ruttineer and Will
lam Wright left London and si'a i%r nrl two or
They spoke of their Intentions TO- ONLY u u. bc
three persons before their departure ~ Is roaG uS.
syed R1nssr had he oSpsdfGaGF 6 fGo Tca%G
money WIN hi' Ir,ar amount Two letters were
yeccyed D ctTe from Wright after their arrival In NfM
Yot ore by his brother Rchafd ana 1c nbysican GcTn
by his sister Mrs Eyaas the wis hoth % a,nS hHSS'J JAM
IN marv 9 In thesc wright that he and KIT t,
ner had to go West & and be ne deses aeS s"s to
have al his propcrty 90 to Mrs. Ruttinger ana
her children. ..,e l;to was insured
Ioi "'U'",'.:, "'U", y, tho double crime, II IL Sh'Ii
sppear that Wright killed his brother n'w M manrTs a