The evening world., 1892-01-15

and since then he had been trying to make q
living as canvasser.
King had not seen Carson since last even
ing. lie and the other men under arrest were
liberated
The place where Policeman Hall found the
body Is dark and lonely part OF Chrystic
street, between canal and Hester streets.
The stable IL an old two-story building,
where several neighboring grocers keep their
horses. No one lives in the building, and 1t
offers no clue TO the assassin.
In the letters found upon the body mention
is made OF Enclosures for which receipt is
asked, and It is supposed that Carson got a
remittance yesterday, celebrated It by getting
Intoxicated, and was murdered In that dark
and lonely place by some desperate before
whom he had made display OF his money.
capt. Mclaughlin and his men are diligently
at work upon these clues.
Policeman Hall said to an EVENING WORLD
reporter:
"My post Is along Ihrystlo street from
Bayard to Grand street.
"About 4. 80 o'clock l was walking along
on the east side OF Chrystic street IT. was
quite dark and raining.
against something on the sidewalk, which
found to be a man.
"Thcrc was considerable blood on the ground
and the mans throat was cut and bleeding
found that hc was dead, and sent word
aroundlto the Eldridge street station-house.
The Sergeant sent a couple OF officers with a
stretcher and we carried the body back to the
station-house.
al made search on the sidewalk for a
knife or other weapon, but could not md any
thing. Another search was made by the aid
OF lanterns but nothing could be found"
The reporter then visited the scene on
Chrystie street. Though the falling snow
had partly concealed the place where the
body lay there was large pool OF blood still
visible, showing that the man, bleeding, had
staggered several feet before falling. No one
in the neighborhood had heard nny dis
turbance during the early hours OF the morn-
ing.
capt. Mclaughlin declined to make public
oil the letters and papers belonging to the
dead man, which he said fully establishes his
IDENTIFY as John Carson, OF Baltimore.
A gentleman who knows Carson aud his
family Intimately came TO the Captain this
forenoon, ana told him many particulars In
regard to Carson's life and habits.
"Carson was lawyer by profession,
learn" said the captain, "and was highly
educated and refined man. lie was formerly
well of and had large practice, but he be-
came interested In outside business schemes
and recently Invested all his money In an
electrical lighting and power enterprise.
ha WI irn n . np a ud an
lost all he had, beside involving others. lie
has sister who is married to judge OF one
OF the city courts Of Baltimore, and another
married sister lives In Paterson, N. j.
"Carson himself was unmarried. His re-
verses made him Respondent, and he came to
New York and began book canvassing. lie
g ade enough to subsist upon, but In his trou.
BILE he took to drinking heavily, and It Is prob.
ably that which has brought about his end.
"All the circumstances point to suicide
except tho absence Of weapon, which makes
It look like murder. Still, the weapon may be
found.
"After he had been turned away from Bcr-
setti's Germania hotel at l o'clock this morn-
ing he may have wandered about the streets
IN half-stupeied condition until, coming TO
to end his life and his troubles.
at was possible for him TO cut his throat
and hurl the knife or razor to n considerable
distance with the same movement OF the arm.
1.-The cut shows It was single clean cash,
very slight at the leit-hand side and deep on
the right.
"As the snow began TO fall soon after the
body was discovered the weapon would have
been covered up. and that would prevent any
one from finding II ut the time. Search was
also rendered dincult by the darkness.
"There was no blood on the sidewalk except
right under Carson's head. This looks as II he
might have cut himself while lying down on
his back on the sidewalk. Men have COM
mitted suicide In that position.
"There was no blood to speak OF on his
hands or sleeves, which Is another point in
favor OF the suicide theory.
~ think we shall discover In time evidence
that the man killed himself. The finding OF a
knife or razor near the:place would establish
this as fact, for ! can see no possible mo
tive for murder"
At the Germania Hotel James King anc q
man named Boyes. VINO knew Carson cas-
ually, said that although he drank good
ccal he was never violent or Quarrelsome.
When Carson came TO the hotel Tuesday, he
paid sl.5O In advance for weeks lodging.
When he was sent ba TX to the hotel from the
saloon at 10 BUwery, at ! o'clock this MORN
ins, he was very drunk. He sat down on the
steps at the entrance. The night watchman
found him there about l.30, and Night Clerk
Charles Whelan went down and tdld Carson
he must move on.
Carson said he had no money. CLERK
wheelan then put 10 cents, half the money
which Carson had paid In advance, In his
POCKET, and he got up and went staggering
up the street That was the last seen Uf him
by any OF those who know him.
At noon yesterday Carson came 10 the Ger
mania Hotel drunk and had TO he helped up
to his room. The proprietor told him then
that II he came In drunk again he would be
turned away.
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