The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-10
BROODED OYER MS BIBr's DEA1 tn.
Missing August Forst Found Dead In =
boat at g. Hers Marsh.

John White. n Waterman over the oyster
beds in Canarsic and Jamaica bays. found the
dead body Of a man. badly dccomposcd with
n bullet wound in the forehead over tho left
eye. In n lat-bottom bont on Goirels marsh.
about two and half miles from the Canarsie
landing. yesterday morning. The man lay on
his back across the middle scat. with his head
resting in crab not and his left hand hang
ing over tho side Of the boat. In tho bottom
Of the boat was a 3S-calibre revolver with ono
Of the five chambers empty. The mans coat
and n small basket were in tho stern.
White towod the boat to Canarsic where
John O'Bricr. n boat keetcr. identified the
boat as his and recognized the dead occupant
as the person who Ind hired it on Saturday
morning to so grabbing. Justice Mathews.
who IL acting Coroner. was notified. and had
the body removed to n building in the rear of
O'Brcn's Hotcl where. with Constable Hen
Erickson. mn examination was made Of tho
body. Only ono bullet wound was found. In
the mans pockets were found cards and pa
pers and the certificate Of n benevolent order
to which tho dead man had once belonged.
Tho certificate bore tho name Of August Forst.
and from tho cards in the dead mans pocket
his address was found to be at :22 stockton
street Wiliamsburgh.
,cs Mathews with the
Of Forst.. This relative said that Forsi was n
we'll do manufacturing tailor at 322 Stock
ton street. and lived with his wife and two
year-old child over the store. Two weeks ago
q nine months old child. to which forst, had
been devotedly attached. died. Forst took the
little ones death greatly to heart.
On Thursday night forst loft his house for n
walk around the neghhorhood. When he
allied to return that night n search was begun
but no trace OF him was obtained until Sunday
seen her husband in saloon on Friday night
near tho Canarsio Brcukwater. A relative of
forst went to Cunarsie on Monday and
searched unsuccessfully for the missing man.
When the body was brought ashore yester
day morning somebody thought there were
he had probably been murdered. The news
spread rapidly. and soon several hundred peo-
pe were gathered around the boat house.
One man said ls remembered seeing the dead
man on Saturday in company OF another man.
and that both were going fishing. O'Brien
disposed OF the murder theory by stating that
Forst went out alone in the boat.
Justice Mathews impanelled u Jury. and. af-
ter notifying Coroner Lindsay of brooklyn. no
adjourned the inquest until tonight. TO u
Sun reporter Justice Mathews said no was
sati SIZED that Forst had killed himself in the
boat on the marsh soon after he left the land
Ing. The spot where White found tho boat Is
1t is believed that the. boat got stuck in the
marsh and remained fast both with the rise
and fall OF the tide.
Mrs Forst said last night that the revolver
which was found in tho boat with her hus band
had been In his possession for nearly ten
eide. except that her husband might have
brooded over the death Of the baby two weeks
ago. and was probably insane when he shot
himself.