The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-14
ROSBNCRANS' DEATH
Coroner Pars1ow Last Night
Began an Inquest Into
the Drowning.

Coroner Pavslow, in the basement OF
Library Hall last night, began the In quest
in the case of William r. Rosencrans,
who OF September 2 was drowned In the
Newark Bay near Ulrich's pavilion, white
returning to Newark In q boat with two
comrades.
MRS R~osENcEANs' STORY.
Mrs. Mary Roscncraus, the wife of thu
deceased, was this nrst witness called.
She testified that she last saw her hus-
band alive 1T 10. Is O'Clock on the morning
OF September 2, when he took a car with
q mau named MichAel Sullivan to 90 TO v
~boathouse to see II a schooner of timber
was coming up The river. He went every
day. that week but Wednesday. He took
timber schooners as thay came up
the river, aud did ~stevedoring In
kosencrRns Thought her husband md
about 50 with him when le left the house.
she next heard of him at eight O'Clock In
tho evening when Michael Sullivan came
and told her that her husband was OF
with q man named Leonard and that
they had got into u racket. he said he
had been chased. At eleven o'clock she
went to Lsonsrd's house 10 fnd u
where her husband was aud while she
was gone someone came and told her
sister that Mr.. R~osencrans had been
drowned.
FELL FROM THE BOAT.
The next witness was Fred LUX Of No.
that he met Rosencrans, Sullivan and II
man named Leonard at a boat Gus 9.
He was In the habit of rowing Rosencrans
of to the timber schooners. Rossncrans
set mp the drinks a few tunes for the
crowd and then asked him II he would
row the party over TO Ulrich's Pavilion
In Greenville. Tue tour went over, he
Ulrich's all the afternoon, drinking. AT
five O'Clock they started for home. When
they reached the shore the boat was
rome. In q few minutes q man came In
with 1t and he asked him what he ok
II for. The man said that was all RIG 1t
and LUX TOLD him it was worth SOC. The
fellow told him he would have TO take l5
out Of his hide IL he wanted 1t.
whereupon Rossncrans hit the mau
and the man threw him over
board. Leonard pulled him and
the three went to the stat ionhouse to
have the man who threw R%osencrRns
overheard arrested. Sullivan nad disap-
Deared aud they could get no satisfaction
at the station house. so. on the
stones In his pockets and said
he would get satisfaction anyway. They
drank some more and were all druak
when they started to return to Newark.
Rosencrans was more DRUM than the
others. He sat in the stern of the boat.
which was very shallow ana has scarcely
any gunwale. 1t was dark aid rongh
when they started and Rosencrans rocked
from one side of the boat to the other aud
tried TO vomit. LUX aud Loon ard
rowed. Rosencrans fell head first over
board when they had been out about
fifteen minutes. LUX went In after him
and love four tlmes for him, but he
didn't come up. He then swan ashors
and stuck an oar In the oapo-
site where Rosencrans was drowned 60
guide searching parties. After tnat they
| returned to Ulrich's ant told him what
mad happened. He gave Leonard q
drink of whisky aud gave them hfty
They went to Newark ahd reported what
had happened 10 the Third Precinct
station house. They were placed under
arrest and kept until Tuesday.
H STORY CoRoBORATED.
Richard Ulrich. the owner of the
pavilion, corio9orated Luix's staten eus.
He said the morning after the drown Ing
he SEM four men ont In boats to look for
the body. Tney searched all the morn
ing and didn't fud It, but after they
returned ii was washed ashore.
Peter J.. Leonard. of No. "a jackson
street, Newark, who with LUX was In
the boat with Rosencrans atsthe time he
was drowned, made the same statement
lint LUX did.
Micnael Sullivan of No. 1873 Ogden
street. Newark, was The last witness
called. He told the same story as the
others as tar as the fight. When the
| quarrel began and before blows W ere
exchanged he went for a friend of his
who knew the man that took
the boat and who. he
| thought, could settle the trouble.
When he was returning he was chased
| of the grounds so he footed 1t to Newark.
He didn't know Rosencraus was
drowned until he was pulled out of bed
late that night aud placed under arrest.
1t was eleven O'Clock when the coroner
got through examining Sullivan. There
are our or five other witnesses who will
be examined on Monday night.