The evening world., 1893-11-02
THE VICTIM,

According 70 the one Hundred and
Fourth street police, who had charge OF
the case, d man named Patrick Fox. Of
1899 Lexington avenue, saw IN: man fan
from the Il" structure. and. although
they have no record of F'Ox's business
or occupation, they are satisfied that the
mans death was accidental and not
hOmicidal.
This in spite OF the disclosure Of the
~post-mortem examination by Coroners'
Physician O'Hare that the man died
behind the left ear, ana that in addition
he had three stab wounds. one over
each temple and the third IN the right
side of the neck: that the lower law was
fractured on both sides and the left arm
broken at the elbow.
Dr. O'Hare is confident that the man
was not accidentally killed. and his
made by an Evening World" reporter.
The man, TO all appearances. was a
W~orkingman: He was about 3 feet, 10 or
II inches tall, strongly built, had brown
hair, rather high forehead. high cheek
bones. features inclined to be lantern
ia wed,' gray eyes and sandy mustaChe
and chin whiskcrs. slightly tlngel with
gray.
His facial appearance and the cut of
his moustache and whiskers strikingly
| resembled the characteristic features of
| VIM. +. cody. better known as buffalo
Bill" although his hair was only of the
ordinary length.
Although he was apparently a man Of
Intelligence, he was dressed in poor work
ingmrn's clothes, COMPRISING a derby
hat, dark iean pants or overalls. blue
flannel shirt. gray merino drawers and
laced shoes.
over the flannel shirt he wore an oil
white Sweater" on the Wristbands OF
initials ID. X" This may Ge The clue
to the mans Identity. for all that was
found In his pockets was a pocket comb.
and up to II O'Clock today no one had
identified him.
TIL" police theory is that the man fell
from the ~ structure ana that h.
cleaner, or that h. might have been
struck by a Third avenue surface car
and dashel against an - pillar,
| These theories have been exploded by
The Evening World" reporter.
Where the man was found dying short
y before midnight sunday, 1t wOuld nave
been impossible for him to have fallen
from the II structure.
His head lay directly under the A.
uptown track. outside Of which a side
walk over three let wIi" ana guarded
Is the middle track Of the H."
The ~" ties are scarcely n foot apart
and surmOunted by braces so that il
would be next to impossible for a man
TO squeeze himself between them.
Their was no blood on the - pillar
or anywhere in the neighborhood, except
where the mans head rested. where yes
teriay there was a blood spot a foot in
diameter.
Louis Schoen. a shoe salesman In the
n~eighborhOod, passed the fatal spot only
nve minutes before the man was found
there. Then there was no one In sight.
SChoen had only one a short distance
when he was attracted by a crowd run
ming to the spot.
Among them We're two policemen and
a thick-set man. who said:
Il saw him Drop
The latter may have been Fox" but
THE Evening World reporter was I'M
abb" TO locate him at 1852 Lexington
avenue or anywhere in the ne!ghbor-
residence.
one Of the bystanders ran for a priest
at st. Cecelia's Church. one Hundred
and. sixth street and Lexington avenue,
while Il policeman sent for an ambu-
lance. Both arrived before the man