Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-21
WAS LoNDRIGAN MURDEREDa

Circumstances Surround.
Ing the Death OF she Man Found on
the shore Line Tracks Yesterday
Identified As william Londrigan of
East Haven-Known to Have Re-
, ceived Fifty Dollars MOnday-When
Found He had No MOney-Was
Drinking with a Companion Mon.
day Night.Yesterday the Latter Had
Plenty or Money:
The body of the unknown man which
was found yesterday morning lying along
the Shore Line tracks near what is called
dead Mans Crossi g." near Grove street
in the annex, was identified late yesterday
afternoon, and all the facts point strongly
&, q case Ct murder. The coroner and po-
lice are making thorough investigation in
the case.
The dead man ia William Londrigan,
aged about ATTY, quarryman residing in
East Haven. Yesterday morning Mrs.
Londrigan entered police headquarters and
inquired there If her husband had been ar
rested. Receiving . negative answer she
was Informed of the accident on the Shore
Line tracks, and Immediately repaired to
Cox & Henzs's undertaking establishment,
where she viewed the body, but it was so
completely mangled and cut up as to be
unrecogni1ble.
Mrs. Londriesn was unable to recogniza
the body, and refused to believe 1t was her
husband. Later, however, the body was
positively identified by Contractor Gun
nipeham and several of his fellow work
men, It WAS also ascertained that on Mon
day afternoon Mr.. Cunningham had paid
$50 to Londrigan, and not single penny
was found in his posse ssion when he was
found.
The body was found shortly after
O'Clock yesterday morning, aud word was
sent to the Grand avenue precinct and
Medical Examiner White was summoned
He visited the ecene. The trunk was found
beside the track, and search was then
made for the other members of the body
The head WAS found about 200 feet from
the trunk, lying in ditch, while the arms
and legs were found various distances
ranging from twenty five to fifty feet. The
remains were picked up and Medical Elk
aminer White summoned Cox & Hence
the undertakers, and the remains wer'
brought to this city.
There was nothing on the body to indf
cate who the man was, but from the ap
pearance it is supposed that it was the re
mains of q quarryman. A whisky bottl.
was found In the clothes of the man, b1
| 1t was broken and its contents had beer
scattered. A search was made along tn
| tracks to ascertain just where the probable
accident had happened, but so far as coult
be discovered there was not q particle o
blood in any direction. This was con
sidered somewhat strange, for the mutila
| ton, as in the case of this unfortunat
| man, must of necessity have scattered th
bloody tell tale marks along the track.
The case was reported to Deputy Core
ner Pond and an investigation at once sc
on foot. It was sscsrtsfns that Londri
gan was In the city Monday and receive
come money from Contractor Cunning
ham, for whom he had been working.
has also been pretty we'll ascsrtsined tbs
after he received the money he visite
| several saloons with companion and bot
imbibed pretty freely. It is also know
that this man was with him until ate {
night.
From the fsct that no money was foun
in the pockets of tho deceased the corons
deemed the circumstances of such a gu
picious nature that he Immediately i!
structed the police to be on the lookout fl
the man who Is known to have been wi.
1 INTO AlSub Aaotus
| suspicious Circumstance 10 that ye
terday morning Londrigan's eompanio
of Monday night, who is we'll know
about the city, had plenty of money az
was spending it freely. In view of the
circumstances the coroner deemed it be
to order the detention of this man In tt
event of bis being seen about the street
Up to lats hour last night, however,
had not been spprehended.
The theory advanced is that Londrigs
was murdered and robbed of his mon,
/ and his dead body placed upon the track
, This theory is borne out by the fact tn
no blood was found upon the tracks
ties. In this connection 1t is stated that
deadly body placed on the tracks and tn
/ | cut to pieces would not show any blot
| signs, as the hearts action having stopp'
| the blood would CONCEAL in the veins a,
would thus not flow when the veins az
arteries were severed.
/ The coroner will continue his investIg
: | tioas into the case to-day. Londrigar
} body was prepared for burial last mig
, and will be removed to his home in E,
Haven to-day. He leaves widow.