The evening world., 1894-08-20
DEAD ON
'''' The Hi BEACH.
A Sailing Party Finds the
Body Of a Murdered Man
at RockaVay Point
HIDDEN UNDER SOME CANVAS.
Three Bullet Holes in His Head
and Stab Wounds on
One Hand.
HIDDEN UNDER SOME CANVAS.
MIDDLE AGED, WELL DRESSED.
The Body Had Been in the Water
Belief that the Man Was
Killed and Then Robbed.

A mysterious murder was committed
on the beach at Rockaway Point, al
most directly opposite the Oriental
Hotel. at Manhattan, some time late
Saturday night
The mutilated body of a middle-aged
man was discovered there shortly after
noon yesterday, and later in the day the
peculiar actions of q well-dressed
stranger. who appeared on the scene,
added to the mystery.
That there was Gead man lying on the
beach became known to a number of
persons In the course Of the afternoon.
but none of them seemed to think 1t
necessary to notify the police or county
officials. and six hours after the body
was FIRST seen 1t was still there. un-
touched, and partially covered with a
piece of old canvas, which had evidently
been placed there originally by the per-
son or persons who committed the deed.
Small parties OF three and four people
were seen to approach sufficiently close
to examine It. and they must have gone
away knowing that a man had been
killed and his body left where he fell.
The mysterious stranger referred to
was the only one who seemed to COM
prehend the situation, and he suggested
and seemed DESTROYS Of informing the
Coroner and the other authorities I'm
mediately. He claimed to live In the
neighborhood, was well dressed in II
blue yachting suit and seemed man
of means and education. He left the
scene at about l o'clock In the direction
of Rockaway, but up to 9 o'clock he had
not been heard Of nor had he seen the
Coroner as he SAID ne YOU'D, ~ ,o,s
of 937 Gates avenue, Brooklyn, clerk
in the employ of II. N. SQuire's Son, ls
John street. He was out sailing with
his iis, Parliamentary. Aarry Hansen OF
Mayo, also of Brooklyn.
I'VE started out at 100 o'clock in the
morning In q small yacht from Cedar
sail to Sandy Hook" said Mr.. Jones
this morning. ION our return at noon
we made for Rockaway. Point and an
eshored opposite the Oriental Hotel at
I'VE went ashore in a rowboat, which
we beached, and started for a short
walk around the point. l was In front.
Wien Ws naf . sHne IsSu Object
the sand. l walked towards It and was
startled to see leg sticking out from
under piece OF canvas.
sen. and Mr.. Mayo. We didn't care to
to lift the canvas. When We did so a
Saes i sas Sss ws Lyms
stretched. was the dead body Of man
Of about forty years old. The face was
covered with blood and slightly swollen.
another in the Corner of the left eye
near the nose. and stiii another back OF
the , right ear. , ,
the disceloration. "" probably being 'l tn:
| result OF blows from a cudgel. The
! right hand was under the right hip and
within few inches Of the handle OF a
hip pocket. The hand was covered with
deep knife wounds and horribly LAGER
ated with ugly looking cuts. The body
had been in the water. but not long
enough 10 AFFECT Its appearance.
1T was dressed in fairly good black
| suit OF clothes. white shirt and white
| stockings. The waistcoat had been turned
whether or not the pockets contained .
watch nor II they had been rified. We
didn't care to touch the body. and there
fore didn't make as close an sxamina-
| ton as we might have done.
while We were looking at the dead
man. a stranger came up, who seemed
to take lively interest In II. He said
as he seemed willing to attend to the
matter, we let him do so. He left in a
rowboat, think he said he lived in the
I'VE rowed back to our boat and sailed
| around on the outside In plain view all
| afternoon-until o'clock. In fact-wait-
| ing for the Coroner TO appear: but he
| evidently had not been notified. for he
| didn't show up. A number OF people
came down, looked at the body and
walked away. Shortly after o'clock we
sailed away"
Charles Jordan, OF Brooklyn. who was
| nut calling near RnckaWAX Point ypS-
| terday, tod an Evening World" re
porter that boatman informed him and
some friends shortly after noon that
there was dead man on the beach.
Jordan examined the body and described
! the wounds on II the same as Jones did
He added that the body had been
| pulled out OF the water early in the day
| by a rope tied around one OF the ankles
| He said the man was feet inches In
height; about IT. forty years old clear
Jordan thought that the revolver II
the right hip pocket looked as though
II had been placed there purposely aftel
the mans death. The clothes on thu
body showed the man TO have beer
fairly well-to-do, and Jordan thought HI
had been killed and then robbed.
The body was taken at $40 o'clocl
this afternoon to Rocksway Park anC
turned over TO Coroner George 8. Smit h
The pistol found in the pocket was OF So
calibre with all chambers full. Thesl
were also In the pockets some door keys
These were the only things that coult
No one has been able to furnish poin
helping towards Identification.