The evening world., 1894-08-20
Three Bullet Holes in His Head
and Stab Wounds on
One Hand.
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 shortly after noon
yesterday, and later in the day the pc
culiar actions ola well-dressed stranger.
who appeared on the scene, added to the
mystery. '....
That there was a dead man lying on the
beach became known to number Of
persons in the course/of the afternoon,
but none Of them seemed to think 1t
necessary to notify the police or county
oficials. and six hours after the body
was first seen 1t was still there. I'M
touched, and partially covered with
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
Aud seemed desirous of informing the
,roner and the other authorities i'm
-,ediately. He claimed to live In the
neighborhood, was well dressed In a
blue yachting suit and seemed a man
of means and education. He left the
scene at about o'clock in the direction
OF Pockaway, but up to o'clock he had
not been heard of nor had he seen the
Coroner as he said he would.
The body was found by Charles Jones,
of 937 Gates avenue, Brooklyn, a clerk
in the employ of H. N. Squires Son, Is
John street. He was out sailing with
his brother-in-law, Harry Hansen. OF
l20l Gates avenue, Brooklyn, and John
Mayo, also of Brooklyn.
I'VE started out at 7.30 O'Clock in the
morning In a small yacht from Cedar
Vile. opposite Sheepshead Bay. for a
sail to Sandy Hook" said Mr.. Jones
this morning. ION our return at noon
Z We made for Rockaway Point, and an
chored opposite tine Oriental Hotel al
Manhattan Beach.
We went ashore in a rowboat, which
we beached, and started, for a short
walk around the point. / was in front
when l saw a peculiar looking object II
the sand. / walked towards 1t and wa.
startled to see a leg sticking out from
under a piece of canvas.
Il called my brother-in-law, Mr. Han
sen, and Mr.. Mayo. We didn't care t.
touch the body. We finally concluded
10 lift the canvas. When we did so {
horrible sight was revealed. Lying oil
Its back, face upward, with an arm out
stretched. was the dead body of a maj
oil about forty years old. The face wa
covered with blood and slightly swollen
In the left temple was a bullet hole
another in the corner Of the left ey
near the nose. and still another back o
The right ear.
The left hand was black and blue
sne discolorations probably being tn
a result OF blows from a cudgel. TIL
Il Hsht hand was under the right hip an
WINNIE few inches of the handle of
revolver which protruded from the rigf
mp pocket. The hand was covered wit
"eep knife wounds and horribly lace
eu with ugly looking cuts. The bod
"au peen In the water. but not Ion
enough to effect its appearance.
~ Was dressed In a fairly good blaC
sun OF clothes. white shirt and viii
toehinss. The rest had been turned l
oih the bottom, and We couldn't s,
whether or not the pockets contained
a'ch nor II they had been rified. "
care TO touch the body, and Their
uidht make as close an examin
Non as We might have done
"h'le We were looking at the des
" stranger came up. who seem,
~, take lively interest in it. He sa
au'horities ought to be notofed. al
ne seemed willing to attend to Il
y er' we let him do so. He left in
heighborhood.
NJ we rowed back to our boat and sail
~ .,.s on the outside In plain view
HNerhoon-until o'clock. In faet-wa
ior the Coroner to appear: but
IN Shad not been notified. for