The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-16
DEATH BY ASpHYXIATI0N
MAN FOUND DEAD IN HIS ROOM AT
 TIE CENTRAL HOUSE.
Registered as Edward Harvey of This City Thought to Have Been an Assumed Same-His Remains Unidentified at the Morsue-Smith Was Found Dead in al

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 The Central house on Church street, near Crown, was again yesterday the scene of another case of aspnyxiation and the circumstances surrounding the case point to suicide. About 10 o'clock Saturday night a man went to the hotel and after registering as Edward Har- vey, paid thirty-five cents for his lodg- ing and was assigned to room IS.
 The stranger went upstairs with the clerk of the hotel, was shown the room and expressed himself as perfectly sat- istied with it, A short time after he came down stairs and told the clerk he was going to the theater He then went out and returning about midnight went G'lrectly to his room and this was the last seen of him alive.
 About 10:30 o'clock yesterday morning the clerk of the hotel detected the smell of escaping gas and after a thorough
 
 room IS, which had been' assigned to Harvey, the night previous. It was but the work of a few moments Ito force open the door and when the fumes of the gas had been dlspelled so that the clerk could enter the room, he found Harvey's body on the floor dead. Medi- cal Examiner White was immediately notified and after Investigating the cir cumstances ordered the removal of the body to Lewis X Maycocks morgue.
 Here later in the day a thorough ex- animation was made of the mans cloth ing and in his pockets was found a check for a seat in the dress circle at the Grand Opera house, showing that he had been there Saturday night, four circulars describing a patent fruit jar holder on each of which had been writ ten with a lead pencil For sale by F. w. Wright, East Hampton, Conn.," 8 new blank book, unused, a small mon- key wrench, but no pocketbook and no money. With the exception of these articles there was nothing among the effects which would throw any light upon the identity of the dead man. G1iI klLG lllulCStlAOllS ppliilS " lllG IeSl that the man had sought death at his own hands and had deliberately turned on the gas The gas cock which was in perfect working order was turned on full head and from the conditions of the room and the remains it is conjectured that Harvey had either blown out or turned on the gas, divested himself of his coat and thrown himself upon the bed, which had been Inussed, and had during the night fallen off on to the floor. When he went to his room at midnight he was apparently perfectly sober.
 The remains, which are at Lewis & Maycocks awaiting identification, are those of a man about fifty years old 3 feeet inches ip height, weight 160 pounds, broad face with large protrud- ing nose, good teeth, red mustaclhe, blue eyes and brown hair When found the man had on three pairs of socks. a pair of cheap drawers, black ribbed striped trowsers, two grey wrappers, @ white shirt, a blue striped jumper, two vests, a diagonal coat and well worn overcoat. He also wore a fur cap, in which on the band was worked "C. r. Fray" There was also in the cap rebate check issued by the Air Line di- vision of the Consolidated railroad, showing that the man had ridden from Middletown to New Haven Saturday. Up to a late hour last night the re- mains had not been identified. Medi- cal Examiner White has not yet de- cided whether the case is one of suicide or not.
 FOUND DEAD IN THE LOOKUP.
 Nathan Smith, sixty-six years old, was found dead in the lookup at the Grand avenue precinct at o'clock yes terday morning. Smith was tailor and lived in the annex Last Thursday he came into the city, got drunk and was arrested by Officers McKeon and Linsley As he had never been arrested before, in accordance with the usual custom, he was discharged from GUS tody the next morning.
 Saturday noon Smith was again found at the conner of Grand avenue and East street helplessly drunk by Officer St. Clair and taken to the Grand ave- nue precinct. After he had been locked up several hours he sobered up and during the evening was apparently as comfortable and contented as any of the other prisoners. During the night he made no complaint of not feeling well and went to sleep about midnight and so far as is known never woke again.
 About o'clock yesterday morning Sergeant Bradley went into the lookup to wake up the prisoners who were entitled to a discharge and was sur prised that Smith did not respond ito the summons. A close examination of the body. which was lying stretched at full length upon the bench, showed that Smith was dead. The body was still warm, establishing the fact that death had occurred but a short time before.
 Medical Examiner White was prompt ly notified and after a thorough in- vestigation decided that death was due to heart disease, superinduced by acute alcoholism. Late yesterday afternoon the remains were taken in charge by John Fitzsimmons of the annex, with whom Smith had lived, and removed to his late home. The arrangements for the funeral have not yet been com pleted. So far as could be learned last night Smith had no relatives in this city.
 DIED AT SPRINGSIDE HOME.
 Thomas Hopcroft, an Englisnman, died at Springside home yesterday.