The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-18
FATALITY AT EAST ROCK.
UNKNOWN MAN EITHER FELL OR
 JUMPED FROM THE CLIFF.

East rock was yesterday the scene of either a fatal accident or determined suicide, but which the authorities have not yet decided. Shortly before o'clock vest arday afternoon a telephone mes- sage was received by Captain Wrinn at police headquarters to the effect that the dead body of an unknown man was lying on the slope of the rock al- most opposite Rock Lane bridge. The police ambulance was immediately sent to the scene in charge of Singal Officer Began and Patrolman John w. Grant.
 Upon the arrival of the ambulance at the scene the body was after con- siderable difficulty removed from it's position on the side of the rock, placed in the ambulance and removed to Lewis & Maycock's, where up to a late hour last night it remained unidentified.
 The body was discovered by w. C.. Warren of 52 Division street while rid ing on the Farnam drive about l o'clock yesterday afternoon. The body was ly- ing face downward about seventy-five feet below the brow of the perpendicu- lar cliff opposite Rock Lane bridge. Christian Schoepfer, who is employed as watchman at the rock, was notified, and the police and Medical Examiner White telephoned to- The ambulance was promptly sent to the scene, and Signal Officer Began had the fore thought to take a Tong rope with him.
 Upon their arrival at the scene sig nal Officer Began, Patrolman Grant and Philip O'Brien, who lives near by on Orange street, climbed up the steep incline and fastened the rope around the body After this had been done O'Brien stood on the ledge of the rock where the body lay and began to lower the body down, while the signal officer and patrolman kept it from striking the rocky points on the ledge. This work was more or less hazardous ow- ing to the slippery condition of the stones and earth consequent upon the recent frosts.
 In this manner the corpse, with con siderable difficulty, was lowered to where the ambulance was waiting. The body was stIll slightly warm, showing that the accident had occurred not many hours before the corpse was dis covered. There were several cuts and scratches about the head, one long cut over the left temple; the right arm was broken at the wrist, and the left thigh was also fractured. The fall had evidently produced concussion of the brain, and it was to this that death was due.
 By order of Medical Examiner White the body was removed to Lewis & May cocks, where a closer examination of the remains was made. The man was evidently of Irish parentage about twenty-five years old, feet inches Tn height. thin face, sandy moustache, dark brown hair, and prominent front tooth. He wore black overcoat With black rubber buttons, light gray sack undercoat with lining to match, brown vest, white linen shirt, fifteen and one half inch linen collar, black trousers, black woolen gloves, black socks, laced shoes No. 9, and a black derby hat, size 7A. In the hat was the name of friend D. Brooks, and under the sweat band l the name Finnegan, In the pockets of the clothing was found $15 in cash, a silver watch worth | S10, and some railroad way bills on | yellow tissue paper; also a railroad tick 1 ct between New Haven and North Ha- ven. The way bills read as follows:
 January g. R. R., Lynchburg, Va. hay press 700, 3S. 11S 20,
 January 3O Frieght Harlem river to Clairmont, N H
 The railroad ticket bore the stamp of | January 22, and there was also a rebate | check from New London to New Ha- yen bearing the date of December 22. | Beyond these things there was nothing 70 lead to the Identification of the re- mains.
 Medical Examiner White is of the ! opinion that the man committed suicide oy jumping from the top of the rock The last seen of him alive was by Watchman Schoepfer, who saw him tanding at the base Of the soldiers at II o'clock He walked | rom the monument to the top of the bluff, and leaning against an old oak rec lighted his pipe there The watch nan also says that he saw no one else ,n the rock yesterday morning.
 At the point in the Farnam drive where the fatality occurred there is a tone wall, and beyond this a level pace of about fifteen feet in width. )n this level track there are three dis inct sizes of foot prints. One of these orrespond to the size of the shoe worn " the victim, the second were made by smaller size shoe and the third foot rints by arctic overshoes.
 Up to an early hour this morning the ody had not been identified Medical Examiner White will continue his in- estigations to-day.
 Philanthropist HOnOred.
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