New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-11

TIE DEAF AND DUMB INSTITUTE. LEXISGToN-
AVE AND sIxry-sEvENTH-s BLOOD
STAINED SHOVEL NEAR HIM.
The body Of Max Eglau artist. sixty-eght
wears old. was found on the fourth floor OF the
Deaf and Dumb Institute at Sixty-seventn-st.
and Lexington-ave. at 2:30 o'clock yesterday al
ternoon It was covered with blood which had
flowed from half dozen wounds on his head ana
an ugly cut on the face. Near the BODY lay
blood-stained iron shovel. and 1t is probable tnat
the mans life was beaten out with this weapon
In the hands Of an unknown assailant The ponce
believe that murder was committed. Esiau
was employed at the Institute He had room
on the fourth floor but lived at No. 99ls 81. MarKs
Place.
II was at noon Yesterday when he was last
seen alive At 2:SO o'clock Superintendent David
Green, CT the institute had business In store
room on the fourth floor, but TO reach there was
obliged to pass through Eglau's ROOM when
Mr. Green knocked at the artists door he re-
ceived no response. He opened the door ana
found the body OF Eglau his head bathed In
blood and pools OF blood about the floor. The
room was in great disorder and there were EVIL
dences Of a struggle. Not far from the dead man
lay the iron shovel and it too bore stains OF piood.
superintendent Green gave the alarm and in
vestigated still further.
When the police Of the East Sixty-seventh-st.
station arrived they made a search Of the prem
,ses. but could find no clew to the murderer
Superlntendent Green declared that II seemed
impossible to him that an outsider COULD nave
gotten into the institution without ringing bell
at the main entrance and also bell when must
be rurg before any one on the outside not ac-
ouainted with the workings OF the INSTITUTION
could gain admission to the part Of the building
where Eglau was The police took charge OF the
mans effects
not SEEN ALIVE AFTER NOON.
The dead an Instructor In painting
and drawing and was employed In the institu-
ton. where he gave the deaf mutes lessons once
a week He instructed a class every Monday.
! lie arrived at the institution at noon yesterday
and Immediately went 10 his studio on the fourth
floor, the Sixty-e.ghth-st. side of the building.
He was not seer again until ne was found dead.
! Professor Dwight l.. Elmendorf. whom Super
| intendent Green informed OF Eglau's death hur-
/ ried around to the station-house in East sixty
seventh-st. and told Sergeant Hussey what had
occurred. Detectives Heating and Collins were
sent around to the institution to make an In
vestigation They Immediately gave orders to
| allow no one to leave the building. Acting Cap
tain Casey. Of the East Sixty-seventh-st station,
was soon on the scere. and he was joined by
|
A policeman stationed at the entrance to the
institution. 50 that could pass out with
out first being identified.
On the body were found gold watch and chain.
four bank books, 60 cents in money. a pipe. a
match safe and some keys. The bank books
! we're on the Metropolitan Savings Bank. German
Savings Bank Bowery Bank and Bank OF Saw
ings. They showed deposits in favor of the dead
man. His hat and overcolt were hanging on
hook in the wall The body warm when
found, showing that Eglau had been dead only
| a short time.
| CENTRAL OFFICE MEN ON THE SCENE.
| Acting Captain Casey and his detectives and
the Central Office men began an investigation as
soon as they arrived While the investigation
was going permitted to enter or
leave the building. s, far as could be learned.
the police concluded that Eglau had been MUIR
iered. The motive. however. they cannot tell at
present They thought that it was not robbery.
The police have idea that the old artist may
have been killed by one of the inmates Of the
institution.
Eglau was formerly teacher Of ornamental
drawing at Cooper UnOn.
THREE DEAF MUTES ARRESTED.
Acting Captain Casey and Detectives Camp
bell. Collins and Kea;ing last night arrested
|
Asylum The names of the prisoners are Peter
Wolfe. eighteen years old. of No. Ala East Sixty
sixth-st; Adoph Pfandler. eighteen years old. OF
No. : Extra Place, and Edward Eek. eighteen
wears old OF No ia West Twenty-fifth-st
Pfandler when arrested. was found to be In
highly nervous state. Pfanders shirt and waist
coat torn
Coroner Fitzpatrick viewed the body last night
and his theory is that the man was attacked by
two persons and that the attack was made in the
studio judging from the disarrangement Of the
different articles in the room Eglau was short,
stockily built man. and was said 20 be strong.
Acting Captain Casey took the three deaf mutes
into his room for an examination.
Eglau was married and lived with his wife at
the ST. Marks Place She "a old and
feeble and was Frustrated by the news Of her
husbands death. They had one daughter. who
Is Mrs John b. link living in West Third-st.
| The old man made his living by taking pupils
| in drawing and painting. He had FOR years
been connected with Cooper institute, and Yas
10 have lectured there last night
As far as te learned he had not an
enemy ir the world.
1T MAY HAVE BEEN ROBBERY.
It was said late last night by link, the muir
dered mans son-in-law. that Eglau had about
| 500 in his pocket when he went to the institu-
| ton link says that about IL O'Clock yesterday
| morning he met the old man In the Bowery
Eglau told him that he had been TO the banks at
Seventh-st. and the Bowery to get some checks
ca shed and that he wanted to see link in he
evening to give him some morey TO deposit IN
the Fourth Avenue Bank to-day. The old man
took from his pocket a roll OF bills. Acting cap
tain Casey thinks that II the money mad peen
taken. the watch and chain would nave pee"
stolen, too.
BRIGHTER OUTLOOK TOR SHEEPNEN.
Casper Wyo. Feb. l0.-Joseph Resert promi'
nent sheepman came into town yesterday rom
100 miles north OF here and reports that the fall OF
snow In the country travelled over VIII average SIX
-, An .ha shaep I'm that section are in prime