New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-15
THE MURDERED MAN BURIED
INDICTMENT AT THE FUNERAL CAUSED
BY A FIRE NEAR BY.
A CENTRAL OFFICE DETECTIVE CRITIc1sEs THE
ACTION OF THE PRECINCT POLICE in MAX
ING KNOWN THE FINDING OF
EGLAT"S WALLET.

EGLAU's WALLET
The body Of Professor Max Egau was pur'eu
in Calvary Cemetery yesterday, ana the poiioe up
parcntly made no progress In the search Tor MS iu'
Gerer although they still busy with the i"NeS
tigation A number of persons who had known MI
Eelau as artist and Instructor In drawing III INC
Cooper Institute and in other schools of the CITY as
seubled at his late home. No 9St2 ST. Marks Place
before 10 a. m to take last look at his race " men
the hearqe and carriages for the mourners were
standing in front OF the house the crowd on Inc
sidewalk was increased by an accident
man ran out Of the house No - ~. Marx
Place. directly opposite the Eglau home ana
shouted that there was a fire in the house Two
minutes later the fire engines arrived some Oh the
carriages had TO move out or line 50 that the en-
gnes could be connected with fire hydfahts' INC
excitement caused by the arrival or the IRE engines
detracted attention from the funeral the engines
did not remain long, as the Ire had oeeh eN''"-
guished before they arrived
Mrs WNhelmina Scharf. seventy-one years oid
who lived on the third floor OF the house. hau pee"
searching under lounge for something WIN
lighted candle and had set fire to the lounge anu
to her dress. She ran into neighDors ROOM
shricling for help Some OF the women In the house
wont to her assistance and smothereG the flames
with blankets She was badly burned about her
hands and the lower part Of her BODY An aihpu-
lance which carried her to Bellevue Hcspltai was
backed up 10 the sidewalk a few feet from the
body.
rho nroeonce Of the ambulance caused a large
crowd to gather and Acting Captain Hurley, OF the
Fifth-st. station, and four Of his men hau 10 Keep
them from lingering in front Of the house Inc
crowd ana ambulance were still there when the
funeral procession started.
In tie FIST carriage were the widow his son-in-
Law. John link. and the latter's wife and little
daughter There were about twenty other car
riages filed with friends of the dead man.
The funeral procession turned down First-ave-
from st. Marks Place and proceeded TO the Oh"'on
OF the Holy Redeemer. in Third-st. near Avenue =
Of requiem was there celebrated by me KEY,
l.. thinner. There were not many persons al the
church. After the services the proc1ssob s WI
through Avenue to Second-st, to the boTtIH,
nassin the Cooper Institute and then TO the Ienth
Street Ferry. The burial was in Calvary Cemetery.
inclined 10 admit that they had been bafiled. The
Fitzgerald boys. who had been dschaTge-l by MASS
at home with their parents and many nfghpoT5
offered their congratulations Wiiham rltzseTapt
denies emphatica!ly that he was IN the easemGn'
OF the school badpg on the Gay G S the
Joseph Amesbury, the Waterman, reported at the
East Sixty-seventh-st. police station early IN the
morning The detectives say they have no thought
OF placing him under arrest
One OF the Central ONCE detectives saio thlt
most inexcusabe piece of stupidity had been com
mitted by the police when they found the pocket
oo1cealed in the basement The detective said il
ordinary negence had been used the moon
it. The murderer who hid the pocketbook IN the
place probably had the intention OF going back after
il when the coast clear, and he might have
been caught This blunder may prevent the ponce
from solving the mystery OF the crime the de-
fective said.
The institution is guarded by detectives and no
one Is allowed IN except those connected with the
place Mrs Fitzgerald said yesterday morning that
she had frequently sent clothing and CASTOR linen
10 the institution which given to the charity
pupils studying in the place The cuffs found with
the blood stain marks were much soiled, and had
every appearance Of having lain In the creVce be-
hind the coalbin for some time. 1t was known
that the Fitzgerald boys went to school on the morn
ing Of the murder with clean cuffs which they wore
throughout the day. The police acknowledge that
the discharge OF the Fitzgerald boys has practically
left them where they were the start. and they
have no theories TO advance at present.