New-York tribune., 1896-11-17
NEW.JERSEY NEWS.
ANOTHER RAHWAYMYSTERY 7
UNKNOWN MAN FOUND DEAD IN THE
STREET.
EVIDENCES OF POISONING BY cARBoLIc ACID
THE POLICE LOOKING FOR a COMPANION OF
THE DEAD MAN-VALrABLE PROP

r.
THE DEAD UNAVAILABLE PROP
ERrY on THE BODY.
Railway Nov. l6 (SpeciaD.-This city was thrown
into a state OF great excitement to-day iy the us
covery at o'clock this morning OF the dead pou'
of a man about thirty-eight years Old lying nhuer
n tree near the freight house of the pennsylvania
Railroad The discovery was made by Nil'i"i"
Cornelius and Martin Fagan. who are employed a'
the pumping station
The man lying on his side. his head RESUME
on n stone He was well-dressed, and MS APP
pearance In every way denoted that ne WAS Vi
good connections and associations. lie hao OIL d
dark suit of clothes. light-colored oVercoa' me-
linen was clean and Of good quality. and In MS
pockets were n fine gold watch. Howard MAKE
SO Il in money and a silver match-safe bur not
letter card or anything to show his Identity
Doctor Holmes who Is the Mayor OF the cry as
we'll az Coroner OF the county, was iniorHieu a'
once lie was unable to decide the cause OF 'he
mans death. and ordered the body removed 10
Ryno's Morgue. In Irving st. Word was sent 10
County Physician Wcstcott who came to Rahway
q, 1 o'clock this afternoon and began an nvesti-
cation.
II was brought out by the evidence OF Thomas
Robinson that the dead man had been seen AT
midnight In company with another man. ne" '"e
spot where his body was found. kopihsoh say >
he was returning home from work about l. o cloch
when he heard some one HlOdi.IHb' ''''''S 80 49,
direction of the sound he found a man whom he
thinks Is the one who found dead lying on thc
ground groaning as II H. great pain :Nhoth'i ma"
was standing up near tree. lie ask'h ho p"'H
tiOns and passed to his home. -,
County Physician Westcot made an eAaiilhd''o'
Of the body this afternoon. The mans llps aiiu
throat bore evidence of being badly burned anu
there was "A strong odOr OF carboic acIl rom III,
throat. He gave II a. his opinion that tHe hlhh
had died from poisoning. but whtthc' aui"
istered by himself some one else was oil COURSE
known. . -,
The fact that the mans valuables had ho' ptrn
disturbed shows that robbery was not CON
trmplaied vet every Indication rcfutes the theory
Of suicide chief Of Police Wrgh, has made every
effort TO find the dead mans cofnpanloh. ih"t :,
man so well-dresscd and bearing every r'lH'hV' .!
responsibility should have absolutely nothing ABOUT
his person to give any ccw 10 hiS identity, uorS
moi seem TO bc at all plausible. II Is the belief OF
the poce that the man was drugced ana biougn'
10 the spot where his body was found ana louII.
dealt with County Physician Wcstcott aoDourinrd
the ngucst, pending a further Investigation. ne
authorized the following description OF IN. man 20
be given out: "IIe is ) feet. inches tau w'Ighs
about $50 pounds and has "A heavy dark mustache
a broad hlgn forehead. and Is slightly bald In FROM
cutawaV coat and waiscoat. new black trous"rs
nearly new pair OF lace shoes. white shirt stand
ing collar and a new black derby hat ,
4 careful search about the spot Whrre tle pouN
was found failed to disclose any boti. III whl'h
had been carbolic acid. The mans BODY pore no
evidence OF any wounds or bruises. ana thr 'il't'
afair is shrOuded In 2 mysierr thdt VIII ptopp'nls
rival that Of the unknown S.rl VINO was ionhn
murdered here In issI