The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-30
CLEWS TO GoTHAM'S CORPSE.
MAY BE A BALTIMOREAN OR A MAN
FROM COLLEGE POINT.

An Address on a Piece of Paper
Leads to the Former TheOry-Scnrs
ON the Corpse Make 1t Look as II
the Deceased Came From the Lat
ter City-PoIico Find a Valisc in
the Woods Near the Place Where
Part of the Corpse Was DiscOv-
cred.
New York, June pa large black ieath-
er valise was found in the woods north of
Harlem river yesterday. In the valise was
found a black suit of clothes that would
ft man of ordinary size. The other con-
tents of the valise were two small states,
some white paper, pad, barrel-shaped
box that may have held candy two Shirts
a suit of underclothes, a pair of stockings,
a copy ofthe Progressive Thinker, Chi
cago publication, dated July Il, piece of
hempen cord AZ feet long and piece of
wrapping paper, with "Emporia, Virgil
MIA" on 1t.
The valise awaits an owner at police
headquarters. 1t was found two and a
half miles from the place where the lower
part of the murdered mans body was
found on Sunday, and it was at first
thought that there may have been some
connection between the valise and the VIC
tim. However. the police said there was
no reason for believing the valise belong
ed to any participant in the tragedy.
They still think the valise is no clew,
and will be glad to have the owner come
forward and claim his lost property.
The identity of the murdered man is still
unknown, in spite of a score of attempted
identihcations
The clews on which the police are work.
ing are slender. There is no doubt that
death was caused by a stab wound in the
heart. The fragments of the corpse were
wrapped in new oilcloth, probably pur-
chased for the purpose. These fragments
were placed where it must have been
known they would be picked up. The
crime was committed in doors in all likeli-
hood and the murderers probably mad
plenty of time to clear away traces of
their act
The police place some faith in the identi-
hcation of the corpse that was made to-
night. Unlike the other identifications,
this time there is some evidence to
strength the belief that the right clew
has been struck. The murdered man is
said to be Theodore Cyklan, cabinet
maker, employed for the past two years
by William Baumgartner & Co., cabinet
makers, at College Point, l.. 1. The
morgue was visited tonight by Supt.
L. ZImm Of the cabinet factory, and three
of the workmen who had known Ckylan
intimately. They were accompanied by
a detective from the police central office.
Zlmm was the spokesman. He said that
Cyklan, who was one of his
best employees, disappeared last
Thursday. Supt. Zimm said that
Cyklan had been poisoned on finger two
years ago, and there was scar left. Dr.
Scott of Bellevue was called and he discov-
cred a scar on top of the second finger of
the murdered mans right hand and a bad
ly SCARED finger A malformed nail is
on the left hand and Superintendent Zimm
said that three weeks ago Cyklan smashed
one of his fingers on that hand by blow
of a hammer. One of Zimm's companions
said that he believed that the valise found
in the woods belonged to Cyklan and the
finding of the two states in it made him
think he was right because at the same
time ne had also purchased two states. He
would not be positive, however until he
had seen the valise and its contents. Su-
perintendent Zimm and his three compan-
ions went away with the detectives, Su-
perintendent Zimm saying that he would
return to the morgue in the morning.
Baltimore, Md, June pa statement
made tonight to a representative of the
Associated Press may help to establish
the identity of the mutilated body found on
Saturday last in the East river, New
York.
A young German Hebrew, called S. Vein
krantz, and residing at 909 East Baltimore
street, says that from information he has
received he believes the headiess trunk to
be that of his uncle, a.so called S. Wein-
krantz.
Weinkrantz says that since the finding
of the remains he has made numerous at
tempts to communicate by telegraph with
his uncle who resides at 119 Park row,
New York, but has received no response.
The supposed victim visited Baltimore
about six weeks ago, and In a conversation
with his nephew, acquainted the young
man with the facts relating to his domes-
tic and commercial reverses, saying that
he had many enemies and was reasonably
afraid that they would resort TO violence.
Young Welnkrantz says that his uncle
was % years old and bookbinder by
trade He was recently divorced and his
wife's relatives are said 70 feel bitterly
toward him. According 10 the nephew,
Weinkrantz was a man Of exemplary hab-
its and handsome IN appearance, standing
about six feet and weighing between $50
to 1870 pounds
Weinkrantz also says that he has a
brother-in-law, w. D. Jaconsen, at En-
porla, Va This lends additional import
ance TO the fact that the valise found In
the Harlem woods contained a piece OF
wrapping paper marked "Emporia, Vir-
ginia."
Richmond, Va, June 29.-It Is thought
In Emporla that the wrapping paper from
that place, found In the satchel mentioned
in connection with the New York murder
mystery, Is the paper Of G. Jacobsen, an
Emporia merchant. lie has no recollec-
ton OF selling goods to any one going
10 New York, but Mrs. Jacobson was IN
baltimore recently, and had some Of his
paper with her. 8. Woinkrantz OF Balti-
more, his brother-in-law, might also have
had some OF the paper.