The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-10
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No positive Identification Of tho dismem
bered body Of q man which was found on Tues
day morning In tho inclosuro between the slipt
OF tho Roosevelt Street and James slip fer
ries was made yesterday. although indications
point to 1t being that Of Jean Janerez, a French
man, who had been employed as a carver In
Mouquin's restaurant on Sixth avenue neal
Twenty eighth street for i've years. Lanerez
disappeared last November, but as he was In
tho habit Of going on sprees. nothing was
thought OF the matter by his employers. The
man didn't return within a week, as usual
and his friends concluded that ho had gone
back to Franco thing he frequently said that
no would do.
There were fully three dozen callers ut the
Morgue yesterday who claimed that they had
relatives or friends missing who thought that
the body might be that of the missing one. They
were all allowed to sec the remains, although
1t was noticed that most Of them had come
out Of nero curiosity. The majority Of them
the body. but, some felt pretty certain that It
was that OF the person they were looking for.
seriously by the police until an excited young
mar man , came aIong and asked permission to see
lives asked his NAME, and when ho had given IL
they, hustled him into the Morgue to show him
THAT'S him, I'm sure of it." the man OK.
"Who is itr' demanded a detective. What
jean Lanerez," replied the young. man in
tremulous tones. I'm sure that's his body"
When the detectives, brought the stranger
couldn't get near him. and one or two who tried
70 address him were thrust aside. Can't. Nc
man. but no said that the information he had
s,ven was a. w OF great att. iamp Port nee mai From "a other
Media n Frnnchman WIN Eaena n restaurant Mt
at the restaurant late yesterday afternoon. 81
reau to Keep my mouth shut" he said. and there
is little, that, can tell you. l knew Jean Lane,
havo felt sure that something had happened to
him because no kept away from this restau-
rant. where he had eaten his meals for years.
the Morgue to see IL tho body was not that of
Lanerez, I was excited, because I am not in
the Morguo Is that OF a big man. .Lanerez
was . great, big, muscular man. i said / was
With The body iy' in such &c a mutiletod condition. nd
that II is that of my friend"
and muscular development impressed him more
than ANYTHING else. Then, too, he said. Lane
fs ho sandy hair. which had turned gray on
Media said that there. was a scar on one of his
ears ears; the result X. OF I,a an abs e es -, There . is a h, small al
marks on the ear itself. The entire left, side of
the head Is missing. Media thought that the
might account for the mutilation of tho body.
me MI M21H Y;9a gSve a description OF Lanerez
erez, he said, was in the restaurant up to noon
on Nov. /: He then went away and never re-
turned; For two weeks Mr.: Mouquin felt con
he got a man in place of Lanerez and gave the
latter no further thought.
yesterday which was regarded by the police as
important was made by Herman Strasser OF Al
in,iaw, Jacob De Monde as a ias Of Pat
business. He had coHsiderablo ns,nsy'yw with h
and went away on Sunday, saying he was going
t9 look o over the Bowery and then go home;
from his sister in Patchogue:
Please let mo know If Jake is at your home:
strasser Immediately. went to tho Morgue. to
see the body. He said that it resembled his
brother.in-law in many ways. but that he
couldn't be, surc whether Il was or not, He
was hustled off to Police Headquarters by a
detective. and was seen no more around the
Morgue.
Donlin and DR.. McAllister Of Bellevue Hospital,
showed conclusively that the man was muir:
the cartilage of the throat broken. indicating
that the man had been choked to death. The
umn and every rib fractured. DR.. Donlin says
that there were at least two men concerned In
the crime. and probably more. The broken chest
bone would indicate that the man who did
the choking was kneeling on his victim at the
time.
On the stump of the left leg powder marks
were found. but no bullet wound.
During the afternoon and evening Central
Office detectives went to tho Morgue with O
them view the body. None, Of them would
talk. but 1t seemed evident that the police at
tached Importance to the supposed identiica-
ton OF the remains as those Of Lanerez. Capt.
McClusky. admitted that he was much i'm
pressed with the stories told by the French peo-
pie. Il shall know within twonty-four hours
whether the body is that OF Lanerez." he said,
"and within forty.eight hours there should GER
tainly be some positive Identification"