New-York tribune., 1899-06-14
NO CLEW TO THE MYSTERY
POLICE STILL HOPE TO IDENTIFY THE
MAT ~F0t%Nf, IN THE BAY.
SEVERAL. PERSONS VISIT THE BRooKLYN MoRGUf
wITlIoJ>r PROVING ANYTHING-A WEIRD

SEVERAL. PERSONS VISIT THE BRooKLYN MoRGuE
wTTHolrr PROVING ANYTHING-A WEIRD
STORY OF 1OSGsHoRFaEN.
No facts of any value were brough; 10 hsh' yes
.srday f. the effort 10 identify 'G' pouy "'nc"
WIS picked Uu IN fragments along 'he broohIyn
oa,er from and to clear up the mystery as 10 the
ceusc Of the inan's death arG the agency "hch
rnutiIated the body number OF morbid persons
uer, "a ~, morcue in Willoughby-s and some
Of those who court notorety told queer stories OF
men with crucihxcs and anchors tattooed on thPir
arms There was identification 1nahc however
ard the officials take little stock IN some or the
strancc stories that were told. That there was no
nositiye Identification made. or at ieas; some
valuable clew discovered. yesterday was rather a
disappointment 10 the officials who are working
on the case, but they have not yet given up nope
that they will Be able to unravel the mystery
The police have no new theories about The case
and said last night that they had possible ide1-
,,ecatton clews upon which they were engaged
AT present they are waiting for some one TO come
up and give them a clcw by making an apsoiute
Identification Mr. Mcguire, the norgue keepe',
said he would keep the fragments OF the body unu
Friday. if 1t was necessary.
The first would-be identher went TO the morgue
at o'clock yesterday morning. He was Elias
whitman. who had been found by report
or for an afternoon newspaper. whitman saio
that he was walking along South-st, Mahhat'aH
about O'Clock on the morning OF june "hen he
saw two men quarrelling near Fulton Market l"es
werc dressed like sailors or longshoremen ne saii
and he distinctly tattooed crucinx' hke 'he
one IN ~ morgue on the arm OF one Of the lighters
The other man dreY ha.chet and threatened to
kill the tattooed man. who was called hehy "n"-
man reDored that he heard this blood-thr'iHng con-
versation: .
Reilly. I'll chop you TO pieces and feeo you ~
| the fishes the first chance get
he Won Will II get the nrst cnd"Se' o"'
| I will keep a lookout for YOU .
| Whitman was positive that "Rrily" had a crucinx
on his arm, Ike the one on the unknown BODY ou,
| posifive Identification on account OF the aosence
| Of part Of the face OF the body In the Morgue' @
ae aepPn PTncH REYNOLDS said that his Investigation goes
bjs 'o name in print and is said have been the
| author OF several sensational stories ~, H.,
son whose husband 10 a sailor board the cruiser
| New-Oreans. She was struck 10y the = sa'nn,a' =,
| tbose on the arms Of Mr.. Hanson When she saw
The marks at the Morgue however she said ina that
! bands arm included bleeding heart IN req INK. M
Furthermore, Mrs Hanson has received rS lettea ,S
The absence OF part Of the face and the feet pre-
| F4fty-fourth-st Manhattan. from saving Poslu;e,y M @
| Mr. Lunebetg has been missing for zen GAYS ne ne
| had tattoo marks on his arm exactN IKE tnoss .t
OF the body made her hesitate they are irregular
| and Imperfect while she believes hose OF her hus
| band were perfect. She could settle the question
positively she declared 70 the feet could be found
| There were three toes missing from MT LuneDere
| right foot. He sixty years old, and had Sra!
| hair while the body at the Morgue is that of
| man Just In the prime OF life. . -
Melvi Smith. the life-saver at one OF the bathing
| establishments Coney Island, said last nigh
| that he remembered seeing man In the watel
| there a day or two before the body was found who
| had crucihx tattoed on his arm. When me mar
| sailors uniform. Smith could not, however re
| member the name the mans hat which would
| Indicate the warshlp to which he belonged. He
positive in his tement and believes that the deaC
| man was a sailor In the Navy.
| Policeman Frank Mcclure. OF the Central Parl
| force reported 10 Captain England at the Arsena
Yesterday that he believes he saw the dead man a
| Coney Island last Friday. Mcclure noticed a part
OF three and three women In bathing He wa
so attracted by a cruc1x tattOOed on one arm OF
smooth faced stout man that he remarked II
his friend He also noticed anchor tattooed oil
one Of the mans hands Captain England sen
Mcclure 10 Police Headquarters 10 tel. Captain
McCIueky OF the Detective Bureau. but up to
late hour he had not called. II was thought a
Headquarters that the policeman had gone I
Brooklyn to tell his story.