New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-11
sHRoUDED IN MYSTERY.
MOUNT VERNON OFFICIALS DlsA1hhH
OVER THE BRAUTCH CASE
,copoSrR BANNING REARREsTs A SUSPECTED
MAN AND CHIEF OF POLICE f0
HOLDS THAT THE GARDENER
coMMITED SUICIDE.


.r,r, an investigation yesterday, Coroner
prning ~ Mount Vernon, is not sure whe'"ei
Charles Brautch the gardener whose oeau oou'
mas found in his dooryard in Fleetwood was inu'
do,ed or committed suicide by blowing MS Drains
out with shotgun -, ,
Chief of Police Foley Is convinced mat 'he ma"
committed suicide The gun and apparatus with
.,,n,on tho deed was committed are in the posses
,r ., tho notice and yesterday morning the three
or,soners who were held suspicion were released
They were John Adam. Mrs Bessie Brautch' "iie
~ the dead man. and Louis SuorisKe' WHOM
Rrautch had arrested for assault Few DAYS as0,
and who was discharged because Brautch fa'ieu
70 appear against him on Friday morning
Patrolman Grant, who was detailed to watcn 'he
house found the gun with which the shooting was
done at daybreak yesterday morning. 1t was COW
cred with blood and lying in the grass on
the opposite side OF the house from where the oouy
was discovered.
Chief Foley and Detective Grant searcheu inc
nremises later Near the place where the deed
was committed they found contrivance Tor hrlhs
off the gun II consisted Of a stirrup made OF
niece of wood and a stout cord. Chief Foley thinks
the man committed suicide by placing the Hlu%%ie
pf the gun In his mouth and pulling the trigger
by bearing down on the strrup with his loot Inc
run the chief thinks, in the recoil bounded over
the house which is a low building and fell on the
hher side In support OF this theory spots OF blood
and pieces of the brain were found on the roof
and in the branches OF trees which overhang the
house.
Coroner Banning yesterday morning examined
Mrs Brautch and John Adam. who brought the
first news of the tragedy the police station
The woman said that she left home in the morning
10 do some work for Mrs. Carey, at No. 81 North
Ninth-ave Her husband had never said any
thing TO her TO indicate that he intended 10 com
nit suicide. When she returned at night and found
the body lying by the well she ran for ADAM
who is the nearest neighbor and told him what
had happened. Adam first examined the body ana
finding that IT was stiff. went with Mrs BTautch
to inform the police. Coroner Banning questioned
Adam about a quarrel he had several years ago
with Brautch The witness acknowledged thas
there had been quarrel, bit sald that 'he! Hau
been good friends since -, .o ,,raer
Louis Subriske, the other man who was Gh9er
sIsnicion was represented by eX-City judge
AnnelI He proved an albi that was entirely sat
lsfactory the Coroner. and was pe1mlI'e8 10 60
After the prisoners had gone Coroner Banning
took the gun and had II eXamined by Contau
Waechter an expert machinist MI. MaschteI
sawed open the portion OF the barreL aH no
said that the weapon had not been dlschalseu III
several years. ,, 49, 80 orrost
Of John Adam and will hold him until the inquest
tomorrow afternoon Chief Foley does not agree
with Mr. Waechters conclusions about the gun
He has made test which ne says proves tntt
N was DISCHARGED recently. He believes Auam
Is innocent and that Brautch killed hmseI pc
Subriske and feared punishment: The body was
buried yesterday afternoon In the East chester
Cemetery The widow is nearly seventy years
old, and has no children.