The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-09-07
MURDER PROBABLE
New York Police Find Cash
ed Body Of a Man in
the River.
DEED DONE IN JERSEY
Indications Seem to Show
That the Man Lived in
Union.

What the New York police declare will
prove to be a murder was first brought to
light yesterday, when Patrolman Sheri-
dan of the Harbor Squad found floating
in the North River, between the piers at
Twentieth and Twenty-first streets, the
body of a mddle-aged man, whose throat
was cut and one of his hands badly
gashed. AT this point the Rockaway boats
land, and Sheridan was busy taking care
of passengers, many of whom were wom-
en- and children, when he saw the body in
the water. He hauled it on to the pier.
Women and children hid their faces and
turned away, and one or two tainted.
In life the victim was, judging from ap-
pearances a healthy and vigorous person.
He was 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighed
about 1S0 pounds. He was bald and his
face was clean shaven.
AT point just to the right of the
Adams apple begins a deep cut which ex-
tends about two inches to the left and
had severed the windpipe completely. The
wound on the hand is also deep and ex-
tensive 1t runs from the third joint of
the little finger clean across to the wrist.
1t was evidently made with a sharp in
strument, and was inflicted, it was
ward off the blows Of his assailant.
Around the neck above the cash was
bound common red bandana handker-
chief.
His clothing consisted of fairly good
sack suit of mixed gray material, stiff
bosom pink and white striped shirt, gray
stockings and gaiter shoes. In the pock-
cts We're a silver watch. an empty leather
purse containing only a ten cent piece,
common, ordinary penknife and card
notifying him of a club meeting. This
is the only clue the police have, and it
possibly may lead to the Identification.
1t is addressed to Brother Edcher,' and
says that Washington Lodge, No. 176, D.
O. H., of the Town of Union, will hold its
regular meeting, but the date has been
washed off. 1t is signed ALBERT Roth,
secretary
The letters sd. 0. H." are supposed to
be the abbreviation of the Deutscher Or
den der Harugari, whic translated into
English means German Society of Haru-
gari, a prominent benevolent society
| among the Gemans from the former king
dom of Austro-Hungary.
The body appeared to have been in the
water at least five days. The color of the
hair could not be determined on this ac-
count.
Captain Walsh Immediately informed
the Detective Bureau when he finished
his hasty examination, and within
short time several of Captain McClusky's s
best men started in TO try to solve the
mystery.
After the body was removed to the
Morgue a more complete search was made
of the clothing. 1t resulted in the find
ing of brass watch chain, a key, a tin
tobacco box and a cheap pocket mirror.
Besides the notification card a piece of
paper folded in small square was found
stuffed in the corner of one of the
pockets. 1t was almost undecipherable
on account of it being water soaked, but
wien it was dried it proved to be bill
for dues and assessments signed by the
secretary.
On the inside of this was another paper,
carefully folded, as though it was me-
mento. Written in capitals were the let
tiers IL F. T. k and under them I'D. K.
N. X"
With these clues the police quickly
communicated with the police of Union,
and detectives searched for clue, but as
yet they have not been successful
The police say without hesftancy the
man was murdered in New Jersey ana the
body was carried over to New York,
where it was found, by the tide.
From the wounds and other eircum-
stances about the case, they think that
before his threat was cut he defended
himself in hard struggle in which his
had was cut in warding off a blow meant
for the upper part of the body.
DR.. Weston, the Coroner's Physician
will perform an autopsy today.