The Portland daily press., 1900-10-25
Was Well Dressed But Without
Money.
Family Believed to Live
at Elmhurst, L. I.
The Man Probably Committed
Suicide.

Shortly before seven O'Clock yesterday
morning, W. G. Malone. yard man,
and Thomas Irving, boiler maker, In
the employ Of the Portland Company. saw
a body floating IN the cove in the dock
beyond the retaining wall on Commercial
street. Irving went to the office of the
Portland Company and telephoned to
Undertaken Rich, while Malone took a
boat and rowing out to the body tied
1t by a rope to the dock. The body was
floating face downward, and was re-
moved to the Rich's undertaking rooms.
Then Coroner Perry was notified and an
examination was made.
The body was that OF a man about 45
years of age, who was Of medium height,
heavy and thick set, and weighing abou t
100 pounds. He was a little inclined to
badness, and had dark hair mixed with
gray. The eye brows were heavy and
dark, and the moustache was OF iron
gray. He was well dressed, and wore
an overcoat of dark cheviot, which was
apparently new. The under coat and
vest were of black diagonal worsted and
the underClothing was of good material.
He wore pair of calf button shoes which
were almost new. No hat was found.
The hands were soft and the nails were
tidy, showing that the man was probably
not used to manual labor. A brass chain
tied to a button hole was tucked into one
Of the vest pockets, but there was no
watch. This chain was the only cheap
article found on the person, not being in
keeping with the manner in which the
body was dressed.
Coroner Perry found in vest pocket
two small books OF celluloid cover. In
one of the books had been written a
number of entries of figures. There was
a line, ''76 Fifth ave. Sunday Under
meath this line was written 1886 W. 80
Candy" Beneath this line was written
"W. b. Hoyt, 76 Fifth ave N. Y"
Undertaken Rich loored over New York
directory and found that at this address
had been living Walter b. Hoyt. Coroner
Perry wired the officials of the New
York police department regarding the
body and this address.
Looking about the dock where the body
had been found there has been a dredge
In that part of the harbor for several
days. On this dredge a number of men
slept Tuesday night, but none of them
heard anything, nor did they see any
body. Near by is the coal laden schooner
Eleazer B. Clark. Yesterday morning
the cook of the CLARK arose at about four
O'Clock He also says that he heard no
sound or saw any body. The crew OF the
Clark think that the body drifted into
the dock. 1t was found in a space not
more than fifteen feet in width. Coroner
Perry thinks that the body shad been
in the dock for only a short time, as
neither of the books we're completely wet
through.
Yesterday morning, after the body had
been found, an examination of the pas
senger list of the Boston boat was made,
but no such name as Hoyt was found,
An examination was also made of the
Manhattan, the last steamer that had
arrived over the New York line. There
had been only one passenger on the trip,
and his name was not Hoyt.
In the afternoon, Coroner Perry re-
ceived a despatch from New York stating
that the parties at the address, 76 Fifth
avenue, New York., say that Walter b.
Hoyt moved away from that place some
time ago and went to some place on
Long Island, probably Elmhurst. Before
going away, MIR. Hoyt had ordered some
things which he had left behind to be |
sold. A telegram from the New York
Herald last evening gave the information |
that Hoyt had been the manager of baths |
at 76 Fifth avenue, but that he had re-
Gently given up this business. His fami-
ly live at EImhurst. This is all the in
that has been obtained re-
garding the man. The body is at Rich's !
rooms and doubtless more |
will be learned today,
No bruises have been found on the body |
and Coroner Perry thinks it is case
Of suicide.
Last evening the police authorities re-
ceived a dispatch from Chief of Police
Dewey of New York saying that Mr..
Hoyt had removed from Ne York to Al |
Knight street, Norwalk, Conn. Deputy |
Marshal Firth at once telegra phed the