The sun., 1901-10-14
TWO CASES
FOR CORONER
Man Drowned in Delaware---An-
other Died in Park.
FORMER WAS w. M. STERNS
unknown Man Found i'm Public
Comfort House Along the Brandy
wine Yesterday Afternoon.
Body at the Morgue.

An unknown man was found dead
about 8 O'clock yesterday afternoon 10
the public comfort hause on the south
side Of the Brandywine Il few yards
west of Market street bridge by Officers
Collins and Floyd. When found he was
lying on the floor with his head near the
door. He apparently had not been dead
more than an hour and the body was
lStill warm.
The officers summoned the patrol wa
gon and had the remains removed to the
niorgue. There was nothing in the mans
pockets whereby he could be identified.
His face, however, was quite familiar to
the police and others who saw him, but
10 one could identify him. Coroner's ply
Sician james A. Draper, Jr., began Il
post mortem examination last night
which he will conclude today. From
what he learned of the case last night
DR. Draper said he apparently died from
exhaustion.
The deceased was probably So years
old. about 5 feet 10 inches in heighth
and would weigh nearly 200 pounds. He
had stubby dark mustache, and dark
hair. He was dressed as a working
man in dark suit of clothes, black shirt
with white stripe and had on blue
necktie with a small stripe in it. In his
pocket was a red bandana handkerchief
and when found an old broken umbrella
was on the floor alongside of him.
DROWNED IN THE RIVER.
The dead man found floating III the
Delaware river near New Castle on Sat
urday afternoon by Walter Sibley, was
William NJ. Sterns, Il mulatto aged y
years. The body was in such bad state
Of decomposition when found it was
taken to Farnhurst and inferred in the
New Castle county hospital cemetery Il
once.
Harry Anderson, colored. of No Ills
Orange street, with whom the dead man
boarded, called ut the office of Goroners
Undertaken Chandler yesterday and on
hearing te description of the dead man
said that it tailed in every way to
Stern's description. Anderson also iden-
titled watch and other articles found
i'll the dead mans clothes as belonging to
Sterns. Anderson said that Sterns al
ways Wore small diamond pin as 4
stud, hut the pin has not been found
Mr.. Chandler said that the deceased
shirt when found was covered with mud
and it is Thought THAT tfIr diamond If
he wore it when drowned, was in some
way lost. The deceased left his house
early on Saturday morning October. )
and never returned.
The deceased for two or three years
was sexton of st. Andrews Episcopal
Church He left that position abouG
eighteen months ago and up to the time
Of his disappearance looked after th~
offices of Josiah Marvel and John Craig.
the real estate brokers at No 921 Markri
street He formerly lived at No. 1f
West Twelfth street. but for the past
few months had been boarding with Mr.
Anderson.
The deceased at one time is said Il
have been man Of considerable means
IT" lived IN Wilmington about five years
and came here from New York. AS far
as can be learned he has no near rela-
tiyes. The Rev Charles Il. Duhell is
in the case and arrangements
will probably be made to have the re-
mains Inferred at Brooklyn. where the
dead mans wife was buried some yeart
ago.