The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
BODY HANGING IN ACOALBN.
ROPE ADOUT THE NECK AND THE
HEAD WRAPPED UP.

Hirsh Zeismann, Bakcr, Found Dead ~
His Wrse-Poliee Can't Tell Whether
It's q Murder or Suicide, but Arrest
Two Men With Whem He Had Worked.
The body Of Hirsh Zeismann. . baker OF
1874 Chrystie street. was found last night
standing erect In coal bin In tho back
Of the bakeshop at 100 First street, where
he worked. A rope tied around his neck
was attached to a water pipe running along
the ceiling. 49,
Over the head was piece Of cheap cloth
twisted In front, under the chin. and tied
at the back OF the neck. Then, over this,
was veil which fell half way down over
the face. and covering all was. strip. OF
green mosquito netting A paddock with
the key in it was attached to the body.
The bakery Is run by Mrs. Lizzie Weiss.
She and Mrs. Zeismann found the body.
They screamed, and Fred Schneitzer, who
lives next door, cut down the body.
The police and Coroner Goldenkranz
were unable to decide whether Zeispann
had committed suicide or been murdered.
Schneider said that Zeismann's feet were
resting on the ground when he cut the
body down.
There was red mark around the neck,
which had apparently been caused by the
rope being drawn taut. what made the
police suspicious we're the wrappings about
The police arrested on suspicion Kalman
Janos, who Is employed and lives IN the
bakeshop, and Louis Gavora OF g. st.
Marks place Gavora used ;edd to oh work IN IN
1 months Rha1 sEo a 1ai been hanging around
the bakery much of the time since:
The police heard that he and Zeismann
had frequently quarrelled and were not on
'r' seisHan 1e left his home at O'Clock on
He was supposed to quit at 10 O'Clock yes
terday morning. His wife went to- ceme-
terry early yesterday, and not finding her
husband when she returned about o'clock
last nigh. she went to ne bakery +b.t aha
hadn't seen her husband. Then the two
women went to the cellar. Janos appeared
to be asleep on couch. although Mrs:
Weiss says she thinks he wasn't. He said
he hadn't seen Zeismann.
behind the .bakeshop. The door into the
cellar was closed and fastened on the bake
shop side with rag.
Zeismanns body, the women say. was
erect and touching the ground, although
the police were unable to get clear state
In wallet in Zeismann's pocket was
found 20 cents and three rings. one wedding
ring. His wages, S12, which Mrs. Weiss
says she paid to Zesmann earlier IN the day.
were gone. =,
Mrs Zeismann each said that the wedding
ring was hers. This may have been mis-
understanding, as neither OF the women
speaks good English.
Janos, who worked with Zeismann, on
Saturday night, said that Zeismann left
He He said he didn't see him after that. Ga
vora said he called at the bakery at o'clock
and saw Zeismann. Gavora said he went
away at once. rode to Highbridge and re-
turned to the bakery at o'clock. He
stayed talking TO Mrs. Weiss all the after
noon. She told the police he had been
The police learned that Zeismann left
the bakery some time ago and refused to
work there any more because his relations
with GavorA, who was working there at
the time. were 20 unpleasant; Then Ca
Zeisn,ann's cousin told the police that
Zeismann had told him that .GavorA had
threatened to kill him. 1t Is said that
Zeismann and Gavora recently had
quarrel.
Coroner Goldenkranz sent the body to
the Morgue and an autopsy will be per-
formed to-day.
The Coroner said later that after having
made a careful examination Of the head he
had found that the cloth had beam wrapped
around the forehead then across the face,
under the chin and around the neck. Inc
rope was around the neck and was outside
of the cloth. which might have accounted
for the fact that the mark on the neck was
not pronounced.
Zeismann had told his wife, the Coroner
aaid that hp fea red (1aVOra