Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-09-20

The body was found through blood
oozing from the car. 1t was first no.
tioed by Michael Mclaughlin, a con-
ductor on the Passaic and Waverly
branch Of the Pennsylvania railroad,
and Thomas Donnelly, brakeman.
There Is evidence that the murder
was committed by mysterious tramp
who was seen in the neighborhood last
night, and lettering near the car this
morning. Every effort is being made to
apprehend the tramp. A description of
him is in the hands of the police. and
the police of nearby cities have been
notified to arrest anyone answering the
description.
The mysterious tramp went to the
| home of Thomas Beatty, loclktender
on the Morris canal, 500 feet from where
the death car was stationed, last night.
and asked for aims. Mr.. Beatty is fire.
quenty bothered with tramps and re-
fused to give the man food. The tramp
then asked for money. This also was
refused.
The tramp left the house and Mr..
Beatty saw him go toward the freight
car. He walked around the car several |
times, inspected the door and then dis
appeared Later a tramp answering
|
Mr.. Beatty walked into the saloon Of
Charles Weiner, 577 Ferry street.
There, according to the proprietor's
story as told to the police of the Third
precinct he met a well-dressed man
whose description ta1lles with that pub
| lished in the STAR of the murdered
man. They had several drinks to-
gether. The man, who was afterward
murdered, paid for these. He
drew from his pocket large roll
of bills. These it IS said, were keenly
watched by the tramp, who soon after
| left the saloon
After talking a short time with sew
eral in the saloon the man, supposed
to be the one murdered, also left. He
told no one who he was or where he
was going.
Shortly after O'Clock this morning
the tramp came from the direction Of
the death car and again went to the
Beatty home He again asked for
aims They were refused. Leaving the
house, according to Mr.. Beatty, the
tramp again went to the freight car
What he did there Mr.. Beatty was un-
| able to state.
Shortly after 6 o'clock this morn-
| ing," said Mr.. Beatty II saw the
! tramp come ITOln Lue direction OIL IUG
car He seemed to be in a hurry and
walked rapidly toward the Plank road
and then went in the direction of Jer-
sey City"
The body of the murdered man was
found short time after. Near the
car this afternoon the police found an
exploded she'll of a 32-calbre. This Is
supposed to be the size OF the weapon
/ UNTIL, x,,binh f11a n clair, xvau
found three feet from the car. From
all appearances the shell had been re-
Gently exploded. 1t was for a Smith b
Wesson revolver
Both Mr.. Beatty and Mr.. Weiner e9p
scribe the tramp as being feet 8
inches tall, wearing ragged clothes,
wornout shoes and an old derby hat
The prosecutors office is also busy
on the case but, like the police, they,
too are baffied in their efforts to es-
tablish clue as to the identity of the
man or his murderers. search OF
the car resulted in finding a clean
white bordered handkerchief with no
marks on It,
The car In which the man was found
arrived in Newark yesterday. 1T was
taken to the siding OF the Public Serv-
Ices Plank road car barns. Later in
the day It was shifted to the Passaic
wharf at the Plank road and the Pas
said river, where It was unloaded. 1t
contained load of charcoal consigned
to the siding near the ear barns.
Whether the car was locked when it9
! left the wharf has not been ascertained. 4
None of the men working at the wharf
at the time remember seeing the care
locked. It is not usual, il is said, for
empty cars to be locked, although the
doors are frequently pulled to.
The car was locked, but not sealedsg
when the men went to work at the sid-
! ing today.
! When Thomas p. Donnelly, the con-4
| ductor, opened the car today he found
the body CT the man on the floor The i
victim was lying on his back. 1t was
several minutes before Donnelly waBg
able to give the alarm. The police ofs
the Third precinct station were noti-
fed. and Plainclothesman Brex wass
detailed on the case.
! 'I have seen that man BEFORE, said
Rrex, "but l cannot recall his name."
Plaincothesman Brex, after making
an investigation, was positive that the
man was murdered late Yesterday. The9
! man had not heen dead many hours
Judging from the condition of the body.
+ II is believed that the man was first
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