New-York tribune., 1911-09-21
BOX CAR MURDER PUZZLE.
Newark Seeks Aid of New York
Police to Solve Mystery.
RAILROAD MEN FOUND BODY
Stranger Is Thought to Have
Been Waylaid in Neighbor-
hood Infested with Tramps.

With the finding Of an unidentified oody
OF man in a box car on the Passaic and
Waverly branch OF the Pennsylvania Rail
road yesterday the police Of Newark were
confronted with murder mystery. The man
had been shot in the right breast and the
bullet passed through his lung. Several
clews which the police have gathered lead
to New York. and the police here have been
asked 20 Join IN solving the mystery.
The body was discovered yesterday morn
ing by Michael Mclaughlin. a conductor
on the Passaic and Wavery branch Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad. He and Thomas
Donnelly. a brakeman. were making UP a
train Of empty cars on the siding near the
Public Service railway shops. on the Plank
Road, when they saw that the door OF a
New York. Ontario & Western Railroad
box car was closed. and before coupling II
to the half-mnde-up train they decided 10
look into II. Mclaughlin thought the body
Of the man he saw lying on the floor Of the
car was that Of a hobo" and ne jumped
into the car with the intention Of ejectinG
him. but on getting closer he saw the bull
let hole and a clot of blood at the wound.
and the discovery that the man was dead
soon followed
Police Headquarters was notified imme-
distely and Patrolmen Golden. Schumacher
and Brex. Of the Sd Precinct station. were
sent 70 investigate. Later they were joined
by Detective Quinn, Of headquarters. and
Detective Godfrey. Of the Prosecutors Of
flee II was learned that the car IN which
the body was found had been at the Pas
sale Wharf station Of the Public Service
Railway Company Tuesday morning with
cargo Of charcoal After being unloaded
the car was shifted 20 the vicinity Of the
Plank Road car barns
The neighborhood around the car barns
Is overrun with tramps, and il IS the be-
lief Of the police that the victim Of the
shooting was wavlaid while on the Plank
Road and after being killed was thrown In
the box car The only thing found in his
pockets was handkerchief The pockets
showed signs Of having been rifed There
were no marks on his clothing.
Near the body was found pack OF cigar
cites and q black derby hat The latter
contained the only marks which may give
the Uolice a clew 10 where the victim lived
The nat bore the label OF B. Mccain. OF
New York. and was dated May Il, 1910
II was in good condition.
From the appearance OF the body it is
believed that the man was a mechanic. He
was clean shaveu and about thirty-fve
years old. and had a dark complexion and
blue eyes He was tall and wore dark
blue suit with q white pencil stripe. His
mouth contained gold bridge work. il ap-
peared that ne was careful Of his appear
ance
The police learned that the dead man had
been seen In the saloon Of Charles Weiner
No 81 Ferry street, about s o'clock Tues
day night After seeing the body Weiner
was quite certain that the man was in his
place Of business and was standing for the
treats" Of a smaller man who was his
companion.
Charles Kalusky. who has a saloon al No.
572 Ferry street. stated that he was quite
sure that the victim was in his place Of
business vita a companion who was much
smaller Kaluskys description Of the lat
Ter corresponded with Weiner's description.
Kalusky told the police that he heard the
taller OF the two men, while standing AZ
Ifs bar. say something about shooting
and doing him up" and about going over
to West 37th street, New York, 10 get
trunk
County Physician William II. Mckenzie
examined the body shortly after it was dis
covered and stated that the man had been
dead only three or four hours before he
vas found. He will hold an autopsy on the
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