The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-30
SLAIN, PUT IN TRUNK
AND LEFT IN STREET
Body UnlOaded From Pushcart
Under Direction Of Well
Dressed Man.
HIRES BOY TO WATCH 1T
He Notifies Police. Who Iden-
tify Victim as a House
Wreckpr.

Nrccker.
A short. stocky man. wearing the ur-
couth clothes OF an East Side pedler,
trundled u pushcart down Pitt street at .
10 o'clock yesterday morning to within
nfty feet of the north side of the Will !
iamsburg Bridge. ON the cart was
small trunk tied with ropes.
Beside the cart walked a tall man.
well dressed. wearing a derby hat. a neat
black overcoat He smoked a long cigar
and as he occasionally removed 1t from
his mouth a gold ring glistened on his
finger.
In front OF a. Pitt street he signalled
to the pedler. who stopped, Both care
fully lifted the trunk from the cart and
placed IL on the curb in front of bar
Der shop.
The tall man pulled "A roll of bills from
his pocket and gave the pushcart man
bill. Then g. seated himself on the
trunk and putting lcisurely at his cigar
or twiring his long. black mustache he
watched the pedlcr retrace his steps
After the stocky man pushing the cart
had disappeared around the corner In
stanton street the smoker sauntered to
a newsstand at Delaney street, where
Louis Feinstein. a little fellow with
red sweater and red necktie. was in
charge.
Hires Lad to watch II.
say. SON. he greeted the boy go
over and watch that trunk until come
back II you do ! will pay YOU when I
return"
Louis, eager to make some money. said
! he would and called Samuel Nable.
! playmate. of g. Pitt street. to keep him
company. The boys were watchful. They
took turns sitting on the trunk and run
ming to the corner to see II the stranger
was returning. Louis wanted to get back
| to his newsstand.
| Presently both boys walked away from
the trunk and then curious persons be-
! gan to comment about II. The barber
came out of his shop. Curiosity became
greater and many remarks were passed.
The stranger with the Havana cigar
did not return. The Feinsten boy be-
| came worried. Two men issuing from
the tenement houses began to chatter in
Yiddish and finally Felns,ein ran away
and returned presently with ratrolman
' Strojhan. The policeman gave the trunk
I a heft found IL rather heavy. and after
/ waiting few minutes his suspicious
became SO great that he cut the rope and
pried open the lid.
Warm Body Of n Man.
Strojhar pulled out a small pillow
made OF duck, then "A striped skirt and
a satcen shrtwalst Then he stepped
back and gazcd into the trunk. Doubled
up like a jackknife was the body of a
man whose head was pushed forward on
hiT chest The cheeks were pink. They
had such a vivid color that the patrol
man thought the man was still alive. He
touched the body and found IL still warm.
Further scrutiny showed that the man ;
legs were bound with brown cloth.sline
Up on his chest, the rope being twisted
|, around the ankles and then around the
mans neck and shoulders. So taut was
the line that Strojhan was convinced that
great strength had been used to make
the knots and to compress the body into
such small space.
The body was that OF a powerful man.
weighing at least los pounds He was
five feet seven inches tall. His chest was
thick. his shoulders broad and muscular
The mans black. straight hair was
tousled. He had "A low forehead. bushy
black eyebrows with a stubby. upturned
a Russian Polack.
it swayed easily and he quickly dis
covered that the mans neck had been
broken, while blood was oozing from the
right ear and there were marks on the
neck.
The body was only partly clothed. He
had on coat that was torn and soiled
J a soft shirt. a pair OF trousers and a
pair OF socks. There was no hat and nc
shoes Falling from the upturned cuffs
Of the trousers were bits of hay and
straw.
Mob Gapes At Trunk.
Strojhan did not look further. Con
vinced that the man was dead. he calle,
. policeman from beat near by and thel
telephoned to the Clinton street station
The word was flashed to Police Head
quarters. but before any Of the Centra
Office men arrived Pitt street was jamme'
= with excited citizens OF the East Side
fighting to get a glimpse Of the trunk an
8 its contents.
Little Feinstein took one glance at tn
= body and then at the trunk which he ha
e kicked. He ran away shuddering No
e SO with hundreds of others who Tough
for a glimpse Of the body and kept gap
Q ing at It until the club Of the patrol
n man hovered near.
I The mob of curious persons droppe
t back when acting Captain Cooper frOr
Police Headquarters arrived with squa
u Of detectives. Capt. Ryan OF the Clin
: ton street station with his detectives al
: rived next. Then Deputy Police Commis
q sioner Dougherty and Inspector Fauro
4 with his finger print experts appeared.
+ Pending the arrival Of Coroner Holtz
hauser and his physician. Dr. Edward
% Ray. the police did not touch the bod!
j They merely studied the trunk and II
contents. Examination showed that
was Of Il cheap variety. made of WOO
~ and canvas with strips Of wood on th
top and sides and lined on tho bOttOl