The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-30
TRUNK MYSTERY
PUZZLES POLICE
They Are Searching for Men
Who Left Corpse i'll
Street.
,MuRoERERs ARE COOL
Wheel Grucsome Burden Along
Sidewalk, and Pay Man
,MURDERERS ARE COZ
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/ New York, December 29-Up to mid
night no satisfactory Identification had
been made OF the victim Of New York's
latest trunk mystery.
| AT "A Pitt Street there IL 4 barber
shop. Outside this shop there is Il,
small candy stand presided over by
Samuel Trebel.
About 1880 o'clock this morning a
short roughly dressed man, wearing II
derby hat--a dark, foreign looking
understanding to description, accom-
panied by another foreign looking man
with Il black mustaohc, but better
clothed than his companion, ambIed
through Pitt Street pushing q we'll
used green pushcart
ON this pushcart was a canvas trunk
OF familiar make, with galvanized iron
bindings. The men ana tho pushcart
came to a standstill iii front of AZ. A
few words were exchanged between
them. at the end OF which conversation
tho wcll-drcssed man handed the other
coin.
Thereupon the trunk was deposited
on the sidewalk and the poorer dressed
man amblcd off down the street push
ing the cart before him
FOR a few moments the welI-dresscd
man stood beside the trunk calmly
smoking cigar. 1t was not long be-
fore motley East Side crowd had
gathered around the well-dressed man
and the trunk.
Calmly Walks Away.
linen inc weil-dressed ma.. .aiied to
young Trebel, the candy-stand keeper.
and said
Watch this trunk until / come back,
ana ] Will pay YOU But be careful
that no one touches II or opens II until
| return"
Then the well dressed man started
OFF through Pitt Street in the direction
taken by the other.
&c
the police, and his story is corrcborated
by number OF those who stood by
during the events recorded.
When the crowd had dwindlcd Trebel
stood there by the trunk for half an
hour. Soon the crowd began to gather
again.
Let us open IT," said one OF the
curious ones. Thereupon there began
controversy. with the result that n
policeman was finally called ana the
trunk was removed 10 the Clinton
Street Station House.
When the lid was raised :, thin. mn
covered pillow of straw was found
Beneath the pillow was a BODY. bent
double, the head resting against the
ankles, and tied there by several wards
OF clothes line. The body was partially
clothed. The head was wrapped i'm y
black silk cloth, ana the face was Gov.
cred with red bandana handkerchief
Expert opinion has It that the BODY
mad been in the trunk only q short time
before II was deposited In Pitt Street.
IL is limited that 1t may have been put
INTO the trunk still living. perhnns
death resulted from the breaking of
the neck. due to the rough handling
or the trunk. However that NAV be
the neck was broken
BODY identified.
INC identification of the bodv such
as II is. was effected in most UNI
usual manner. Police Commissioner
Doherty decided that the body be
the Clinton street Police station. So
soon soon az the news went forward a
n ne collection of sightseers
Salhereo IN the station. Fully 5000
people. men. women and children,
passed In procession before the BOD
man, shaking their heads. After dark
The body was taken into the station
and COVERED. Then came Russian
called Mike Mollow, who crept TO the
DO you know hirn?" MI Doherty
asked.
YES. "Xes; ] think So" was the reply.
in The coal mines in West Virginia.
his right arm he is John"
When the blanket had been lifted
the. arm revealed the scar:
notwithstanding this Identification,
Inspector Faurrot says lie hopes to
confirm IT Tomorrow.
II think I shall be able to establish
the identity OF the two men who put
the trunk in Pitt Street. Perhaps
shall he able to arrest them. / don't
put much stock in Mollow's identiiica-
ton"
1t may be that a brass check. hear
ing the letters y. T.. D." and zoe"
may help in the identification. The
check is one OF the kind used by con
tracing firms TO identify employees. ono
found on the dead man was Issued by
the Dolan Construction Company to
IL foreigner who worked for il two
hours on n railroad job at Seneca
Falls. n. Y. The man disappeared and
never came back for his pay.
The pushcart has been located. 1t
was hired from stable in Sherin
street early yesterday morning.
SHOOTS HIS COUSIN.