The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-19
DRO WNED MAN MAY HAVE MET WITH VIOLENCE Body of Man Strikingly Re senbling Murdered Ste phen Molnar, in Greek POLICE MAY FIND
 CASES CONNECTED Facial Discolorations of Vic tim Lead To Suspicion of
 Foul Play.


 The body of a man as yet unidenti- fled, bearing 2, striking resemblance to the Hungarian found murdered on the Crane Valve Co.'S flats last December was taken from the waters of Cedar creek on the shores of Fayerweather island this morning. The condition of the body as well as many points of which was later pronounced murder in the case of Steve Molnar, shot and burned to death in the same locality, have stirred the authorities towards the closest investigation of the facts as they come to light.
 Captain Winston Schwartz, living at 290 Island Brook avenue, who returned yesterday from taking the steamer John Sylvester to Baltimore, accom- panied by Charles Pappa, 100 Johnson street, and Paul Jacob of 116 Johnson street, were on fishing trip when they saw the body floating on the turn ing tide of Cedar creek almost directly opposite the old garbage incineration plant in Black Rock Calling to Ste- phen Hegmegt, of 1S5 Columbia street who was returning from Fayerweather Islaind with two large stones to put in his mothers sauer-kraut barrel, they towed the body to the shore to prevent It's floating away.
 Having brought it to the edge of the water they immediately sent a mes senger boy to the Crane Valve Go. s plant, where the police were informed Of the ind. A mistake in telephonine caused the police to believe that three bodies were found and that one of them was yet alive. pr. J. IF. Beaudry was dispatched on the ambulance with the puImotor and Captain Began de- tailed Detective George Fox and a. de- tall of police to the scene The physi- cHan and policemen walked to the end lv-rr pulled on shore and pr. Beaudry pro- nounced the man to have been dead some hours. Apparent rTGof mortis had set in The features were calm, and the face dark purple; the mouth and eyes were closed Dr. Beaudry at once communicated with Medical Ex- aminer s. M. GarltcI, stating that in his opinion, the case warranted close investigation. pr. Gar1fck, assisted by his son, pr. George Garlick, motored to the Seaside park baths and ordered the body to the naorgue that inamedi. ] ate inspection might be made.
 It was found that the man was ap- parently a Hungarian, five feet six l inces in height, weighing about 15o | pounds, with square facial contour, reddish brown hair, mustache of the same color, apparently a 1aborer He l was dressed in a blue coat, covering a red and black mixed sweater. Beneath blue overaIls he wore khaka trousers and beneath these a, pair of blue trous- CTS matching the coat. He also wore lheece-lined heavy underclothing. On his hands were canvas gloves such as used by laborers in the hay-feld and on his feet were heavy black lace shoes.
 When searched his pockets divu1ged | a package Of tobacco, a briar pipe with straight horn mouthpiece, a quantity of red-tipped matches which showed 1s of the water. $7 in bills and 61 cents in a small purse with nickel clasps. A cheap watch had stopped at $40 o'clock.
 His right arm was found to be tat tooed with a large roughly drawn ton: ssJ. R. No. 72, s. 2. J., 4C.'' Be meath the heart was worked the year 'f18ss'
 In one pocket was a small scythe wrench, which leads those who today viewed the body to believe that he was a farmer or someone connected with gardening or road-cIearing work. Thomas Keegan, park keeper, who viewed the body when it was taken from the water. stated that. he did not recognize him as one of his laboring men.
 Both pr. Beaudry and pr. GarIiek were today strongly impressed by the fact that there was apparently no wa l ter in the lungs of the man, and hi. face had discoloration such as showr
 by men who are strangled to death yet there was no visible evidence thai he had been dealt with foully.
 The condition of the neck, which was extremely limp, was also the sub ! ject of close examination by pr. Gar lick, who pronounced the vertabrae from external examination, not broken While the case was of such nature as to warrant the closest examination fof such facts as may be unearthed by the police and friends of the man wher he is identified, Dr. Garlick announced today that he would postpone an aH Itopsy until such time as further facts are brought to light that would inc1i. icate death by means other than drown. ling. In his opinion the man has beer in the water not more than eight hours and while the watch had stopped a shortly before o'clock it would ap pear that he did not enter the water this morning, but probably some time during the night. The fact that h,
 was found floating on the water is ex Iplained by the medical examiner to day by the fact that he wore an ex
 cessive quantity of clothing. In thu meantime the police are bending ever. effort to identify him.