This Day in History: 1937-04-11
The body of an elderly recluse was discovered by police alongside of the Ramapo river. He apparently had fallen from the bridge into the river, but died after struggling to get out of the stream. Chief Smith appealed to the Bergen County Welfare Board as to what to do since the man’s only known relative, a brother, had been committed to a state mental hospital fifteen years before. He apparently rarely spoke to anyone and had no friends locally. (Bristow)