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Show BOATMAN WILL GET REWARD OF $5000 Recovers Body of Wealthy Merchant Who Jumped Into the Harlem Har-lem River. NEW YORK. April 27. The body of Adolph E. Openbelm, the wealthy merchant mer-chant who Is believed to have Jumped Into Harlem river from High bridge on March 30th. was found within a short distance of the bridge Sunday by a boatman, boat-man, who will receive a reward of $6000. Ever since Mr. Openhelm's disappearance disappear-ance a constant search of the waters of the Harlem river has been kept tip. A steam launch chartered by the mLwtng man's family patron d the river night and day, and scores of boatmen, stimulated stimulat-ed by the offer of $5000 for the recovery of the body, swept the river bed with grappling grap-pling irons. The body came' to the" surface today alongside the boat f John Meehan, who had been prominent among the searchers fiom the first. On tt was found all the Jewelry Mr. Openheira wore when he left home and a small sum of money. Mr. Openhlm was reputed to be a millionaire and was for many .years .prominent in ths silk .business. |