The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1871-04-12

Oh tOtIlCh HFyOV Dhs9VVs
cred Back Of Wild cat ttOl.
low iu un Advanced state OF
uec0mp0sitiOn .. Full Par.
iiculurs,
Abont 9 O'clock this forenoon. 40 Mr..
Wa,t. Gorbam snd Mr.. Frank Bovee, Of this
place, we're descending The hill nom the
Niagara farm, by On unfrrqnsnted path
back Of Wild Cat Hollow, and about l60
yards from the beaten path, they discover
I'd tho body Of mau entirely naked and In
M advanced state Of decomposition. The
young men Immediately upon arriving In
town reported the discovery OF The remains
TO Justice Reynolds. who Immediately I'm.
pannelleI coroner's jury, visited the spot
and took view of the body. Our reporter
was early on the ground and ascertained the
following facts:
The RENAME were past recognition and
bad evidently lain where found for several
months past. From its position it was ap-
parent that the poor man had gone to work
with the deliberate intention Of committing
the rash act Of self destruction. He had
evidently first removed sll bis clothing, fold
I'd and laid them together neatly 10 pile
including boots aud hat, retaining his un-
der.birt. which he used to hung himself
with. Hs had then evidently proceeded to
. smal, saplipg, about fifty feet from where
be had left the clothing, climbed it sbout
tn feet, tied one end of the undersb irt 10 q
| limb of the tree, and the other end round
bis neck, and In that nude condition jumped
OF to his death. When discovered the body
was laying at the foot of the tree, having
evidently fallen head downward; tho bead
WAS almost completely hidden IRON view ba.
ing under the body; one leg was sxteoaed
down bill and the other in the opposite di-
rection. The neck bal been broken by the
fall, but whether that destroyed bis life or
be was. dead before the fall can only be con.
rctured. A portion Of the flannel upder-
shirt siill remains attached 10 the limb OF
the tree.
An examination Of the clothing was nade
and In the pockets $3.50 IN currency, q
package Of medicine enclosed 10 an euvel-
ope from the drug store OF n. S. Simmons
bavlng no name On 1t, . spool OF thread,
several needles, and an account book, were
iouod. The name ct deceased did aos ap-
pear in The book, but from 1t the fact wa,
learned that be had been employed BY tbe
nrm Of Porter Sissiun j. Co., Luck port, N
Y, making hoe haniles. in iS6s-69; snt
1893. lie bad also worked at Geneseo, N.
: T., and had boarded with Mr. Sission while
At work for him at Lockport. Tsere wal
i other memoranda in the book but it could
. not BE- made ont having been obiiterasd BY
the action Of the elements.
HIS IDENTITY.
During the forenoon the remains wera vie.
tied by several OF the workmen in ths en-
pioy Of The Central Petroleum Company,
who identified the clothing as having he
) logged 10 Patrick Pryor, u former employee
Of the Company, and who disappeared
about six months sincr. The books of the
OfuIui IetTO'eum w. SHOW tbAI IntTICk
Pryor left their employ the ID day Of Octo-
Der, 1870, leaving balance due him from
the Central Company of 1925. r.
stayed about town two or three dsys, and
was seen about that time by Mr.. John Hea.
Icy going 10 the direction where the remains
were found, who inquired where be was 60.
ing and bow be felt. Deceased ::repiied 81
am gone up, and an going on the bill to
Griisn's" or words to that effect This
was the last seen Of him alive.
Al the time he left the employ OF the
Central Co. be remarked that "hs was eick
and thought be would 90 to the hospital al
Buffalo," and was promised employ meut on
bis return.
Those who were intimate with him tbinl
that be was not in his right mind at The
time OF committing the rash act, and the
surroundings Of tue body would indicate
such TO be the case. The remains have
been taken in charge by Mr.. Griiien. who
residps on the Wood farm, and is cousin OF
the unfortunate man. He has brother re-
siding at Dnnkirk, who has been telegraph.
ed to aud returned an answer stating that
he would arrive on tho evening train.
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