The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-10

of cheap material, and was evidently never
intended for him. He was about the levee
for day or two before he appeared at the
police station. To the officers he gave the
name Of Thomas r. Corbin, and stated
that he came from the st. Louis hospital.
He further stated that he was formerly
engaged at Centralia, but left there the Sd
OF June, and went TO st. Louis, where he
was taken sick and sent to the hospital
that his family lived in Dubuque and did
not know where he was, and that he was
trying to get to them. He had with him
letters signed by division superintendent
Allen Of the Illinois Central Railroad,
highly recommending Thomas X. Corbn
as u railroad man. The letters were dated
July 18th, aud the stranger, upon being
| asked the question, stated that be had not
been at Centralia since June Sd, when he
| started for st. Louis. Upon talking with
him, Captain McGraw concluded that
there was something mysterious in his case
The man had an Intelligent look, but ap-
| peared to have seen trouble, which affected
his mind. He was a German, but spoke
English SO we'll that his nativity could not
| be detected in bis conversation. The Cap
| tain interested himself in the man, AMI
procured him pass by river to Dubuque,
| where he stated he was anxious to go.
| This was on Monday morning but for
| some reason the stranger did not get off
that day. Monday night he was found on
the levee by the policemen and was So
weak that he had to be carried 10 the sta
ton. He did not get away on Tuesday
and Wednesday morning he was SO much
worse that he was sent ~ the Sisters
hospital, where be died the same evening.
The physician who attended him on We'd
nesday stated that he evidently had
BEEN DRUGGED,
not . great while before. The clothing
and the letters were saved b.. the Sisters,
and the stranger was buried.
After learning the story of the parties
in search Of the missing sheriff, the Cap
tain accompanied Christian, who has M
timately known Rhoman for twenty years,
TO the hospital. The description Of the
deceased, As given by the sisters who at
tended him on Wednesday was noted and
correspondent with that of the missing
man, with the one exception that when be
left home, Rhoman wore whiskers and the
stranger was, when first seen here, clean
shaven. The boots the stranger wore
were produced and Christian was positive
they we're the pair Rhoman wore away
from home. The clothing he had never
seen before. The captain and Christian
then proceeded to the cemetery and
RAISED THE BODY
that was taken from the hospital on
Thursday morning, Christian was positive
that the body was that of his friend Rho
man, the age, size and appearance being
exactly the same. A half hour later the
deputy sheriff, Wilson, and Cy. Fairchild,
vh , xuua arouaiptad with Rhopnap want
out and looked at the remains. Wilson
stated that the deceased bore strong re-
semblance to khoman, but he was salts
fed that the body was that Of another
person. He thought he recognized in the
deceased man whom he formerly knew,
and who was once confined in the Peoria
Jail. Fairchilds did not believe the body
was that Of Rhoman, although he thought
it greatly resembled him. Chris
tian, who is German, and has
long known the sheriff, was positive and
| insisted thathe could not be mistaken. So
| strong we're his convictions that he tele-
| graphed to Rhoman's brothers to come on
Immediately for the purpose of reroving
| all doubt in the case. He and Wilson
left last night. The brothers are expected
to-day, and will undoubtedly settle the
| question of identity. Captain McGraw
10 satisfied that the deceased had been
drugeed or suffered some great wrong be-
fore he came to this city. II the stranger,
who exhibited strong symptoms of insan-
ity the day he died, was the sheriff his
theory is that after he left home he was
followed, drugged, and SO cruelty out.
ragged as to deprive him Of his reason
then robbed, his clothing changed and he
then abandoned.
To-day will doubtless settle the uncer
tsinty. Should the Rhomans recognize
their brother in the deceased, then tn
case becomes enveloped in mystery.