The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-04-25

the whereabouts Of--aRy -fEiends. His
ktEacks-were traced down to the river
bank. He seemed 70 be in good
health. and none ofthe usual marks of
Dissipation were ppen him. There are
various theories advanced as to what
caused his death. Some think he
went to the river to wash, as he had "a
piece of soap in his pocket; others
that he went to drink, and fell in.
The wGt ter, we believe, was only about
four feet deep where ne was drowned.
The most plausible theory we have
-he;Etd advanced Il that he was labOring
under temporary insanity, and threw
himself into the river. The indiea-
tions are that he struggled, after get
ting In, to gain the opposite shore, as
be was found near that, and about
thirty feet below where he entered the
stream. This theory is strengthened
by the following circumstances: On
Wednesday man answering the des-
criptiOR OF the deceased was put OF
the eastern train on the A. T.& S. +.
road, just east of the city, at his own
request, he stating to the conductor
that he wished to, go dOwn the u. X.
st. road. His-strange conduct at-
tracted the attention of>some OF the
passengers, and one of Them asked
the conductor, after he had left the
train, IL he was not crazy. He was
heard to mutter, 20, don't arrest me;
don't arrest me-" Between Wednes-
day and the time of drowning Il man
Sas seen by several persons walking
b2ck.and forth on the track, ana act
ing strangely. None OF them, how
ever, were close enough to recognize
him afterwards. The description Civ
en- by the conductor of the person he
let OF the train, would indicate strong
~ that he was the same person found
Ia the Seosho. This person got on
tho train At Dodge City, and tlss-Eail-
road checks found in the. deceased's
pocket, after drowning, show that his
Sbaggage WIS checked from there 2.
The deceased was comfortably dress
cd, seemed to be foreigner, about 10
years of age, six feet higlIs large,
strong and robust. de had ElairscOnl-
plexiop, daHk hair inclinlng to cnrl,
dark beard, large head, retreating fore
head; chewed tobacco; some teeth
out in upper jaw, and among them
right ceDter tooth. He had OIL his
-person Wanting cassdJ SILVER watch,
which had allied with water and stop
ped ut II :33, brush, comb, and pocket
mirror, $20l. 10 in money, no knife nor
arms of any kind; no papers or letters
or anything to give a clue to his name,
y trunk key and two baggage checks
on the a. T.. & S. =. road. On Mon
day DIR. TrGeworthy found a trunk
and bundle of bedding ut the depot,
with checks corresponding to those
found on the body. Ia the trunk was
= bible and Catholic prayer book, ard
one which appeared TO be time book
on q railroad. a paper was also
found With these words:
BUFFALO, July 30th, 1871. 3
= This Is to certify that John Seaman
worked on -seesiOR-NO. 90 iu--IRon5h
July, $500
"a days, at - per day, S4S 90
Board, "a 90
2%EEE~ESs r.
Balance due, "a 90
DANIEL McDoNNELL, Foreman.
This was the only article found that
gave an Indication of his name, but it
Is not conclusive. cas- .stg
The stranger was !dGcently buried in
MaplewoOd cemetery on Sunday after
noon.
Thus ended one of the most myster-
ious affairs that ever occurred in this
vicinity.
EARLY CLOSING.