The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-07-11
.iati,;a@ Mystery AZ Patterson EarE

....%ttY uf gaE naked EopY OF 4 MAS ~ 4
-.>K~ CuEu>i.l:'> l>yE>riGATIoN, sc.
.. -nar d,su "t excitement was created in
r.nH>-u Park Yesterday afternoon ~ The
l..un,.t - The naked body oil IN unknown
ElIp. @lHe.l. a ,l,"u' / T.. ~, was recovered
,uu ~. Ink 1T The water closet marked
''rI u,N..} Ion ladies. situated in the rear
IL =. ,uuIlu'"uhru: dwelling.
! .s was 4 ili-" crowd OF persons in the
}..a ii "a" tgHtr. and crowd, gathered
,",.ad tHr PREMISES when the body WAS
h.#u-u' lIfA. >No'IrA aud Ql>colorcG, in IN
a.,.a.uI stage ui decomposition, and laid
or "a ia -r>>. The corpse vas bl0atcd.
t",t,s P.uilulIng, features swollen, but so
i!g - ruHld Ir discovered there were Ito
llr6> u yiotrucy.
l. >rcn> that attention had been called to
l." condition q, Tie water closet 4 few
mLuIr> tr!oir II o'clock by J. W. Jones, an
vhlro!c al Patterson Park, who was en-
1.-"d III ,piukllng chloride of lime, per-
@"tlag i very offensive smell, as of some
3",tn! an!ilIaI body, apparently coming from
~. INK. Raising Il ,Iap-doOr in the floor Of
ia, >nk he WAS horricd TO discover the
s.ad body OF 4 man below. Coroner Kelly
~, II once notified of the cvcn., and while
awaiting hi> arrival Police Ctlicer Beali
rhb"NoEcd 10 get the body out.
vihrrs Pearl and Sin>ky were called
- HI, aid, and the three, after much
rG''', under The direction of Scrgea mt
LAY. but not until 3;ij Z. NJ, succeeded.
I""! U>cd ropes and boat hooks, being
'r'i dt>!rou>. under The instructions of Cor
o"'! nelly, 10 remove The body with as little
l.!IlAcF Gl,iguratlon rs possible, in order
i.!A' might be Identified. 1t seemed to be
!" >acI condition OF decomposition that it
We" q i@il /" pieces II not gently used. They
ma cot The body whole out of the sink.
appeared 10 b. the remains Of man from
"r"i!-ilN" I" thirty Years old, and entirely
"".", eyer! particle OF clothes having been
stripped from il. The deceased Was rather
|i-": wedium size, well knit, and had been
"i"driiiy strong and active. He wore
a..'''" SIDE whiskcrs and goatec, light hair.
iA1'r were no marks except Of India ink on
vi, arm. Coroner Kelly summoned jury
"'" entered Oh al investigation OF the mys-
tcgy.
III Jones. who first discovered the body.
.'>'shr4 that on Wednesday Of last week he
'o"AN " complete sui, OF clothes, consisting
~ "aih summer cloth coat, dark pair Of
!"!''>, vest, dark straw hat, pair of cotton
0''-".-'' boots, sock, and shirt. These arti-
,'' u apparel were found concealed under
y"' LA"sN stand III the park, about seventy
.,'' !aIos from The sink. In the pockets OF
l'.r trA' We're some papers showing, appa-
-'"''!' ,hit The person TO whom they be.
..~S'u l1d been connected with sewing
i =, company, and with the name +. G..
-''' III one OF The papers. Among the pa
l''> we're sewing machine pamphlet or
~.S''tt' These papers were carefully pre-
- "''U ana turned over by the coroner to
r"i'"il hcnny, OF the eastern police station.
o'Aic u The documents were small pieces of
"'''''N paper, giving business notification
I" purchasers or posscssors OF sewing ma.
,i'hcr. Lieutenant Aud aud detective
'h''rF set TO work 10 discover if there had
"'cn 'Hca person employed at any Of the
'"IN--lhacliine establishments in the city.
AilcF visiting Il number Of them they
.2uH0 young man employed ut HOwe's
2ii'achinc store, On north Charles
> ,' WHO, upon hearing the facts, went to.
81, ,,'' pace OF The Inquest, and upon viewing
Wv D9u!, thought he could identity it as that
" r. = H%ll, formerly in the employment
VI ine Sc"in2-machine company. Ii was
,,1''l 'tal Hall bad been in the cmpIoy Of
,.'' r4oser Machine Company, and snmo
"'"'As ago had trouble in regard to roonev
'~'F''' resulting il his arrest ND, causin.