The New York herald., 1876-12-04
THE DEAD COME TO LIFE

SINGULAR AND TRAGIC STORY FROM CALI
FoRNIA-
From tho San Francisco Chronicle, Nov. 2G1
About two weeks ago tho body OF a murdered man
was found in lonely portion OF territory adjacent to
Los Gatos, in Santa Clara county. The assassns had
executed the job in perfect manner, and mancstly
with the design OF removing every possibility Of life
the helpless body The taco revealed two bullet
one piercing the and the other beneath tho chin
Tho throat had been cut from to ear and cross
cash had made laying the wndpipc open for some
inches. From the appearance of the face was con-
cuded that the body had been lying there three
days The discovery created considerable excitement
in San Jose whthcr the body removed, and where
1t was visited by largo numbers daily while It
posed The description of the unfortunate unknown,
as detailed in the newspapers owing to certain points,
was made OF good service in securing recognition.
The had evidently been paralyzod and his right
foot and almost useless the latter being per-
manony natural line toward tho breast
IN helpless He had also q cast in his right
eye, and these peculiar points in his de-
scr.ption led Mrs. Buckley wife OF Ned
Buckley, OF Bucklcys Varieties, TO visit the
body. She at identified 1t as that Of John q.
Arnold man WHO had been in the employ OF her
for hts meodeon Arnold left san Francisco on tho
9th OF October Tor the purpose OF going San jose
and attaching himself 10 negro minstrel show as
composer Nothing had been heard from him since
that time. Mrs Buckley teiegraphcd TO Arnolds
brother IN this city Of tho affair." aud tho
Intelligence caused great sorrow in the family Tho
brother engaged an undertaken who had been
quainted tho deceased years to go to San jose
and if II proved TO be the body oi tho missing Ar
mold, 10 convey IL TO this city. The undertaken
paired to San Jose, and seeing the turned foot and
the helpless arm which he had sccn thousand times
before, he at once became convinced that II Ar.
mold. and accordingly had II conveyed TO the brothers.
residence on rwenty.sccond street. between Guerrero
and Valcncia The brother gazed into the colin and
recognized the body at glance. The face had boon
dlsfgurcd somewhat by tho bullet, but the heavy
mustacbe and dciormcd limbs sufficient marks Of
identity for him, and he informed his mother and
sister that IL really their relative. On the
following day the funeral from the house and
the hearsc was followed TO the grave by large num-
Der OF mourning friends. Tho body consigned TO
Its na resting place n tho family plot at Lone Noun
tnin Inc idmiy communicates with the detectives in
this city, and manifested sirong desire have the
guilty persons arrested and imprisoned There
clew which could possibly lead TO discovering the
book was found IN his pocket but It was empty
pistol with three chambers discharged, picked up
near the body and thin gold ring recovered from
one OF The dead mans fingers The ring marked
y. B. 81" The ring was recognized by tho Arnold
iamy as having been tho property OF deceased, and
Detective Hamilton, TO whom the case had been in
trusted advertised IN the newspapers for any person
who might know anything in reference TO the ring
with tho peculiar inscription. NO response
to the advertisement was received, how
ever. and tho matter had almost died
out, when, lew days ago, the Arnold family
received letter fron San Luis Ubspo contain
Ing nothing but ordinary alusons 10 the salubrious
condition OF the weather and friendly wishes Tor the
good health OF the family, but terminating with the
somewhat starting:-"Your ancctionatc brother,
John g Arnold.' The chirography subjected to
critical scrutiny by members OF the family aud int.-
mate friends and all voted It US the familiar hand.