The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-03-15
KinEau, the Missing Produce Dealer.

KinEao, the Missing Produce Dealer.
NEW YORK, March l4.-Superinten-
dent of Police Willing has received a
dispatch from Montreal stating that the
police have man supposed TO be James
Kingan the missing member of the Pro.
duce Exchange. The superintendent is
making arrangements TO have Kingsn
returned to this city.
1t now appears that the dispatch re-.
ceived by the chief OF police, on further
inquiry, indicates that the man supposed
to be Kingsn committed suicide, as the
coroner of st. Joliet, Canada, asks for q
minute description of Kingan.
This afternoon Chief of Police WAL
ling received another telegram from
Coroner Mody, of Richibucto, N. B.,
which seems to indicate that Mr..
Kingan, the missing produce dealer, is
dead. The telegram states that the body
of man was discovered on the railroad
track. near Wexford, N. B., on the
International Railroad. Cards and
pocket handkerchief, with the name of
james Kingon on them were found in his
possession. 1t appears that he purchas-
ed ticket for passage to England on
the steamer Scandinavia, in which be
sailed from Portland, Maine, under the
name of j. D. Moore. On last Saturday
and on Monday he lett the steamer at
Halifax. A large amount of property
was found on the body.
I. ST. JOHN, N. b. March 14-The
Daily Telegraph received the following
telegram from Welldetord, a station on
the International Railway, in the heart
OF the woods, forty miles north OF
Moncton, and about one hundred and
thirty miles from here:
WELLDEFoRD, March IA.
The body of the man found on the
track here on Tuesday mornlng Is with
out doubt that of j. Kingsn, of New
Work, whose failure is mentioned
in your New York dispatches. On his
person were found about $8,770 in
U. S. bonds, American and Bank OF
England notes and gold, also gold
watch and chain, as we'll rs other articles
OF jewelry. among the latter was pair
of sleeve buttons marked 81. X" The
clothing is marked -. Kingan." A
receipt Tor first class passage
from Portland to Liverpool,
per steamer ScandIna' ian in
favor OF j.. ID. Moore. Visiting cards
with the name OF j. Kingan were found
Kingan was evidently travelling under
the assumed name OF Moore. He left
Portland on Saturday, arriving at Hall
fax on Sunday, where he took train at
1:S0 P. NJ. on Monday, via the Interna-
tional Railway for the river Du Loup.
When the train stopped here for water,
Kingan, 1t is assumed, left the Pullman
car and went about one hundred and
fifty yards down the track south
OF the tauk house, seating himself on q
pile of fence poles, where he cut his
throat and both wrists with penknite.
The latter was found close to where he
had been seated. From the appearance
of the snow the loss of blood must have
been great, bat failing to complete his
purpose he deliberately walked from the
pile of poles on to the track over which
his body lay and was run over by the
Quabec down train. The ceroner's in
quest will be continued tomorrow, when
all available evidence will be taken.
ST. JOHNS, March l4.-Reports have
reached here by passengers who have
passed through Wedelord and Monck-
ton which create the impression that
kingan's death was foul murder. The
latest theory is the following: That
Kingan, who had been lying down in
his berth in the Pullman car and COM
planned of headach, at Weldetord station |
while the train was taking water stepped
out of the car TO take the fresh air; that
ne must have been seized and taken TO
the pile of poles referred to in the above
dispatch and there murdered and his
BODY laid on the track for the down
cemlng train to run over. This theory
is sustained by the following facts: The
body shows that jack knife WAS
plugged deeply into kingsn immedi-
a.ely behind one Of his ears, the flesh
being cut down about two inches, snd his
throat was then cut from ear to ear.
Kingan would appear to have been
held down till ne bled 10 death
the blood making n hole in the snow
alongside OF the poles about two feet
deep. His own handkerchief WAS used
to wipe the blood from his neck and
then thoroughly saturated was dropped
in the hole made by his blood. The
four bladed Jack knife which had been
used was found near the spot. The two
coats had been removed from MS person
and were lying on the poles. Two
empty pocket books were found with the
coats. The large sum of money
named in the first dispatch was found !
in the pistol pocket of the pants. The
BODY when found showed that it had
been struck by the ccw.cstcher and
thrown I'll the track, only one Of the arms
being broken. One arm shows three cuts |
as if received from knife while defend
ing him.elt Ofthe money found on his
person, fifty dollars were United States
gold, and less than five dollars In Cana
dian curreacy. There is great excite
ment s.nng the line OF the railway, and
the raj ray authorities have determined
to have tho ough investigation. The
inQLes, will be resumed 10 morrow.
Mrs. Kingsn has not been informed of
her hu. ,and's death IN New Brunswick
as she j. in delicate health. A brother
of Mr.. klngan's started for Neltord this
evening to identify the remains.