The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-03-15
That Missing Member.

paCn from Montreal stating that the
police have man supposed 10 be James
kingan, the missing member Of the Pro.
duce Exchange. The Superintendent is
making arrangements to have Kingan re.
turned to the city,
1t now appears that the dispatch re.
ceived by the Chief Of Police, on further
inquiry, indicates that the man supposed
to be Kingan committed, suicide, as the
coroner Of st. Joliet, Canada, asks for a
minute description Of Rngan.
This afternoon Chief Of Police Walling
received another telegram from Coroner
Mody, Of Richibucto, n. B., which seems
to indicate that Mr.. Kingon, the missing
produce dealer, Is dead. The telegram
states that the body Of a man was discov-
cred on the railroad track, near Wexford,
n. B., on the Information 4. r, Cards and
pocket handkerchiefs with the name Of
James kingon on them we're found in his
possession. 1t appears that he purchas-
cd a ticket for passage to England on the
steamer Scandinavia, in which he sailed
from Portland, Me-, under the name Of ].
D. Moore Onlast Saturday, and on Mon.
day he left the steamer ut Halifax. A
large amount Of property was found on
his body.
ST. JOHNS, N. B., March l4.-The Daily
Telegraph received the following telegram
from Welldeford, a station on the Inter-
national railway, in the heart Of the
woods, 40 miles north OF Monc.On and
nbnut 40 miles from here.
WELLDEFoRD, March II.
The body OF man, found on the track
here on Tuesday morning, is without
doubt that OF ]. KingOn, OF New York,
whose failure il mentioned in your New
York dispatches. On his person were
found about SS,77O in United States
bonds, American and Bank Of England
notes and gold, also gold watch and chain
as we'll as other articles Of jewelry.
Among the latter was pair OF sleeve
buttons marked j. X. His clothing is
marked J, Kingon. a receipt for a first.
class passage from Portland 10 Liverpool
per steamer Scandinavian, in favor OF
I'D. Moore, and visiting cards with the
name Of ]. Kingon were found. Kingon
was evidently travelling under the as
sumed name OF Moore. He left Portland
on Saturday, arriving at Halifax on Sun
day, where he took train at 1880 4. NJ.
on Monday, via the International
Railway, for River du Loup.
When the train stopped here for
water Kingon, it is assumed, lett the
Pullman car and went about one hundred
and fifty yards down the track, south of
the tank house, seating himself on pile
OF fence poles, where he cut his throat and
both wrists with q penkniie. The knife
was found close to where he had been
seated. From the appearance OF the
snow the loss Of blood must have been
great; but failing to complete his pur-
pose he deliberately walked from the pile
Of poles on to the track over which his
body lay, and was run over by the Que
bee down train. The coroner's inques
will be continued tomorrow, when alt
available evidence will be taken. |
ST. JOHNS, n. B., March l4-Midnight.-
Reports have reached here by passengers
who have passed through Weldeford and
Monckton, which create the impression
that Kingon's death was foul murder.
The latest theory ia the following: That
Kingon, who had been lying down in his
berth in the Pullman and complained Of
the headache at Weldeford station; while
the train was taking water he stepped
out Of the car TO take fresh air; that he
must have been seized and taken 10 the
pile OF poles referred to in the above dis
patch, and there murdered and his body
laid on the track for the train coming
down to run over. This theory is sus.
tanned by the following facts:
The body shows that n jack-knife was
plunged deeply, into Kingon immedi-
ately behind one Of his ears, the flesh be-
ing cut down toward the neck about two
inches. The throat was then cut from
ear TO ear. Kingon would appear to
have been held down until he 'bled 10
death, the blood making hole in the
snow along side the poles about two feet
deep. His own handkerchief was used to
wipe the blood from his neck, and when
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 his person
and were lying on 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 cow catcher and thrown off the track,
only one OF the arms being broken. One
arm shows three cuts as il received from
a knife, while defending himself, OF the
money found on his person $50 was U. S.
gold and less than S. in Canadian cur.
rency. There is great excitement along
the lines Of the railway and the railway
authorities have determined to have a
thorough investigation. The inquest will
be resumed tomorrow.
New YORK, March 14.-Mrs. Kingon
has not been informed OF her husbands
death in New Brunswick, as she is in del
icate ehealth. The brother of Mr.. Kingon
started for Weldeford this evening to
identify the remains.
Lynch Law in Tennessee.