, 1877-12-29

About three weeks aQo, q sccond-class passen-
ger on tho Aichtgan Central tralu coming west
either jumped or was p,1scl Of Of tho car
willie the trim was crossing some little stream
not fur from tho city limits. In falling hc
struck his breast uRatnst a tic. or something
else, md received injuries from which lie tnal'y
died. lie uas picked up by tho trafn
Which followed the one on which hc
Ind hccn. whs brought to St. Lukc's
lluspltal, and lived twcnty-tour hours. Iic was
brought to his senses by the usu Of stimu,auts,
but would soy nothing except "Jcau Corbay, Of
Montreal; wife anl three children" lIarInn
died, he was taken 10 the City Morrue, which
Is in char1n Of Mr.. George a. Elton, to bo
hurled by him. Mr.. Elton looked nt him,
Judged from his appearance that he must have
been d gentleman, and, feeling certain that
there would some time bc demand for Ills
body by Ills relatives, put him On leo 80
ns to prevent decomposition. Tho only clue
nrcEt TINT l,u cAmo from Montreal, and also 6v
tho fact TINT he had OH him sccoud~ctnss ticket
from Montreal to Green Bay. There was moth
lng else but sl2 ~ money. SIR. Elton made I'LL
10 Montreal. and also 10 Green Bay. lie re-
ccved no answer from either point, and finally
buried tho boaY IL q marked grave at tho Pot.
ter's Field at Jefferson.
4&o uAU hllRUet tslFGkA w AAf lAEA 1l GfeF
learning OF tho case again, when, three days ago,
gentleman came Into the office and said he ind
been referred there by tho C0r0nef, who had
stated that Mr. Elton was tho only person who
bay, and what Ind becosnc Of Ills body, proy!d-
ing It l,a<l mt been "busicA y by County I'm
hcrtakcr l}onlrfl. II the holly had fallen into
thu hansls "f tto latter II would l,e lntracca1le.
Atr. Elton sud ycs, he remembered the man
perfectly, aud could giro all tho necessary In
formation.
The stranger, who sat tha. tlc can,o from
Montreal, n,,l was Corhar's brothcr.tn.iaw,
Mr. Elton said that y e,u'a. II he wonld Iny
for tho lltro Of buggy to Juifcrso!', and dollar
the colin, thsy could take up tho
ssy Sqbcrlaw 1ma e1''DS Ueytt T. ts, TIL 'G!a bs' sss
tlcn bcen In tho ground son.e time. decomposl-
very painful and unpleasant stRht.
Tho brDthcr.tnlaw said thcru would be no
lil'lra1tv abont tho Identification, asn! that for
various rcasons 1t VIVA absolutely necessary thAt
II should 10 Ind. liz was seady To pay afl ncc-
III: Ss tlsy x@snt @ ou. Tiers together. Tho
ss ha %@I !sSsn II s's ones IL isnsSs ssss
that's hlm;"an stated that hu could identify
him thus easily because Ut a sear nn tho knee,
eauset !,y sabre cut, tbs mark OF which sttll
brother.i.l-law identified the clothes tho man
| hatl on, they bcin9 suit belonging to himself.
lie was also able to distinguish tho pock-marks
| oil tho buck Of the deceased.
| Then slr, Elton desired 10 know II he wanted
tho bo.fy taken up and sent o., to Montreal.
The brother.in-law said he lid not, aud,
| ~ AN EXPLANATION
ionrea 10 sooa iamilr IN IL A:aa sioutrsaI % III. III
fAttler and mother wcfu still living, onr aged
b0. tic other 75. Tho son had bcr.. educated
for . lawyer, and was admitted to tho bar, H.
fell Into utssipatel habIts however, aud, going
from bal to worse, had fosge.! his fathers na.ns
to notes and other Instruments for about 81, ,000
hau obtained tho money Oil tncu!, aud then lied
When they had received tho hrst lntslli
o1Ssy 'ss wa. 'qs sIar In '1fso" Ss aspus va.
Chicago they could not believe it.. They knew
that ht wax inlaslng, but Hcru unable IL under
stand What MnttYu sslnuld l1av0 tnlueed him Il
s Gha ne{ i .s aS s seo;x9
only day Or two bclurs the brotl4er-in-law lef
Montreal. The 1nonunt that they weru aware u
theul the n'otiyc Tor tho hlglit was understood
tnsy a .yt On a. onSs ,o chisaEo f.
| was essential, accnTIfuX to tlse bruthes-fn-law
because, for sotnc rta4os whlch hu did not state
It wall aid tn Ielkaftnx the father from suy ~
spoasibllisy for this furxeu paper. Under tLes,
AbJut having thu body taken tack to Montreal
i okH FxATuKH or THE CASH,
| hnWeyeE, hcItl1er Nf. Elt0l nor thu brothcf-tn
luw WIS attu tu understand, unl that was, wtla
beralnc of the money! lls ceEsain!y had 4s. .OU
IN Alues1calI money whcm he Lett Montreal
When taken tu this Hospital hn ha.l but 3i3
There aIe several hyputhescs. 1]c was gtyrn Il
drink. They founl un him pop.buttIe whIcl
hua cuntaincti whsks& Ilc had iukcu pa.sag
in sccond-class car ~ oEdcr that ha might No
meet with any srQuA1staucs Ut any QUO Of III
own position In socsty. Possibly ha got i
drinking GU tho cur, and gotae oue nc
ticcd TINT. liz had shls money aud stol
It 1Eum him. Thcn. when ha awakrucs
from Ills drunken stupor anu llseovere
his ioas, he may haze Jumped olI tie cur, in
teudiug to cuilllnit suicide. which would bu uat
urul enough. II hu rellccled t4at he bud lost nu
ue1cly Lis e4arsw.cr, but the money fos tn
saks VI which he forfeited II. Or he snI,bt hay
been robbed uud thrown III the traln. ur sou
stripped It Vi ths cash wSnh Il eon.ainsi. 1-
Tau fact thut tho bJ1y was idyntiltd. end Ill
parents relieved fsolu any possibility VI loss,
solely due to tue p4ln4 taken by 5lr. Eltol
'lhth Ia mt fbn taniY thtA II, which 1rff n,