The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-05
UNCLEAN BEASTS.
A MURDERED MANS REMAINS PARTIALLY EATEN
BY HOGs-A HORRIBLE MYSTERY

A MURDERED MANS REMAINS PARTIALLY EATEN
BY HoasA HORRIBLE MYSTERY.
From the Kansas City (Mo.) Times, Feb. IL
On Wednesday evening, about dusk, as Joseph Seek
niger farmer, living four miles south OF TINS place,
the Harrisonville road watering his horses
Brush Creek. Westport, he discovered peculiar
object lying the rocky shoa In the creek, which,
Oh examination, proved TO be tho body OF man. The
head detached from the body which was entirely
naked. Nothing was done until the next morning,
when the Coroner summoned and tho following
facts made Known
The deceased a OF medium size and rather
slender build. From the appearance OF his body It
seemed that he had been doad several weeks. The
lett stripped the flesh IRON shoulder
down, and tho whole body presented signs OF putre-
faction. On searching tho head was found low
yards below Ihs revealed the fact that the man had
been murdered. There was u largo bullet hole over
the left eye, whore ball had entered, passing out on
the upp RIG bit hand SIDE OF tho head The rig tenn
pie broken In aud The lower Jaw gone, having
been destroyed by hogs On examining the bank oil tho
creek the place was round where he had been placed
by his murderers. He had been laid alongside OF u
log and then covered up with dirt and brush The hogs
had found him. and in attempting to dcvour him had
from his body, and 1t seems finally threw him INTO
the water, which was deep enough to cover him. He
doubtless lay here Tor some time until the rain few
nignts since washed him on to The shoal wnere ne
was found.
He mad on whom killed pair OF brown duck overalls
blue striped cotton shirt, homespun cotton drawers
ana heavy gray yarn socks The clothes were in frag
ments, nothing could be found by which to iden-
thy him. Although the waou AFFAIR seemed envel.
0ped IN mystery, Inurderers having tncir
work well, yet the following may throw some light
the subject:-About two weeks before
Christmas Robert Tobener and man named
Simms were sitting up with Seckinger, who
then disabled by cut on the foot On leaving Seek.
inger's house, VIII Oh Is within q hundred yards OF
where tho body was found, IoDener aud his friend
heard very mournful noiso down toward Brush
Creek and. taking lantern, went down down SEQ
who war in such DISTRESS This was about eleven
O'Clock at night AS they advanced the sounds
ceased, but presently began ngan as If coming from
q person in deep distress. By the side OF ROAD
next to the creek they saw camp frc burning
covered wagon with horses tied behind. BY the fire
were Two men, Que oi them being apparently
un.er iDAusuce Of hquor ana in great
agony. The other was very rough looking
customer, with large revolver strapped 10 his side.
ToDener asked what Tue matter was, aud the
whom they nad heard before began 10 moan and talk
oil killing some one. The other ma, told them mot
to pay attention to him, he WIS drunk. On BE-.
ng asked where they we're gong he sand they 'ddn't
know sdid they ''were strangers and didn't know
where they had come from" Not receiving very
sat isiactory answers TO their queries Tobener and
Simms went home and thought no more OF the
ter until tho finding oil the murdefed body recalled
these facts Their wagon left snorly aitcrward as
the camp fire showed Everything seems TO point to
these parties as being the murdeWrs, but no one
knows who they were or where they were going IT
they did the deed they took care to up all
The body was found within twenty yards OF the
camp and one would suppose tn4 II was carried
from the camp 10 whore II was found