Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-13

Shortly before dark last evening some
passer-by on the bluffs overlooking the
Mississippi river, in the Bohemian settlement
in the upper part Of the city, was Mortified
on discovering the dead body of man lying
| about half way down the declivity. The
police and coroner were Immediately notified,
the latter arriving about p. M, when Jury
was impaneled, and closer inspection made
of the remains. The deceased was man of
medium stature, about 20 or "a years of age,
dressed as laborer, with his pants tucked
inside his pair of strong boots, and he had
on his breast an eight-pointed star having
the word Police - inscribed thereon. The
body was lying upon its stomach, and near
it, to the right, was a new revolver. Through
the upper lip had penetrated shot into the
brain, which must have caused instant death.
The pockets of the deceased were searched,
and found 70 contain sixty cents in silver
and five coppers, two knives, several other
miscellaneous articles of little value,
and q memorandum book, all
of which are in the possession
of the coroner. The memorandum book
contained several papers which will, no
doubt, lead to his Identification. Among
them are the cards of the American house
and Lyons clothing store. There are two
pawn tickets issued by Lyle, of jackson
street: the one for shotgun, pledged for
$3.50, on Feb. 5, 1873, and the other for an
open-faced silver watch, for ST, on Feb. Z,
1873. A letter, without envelope, dated
South Lincoln-State not given-in the
early part of February, was also
discovered, which was signed ':Your affec-
tionate father, James Rice" The pawn tick
cts are made out to j. L. Rice, which is
doubtless the name of the. deceased. In the
memorandum-book, occupying two pages
these words are scrawled in wretched
manner: George and me die together. The
man who killed George Brown shot himself
The preliminaries of viewing the body and
it's surroundings, ETC., having been accom-,
plished, the inquest was adjourned for the
night, and will resume its labors at 10 a. m
to-day at the morgue, where the body was
conveyed.
The discovery of thescard of the American
House led GLOBE reporter thither on th,
scent for information. Some interesting
particulars were there gathered. An exami
nation Of the register showed that a mar
had registered on january 30 as John T
RICE, without giving his residence, The
handwriting is very poor evidently that O
an illiterate person, the first letter of the sur
name being a small .sr." He had as baggage
a gun, valise and bag. He remained at tn
American two days and n half and durin.
his stay was exceedingly quiet, and neithe
drank in the house, nor was ever seel
with the least sign Of intoxication upon him
A police star was not observed upon him. HI
~ ,o1yr l,c4 A.
rate asked for board being too high for hi
an excuse for his departure. He furthe
said that he had been working for man 70
two days, and was going back, but the onl,
employer was by locating him a
ga man over there without indicatin,
where either by look or gesture. Whel
iquidating his bill, he was observed to have
at least two $40 bills, one of which he ter
dered in payment, and he received the ba
ance in change. The clerk of the hotel feel
confident he could recognize the man Rice
who stayed at the American House.
If the man Rice, transient at the Ameri
can House, is the same man found dead las
night with bullet through hi
brain-both having exactly til
! same name-the question arises: What be
, came of him in the interim? He left tn
} hotel, it is known. on Feb. 1, with some ST.
in his pocket, and, presuming them to b
identical, he is found pawning a gun o
} Feb. and watch on Feb 7, for sun
much beneath their value. Did Rice fa
l among thieves by the wayside, and was b
foully murdered for his small wealth, enoug
J being left as "a blind?'' Or, al
there, oddly enough, two Rices, who's
| given names and surnames are the
= only points corresponding? Is
possible that two John F. Rices had each
D shot gun? The writing in the decease
mans pocket book, however, is very differel
0 from that in the register of the America
0 House. The latter is very small an
cramped, while the former is sprawling an
y large. Did third hand, as furth,
: sblind, scrawl those lines to cover ran
0 crime? These are grave questions whic
0 the jury of inquest will be called upon
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