Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-06-18
MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
A Mangiod BODY Found in the Cones'


F. Griel went fishing in the Conestoga
near the railroad bridge east of this city
They noticed dark-looking object lylnl
in the middle Of the stream, but suppos'
it to he log or stump paid but little at
tention to it. About 3 o'clock IN th'
afternoon some boys came along in boat
and rowed out to the object to see what il
was. They found it to be the dead body
of a man, and reported the fact to Bal
and Griel, who taking the boys boat
rowed out into the stream, secured the
body and towed it ashore. 1t proved
to be well-dressed young man, unknown
to them. Some of the boys were sent te
town to notify the coroner who immedi-
ately empannelled the following jury and
repaired to the scene Capt. John A. Schulz,
Henry r. Mishler, Joseph Snyder, J. w.
Hess, Bernard Mulhatten and J. B. Amweg,
esq, DIR. VIM. Compton was also present
as coroner's physician. Messrs. Ball, Griel
and the boys were examined by the coro-
ner and gave in their testimony, the facts
being as stated above. The body gave
evidence of having been in the water two
or three days. The left arm was crushed
a. the elbow, and almost cut of, being at
tached to the upper arm by few ligaments
only. There were also bruises about the
head and neck.
The jury not being prepared to render a
verdict, the coroner had the body removed
to the dead-house attached to the county
hospital, where, during the evening it was
Identified as Charles c. Winower,
plumber, single man aged about "a
years, and residing at No. 519 North
Queen street with his mother His body
was removed to her residence about 9
O'clock last evening.
How Mr.. Winower came to his death is
unknown. He was in the employ of Sheriff
cr, Humphreyville & Kieffer. East King
street, and was regarded as a steady work
man, though he would occasionally go on
{: "spree." On Monday morning he called
at. his employers, and asked for SO, which
was given him. He was last seen by his
mother on Tuesday evening, and there is a
mia railroad depot rs late as Wednesday
evening, but this is probably not the case.
There are several theories as to how he
came to his death. One is that being
under the influence of liquor, or dissatis-
fled with affairs at home, he had boarded
an eastern bound freight train and fallen
from it while crossing the bridge. An
other theory is that he may have been
walking on the bridge, and being unable
to get out OF the way was struck by i
train and knocked off, or have fallen
through the bridge and received his i'll
juries by striking against the heavy iron
rods some fifteen feet below. Still another
theory connects his death with the blood
seen Oh Wednesday morning Oh the north
track of the railroad near the Penn
iron works. These theorists supposed that
his arm may have been crushed 10y the
cars at this point on Tuesday night and
that with his sound arm he swung himself
upon the eastern-bound train and main-
tanned his hold till he reached the bridge
and then fell off or, from the loss of blood
at the time of the accident, staggered upon
the south track, was caught by the pilot of
a locomotive and carried rs far as the
bridge. a still more horrible theory is
that he was murdered and thrown into the
creek
The coroner's jury will re assemble to-
night at O'Clock, at Captain Schuh's
hotel. North Queen street, when further
efforts will be made to clear up the mys-
terry. Persons in whose company he was
last seen alive have been summoned to ap-
pear before the jury.
Winower's funeral will take place to-
morrow afternoon at , o'clock, under the
management of the Washington fire COM
pany of which he was member