, 1881-05-29
A HEADLESS CORPSE.
Ghast!y Discovery in the Woods
Near Winnetka.
The Head Found on the Beach Some
Weeks Ago.
Nothing Known Of the Murdered alan or
OF His Murdercrs.

| Friday afternoon Cordncr West the 12-yen1
! old SON OF Mr.. Jnmes Il. West, Of Lakeside, wc1
out bird d's-ncstfng In tho forest land which lie
between tho rnifrond-track and Lake Michlgns
just north OF tho suburb Of W!unttlla, usl
which, utter tholr recently deceased proprietor
hive hccn dubbed Hubburd's Woods by rhc in
habitants. His occupation was Of Il kind Whit
led him INTO nj! sorts Of curious places. partic
ularfy iMpcrvions pAteh Of forest tunEIe boing
rs tho young hunter we'll knew, tho most likcl
place iu which to hit upon the object Of hi
quest Ha had qnartcred here nnd there ar,on;
the woods, whom at Il point ncn
where the Green Bay road Il shor
distance south of Lakeside, which j
just north OF Wlnnctku, chunrcs its northerl1
COURSE to ono almost due west. 1,e SNW mos
desirable spot for his. Investigations. Abou
fifty feet North from tho road, alongside which
ut this punt rises neglected osaEc hedge
s1oud an ash-trce ut whose base was IL dcnst
tHugle Of wild currdnt bttshcs,-s6 dense thai
even when tho Ind tlearcd them he could hardly
distinguish light upon the other side OF them
As he ncarcd tho spot ho WIS surprised tu tin i
swarm Of dies nriso from 1t, but this fact did ro'
deter MIN from pursuing his researches lie
pushed the bushes npnrl and ptcrctl in, when
instead Ut Il wclcomt birds nest, his intent
sight was urrcstcd by the apluritiou Of
a uEADIEss COlHsE
stretched aloug the ground. Fascinated for n
moment ny the horrible siEnt. tue boy took
lung look ut tho dreadful object. und then
dusncd oil In the direction ot honc. His course
took him to lcrward Of tho corpse, when tlc be-
cn'nc aware of tho fact that tho nir WIS heavily
tainted with toul exhaAtions. This hurried him
up, and he soon arrived ut his fathers house.
Nr. West beard his story and, having co1ninuni.
cntca It to suneuf tho neighbors.a party started
0u sOtAe time tAtcr III tho evening uuu verified
It by the discovery Of tho headles5 horror just us
the lud hnd described 1t.
The bushes we're pushed aside and the figure
OF the inA:i revealed tn the full light OF the sun
1t Ivy so that, were the hcnd still attche to the
oohy.it must nave rested upon the swelling base
IT. eee 1ree us upom pillow. w. u rcste.i npon us
which reached ncuriyito tlo end Of the tauslc,
were turned outwar,is. Whit was, under tho
the body rcvc,llea Tue fuct that it wits that of Il
we'll b,1it aud deceutly-dr,ssvd man. us far as
could be Judged By TIC clothes LETT upon bitl,,
which consisted IF merely ,,luts houts yast-
coat. and undersh1rt. Tho minis ware uf dirk
cloth Of good quality nnd tho vest. which was
pulled up Under Tie corpse's shoul.lers, was OF
very ,inc ,mskrr clnth The hnofs wore, n ycrv
fair mfr IT Congress ,rnjrrrs int md. soIn..
holes In thom which looked like inten-
tional cuts. The pants were in the slime
ctuIi1tion h,,rp slushrd hrr, and thoro ns If
with Il kulfc. The remains wer,. badly tlccom-
p,sed. much Of Tho ttrsi, hnvme ,,tan rrrnovnd
from the bones, und the imrkngss Of dccuuno-
sirinn wis visible yhnrov,r the t,rsh wns ~.
nnsrd I,he vnrtnhr,I r,,1,, 'riisTnn;,,,r .vf,ito
nrotr,,dad nm inrh from me nnc, ,vhi.. !, u,,s
xo hu3 I,on,, ,.or,- tt t..t,
nnt the siIyh,nst ,vic.; ~ "r;os et haa.;n 80 .mu'
hn,n,, ,nn5rnn1 Whmn,.rr I'D Hnno ,ho ~, tns;
s.cnn,nisnnd r. ,aatI" &C w,II ~, 1hnhi ~"
Locking for evidences 1 Of = motive for tho
5ieo,.or,t ,tt H ~ oeea t- n.u % Paits
49, ,.'.,e,t ~ ~ b L. pu pn ~ " u"tu u .uu p'tt.9
7.ue zh ts pul wn'cn ~ oco susges.ea tno theory
q. ,r,ti liz .. ,,1 "i@ten n"" oeeu toooco
whtia "a .,.it, .a su' ,,.s ..,,
and hun Iii sor1l of fheor,'s .s1e ~ t 1 te cr,
cumstuuccs IF the tragedy. tha nnrty s,,1T,.niv
caiicu tu mind that about six weeks previously
1 young fellow named Dwyer had discovered
upon the luke shore
r11F HEAD or MAN,
enAs.ts et al1u puttescent lsAeIneHt ol numanltv.
a. tne tme nut ttt!e atssnt1qh "as pnid 10 tho
Ind ten m hc s,s nsc %s ln r nGncssafy, n7 I
~ t;,, 1mu !, sthot teevt' & @ er!ec,nre ~
~ - tanlE was thNt rue neaa Wlls tnat or some
sre11n r 81 o. , snp"rSck re- %n,en ha oesn severed
.:h'r,e ~ & p',ss @ ;1t. @ eit Inc p!ace
s;rt n.s o ] frU viz ths, s ~ @ WIS III mcont
adn e orn Tue @ aHH 1 10 zoe SPOT %nere te
voar.. ~; ne s ny & ny .r, s ne ,ne p'aGes
'a' luo @ usau auu uuus metc FesEeel'SeiF US
" Iag.t,h as ~. nuc .h: 'nal, auout ,o y.tus
= wns not v,rv 5i,,;if Im.,IIe"Io n,a,;..r
: WIS not HG1t dltltult luhtteE 10
,t', tlau ,, t4S ~ ; R!atsiue t .aeors tna. tne
,cau .u ~ th 10Y uau oGiouseu ~ ,ue Sue n
M .n,G", nns 1s.. ne 9, nau oeeh Inuruefesa IN the
Tuu opus III o'uft W ~ u.;asoy me posi-:
't.s ILL., ~ ~, n.t' -. - en. sac.u; eno ui.if
@ GIcF5 nslu ieno.eu us nGau' HNrf3ea IL 70 the
nv suute. nuu tnio"n ~ III. ~ couisc LUIS Is
NY theotS, W, J.. Is perahps tne taost natural
Hc unuGr tno circumstances. ntrc tnc VIC
t1n caille lrom ~ u nystc5y tnat WY pfooably
ltNtr oe tounu out. .nc uI hol nc!oEs 10 the
elEnuoIhoou Us nonoas ~ n'1ssng mere OF mas
cch Nl1nlu siA lnontns. "nlca IS bctefeu Dy the
copie VINO sa" tuo Gurpse 70 be tho length Oh
Em!c i!G tn.At ~ nus ueeH lItliG III @no Wnois;
Inetc ean " w oouo1 tn'lc tue olrds -nestlnS
ny nus uneaftneo . -.. ]
Aul1DE11 ut HE MUST uokRLsLE DE- I
SCK1pr1UN.
Is clear tllnt tho tragedy was not the result |
t u disagreement amongst trlmps, The |
tothes OF tho victim wert. nj a u1,ntity not worn
" the yugutopd fraternity and hud he been II /
:sppctuble mau who fell foul Of rrutnn; uud |
as killed. by them thew would not hnyt. f:,itru /
, possess themselves ot his s,lnrrjlr ruru,eyfs |
Tncther he WIS Killed in the civ and carried by |
irht 70 the lonely spot-whethnr he wis lurcd
nither aud thcu sfni1 ,lrc matters Of mere con
.ctrrc
4 short time nro n man named Hichnclson. /
yjnp at Wnnett5a fo,nt a rr1t NJ t,t, n.r
ear the spot where tue head wits found
H., WIS Wy susEesteu 1nat tnis noss'p!f
ns .no fctu'itlius i n ut1u1scosctcu @ arelc!e o.
ie m % u. & autl ~ .t"n.t1k, nt tu1. .ue .act LIN
~ w.. , W. puhenGu @ @ up muuu. us
a.; G inu.n.eu ~, tIa. ~ t ~ occt1 o!nsHIu ~
!s Atet AionG tne eiouna ~ tuo st,ot "here he
na luunu' ~ - 1Ao euAt unu oElus ~ ~ ..nt1
~ ion lho lnuluer n'tSL hase oecu conn'ttcu
uen tnore FeGently tnan s'A lnontns aGo' US u
.. I'M sMe Iot9.u hot WY Will 1nse
'tatsnGu @ eaaieeos ctco nl'on pletts Mei; Try
"n,eu oeacn @ & 19r SO aonS u t1nle. @ nnere is'