The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-04-06
Waynesboro Items.
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A doq leads to the discovery Of aO1qt are sup
gosed to be the remains Of former Deputy Sher
if of this county.-The following article ap
neared in the last issue of the Staunton Vsndi
Gator: "a CHASTITY Discovery.-Last Monday
hound belonging to Mr. John Hawkins, neal
the Crimora Mines, came in, bringing the arm
of a white man. The flesh was eaten away
above the elbow. 1t is supposed that the dog
had found the corpse of some tramp that died
in the mountains, crossing at Turks Gap, but
it is impossible to tell anything more. Mr..
Hawkins carried the arm to the office of Magis-
trate Casper Koiner, and we learn party are
to be organized, and a search made of the
mountains" Some time last month Mr.. j. d.
Hanger, more familiarity known as Dorse
Hanger left the residence of Mr.. John Dali
house for the purpose of going West. He
boarded the S. V. r. R. train at Doem's Turn
out, about three miles north of this place, and
left the cars when they reached Crimora Sta
tion after which nothing has been seen or
heard of him. The search party referred to in
the Tandscator's article, was organized, and
after considerable search, discovered on or
near Wild Cat Mountain, the skull and lower
law of white man, as evidenced by tufts OF
hair adhering to both, with indications that
they had been grey, but were of dead brown
color when found having evidently been dyed.
In the vicinity were also found knife, razor,
spectacles, lead pencil, pocket-book containing
seventeen cents; small empty vial was also
picked up. Several articles of clothing were
also found, among which was one boot, hat
with Grape on it, and an overcoat. The two
last articles, have understood, were identi-
fled by Mr.. VIM. Hanger, of Koiners Store, as
belonging to his brother, ]. D. Hanger. The
point at which these article were discovered is
between three and four miles from the Cri-
mora Mines, and should further development
lead to the full identification of the remains to
be those of Mr.. Hanger, it would seem that he
had sought this mountain solitude, hid from
human ear or eye, to sever the ties that bound
him to this earth, and start his spirit on its
flight to the great unknown. I learned that
parties are still on the search to obtain, if
possible, further proof, and to collect the bal
ance of his remains,
Mr.. Fl. was at one time Deputy Sheriff of
this county, and if I mistake not, was the man
who hung Hemp TraYer. Since the war, up
until two OF three years ago, he was engaged
in dlstilling about miles east of this place.
Since, failing in that business, he has been liv-
ing at his brothers, near Koiners Store.
After the above was written, Magistrate
Casper Koiner was in this place, and brought
with him the vial found labeled "Chloral Hy-
drate." This is not properly poison without
taken in an immoderately large quantity, and
the size of the vial at once dispels the idea
that death would have ensued from the guam
tity it could contain; another and more dead
ly potion must have been the agency used
MIR. Koiner also states that the arm brought
to him was broken square off up near the
shoulder joint; the leg also found was broken
off in the same way, above the ankle joint
the bones of neither being crushed or splint-
cred. A further investigation may elicit
fuller and more satisfactory development of
the case, but the foregoing facts are substan-
TALLY as learned them from different reliable
gentlemen of this community, and none of
those who saw the clothing found but what
recognized them as belonging to Hanger, and
the settled opinion at present is that it is
case of suicide. x.