Savannah morning news., 1885-09-22
GEORGE THE THIRD.
One of His Distant Relatives Run Oyer
by a Train.

From the 50. LOuis Republican.
The remains OF an unknown man were
found on the track of the Wabash, st.
Louis and Pacific road, about one mile
north Of Mitchell, Madison county, ILL.,,
at o'clock yesterday morning. They
were discovered by j. Il. Gruves, sec
tion foreman on the Wabash road, who
notified Coroner Melting at Alton. At the
inquest nothing was produced to show
who the deceased was. The remains
were badly mutilated, being almost cut
to pieces. Both legs were cut off and the
head horribly mutilated. The man had
been struck by the engine of train 43, GO
ing to st. Louis. The deceased had
evidently been man Of respectable ap-
pearance and ab0ut50 years of age. A letter
and two small memorandum books were
found on his person. The letter was post
marked Hanwell, England, and was ad-
dressed to "Mr. Edwin Knevett, 1915
Morgan street, st. Louis, Mo, America"
The picture Of a woman, apparently about
30 years Of age, was also found In one of
his pockets. Frequent entries were
found in the memorandum books. Most
OF these were pOetical in character.
The remains were buried by the coro-
ner.
RUINED BY RUM.
The man referred to above, whose
mutilated remains We're found on the
track OF the Wabash railroad, near
Mitchell yesterday morning, were those
OF Edwin de Knevett, an Englishman. 53
years Of age, who resided with his wife,
Mrs. Laura de Knevett, at 1915 Morgan
street in this city. Mrs. de kneyett. who
is a professional claiyoyant, was found
at her house last night by a Republican
reporter. She had heard of her husbands 5
death, and was apparently much dis
tressed At the intelligence. She said tha Z
she had been married to the deceased
about : years, but during all OF that time
he had contributed nothing for the sup
port OF the family. She had always, she
said, taken good care of him, and would
have continued to do so. He had been
addicted TO excessive drinking for a
great many years, from the effects Of
which he had OF late been suffering with
softing Of the brain. She had placed him
in the hospital several times, upon the
advice OF physicians. Some time ago,
she said, he went to Chicago, where she
followed him, but being totally ignorant
Of his where abouts she could not ind him,
until her "spirit guide" told her 20 90 to
a certain locality. which she did and
there discovered him. He returned to
the city about six months ago. She stated
that she allowed him moiety each day,
with which to purchase beer. She had no
children, she said, by him, although she
had grown daughter in tho city by n
former husband. She said that she saw
him last ON Monday morning. There had
been no quarrel between them. but he had
frequently spoken Of late OF going to
Chicago. A short time since, her land
lord told her that II she did not get rid Of
him he would turn her ont OF the house.
This, however, she refused, as she said
she could not give up her her Eddie; he
was her husband, aud she would cleaye
to him. The landlord. she said, threat
ened TO have him sent To the wOrkhouse,
aud this evidently preyed upon his weak
mind aud in sheer fright he left the city.
trampug the railroad track. She ex-
pressed great deal of affection for her
dead husband aud said he was naturally
a man OF superior and almost brilliant
attainmeuts. but had been ruined ~
drink. She said that the dead man had a
sister living in Shirleyyille, England, in
good circumstances. As for herself. Mrs
de kneyett said she was OF llneal descent
from King George Ill. Of England and had
been very rich at one time, but her
troubles and cares had been many and
she had now gone through with nearly all
she had.