Daily Republican., 1885-09-08
Tho Man Pound In the Reeds.

Ao shoio boouiOu W Dc bOtn6 mystery
concerning the man who Was found in
the reeds near Bellevue last Friday
morning, by Joseph ID. Conrow and j.
ID Guest, and " no died at the almshouse
on Friday night about IL O o'clock, q re-.
porter Of the REPUBLICAN has been
working energetically to obtain any
particulars bearing on the case. As it
WAS supposed that he had jumped over
board from q passing boat, the steam.
boat men were seen, but rs none of them
knew any thing about the matter, some
Of the people residing in the vicinity
were interviewed. Mr.. j. w. Banks, .
milkman who resides near Riverside,
says that he Hrst saw the man last Tues.
day standing against wall along the
p, W. i b. Railroad, near his resi-.
dence. He had his head bowed, and
seemed as though he was in q deep
study. In o short time afterwards he
came up TO Mr.. Banks place, and Ell.
tered his spring-house.
He passed In and out several times,
an shut the door behind him each time
He then came up to the house, and Mr..
Banks sehta young man, named Pier
son, out TO see what he wanted, when
he turned and ran away. Pierson fol-
lowed him down to the old beet sugar
mill, when he climbed out on coal
dump, where he sat for somo time clap.
ping his hands until Pierson attempted
to approach him, when he jumped down
and ran In the reeds. After q while
he came out and crawled yer stone
wall, Ave feet high, although there were
steps near where he crossed. When he
! reached the land Pierson asked him
who he WAS hunting, when he replied,
God Almighty have you seen any
thing OF him 2"
MIR. Pierson said that as he felt his
hair rising, he beat a retreat, and in
formed Mr.. Banks of what he had seen
and what the man said. Mr.. Banks
then went TO the place where the man
| was still standing, when he commenced
to hunt for stones TO throw at him, but
finding tha. Mr.. Banks continued to
ad vance, he desisted, and stood still
until he came up TO him, but would moi
answer any questions asked him. Mr..
Banks told the watchIhan at the sugar
mill Of his strange actions, and the two
approached him with the intention OF
tying him, and notifying the police Ia
this city, but as he then seemed per
fectly harmless, the watchman merely
asked him what he wanted and told him
to 60 home.
He replied that he had some friends
ldown in the reeds, and was obliged u
wait for them until they came out, and
Mr.. Banks and the watchman went
down to see If any one WAS there. No
fuding any one, they returned, wher
they found the man was gone, and Mr.
Banks did not see him again until h'
visited the morgue yesterday, and iden
Titled the remains as that Of the man h'
had seen at Riverview,
He says that when he saw him h
was we'll dressed, and had on q hat Goa
and shoes but when he was found thes'
were missing. Mr.. Banks is Of thu
lopinion that the man was crazy, bu
whether 1t was from drink, or som'
other cause, he is unable to say. These
facts dispose of the theory that he hat
fell or jumped from passing boat, bu
who he was, or where he came from, ar
still mysteries.
His body is now at the morgue, wher
1t will remain for several days, TO Civ
his friends, II they can be fonnd, q
I opportunity to claim 1t,