The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-05-04
A BODY In A BOX
Was a Portion of the Baggage
Which Came i'm on No. 3
Yesterday Morning.
A Sickening Stencil Caused the
Box to be Opened, Reveal
ing to the
Mortified Gaze of the Spectators
the Frame of Human
Being,
But Which Upon Investigation
Proved to be the Property of
Medical Students.

Shortly after the arrival of No. 3
yesterday morning, a small package
which had been unloaded with other
baggage for this point and placed in
the baggage room, attracted the at.
tention of the depot attaches on &C.
count of a sickening odor emitted,
and it was finally determined to as
certain its contents. After removing
a wrapping from the outside which
resembled the appearance of old
calico dresses, an ordinary cracker
box was brought to view. The lid of
this being removed, truly
sICKENING SPECTACLE
was presented to view in the shape of
the bones of human being. The
skull, when it was lifted from the
box, presented truly CHASTITY sight,
and the few people who were at the
depot at that early hour crowded
closely around the box, visions of a
second Southern hotel horror and
memories of other terrible stories of
that nature fitting rapidly through
their minds. So offensive was the
smell, however, that very few had
the temerity to approach to the side
of the box. Those whose stomachs
were strong enough TO stand the
shock leaned over the box, and some
even began to handle the unfortunate
corpse in a very familiar manner.
Considerable speculation was INDUCED
in as to whether the skeleton was
that of
A MAN OR WOMAN,
and there was a great diversity
of opinion on this point. The
head, especially the jaws, were
rather too large for a female,
but the hand, which hung carelessly
over the side of the box, seemed of
such small size and graceful contour
as to suggest that it was that of a
Considerable flesh adhered
TO the bones, which fact caused some
Of the awe stricken spectators to re-
mark that the skeleton was that of a
murdered victim.
The box was removed from the
baggage room and placed in the yard
n the rear of the depot, where it was
for some time an object of no little
The baggageman of No: 3 informed
BAzoo reporter that he had received
he package at st. Louis, it being
,hecked for Sedalia. The station |
remarked that ordinary
forage charges, quadrupled, could not
for the unhealthy and
ickening smell which pervaded
he premises, and he express
d a great desire to have
he owner of the box call for his
Others present said that
hey were satisfied that
TERRIBLE CRIME
ad been committed, and thought
hat the man who presented the check
Dr. the box should at once be taken
ITO custody and made to explain how
e came in possession of such property.
lllof the terrible trunk stories which
ave been published for years, were
and no little indignation
as manifested against the supposed
orrible murder and butchery. The
latter became noised throughout the
ty, and many were the wild stories
,lated of the baggageman's CHASTITY
nd. In the meantime, the Legitimate
wners Of the horrible box heard of
he sensation at the depot, and pro-
,eded 10 take steps to secure their 4
They called upon Blair
rothers, the clothing merchants,
it'll whom they are well ,
,quainted and to them /
EXPLAINED THE MYSTERY.
hey are a couple of medical students {
no reside at Lincoln, and who have 4
Gently been pursuing their studies t
the Missouri medical college at st.
ouis. Their names are Davis and
,xton, and they stated that the box =
IS checked with their other baggage | i
om St. Louis, but for some reason :
lied 10 arrive In Sedalia, on the
me train which brought them to the !,
y. They were somewhat disturbed :
out the excitement which the dis
very of their rather unusual BAG. I
&c had caused, and exhibited a Ger.
icate in due form from the st. Louis
ard of health to the effect that the n
mes were not those of anyone who f
d died with q contagious disease and q,
ration. The young disciples u
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