The Press., 1886-08-26
SEARCHING FOR GRAY's BODY.


 A searching party of detectives and re- porters, after tramping wearily for hours over the rocks and stumps and through the tangled brush of Blue Mountain in Milton, one efsthenvi6ssts and loneliest spots in Eastern Massachusetts, at 11s1b o'clock Wednesday forenoon, discovered the dead body of the defaulter, William Gray, IT,, lying on high rock at the head of the mountain path near which his horse and carriage had been found. A bullet was in his heart. He was clothed in the jaunty yachting suit which he wore when shedeft hls cutter Huron on Monday morn ing, and, after aebrief stay 1Rt his elegant home, rode eutEo the Milton hills to end his life. The body lay as if asleep and the heavy rain of Monday night had nearly washed away the blood stains from the clothing. There was nothing by which the searching party might trace the move. ments of Mr. Gray after he tied his horse at the foot of the mountain path. They explored the underbrush in the vicinity and followed the path for half mile. Then they turned their attention to lake near the place where the horse was found. Boats were procured and the shores of the lake were closely scrutinized. The water was so clear that body could easily have been seen in it's depths. But that search was fruitless.
 RThe pafty Heassenbled in, the clearing. and it had been Aecided 1sto search the highesg slope of tI e n9onntain, when sud denlyA shout was Heard fars above them. At first the words could not be distin- guished, but as the person came nearer the people heard him call out 'sI've found him. I've found him" In 8 moment the scene had changed to one of excitement. No one could tell whence the voice came. EQnetOf the detective's men was missing. He had wahdered hig gher up the path and had almost stHmblea upon the body. It yappeared4so lifelikeat that he thought the man was asleep, but the revolver told the story. He picked up the revolver and ran down the mountain side. In his eager ness to reach the others he lost his way and reached the road long distance from the trail. Two young men were passing the spot whence he emerged from the for est, and when they saw him wildly four ishing revolver they feared they were attacked by mailman. As soon as he recovered his breath he told them that the body had been found, and the news was quickly communicated to the waiting crowd More than a score of men and boys had gathered at the mountain to as- sist in the search. They at once followed sthe guide to,the spot where the body lay. | But lew words lMefa snoken. as the party marched in Indian file up the steep grade, and when they stood around the dead man several heads were barred. At that moment he was forgiven by those who few min utes before had censured him.
 Word was sent at once to Medical Exam iner Sturtevant, of Hyde Park, and De tective Wood placed handkerchief over the face. The coat and waistcoat were unin3 3ured, having been thrown opSh when the huzzle of the pistol was placed against the breast. Tie ballet had passed be- ktween the sixth and Seventh riBB and pen etrated the heart. Death was nearly in- stantaneous. The absence of all valua bles confirmed Detective Woods statement that MT. Gray left his watch and pocket book at home, and showed why the detect i've was so certain before the finding of the body that suicide was intended, and why he was so earnest in pressing lthe search. A careful comparison of the time when Mr. Gray was seen and the time when the team was first seen hitched to the tree in the woods, shows that the fatal act was committed about noon on Monday He left his house at 10 o'clock of that day, and soon after I2zo clock the 'team was seen by a- farm Hand in the spot MllRre it was found. MT, Gray. must have driven diTectly from hissh hone to the mountain, Esdcegpg aaslY tile oYeF en hour in Esp d6ihg% HeA chds the appt to tie his path to tAe spdt Mhe4s hes Aled the fatal shot He was probably dead before the news of the dedication had been heard on h o1k,.1 ,<oR