The sun., 1888-12-27
MURDER IN PHILADELPHIA.
GBASzJT DISCOVERY SrHDE ON Tnke
EDgE or EzIRMoUST I.ARk.

Three Boys Find Two Rags stuTss into .
Section OF Water siniu Containing Isu.
nam BODY with the Head and Lees Cue
On-Tho Skun Crashed aud Jnw RrS,ke,,.
PHrLADELPHIA. Dec. ga crlmosimiiarto
that Of March. ] ss7. when the colorcd man Wake.
field Gaines, was murdered, his body dismoi.,-
bered. a portion Of it thrown into the Schuylkii;
River. and the remainder Of It concealed clsc-
where. came to light this afternoon. Three
boys who were playing ON lot Mt rhirty-third
street, near Columbia avenue. known iss
Schneider's Woods, and close to Enrlesidu s.,...
tion. on the edge OF Falrn,ount Park.
discovered two bags stuffed in;o 4.
section OF the new 36-lnch watcr isal
stored on the lot. Out OF vulio sly
one Of the boys cut the string Of one OF tho,
bundles and was mortified whom human heat
rolled out Tho boys ran to park Official anl
informed him OF their ghastly ind" Tho
police authorities were summoned aud further
investigation developed the fact that the bundle
first opened also contained the lsmcniSerel
trunk OF a human body. In the other bun.,,o
were the nude legs belonging to tho trunk.
The body was taken TO the Twenty third dis
trict station house. 1t was that OF u German or
an Italian. which the detectives cannot yet jt,-
eide. The man was from 30 to 35 years OF age.
8 feet inches in height. and weighed about 1Gj,
pounds. The head was big and round sh ared..
the hair very black. and moustaeho adorned
tho upper lip The check bones were very
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The only clothes on the body wore n percrls.
shirt WITH 7, small % red and black marks running
knit nndetshirt Of the sumo color. and pair o;
Common conn ss SroTn y. soehs with white toes and
bore the Ietters J: 3: A.. and tie oPs con,aiss
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Mn knife R to the bone. which WINS sawn through:
bone. which was then broken on. The head
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snsh gas alePPs the jawbons which was bTSksn
cuts might hnye been made with n hatchet or u
knife. A leather strap was around tie waist.
were tiod In front at the wrists with cord. cord '''
From every appearance the man had been
The hands wero 81
and calloused. indicating that he was labor. ;
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On the mMaFEin MAJ was written. II German hand.
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stained fragment OF the Germau Demokrat was
also found. There are wagon tracks all around
they were nut made So wagons s
used on tho reservoir. One Of tho tracks. how
ever. appears to have been IN ade by a wheel
barrow, and those Investigating the case are ;
hopeful that this may prove aclue to aid them
In unravelling the mystery.
Late last night a gardener living on the bor-.
der OF the park. near whore the remains weS0
found. was awakened by the furious barking OF
bis dogs, He seized his revolver and ran out ,
doors He saw an object moving from the d.
rection OF the park and hailed Il. Receiving no
reply he attempted to fire bis revolver. but the
ervotr Hotel. at the Columbia avenue entrance
e the Park, and told the proprietor. John
saw man walking from the direction Of tho
reservoir. He called to the man to halt. but
bis command received no attention. and the
mysterious visitor to the Park disappeared In
tho darkness.
The spot where the ghastly remains were
Lound is very lonely one. and ct this season;
of the year fs seldom visited by ANY one, The
police therefore think the person or persons.
seen seen BY Ernst and the gardener fire ,connected
body in the neglected portion OF he park. The,
'htef OF detectives is working on the case. as.
sisted By several OF his best men. but the ciuea.
ire slight.