Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-21

HI WANDERED AWAY PROM HoNR LAST FRIDAY--rHI
SEARCH FOE HIS BoDY his MORNING.

HI WANDERED AWAY PROM HOME LAST rRIDAY-rHI
SEARCH FOE HIS BoDY his MORNING.
This morning, about s:ao O'Clock, Sergeant Hess
and Omcer Green, OF the West Washington police
precinct found the dead body Of Dr. John L Mad
dox, who has been missing from his home for sew
eral days The body was found Ia q ravine near
the Conduit road, about ~ miles from the Free
bridge The deceased was seventy five years old.
and lived with his brother, Capt. Maddox, naval
paymaster on the retired list 1t was his BROTH
er's farm that the body was found. The old man
was very feeble He had no teeth, and ne used to
walk about the country Q great DEAL as he
stated that at times ne would drinE Freely and IL
was nothing unusual for him to wander on 10 the
woods and remain over night He was last seen
Shortly before dark he was seen TO pass the house
OF Mr.. Davis, who lives near where his body was
, ,Suna HIS clothes were loose as ne usually wore
the oarbed-wre fence. After crossing the fence
ne followed the path toward the ravine at the foot
OF me nil. He was then on his brothers place,
70 his brothers house.
sUPPo SGD TO HAVE FALLEN IN.
The branch was very high from the heavy
rains, and it is supposed that the old man either
fell In the water or was taken take sick and died
ais body had evidently been washed some dis
lance down the stream. This was indicated BY
the fact that his limbs face and body were covered
which was drawn nearly over his head his other
Clothing being found along the branch hanging TO
broken branches Of trees which had been thrown
beside the branch. The police think the clothing
was washed from the body during one OF the re-
cent storms. When the deceased nrst disappeared
from his brothers house nothing strange was
thought OF 1t, because he had frequently re-
were not notified Of his disappearance
until until ~, Monday, and. IKE ., his rsiatiyes'
when NJ. Benjamin Nulter, OF West washington,
applied to Sergeant Hess The of1cer sad that he
would look for tue body, and this morning, with
Umcsr Green, ne rode up sne CONDUIT r@sa 70 70
the fence and went down to the water.
THE SCARCE.
They had not gone far before they found mans
shirt and hat The hat was an old silk hat such
as was worn by the deceased, but 1t had been in
the water such long time that the Oficers could
hardly tell what KIND OF hat 1t was. The shirt
was found hanging on an old fence rail which had
washed down the branch. The of1cers concluded
mat they were on the right track, and going Iur-
ther up the stream they found a pair OF trousers.
little further on there was q sckening smell,
body had washed upon the bank. and
was between a large tree on one side and pile
OF brush on the other. The feet were hanging
over the water and the head was in q small hoi-
low. The head was a mass OF worms, rendering
Identification almost impossible. The officers sent
word TO the relatives OF the deceased and MIR. Geo.
w. Wise. the undertaken In West Washington, had
ment. where the BODY Will he prepared for burial
THE DEAD MAN. q.
some months ago the deceased fell heir to some
property by the death Of his sister, and being TOO
old and feeble to properly look after his interests
Mr.. Benz. Miller, Capt. Maddox's son-in-law, has
acted as trustee for him. The deceasediS q native
part OF the city. He was physician, and Is said
TO have had large practice at one time. The
coroner was notified and Will view the remains