Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-27
A HORRIBLE FIND.
A Dissected Body Discovered in Water
Main at Philadelphia.
A Terrible Murder is Feared by the Police.
Clews are Scarce-A Slight Circum-
stance-The Particulars.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. pa
party of boys while playing IN East Fair
mount park to-day in the vicinity of the
new city reservoir, found two bundles in
a section of 36-inch water main stored
there. For curiosity's sake one of the
boys cut the string of one of the bundles
and was Mortified when a human head
rolled out. The police authorities were
at once notified, and further investiga-
ton developed the fact that the bundle
first opened also contained the diSmem-
bered trunk of a human body. The
other bundle on being opened disclosed
The nude legs belonging TO the trunk
found in the other package. Evidently Il
most horrible murder had been committed
and the condition of the remains indicated
the deed had been done within twenty
four hours. The legs had been cut off
close TO the trunk, the left one having
been cut with knife and the bone sawed
through. The other leg was likewise cut,
and after the bone had been partly sawed
it was broken off. The legs were nude.
On the trunk were three shirts, the outer
one being made out of dark flannel, A
leather strap was around the waist. The
arms were not
SEVERED FROM THE BODY,
but folded in front and tied with stout
cord. The head was crushed in horribly
at the back, and there were three
terrible knife wounds on the side of the
face. The left jaw was also broken.
The body is evidently that of Il German,
probably about thirty five years of age.
Near the place where the bundle was
placed was found portion of a news
paper dated December 5, the appearance
of which indicated that it had been used
for the purpose Of
wIPING UP THE BLOOD.
On the margin of the paper was written
in English, the writing being evidently
that of German, the words: 'kOpler
Helab, Hoboken Hotel, - and right I'M
der this, "Mrs. - repeated several
times. A portion of another newspaper
stained with blood was also found.
There are wagon tracks all
around the spot, but the police are of the
opinion that they were made by a wagon
hauling material for the reservoir. One
of the tracks, however, appears to have
been made by wheelbarrow and those
investigating the case are hopeful that
this may prove clue to aid them in I'M
travelling the mystery which now sur
rounds it.
Late last night gardener living on
the border of the park near where the re-
mains were found was awakened by the
furious barking of his dog.
HE SEIZED HIS REVOLVER
and went TO the door. He saw an OBJ
ject moving from the direction of the
park and hailed it. Receiving no reply
he attempted to fire his revolver, but the
weapon would not go off. He went to
the Reservoir hotel, situated at the Col
umbia avenue entrance to the park, and
told the proprietor, John Ernst, who
also went out into the darkness and saw
the man walking from the direction of
the Reservoir. He called to the man
to halt, but his command received no
attention, and the mysterious visitor
disappeared in the darkness. The spot
where the CHASTITY remains were found is
a very lonely one and at this season of the
year is very seldom visited by any one,
and the police therefore think the party
or parties seen by Ernst and the gardener
are connected with the crime which led
to the placing of the cut up body in the
neglected portion of the park. The chief
of detectives is working on the case as
sisted by several of his best men, but the
clues are slight.