Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1888-12-15

qulJe oeao. Alarmed ar what had taken
place, and suspecting the gentleman in the
light coat, he drove to the police station at
st. Kilda, and there made the above report.
The body of the deceased was taken out of
the cab and brought into the station, q doctor
being sent for at once. On his arrival, how.
ever, he found that life was quite extinct,
and also discovered that the handkerchief
which was tied lightly over the mouth was
saturated with choroform. He hau no hesi-
tation in stating that from the way in which
the handkerchief was placed, and the
presence Of chloroform, a murder had
been committed, and from all appearances
the deceased died easily and without a
struggle The deceased is a slender man, of
medium height, with dark complexion, and
is dressed in evening dress, which will render
idsiaitcation difficult. as it Is q costume
which has not any distinctive mark to render
1t noticeable There were no papers nor cards
found on the deceased from which his name
could be discovered, and the clothing was not
marked in any way. The handkerchief, how
ever, which was tied across his mouth, was
of white silk, and marked in one Of the
corners with the letters %. W. in red silk
The assassin, Of course, may have used his
own handkerchief to commit the crime so
that if the initials are those Of his own name
they may ultimately lead to his detection
There will be an inquest held on the body OF
the deceased this morning, when, no doubt.
some evidence. may be elected which may
solve the mystery"
In Monday mornings issue of The Argus
the following article appeared with reference
to the matter:
"The following additional evidence has
been obtained which NAV throw some light
on the mysterious murder in a hanson cab,
of which We gave full description in Satur
days issue: Another hanson cabman called
at the police office and gave a clew which
will, no doubt, prove of value to the detec
tives in their search after the murderer He
states that he was driving up the St kilda
road on Friday morning about half-past
o'clock, when he was hailed by
gentleman in light coat, who stepped
into the cab and told him to drive
to Powett street, in East Melbourne
He did so, and after paying him, the gentle
man got out at the corner of Wellington
parade and Powett street and walked SLOWLY
up Powlett street. while the cab drove back
to town Here all clew ends, but there car
be no QOuDU In une mlnQS OF our readers as 10
the identity Of the man in the light coat who
got out of Royston's cab on the St Kilda
road, with the one who entered the other
cab and alighted therefrom at Powlett street.
There could have been no struggle, as the
cabman Royston would surely have heard
the noise had any taken place. The sup
position is, therefore, that the deceased was
too drunk to make any resistance, and the
other, watching his opportunity, placed the
handkerchief saturated with chlorofoim over
the mouth of his victim. and after few In
. effectual struggles the latter would relapse
into state of stupor from such inhalation.
The man in the light coat, judging from his
conduct before getting into the cab, appears
to have known the deceased, though from the
circumstances Of his walking away on recog-
milton. and returning again, shows that his
attitude toward the deceased was not alto
gether friendly one
''Here is a great chance for some Of our de-
tectives to render themselves famous, and we
feel sure that they will do their utmost to
trace the author Of this cowardly and daring
murder"