Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-25
HIS NAME is STEWART,

And He was Found In the Woods' Run Sewer
Badly Cut Up-supposed 20 Have Rolled
Over the CIih.
''The dead body Of man has been found
in sewer" was the message that was re-
eeived at the Allegheny Mayors Office from
Woods Run yesterday morning. "Send
down the patrol wagon right away; it's
another Cronin mystery" continued the in
formant Patrol wagon No. 1 was sent
down. and man was picked up out of the
Woods Run sewer, which lies under Nc
Clure avenue. He was not dead, but un-
conscious. Frederick Newhart, a watch
man for the Philadelphia Company, had
discovered the body in the sewer, which is
open at that point and had sent in the mes
sage without waiting to investigate the
matter.
The man was removed to the Allegheny
General Hospital and medical attention i'm
mediately given to him. He was found to
have sustained several serious, if not fatal,
injuries. He had several ugly cuts on the
head and face, long cash in one leg and
was badly bruised about the body. He had
the appearance of one who had been beaten
with some blunt instrument or club. There
was nothing about his clothes to identify
him, and the case seemed mysterious enough.
1t was reported to the police and Detec-
tives Murphy and Glenn were assigned to
investigate. A visit was made to the place
where the body was found, and they began
search for some clue to the cause of the accl-
dent. There were no traces of blood to be
found within a reasonable distance, nor did
the ground surrounding it bear any appear
ance of a scufie having taken place. None
of the citizens had heard any unusual dis
turbance The detectives were aboutto give
up. when one of them glanced up the side
of the hill, where ledge of rocks projected,
and the idea at once struck him that pos
sibly the man had been thrown over the
precipice.
They went to the top by roundabout
way, and continued the investigation of the
surroundings. Half way down the side of
the embankment was discovered mark in
the ground tnat had the appearance of
being made bY man who was attempting
to stay fall by planting the heel of a shoe
on the ground ahead of him. The mark
was several feet in length, and just at the
edge of the precipice was considerably
deeper than anywhere else. The rocks pro-
jected some, and they were fully so feet
high. The man had evidently made a
misstep at the top, and had tried to save
himself before reaching the precipice, but
railing, naQ rOlleo over, Striking on u1s
head and shoulders in the sewer below.
A hat was found at the top of the hill,
and visit among the neighbors was made.
1t was learned that man named George
Stewart, living in the vicinity, owned hat
that corresponded with it. A call was made
at his home and it was found that he had
not been at home since early Saturday
morning. A member of the family called
at the hospital and identified the injured
man as his brother.
Stewart was intoxicated Saturday, but it
is not known that he had a quarrel with
anyone. The police think he stumbled over
the hill on his way home. His condition is
serious. The physicians will not allow any
one to see him. He has not recovered suf-
fciently from the shock to permit an ex-
animation that will determine the nature of
his injuries. At last accounts he had not
regained consciousness.