Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-20
DEAD AMID THE WOOL
INQUEST UPON THE BODY OF THE
MAN FOUND IN THE SEALED CAR.
A Clue Obtained as to His Identity, But
None as to How lie Camo to
His Death.
The mystery Of the sealed box-car is still

The mystery Of the sealed box-car is still
unsoIyed.
Not even the name Of the man found
dead among the wool-sacks is known,
though some clue 10 his identity has been
obtained.
He arrived in Richmond from Illinois.
but how he came 20 be closed up IN the car
is yet to be discovered.
The Coroner made a posi-rnorte7a ezamina-
ton at the city morgue (Medical-College
bulding) Yesterday morning OF the body
and ascertained that the deceased was
about twonty years Of age. The stomach
was empty. but there were no indications
Of starvation, besides the face did not ex-
hiblt any traces OF pain.
30 VIOLENCE.
No marks Of violence were observed on
any portion Of the body. Decomposition
was IN an advanced state. but still any So
rous wound could have been detected not
withNanding this. So the man evidently
was not murdered.
sUFFoCATID.
Tho only reasonable conclusion that the
Coroner could arrive At was that the man
climbed into tho car in some way and tell
dow among the wool-socks and was suttO-
cate {. however lllf h-tAtl IN VI htiAn
by suFocation we're not found. A quantity
II blood had collected in the brain IN con-
sequence Of the body having remained for
q long time in an inverted position. There
was no other trouble whatever with the
brain.
Is III r. =. HENDERSON!
Yesterday morning while looking
through the dead mans pockets Coroner
Taylor also found about two thirds of the
right-hand end $50 to speak OF an enyc-
lOpe On il was written in n splendid.
clerkly hand: ''-enderson, Olive Hill,
Carter county. Ky" There was also on II
the Cincinnati p,st-ofiice stamp, dated
November Q. A. NJ. 1889. On the reverse
side was written in q poor hand with a lend
pencil: "R. Il. Henderson. Olive Hill.
Ky, 11-l1-'S9": that Is, November IL. 1889.
This probably showed that the man was
alive on that date.
II Is possible. though. that the envelope
contained the address of some one to
whom the deceased negro was to look for
work. a- it was written by white man.
and 2 fine writer at that.
The inquest was held at the morGue at
o'clock yesterday. There were only three
witnesses examined.
Mr.. W. G. Taylor. Of the state, was fore
man of the Coroner's jury.
VERY CLOSE.
Henry Jackson. one Of the gang Of col
Orpd men who unlOaded the car at the
Clvde wharf and found the body sticking
in bctweeu the wOo-sacks feet uppermOst,
testified that tho car was loaded to within
about eighteen inches Of the top. There
was also a little vacant space near the door.
The ear chen fastened was very close-al-
most air-tight.
Julius Nenable. another member Of the
same gang. gave a graphic description Of
the finding OF the body and the speed with
which tho discoverers got out of tho way.
tie stated that while the car had window,
which closed with heavy sliding panel,
il could not be opened from the inside.
This car. lac noticed, had been closed up
very tight.
FROM ILLINOIS.
Mr. Il. r. Dowden, one Of the railroad
oompany's clerks. stated that the way-blil
showed that the car was loaded with wool
at Macon. H.. ON November 9th. The seal
on tine door had not been tampered with,
thus showing that it had not been opened
orcl0sod since the car started. He did not
know whether OF not the window mad seal
omit The window could not have been
opened by a person confined IN the car.
THE VERDICT.
The jury rendered a verdict that the
unknown man came 10 ms death on or
about November II. 1889, while in a rail-
road hOx-car from causes which they can
not positively ascertain. but they are OF
t'ie opinion that his death was not from
violence
MAzoN.
The noint where this ear was loaded is
I'm Grundv county, H., about seventy
/ FIVE miles southwest or Chicago.