Evening journal., 1890-04-15
A BODY IN A LIME CASK.
1t Crossed the Sea from Distant
Denmark.
MADE DUTIABLE AT 25 PER CENT
The casls and Its Ghastly Contents Pissed
Through the New York Custom House
ms "chemicals"-The story Of "a Danish
Criminals Horrible Deed.

AHA"Nsh AhN NSN Anih ShHtoh h'unS
as "chemicals'-The story OF Danish
Criminals Horrible Deed.
New YonK April Is. "A dead man packed
in a barrel Of lime was found at the ap.
praiser's stores in Laight street yesterday.
The body has been there since March A. but
no one ever suspected il Funch, Edyo q
Co., Of this city, yesterday received cable
gram from their agents in Copenhagen. Il
said:
A Startling Message,
Investigate one barrel OF parcel shipped per
the ThinEvailh line from here Jan s Parcel Is
addressed per bin Of lading Beresford Bros,
Racine, Wis + siii IA custom warehouse, New
York. II Is Supposed to contain tho body Of
Killed lunn II found make necessary arrange
menis 70 secure It. II will probably be wanted
70 return. Wire result as quick as possible
An agent Of Funeh, Edge s. Co. toog the
cabiegram over TO the custom house, where
il was submitted to Charles S. Wilbur, the
newly appointed chief Of special treasury
agents. The record showed that parcel
answering the description bad arrived on
the steamer Thingvaila Feb T. 1t wat
marked chemicals and had boon trans.
ferred to the appraisers stores March a.
The Search for the Cask.
Chief Wilbur promptly posted or to the
stores and he and Deputy Collector Burr
made search for the parcel II was found
in the cellar. IL WIS an ordinary iron bound
kerosene oil barrel, and its destination was
painted on the barrel head, as described IN
the cable: "Berfsford Brothers, Racine, Wis
via New York; A pastohoard tag tackled
to the head of the barrel indicated that its
contents had been officially examined March
by Dr. George w. Jewett
He designated it as package consisting of
one cask Of chemical compounds and fixed
the duty at IS per cent There was a smell
Of coal oil about the barrel, but nothing 10
Indicate that it contained a corpse Deputy
Burr ordered it removed 70 a small room on
tho upper noor and sent Big John Kevelin,
one Of the laborers. 70 take out the head OF
the barrel. Big John laughed at the idea Of
there being human body in the barrel.
A CHASTITY Discovery.
Big John stuck the edge Of his Ratchet be-
tween the barrel head and the slaves and
began to pry it Open The head came Oh
with jerk, Big John jumped backward
and his hatehet fel from his hand.
The sight revealed to those who stood
about was horrible III the extreme. Stick
ing up from tile lime which alled tho barrel
was a human head and a mans hand and
forearm. a dark beard and mustache wai
matted to the fnce. the features OF whicl
were dirk and distorted, and on the seconi
finger ot the hand wRs plain gold ring
| The hand was held ia an upright position
and the head saggcd over towards IL
III Was "a Horrible sight.
The dead mans eyes were open and bulg
ing and hts chin Ind dropped, exposing th
teeth, and giving the face a grianing an,
CHASTITY appearance. There were dark mark
on the neck, as if the victim hnd been stranc
led to death. To all appearances the entir,
body was intact, the portion not exposed be
ing imbedded in the lime.
The shirt and collar had been torn from
the throat, and the only clothing visibl
was the edge Of the coat collar This wa
| of dark material, but it had been so GOV
cred with the lime that it was impos ossible L
make out whether it was plain or figured
! Nor could any one guess the age OF tn
murdered man, the features We're so dis
torted.
The lid was quickly replaced and fastenei
/ tightly. Chief Wilbur hurried back to th
custom house to report his dreadful find L
his superiors, and the news was straight
way flashed under the ocean to tie authori
ties in Denmark.
Tho History.of the Crime.
The body is undoubtedly that Of Messen
/ ger Maiers, who was murdered IN Copen
hagen Jan. II. On that day Maiars, an oil,
and trusted factory messenger, had beei
sent by his firm to cash bills. He never re
turned The police Of Copenhagen declare,
it a case OF embezzlement, and photograph
Of the missing man, with offers Of rewari
for his capture, were telegraphed owe
Europe.
A private detective, relative Of the man
set out alone to justify his belief that th
messenger had been foully dealt with H
learned that on the day in question Maier
had been seen "a enter the house Of a soap
maker named Phillipsen, with whom he wa
on most friendly terms. Shortly afterwar,
Phillipsen disappeared, after having frs
set fire to his soap factory and realized o.
the insurance which he had upon it. TIL
detective picked up a clew % his where
abonts, and at Hamburg on Saturday las
arrested him on board steamer which ii
one hour would have been on its way Il
Cape Town, South Africa
lie Coalay Confessed.
He was brought haclS to Copenhagen, con
Tossing that he had, with the aid Of a con
federate, strangled the messenger, whom b
had lnTad into q room on the pretense O
showing him the model Of patent. stol
his money, packed his body in lime
which he shipped on Jan. 13 on a New Yorl
steamer 20 some superstition firm at Racine
Wis. So cool was the self confessed mur
derer that the authorities were slow to be
lieve him. Even Inspector Byrnes, I,
whom the chief Of police at Copenhagen
cabied a skeleton message late Saturday
night, placed little credence in i'd.
Meantime the authorities at Copenhagen
learned that on the day named by Philip
sen man answering his description hac
shipped a cask by the Thingvalla addressed
Bsresford Brothers at Racine, and con
signed to Wells, Fargo s. Co. They ther
cabled the New York custom house with
the result already shown
Reinstated ia the n. A. Of A. o.
NEW YORK, April Is. "A committee Of the