The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-23
FOUND IN A TRUNK.
Body of a Murdered Female
Infant Discovered.
HIDDEN AWAY ON A CLIFF.
Chastity Find Of Fishermen and Boys on
the Bluff Near smiths Cove--A
Suspicious Hammer Mark.

The body of a female white child was found
II the woods north of smiths cove yesterday by
H. Newgard and Christ Husky, Norwegian
fishermen The body was enclosed in q small
trunk about two feet long and one foot deep aud
was found at the top of high clay bank at
spot accessible only by water.
The fishermen live at the foot OF Lenora street.
on tie Seattle water front, and yesterday at .
Q elocS We're in the woods north of Smiths cove
looking for wind falls for FIRE wood Al the
top OF a perpendicular clay bank. about 30
yards from the bay, and shielded in clump of
trees Newgard saw a blanket The blanket
was held down By several dead branches. and
taxing these away q trunk partially concealed
In SHALLOW hole which had been scooped in the
soii, was revealed. Newgard called his corapan-
ION, and together they pulled the trunk out Of
the hole. Il was almost new, well made ana Sc
cuFeiy locked. They turned the trunk bottom
END up and broke il open. Then an odor most
olsnsive was encountered, and inside the COW
eFlAg OF white blanket the men could see that
the contents were the BODY OF a human being
Pushing the trunk back into the hole and COW
eTlng u over with the blankets, they hurried
rom the spot scrambling down the steep bank
al q place where the incline was easy, the two
men jumped into their yawl and pulled 10 SCAT
tie. At O'Clock in the evening Newgnrd re-
ported the CHASTITY find at police headquarters
Later in the day three boys, who were out
hunting, also found the body and brought back
more complete story. The boys were Burt
ItA1dASgs FlAutsI > apprentice. aged 10. tfecTge
King and John Lincken, aged Il years respec-
lively. They were rowing up the bay, hugging
the shore, looking for ducks, when they saw the
Two fishermen go ashore near where the body
anG trunk were found. When further up the
bay they looked back and saw the men leave
hastily as II in fright, and Burt StradIey. who
is bright, observing lad, made up his mind
that on the return home he would go ashore and
see what they had been up 10. About 4 80 o clock
the three boys turned the boat honcwari and
landed at the same place the fishermen had.
az M oil bod nm ~ 81.
en- oankment with the aid OF an oyerhanging
tree His first glance rested on the trunk, par
tally covered by the blanket. The trunk now
lay few fect from tWenfy-foot cliff that led
down 10 the water edge.
The trunk emptied of its ghastly con-
tents, which the boys found TO be the body of
female bite child in a badly deeom posed state
The child was probably years old.
The body was clad in only long blue shirt
anc q large hole ia the back of the head con-
WINGED the young fellows that the child had been
had been inflicted with Sqaare-headed ham,
msr. Around the neck OF the child was blue
rlDboD. and on the ribbon was tied wooden
Whistle aud a silver ring.
" lille the boys were looking at the body, some
grs*el gave way and one OF them slipped. The
oody and trunk were dislodged ana both went
rolling down the embaFkmcnt TO within thirty
feet Of the edge OF the water. The boys scrarn-
pied down he bank. and putting some boards
over the BODY TO hide ii from view. came to town
20 report the matter to the authorities.
Owing 10 the dangerous surroundings and in
accessible nature OF the shore where the ghostIy
hnd was made. the coroner deferred making an
investigation until daylight This morning he
VIII go down and get the body.