Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-01
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He lett the piece of paper on the stand,
and when asked what was the meaning Of
the letters he said that if it were pinned on
the breast OF diving friend, he would be
sure Of happy death. Ths remark was
considered strange at the time, and now that
he is dead it is thought that he had pre-
monition Of what was to befall him or in
tended to commit suicide. o.
In the meantime the masked men called
at Moll's house. one of his daughters an
swering to the knock at the door. The men,
about dozen in number, were masked in
long rubber coats with black cloths covering
the lower part OF their faces. They in
quired for Moll, and were told he was not
at home. The girl was frightened, but her
personal fears were allayed by the ring
leader, who told her not to be alarmed;
that they didn't mean to do her any harm,
and that it was her father whom they were
after.
He Went Out Into tho Night.
About 2 o'clock Wednesday morning
Mrs. Oestricker was awakened by noise in
the room occupied by Moll. and upon ex.
animation they found that Moll was up and
dressing, and when they asked him what he
intended doing, he said he was going home
to see his family The Oestrickers told him
that he had better wait until morning, but
he said that it was late, the streets being
quiet, and he was not afraid OF being mo-
Tested. The family could not prevail upon
him to remain, and few minutes after
o'clock he left the house. The family
watched him until he reached the Wabash
Railroad tracks. when he started south.
This was the last seen of him alive,
and what transpired in the iour hours
which intervened between that time and the
hour his wounded and mangled body was
found is not known. A short distance
south Of where Moll turned into the rail-
road track is lumber yard, and it was
lust beyond this that his body was found by
the tramp, who gave his name as James A.
Parker.
What q Tramp Knows of It
At the inquest held by Coroner Dr.. J. D.
Westrick Parker testified that he was on his
way to Garrett, Ind, and had slept all night
in the lumber yard out OF the storm, and
had been awakened by the 6 o'clock
factory whistle blowing. He got up
and started down the railroad track or
town, and had gone but short distance
when be saw in the dim daybreak the form
of man crawling around. Parker said he
thought the fellow was drunk, and called to
him. Not receiving any response he lighted
a match and stopped over to get look at
him, and just at that moment the man fell
over dead. :
Parker fastened to the nearest house, occu-
pied BY family named Schmoker, and told
them that man had been killed down
there by the cars. Schmoker and his son
accompanied Parker back to the track,
where Schmoker identified the remains as
those OF Moll. Drs. M. 3. Stevens and
D. P. Aldrich were sent tor. and when
A.
tineN the Coroner was sent for, and
after he had viewed the remains
they were conveyed to an undertaking es-
tablishment. An examination of Moll's
wounds and injury showed conclusively
that he had been foully dealt with. There
was cash on his throat two inches long and
deep enough to sever the trachea. There
were two stab wounds on the left side about
two inches below the left nipple. The
side of his head was crushed aud both legs
ground into mass up to the knees, an
engine having passed over him. Near by
was single bladed pen-knife with a
wooden handle and a blade about three
inches long and ground down to point,
the b!ale resembling dagger
Nobody Knows the Knife
Moll's iamily nor any OF his friends can
identify the knife, his son Conrad swearing
positively that it did not belong to his
father. Little or no blood was found ON
his clothing, even where the knife wounds
were in his body. In each hand was
ciutched some straw, evidently from a ma
nure pile, aud as there is nothing of the
kind in the vicinity the murder theory is
strengthened. but the affair. is shrouded in
deepest mystery.
There is no ons 10 the town who suspsets
PM. Butler Of having nuy knowlsdss about