The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18
A GERMAN FOUND IN THE RIVER
NOT FAR FROM THE MOUTH
OF SHOAL CREEK.
PROBABLY DROWNED ON FRIDAY
NIGHT.
Papers On the Body Give His Name, But
Fail to Show Whence He Came.
Justice Fisher Holds an
Inquest.

Yesterday morning about o'clock
a colored man walking along the river
bluff near the foot of San Antonio
street was startled and had bis Sun
day morning meditations crashed into
by discovering the body of dead
man in the river not far from the
waters edge.
He made brief examination and
then hurried up to Mr.. Jake Schnei-
ders to whom he unfolded the tale of
his discovery.
The police station was notified and
Officer Gibson was called up and sent
down to the locality to investigate,
which he did.
Justice Fisher was also notified and
he and Officer Jim Plumb
went down to the river where a mot
ley crowd had gathered and with
mouths agap were watching the dead
man, and mapping out in their vivid
imagination the cause of his death.
The community is to be congratu-
lated that detectives of the stripe who
upon the spur of the moment manu-
facture false beard out of common
finger salve and barber shop clippings
were not there, and the world is spared
the details of horrible and mysteri-
Gus murder a la Capt Slueth.
NOT MURDER.
Indeed, no murder had been com.
mitted.
The body of the man when fished
out OF the river showed this. 1t was
badly swollen, but there were no
marks of violence upon it.
Searching his pockets the officers
found $500 in silver and a receipt for
$40 signed by the Calcasieu Lumber
company, a deposit book from the
Austin National bank and gold filled
watch and chain.
The bank book and receipt bore the
name of
FRANK JURACH,,
but beyond that nothing was found to
indicate where the man was from.
The book shows that on Friday, the
9th of June, he deposited $3.50. On
the next day he drew $50 and
must have paid it to the Calcasieu
lumber company as their receipt was
given for $50 'for lumber to be called
for"
! The receipt also shows that on Sat
urday the 9th the lumber company
let him have S. which was credited or
the back OF the receipt.
The bank book shows that on Friday
the 18th he drew $40, and the plausi
BILE theory advanced is that he drank
too much that day and night
and walking along the river
bluff he fell from it into the river and
drowned,
The appearance of the body indi-
Gated that it had been in the, water
about thirty-six hours.
HIS APPEARANCE.
His appearant indicated man
about 81 years of age. He had light
hair and small light mustache. He
had not shaved for several days. He
had on no coat but wore vest of dark
checked goods. His pants were of the
same material and his hat was black
wool.
EFFORTS TO LOCATE HIM
Officer Jim Plumb visited the hotels
and boarding houses yesterday but
could not trace up the man and
where MIR. Frank Jurach has passed
his time and taken his meals since his
arrival in the city on Friday the 9Th is a
my stery. officer Plumb also visited
the all night houses but could learn
nothing showing that the drowned
man had ever visited them
1t was suggested that be was from
Llano, and Mr.. Plumb telegrarhed
there and received an answer from
Sheriff Lyon that no such man was
known there. A dispatch was sent to
Lampasas but up to a late hour no
answer had been received from it.
Tie body was turned over to Weed
u Rosen gren and was buried last af-
ternoon.