St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-24
GEO. OSBORNE'S FATE
He Put Rocks in His Pockets
and Jumped Into the
Mississippi.
uystery Surrounds the Why
and the Wherefore OF
the Deed.
Cons of Veterans Are Now
Waiting for Their Belated
Commander.
Memorial on H. G. Harrison
Demands From the Free
Thinkers.

The fate of George J. Osborne, late
superintendent of the Milwaukee com
pany'S Elevator 3, at Minneapolis. is no
longer a matter of conjecture or doubt.
a body which was found in the river at
St. Paul on Friday last was yesterday
positively identified as that OF Osborne.
Osborne disappeared from his Office on
Monday morning last, and as nothing
was heard from him or Of him, and he
was known to have been mixed up i'll
the recent furry on change, it was
supposed that he had been ''SQueeZed'
and had fed the city. Osborne was UNI
married, and his only relatives resident
in Minneapolis were a sister, who kept
house for him, and nephew.
The body, which was found in the
river on Friday. was conveyed to the
morgue in st. Paul and there examined
by the coroner. In the coat pockets
were found rocks weighing ten pounds
each, and there was no doubt but that
1t was a clear case of suicide. Nothing
else was found by which the remains
could be identified, and as the
clothing worn by the deceased
was of very fine quality the
coroner suspected that the dead man
was well connected, and in the hopes of
ton of the man and his clothes was
furnished to the newspapers. YeSter-
day James 2. Christie, the manager of
elevator B, saw the description in the
GLOBE. and he felt that it conceded
with that of Osborne. He went to St.
Paul and positively identified the re-
mains, which were at once shipped by
O'HallOran Il Murphy to Minneapolis.
The remains arrived in Minneap-
oils at o'clock last evening, and were
taken to the undertaking establishment
of Hume & Davis, where the funeral
services will be held at o'clock this
afternoon.
James Christie, who worked in the
office with Mr.. Osborne. stated last
evening that the last time he saw him
alive was early Monday morning. Os-
borne came to the office as usual, but
appeared preoccupied and very nerv-
Gus. He sat down to the desk, but, after
sitting there a moment or two, arose
hurriedly and went into the next room.
Then he came back. seated himself,
and started to work, but again
jumped up and rushed out of
the office IN an excited manner
without saying where he was going or
how soon he would return. He did not
appear at the Office after that. E. P.
that he saw him Tuesday morning-at
least, he is very sure it was Tuesday,
although it is barely possible that it
may have been Monday. Mr.. StOYey
was on his way to st. Paul on an inter
urban car. and Osborne got on the car
near the Washington avenue bridge and
stood on the platform. Near Union
Park a seat in the vicinity of Mr.. Stovey
became vacant, and he turned around
to motion to Osborne, but found he had
gone. Where he left the car Mr.. Stovey
has not learned. George Osborne.
nephew of the deceased, and an en-
ploye in his office, was seen last even
ing. He said:
Il can form no idea as to the cause of
my uncle's suicide, as am sure that his
accounts were in the best of shape. He
was a man of quiet habits and was not
extraVagant in any way. He lived in a
very modest way at 131 East Fifteenth
street and his sister kept house for him.
Of course he speculated somewhat III
wheat, but do not think to a sufficient
extent to bring about this catastrophe.
He has represented the Milwaukee COM
pany in this city for nine years, and that
he enjoyed the fullest confidence of his
employers, is shown by the fact that he
was placed in charge of this the most
important station on the line. The re-
eeipts at this point have frequently
amounted to S3O0.0O0 per month. Sat
nrday 3. q. LennoX, private secretary
TO President Miller, of the Milwaukee
road; J. S. Harvey, superintendent of
elevators for the company, and ii. j.
Hayden and George A. Brewster. Of the
auditing department, arrived in the
city III response to notification of Os-
borne's disappearance, and an eXamina-
tion of the affairs of the Office was at
once begun. Last evening MesSrS. Len
nOX and Harvey returned home, but the
other two gentlemen remained to COM
Dlete their examination of the books.
MIR. Brewster, who was seen at the Mic
Ollet house last evening, said:
I'VE are at work upon Mr.. Osborne's
books, and have several days of hard
work before US. At this time we are
unable to say whether the accounts are
straight or not. l never knew Mr.. OS-
borne personally, but l know that he
has been in the employ of the road for
a number of years, and has always been
held in the highest esteem by its off
Gals. He has been in charge of this
station for about nine years, and prevl-
Gus to that he was employed at MIlwau-
kee. l hope we shall find his accounts
IN good condition"