, 1891-06-26
A MYSTERIOUS CASE.
Nothing by Which the Suicide Can
Be Known.
He Evidently Destroyed All Clues
To His Identity.
The Principal Witness Leaves the
City for Denver.

Coroner futile returned yesterday even
ing from the Dater ranch where he had
been to hold an inquest over the dead
BODY found there.
Alter reaching the ranch it was found
that Mr.. Doryea, the principal witness,
was in town 50 that the inquest had to be
postponed. The body, however, was re.
moved from the dugout and buried, as it
was very badly decayod.
Nothing was found to identify the man
as it seems he had taken particular pains
to destroy all papers and cards that could
in any manner give a clue to who he was.
The deceased was dressed very neatly IN a
fine black worsted suit and good shoes
that had evidently been blackened shortly
before he died. He wore a fine flannel
SHIRT Of a pale yellow color with silken
stripes down the front. His undertaking
was of balbriEgan, very clean as if put on
but a short time before he died. His
crayat was a black four in hand scarf.
His hose we're new and of fine quality. A
black derby hat was found in the dugout
that had evidently been worn by the
deceased. In his pocket was a white silk
handkerchief with a colored border of
shaded colors.
The lining of the hat had been torn out
as il to destroy a clue Under the sweat
band Of the hat was found the only clue
that might lead to his Identification. it
was a portion of a Denver Republican Of
the date Of April %, 1891, used as a pad
to make the hat fit more closely to the
head. In his pocket they found a pocket
book containing two silver dollars.
By the side of the body was found a
portion OF a bottle of carbolic acid. the
label showing that the bottle had come
from Rhodes Il Troxelrs drug store.
Mr.. Troxell has a dim recollection of
selling a ~six-ounce bottle OF the acid to a
stranger some time ago, but cannot recall
the lace OF his customer or the date that
he made the sale. He thinks the man
said he wanted the acid for use on a ranch,
so Mr.. Troxell told him he would want
about six ounces.
Mr.. Tutiie describes the man as being
about 5 feet and 10 inches in height and
thinks he would weigh lG5 pounds and is
very finely built. The body was black
with decay aud the lower portion Of the
face and a portion Of the scalp we're eaten
away, so au exact description of the man
not be obtained. The Jury could
out, however, hat his hair was
black and cut rather close, in the pompa-
iour style.
But one side of his upper lip remained
and on it was a portion OF a delicate black
mustache His teeth were in good condi-
ton and no filling was visible.
No post norton examination was made
to tell whether 1t was a case Of murder or
The dead man was evidently no
tramp as he was verv well dressed and
neat in appearance, besides, what tramp
would take the pains to conceal his iden-
tity so securely. 1t might have been that
the dead man was a criminal of a higher
order. a fOrGer or an emhczzler, and not
being used to roughiDg it in the world
and fearing detection, Irl Killed himself.
If murder was committed the object is
not plain, As so far as is known the dead
man possessed nothing OF value excepting
the two SILVER dollars found in his pocket
book by the coroner
All the circumstances surrounding the
affair point to its being a deliberately
g,T.;I, D., r,.z Ill ]
remained in the bottle and medical men
say that 1t would have been impossible
for the man to have swallowed more than
two ounces and hen set the bottle back
in its place, indicating that he must have
poured out the dose he took into a can
which lay near by, put down the bottle
in the place it was found and then swal-
the acid from the can.
His body lay in a natural and easy posi-
ton although death by drinking carbolic
acid Is said to be one of the most terrible
imaginable and similar in rain and agony
to what death would be were the victim
to swallow a dose of molten metal.
The coroner intended holding the in
quest this morning at 9 o clock but now
hat the main witness in the case
has lett the city, Mr.. futile tried to find
this witness, a Mr.. Doryea, last evening
and called at the house at which he was
said to be stopping. He failed, however,
to see him and later Mr.. DOryea left on
the evening train for Denver. As he is
4Ia man yphn E,,,y1 tho bod, L., .ant,- !