Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-22
FOUND THE MURDER.
Kaufman, the Boy Detective, Springs
q Surprise on the Police.
ALEXANDER MAYBERRY'S DEATH
Surrounded by Mystery, and the lndica-
tions Point to Foul Play.
IN THE RIVER WITH HIS ARMS TIED

Victor kaufmann, the l9-year-old boy
who told Inspector McKelvey, Monday
night, that he was detective of consider
able ability, came to the front again
yesterday by discovering the body of
a man, supposed to have been murdered.
floating in the Monongahela river.
The last seen of young Kaufman Monday
night was at Hungarian wedding at No.
1O16 Carson street, where the Inspector mad
sent him with Special Officer Kelly, telling
him in joking way to look out for murders
Nothing more was heard Of him until about
9 o'clock yesterday morning when word was
sent to the Coroner's Office that "foater"
had been found in the river near the Key
stone mills. He had discovered his murder.
The Young Detective on Guard.
John Mckinley went out at once, and the
first person he saw was the boy detective
standing guard over the body on cinder
bank beside the river. The boy said he had
been walking out along the river about $50
o'clock, when he discovered the corpse IN the
water. Word was sent to the Fourteenth ward
police station and several miilmen helped
Kaufman pull the body out.
The body was afterward identified as that Of
Alexander e. Mayberry of No. AS Ella street.
1t was badly decomposed and had evidently
been in the water several weeks. There Is
little doubt that Mayberry was murdered. A
piece Of rope was found fastened TO his right
wrist, while MARKS on the other arm showed
that the other end of tho rope had been tied to
1t, and to all appearances his arms had been
bound tightly behind his back. The rope had
weakened in the water and WAS broken in pull
ing the body out
Mr.. MayDerry was employed In Ritter & Con-
10yJo IN Ion hA hfsarN
peared, and his family and friends have been
unable to find any trace of him since. Pre-
vious to his disappearance he was injured by
falling iron in the mill, which is supposed to
have slightly affected his mental powers The
murder theory is made more strong by the
fact that he carried a gold watch and
some money when he left home, and
these were not on the corpse.
Put the Police at Sea.
The police are at sea on the matter, though
they are making every effort to assist the
Coroner in locating the guilty parties. There
was nothing about his clothes to, throw any
light upon the mystery of his death.
After seeing the body on its way to the
mUrgue the boy "spotter" went before the
Coroner and made a sworn statement of what
he knew of the case. He then made haste to
lind Inspector McKelyey to present another
proof of his efficiency.
The dead man was member of Springfield
Lodge, Royal Arcanun, committee Of which
viewed and identified the remains at the
Morgue last night. The lodge will make ar
rangements tor the funeral Mrs. Mayberry
also identified the body yesterday afternoon.
The deceased was 80 years of age.
Inspector McAleese does not believe 1t was a
murder. He says it would have been possible
for Mayberry to tie himself in the manner
described and it would be Just the thing an in
sane man would be likely TO do.
The inquest will be held at II o'clock this
morning.