The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-10
BURIED FOR YEARS.
Decomp0sed Remains FOnnd Near
the Ocean House.
Charles Raumberger's Body Also Discovered
in the Park With Bullet-Hole in
the Head.

The funeral-lo0klng vehic lie used TO convey
bodies to the Morgue was in const ant requisi-
ton yesterday. In addition TO several calls made
for il during The day there was one which neces-
STATED long trip almost to the Ocean House
and to the Golden Gate Park. Both cases in the
continued trip are mysteries
The first is represented by about two buckets
full of debris. consisting Of some very badly de-
composed clothing, the bones OF a man from
which the flesh had long since fallen away the
mass capped by grinnIng sgbtless skull. How
long 1t had been since they were living moving
personality Will probably never be known.
They were taken from the sand about 200
yards from the Old Ocean House. and had been
buried about three feet deep A bottle contain
ing some chemical CRYSTALS was found with the
body, and Coroner Garwood stated that il was
strycbnine.
RUMoRs IN CIRCULATION.
This started 4 rumor 10 he effect that the IN.
known had committed suicide but when IL is
considered that ii would be rather difficult
matter for man TO poison himself, cork up the
bottle securely, and then bury himself half a
fathom deep. The suicide theory may not be
tepable.
A bullet was also found, and this gave rise tn
the belief that the man must have been MUIR
dered. There was no hole In The skull and IL
Killed by the bullet, II must have reached some
other vital part.
About Two years ago, or perhaps little longer
the wa Gilman Of the gas works disappeared sud
denly and very mysteIiously, aud has never been
seen or heard of since. His name was Connolly,
and the deawas vented that the remains were
IN all probability his. BE that as 1t may, ii is
more than probable that the tr ue history OF Tie
case VIII never be revealed
SUICIDE IN THE PARK.
A call was also made at Golden Gate Park to
bring IN "A man who had been found dead in that
pleasure ground. AS the first rays of the rising
sun, II 1t attended 10 business yesterday, were
glinting along the green sward, making each
blade flash with prismatc CLEANS. ca used by the
rain-dropS clnging 10 it, an old man, who goes
under THE sobriquet of Mushroom Pete" due
TO his occupation as "a mushroom. gatnerer while
tplpptgnln mazda ftv
discovery.
He noticed something lying near Lone Tree,
which Is just south OF the newly building lake.
He approached. and to his Mortified gaze was
presented the figure Of u man lying at full length
upon the grass, his sghIless eyes staring stomily
up To the blue skies, his hair lying In Il tangled,
dlsordered matted mass, damp from the rain of
The night before, while some of his life's blood
SIM discOloI ed his right temple aud closer in
spectlon revealed small, round aud blackened
hole.
REVOLVER IN HAND.
AT his side and still touched BY his hand was
revolver with which The life bad been taken. and
I " feet distant was the dead mans derby hat,
which he had probably removed ere firing the
fatal snot. His clothes were thoroughly soaked
with me rain, and in all probability the body had
been there all night long.
Who he was and when he had entered the park
no one able TO say. There was nothing
about him to give a clew 10 The cause OF the act
II ii was suicide. A dime was found under
discovered SO 75 ana beer check. No letter.
no paper. nor anything 10 tell who lie was. The
ItNoIvtl was an OTulndly American bulldog oil
32-caber such as can be seen in all second hand
and pawn shops.
IDENTIFIED AS A CONSULTATIVE.
When placed upon the slab in the Morgue the
usual crowd OF morbldly curious people thronged
the place and late In The evening some German
walters recognized and identified the body as
that OF Charles Raumberger, walter residing
on Mission street, near Third, 4 native OF Ger
many and 10 years OF age. He was consump-
tive and only weighed about 100 pounds, al
though OF medium height IL is thought lie be-
came respondent about his decline from the dis
ease ana determined to put end TO his life.