Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-16
A ,RryK MYSTERY.
Railroad Men and Police Oillcers Sup
posed They Had Discovered "a Murder,
But 1t Turned Ont to no Liinbcrger
Cheese and Bologna Sausage.

Railroad Men and Police Oflcers Sup
posed They Had Discovered ~ Murder,
But It Turned Ont to no Liinberger
Cheese and Bologna Sausage.
A trunk shipped from New York, for
Florida created sensation on the Penn
sylvania railroad Tuesday week. 1t was All
ordinary trunk and when il was put in a
baggage car at Jersey City there was moth
ing visible TO indicate the commotion II
was to create.
The train to which the car was attached
departed from the metropolis of upper
New Jersey OH time and swiftly sped ON
its journey. When Trenton was reached
the baggagemaster detected an unpleasant
odor and notwithstanding he diligently
searched among the trunks with which
the car was almost filled, he was unab @ to
trace the smell TO its origin. Before Phil
adciphia had been sighted the odor had
become sickening, and the handler of lug
gage was compelled to open windows and
doors to prevent himself being overcome
by the cars foul atmosphere. His vcntila.
ton of the car did no good. The unplcas.
ant Odpr remained.
AT last the train Numbered into Broad
street station and he partially regaincd his
former cheerfulness. He would search
again, he mnttered to himself, and he
would have the Objectionable trunk re-
moved. He persevered and finally found
the trunk, but to his umazement and
anguish the railroad officials positively re-
fused to allow it to be taken from the car
He felt like throwing up his position in
stantly. To complete his run with such a
stencil in his nostrils would be torture. BY
the time the train was ready to resume its
journey he had concluded to remain AZ his
post.
Chester and Wilmington were passed,
but the farther he journeyed his agony be-
lntanSn Whpn
would permit he sought relief in the smok-
| ing car. Lighting an "after-dinner" he
| timbled into n seat and began wondering
what there was in the trunk to create such
u horrible smell. Gradually his face paled
and became damp, the ends OF his hair be.
| gan to point heavenward and d tremor
| shot down his back. A terrible thought
had struck him. He was held spell-bound
by the vision of a brutal crime. Murder
| had been committed and that trunk CON
| tanned the body of the victim. The thought
nearly crazed him. He could stand it no
| longer. Tho train was approaching Bay
| View and when that station was reached
| lie pulled the bell rope and had the cars
| stopped. Railroad men rushed forward to
ascertain what was the matter. He di-
| rectCd attention to the odor and related his
suspicion. His misgivings became contag-
| iollS and the offensive trunk was carried
out and deposited on the station platform.
| Inc troln Immediately departed.
Policemen were summoned to witness
the opening of the trunk. With their eyes
almost bullying from their sockets and
with great beads of perspiration upon their
brows porters began to pry open the lid
The lock was quickly broken and when
the lid was lifted nothing but heap OF
clothing could be seen. Article after arti
Gle was pulled out and tossed upon tht
platform and when the searchers had
reached the middle of the trunk they
found Two large bundles, roughly wrapped
Stopping Il minute or two to rest the men
gave expression to their thoughts. They
were unanimously OF the opinion tha
somebody had been murdered and the
body cut in two to permit it being put in
the trunk. No attempt was made to re
move the bundles. The wrappers OF both
were torn off the same instant When the
men caught glimpse of the contents theii
astonishment became so great they almos
fell. One package was filled with limbergei
cheese, the other with bologna sausage.
The railroad men and policemen walket
off in silence and after "kickinga them
selves rcturnedand repacked tine trunk anC
bound it with rope. The hlghly-perfunec
baggage was shipped by the first south
bound train yesterday and now is near it.
destination. 1t would be jeopardi2inl
ones life to mention that trunk to any o.
the men who handled it.