The record-union., 1893-09-28
Special to the REcoRD-UN1ox.


SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. N.-Two boys,
reported to the Coroner OF Oakland this
morning that they had found coal-oil
can on the beach at the foot OF Center
street, in that city, containing parts OF
human body-a hand. among other
things. sticking out of the can, con-
vincing the boys that they had made a
find. The Coroner went to the scene,
and forty feet out in the sand, the tide
being very low, a half-submerged coal
oil can of the five-gallon variety was
found and brought up town. The Coro-
ner then pushed the top back, it having
been pushed down and tied with string,
and began fishing out the CHASTITY pieces.
They were parts of the body of Addie
Gilmour. Packed tightly in the can, as
if compressed by some machine, were
the following fragments of human
BODY: Two arms and two hands, not
severed. The left hand was tightly
clenched. Two thighs and two calves,
cut apart. A spleen and the larger part
of the intestines. There were also three
pieces of a common door hinge made OF
castiron. 1t is impossible to tell what
part of door the pieces came from, as
there is no complete hinge obtained.
There was also found a common black
iron paddock.
ON removing the intestines from the
can the fact was noted that several ar
ticles had been tied up with them. The
Coroner therefore proceeded TO spread
them out And now there came to light,
first lady's purse, made OF brown all1-
gator skin, and with a steel clasp. 1t
was opened and found to be empty.
Next appeared two white pearl buttons,
such as are ordinarily worn on a
woman's walking jacket The buttons
are plain and of inexpensive make.
Now came two plain dark iron castors,
evidently taken from some chair or
lounge. Two hat ornaments were next
recovered They consisted of long pins
tipped with brass. Two long black rub
Der hairpins, such as a lady wears in
her back hair, then appeared. Another
hatpin followed, distinctly different from
the brass-tipped ones. 1t is OF plain
black steel, long and without any orna-
mentation whatever.
There was also discovered snowy hat
ornament in the shape of two sharp
pointed gold spirals, on q piece OF wire
about three inches long. These articles
were tied to the pieces oil door hinges. ev-
identity to weigh them down. lt is prob
able that the original design OF throwing
them away by themselves was aban-
! doned, and they were then tied up with
| the intestlnes.
The remains were badly decomposed
and indicated that they had been in the
water for several days.
The can in which the remains were so
| tightly packed is an ordinary five-gallon
coal oil receptacle.
Coroner Evans Immediately notified
| Chief Crowley of the discovery, and Of
! ficers at once left here for the other side
of the bay.
This is by far the most important find
made yet and it is believed completes the
body of poor Addie Gilmour, with the
exception of one foot.
The oil can was pretty tightly pack ed
and the pieces were all cleanly cut as
though by a master hand.
Chief Crowley returned from Oakland
at 2 o'clock, bringing with him the arti-
cles which had been washed ashore with
| the portions of the body. They are now
in the office of the Chief, at the New City
Hall.
Soon after his arrival he sent for Emma
Gilmour. the dead girls sister. AS she
entered the Chiefs Office she made a
great effort to control herself, but when
the articles were shown to her she broke
down and wept bitterly, exclaiming:
''Those are poor Adde'S" Then she had
W 10 leu away W
she continued to sob more bitterly and
continually called her dead sisters name.
1t is believed that the discovery of to-
day disproves the story of West that he
gave the body to two students.
The putting in of the castors and pad
lock was for the purpose of making the
can sink.
LITTLE JACK" ARRESTED.
Los ANGELES, Sept. 2.-Detective Law
son to-day is reported to have arrested
Jack McGrary, better known as Little
jack" the author of the Little Jack"
letter to Addie Gilmour, who is believed
to have been murdered by DR.. West of
San Francisco. Detective Lawson re-
fused to state affirmatively whether it
was Little Jack" he had or not. He
was arrested near the Times office, where
he is said to have been stopping for the
past three or four days. Detective Law
son started for San Francisco with the
alleged Little Jack'' at 2 o'clock this
afternoon, and will arrive in San Fran
cisco tomorrow morning.
ARIZONANS HAPPY.