The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-08-22
STILL ANOTHER MURDER
The Particulars Of The Killing Of
Onellmal.
HIS BODY BATTERED TO PIECES
Verdict OF wnful Murder for the Purpose
ofRobbory Brought In by the Jury
at Oiney ON Saturday.

were brought to this city by Sheriff
Smith yesterday. 1t appears that Vic
Tor Snellman a young rancher, was OH
his way to this city two weeks ago to
purchase provisions for the farm. He
stayed over night at the house of Of
to Johansen on Young's river, and on
the evening of his arrival young
foreigner reached there looking for
employment. He was given a bed AT
daylight next morning all the inmates
of the house went out to cut hay. leav-
ing the stranger and Snellman Sleep
ing. On their return at noon both had
gone away, and as II was thought that
Snellman had decided to go on to AS
toria at once, probably asking the
stranger to accompany him, no more
heed was given to the matter Howev-
er. the days passed and Snellman's
friends grew anxious. Last Thursday
they instituted Ii thorough search, with
no result until Saturday morning when
Jonathan Duncan and Louis Brazee,
two Of the searchers, came across his
dead body near Green Mountain on the
Military road, a few miles from Oh
ney. The trunk and head were fear
fully mutilated, having been beaten in
with heavy billet of wood or piece of
iron. The murderer must have been
a human 1end for the medical testi-
mony showed that a dozen fearful
blows must have rained on the head
after the mortal wound was given,
Suspicion points to the stranger who
left Johansen's house with Snellman,
and Sheriff Smith has offered reward
of $500 for his capture and telegraphed
the following description all over the
country:
age about 20, height about feet s,
weight about 15O fair, complexion,
light hair, pompadour cut blue eyes,
small lump on bridge OF nose close to
forehead, small light moustache on
August 3D. last, spare features, tat
tooed blue ring on third finger Of left
hand, covered by silver ring small tat
tooed anchor on back part OF left hand
near thumb, soft hands, inside, wore at
that time. laced shoes, striped pants,
black and white Sanning up and down,
blue sack coat, white shirt, no vest,
turned down collar, white four-in-hand
necktie, with the picture of dog for
scarf-pln, and white straw hat with
black band"
The coroner's inquest held IN Olncy
yesterday brought out the following
facts
The first witness called was DR.. A..
J.. Fulton who testified as follows: II
have examined the body, and found
him lying on his left side, his right
hand clasplng the wrist Of the left. /
found three cuts or bruises on the
right side of the head, one little over
and back Of the ear, evidently fractur-
ing the skull, as there was a fracture
of the skull under the cut found
three cuts in the abdomen, evidently
produced by some sharp instrument,
penetrating the cavity, as large
quantity of intestInes protruded from
two Of the wounds. The man had been
dead some time, could not say how
long. Decomposition was very far ad-
vanced. do not think death was in
stantaneous"
Otto Johansen: Il have seen the
body that was found on the hill. 1t
was the body Of Victor Snellman. He
was about 25 years Of age. ! saw him
last on the 4th Of August, this year in
my home on Young's river. did not
see him leave. Gustaf Adolph was
stopping with me. We both left that
morning about o'clock TO go to Fox's
place 10 help make hay. A stranger
stayed at the house the night before. I
do not know his name. He was at the
house when we left"
James p. Fox: Il saw Snellman on
the third Of August. A stranger came
to my place on the third Of August and
asked the road to Fox's place. told
him one-haIf mile. He said he would
work for four bits a day. He was fair
complexioned. about 25 years Of age,
and about feet inches in height,