The Washington times., 1894-10-25
CAME EAST TO DIE.
AIois Steinhauser, OF Chicago, FearfuIIy
Mangled and Killed by the
Cars at HyattsyiIIe.

Mangied ana killed. by the
Cars at HyattsviIIe.
The people Of Hyattsville were shocked
yesterday morning al the finding of the man
gled body of a man on the tracks Of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad, within fifty feet of
the platform. Investigation proved the body
to be that OF E. Steinhauser, but no other alb
solute information as to his identity could be
obtained from anything on his person
The mans skull was crushed in, and a por-
ton of 1t gone, leaving an ugly hole two and
half inches long and an inch wide, part OF
the brains having been scattered along the
railway track. One leg across the track and
had been cut off at the ankle 1t was evident
from the position of the body that he had
been killed by an east-bound train, probably
shortly before o'clock, the leg being cut off
after ward by west-bound train.
Judge Carr, acting as coroner. summoned
a jury and the mans person was searched.
An envelope was found addressed to Mrs.
Minnie Steinhauser, No. 3114 Portland av-
enue, Chicago. A number OF loose bits of
paper were found containing memoranda of
expenses, lodging-houses, inventories of all
kinds OF goods, personal addresses, etc. A
all-Hlnt WHISKY uhSk. DEOheQ, WAS III his
pocket; pack OF cards were strewed along
the track, and an American bulldog revolver,
35-caliber, al the chambers loaded, lay near
Eighteen dollars in money was found in his
pockets and inside his shirt il an envelope
Was $120 in bills. This envelope bore the ad-
dress of Eulalie Steinhauser chicago. ILL.,,
and Mary Steinhauser care of Franz Shear
Sheboygan, Wis. The coroner wired these
two addresses as well as Mrs. Minnie Stein
hauser. reply was received from Sheboy-
gan that no such persons as Mary Steinhauser
and Franz Shear could be found.
memorandum book found in the dead
mans pocket contained some references that
may lead to his more complete Identification.
One was as follows:
''Police, Joliet am to be shot on the
Santa Fe train for fear OF reporting the crew.
''STEISHAUsER."
Another was memorandum OF divorce
case, disposed of on December 18, 1893, and
referred to "fee book, page 63, H.
On another page of the book was the fol-
lowing memorandum:
'Oct. 9.-Left home on r. ISL for Omaha;
as 1 sat down in the car the conductor called
me fool and cursed me-
'They cursed me all night, and called fool
"Oct. 10-I stopped at the n. j. Hotel. It
is the same here. They curse me and call me
a fool everywhere l CO."
The memorandum book also contains a list
OF a dozen pieces of land, with the description
and the names Of the owners, which are to be
ATTENDED to"
The notes in his memorandum book might
indicate that the man was insane
Many theories are advanced. One is that
Steinhauser attempted to board the train and
was dragged under. Another that he was a
passenger on the tram and fell off while pas
sing from one ear 10 another.
The coroner's jury postponed further pro-
ceedings awaiting answers TO telegrams and
the arrival of Steinhausers trunk, which had
been checked through to Baltimore The
trunk arrived at lao p. m. 1t contained some
! letters. showing that Stenhauser was mar