The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-07
u, 81 south 10 west
9. II. l. 4.


Either by design or by strange com bi-
nation of circumstances the direction on
The post pointed almost direct to the spot
where lay the remains.
At the morgue last evening DR.. Horton
made a careful examination of the re-
remains. The man when IN life. he
thinks. was about S feet or inches high,
muscular about the upper part OF the
body. and from the tattoo marks on both
arms evidently sailor or sea-faring man.
How long the man had been dead the cor
oaer could not say. but thought that
three months would come pretty near the
mark.
DR.. Horton examined carefully the
broken skull and was satisfied that /, vas
clear case of murder. the blow being
struck from behind and little 20 the left,
With force enough TO drive in the base Of the
brain, tracGuring the vertebrse and the Jaw
bone at the same time. From blood marks
On the front of the shirt he thinks the man
vas dragged. face downwards, by the hair
o. something around the neck To the spot
where found, the murder having been
committed. presumably, on the water In q
beat or vessel.
On the inside of the right forearm Of the
dead man was . handsome india ink
sassch, representing . large anchor rest
tag between two olive branches, aud the
rhoie surrounded BY the initials "P. B."
Do the inner side of the left forearm some
aov.es evidently made q poor fist nj
picking in line the double initials IN.
F.-S. r." No other marks were found
On the body.
In his pockets were found q number OF
snali articles of no value. namely, q jack
kasfs, round iooking-glass and two
esssrs. The pockets had the appearance
having oeen yansacked Of all valuahles.
The only things found that may lead 10
Ne Identification Of the remains were two
sssees OF paper. well worn through being
carried in the bottom OF the upper side
vss pocket. One was q receipsed bill.
Which read a. follows:
HoSoLuLr. Oct 8. issS
hxsaital services rendered peser rurseo. o.
Received rsyment
On McIxLlsS
The second scrap OF paper was nearly
sssn o1l with part of the writing flieg-
ne IL bad been written by the same
aaesos and was evidently an excuse on
sso1ns az sickness. The following Is all
saas remains ieglb.e;
suffering trcu send
= Aa not ct for act Ct sailor
would consider voyage Of
.assfsasAtiea aniavosAhss aaa pos.ihly dsa.
s0aa 70 Ais hsaltA Ia his present eanaftsoa-
nk MCCLELLAN.
Esaasalr. N'''
oet = IssE
Tie nsme of retsr Earicc. mentioned in
sess tee scraps Of paper, does not, how
.'sss ai The initials on ;hs arm of the dead
haa
ne rsFnsins when found were warmly
sss1 IN rather coed, substantial ciosh-
aasre sere two hAnnsl shirts. the
s-T eas notified grey and tia outer shirt
red. The drawers matched the grey
There we're 40 vess and no sus-
sssss bus bad GA heavy black cloth
asoa coat IA good condition, while ths
equally good, we're aArk grey
Tn the feet were brown socss
PAP q weg.-soyn Oxford tie shoes.
saa tAs neck Was twisted silk tie
80 red. ~Aiie aad black stripes The
seFe al soaked gitA the heavy
- y TIE last three months and as = re-
Gasa faded, bas the indications are
-A he esosaing Mas good whea the mAa
sn alive.
ho'soa Will order the remains barred
ssss siiheGs an inquest unless acme
- saFas M in the share Of witnesses 10
TIE nan aud throw some light on
passnt!y tragic death OF the