The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-13
MURDER At DICKSON CITY
MOtorman George Shea's CHASTITY
Find Near LlOyd's Hotel.
DEAD BODY or JOSEPH TURK
The Lifeicss Form Of the Murdered Man
Found Lying Near tho Street Car
Rails -- Bloody Stone and
Sprng Nonrby.

About ll15 last night Motorman
George Shea. of the Peckville line OF the
Scranton Traction company. on his last
out ward bound trip, discovered the
booy OF a man lying along the street
car tracks at a point between the
Lloyd hotel in Dickson City and the
Scranton city line. and upon exam
iring the body 1t was seen that the
mar was to all appearances dead.
The motorman notified Officer Jesse
Morris, OF Dickson. who went to the
scene where the body laid and found
the man in the last stage of life. The
unfortunate individual breathed his
last few minutes after Motorman
Shea FIRST saw him.
1t was found that the man was
hungarian named Joseph Turk. en-
oloyed by the Moosic Mountain Coal
company. and he lived at Marshwood.
lie was apparently 35 years of age. low
sized. but of rather heavy build, had a
dark. heavy mustache and brown hair,
was a married man and the father Of
four children.
Was In Gnllasher's Hotel.
Turk vas last seen before his death
in the Lloyd Hc use in Priceburg. kept
by man named Gallagher Two com.
panions were with him and they were
drinking. Turk was put out of the ho-
t.. and his companions left a few min
ufas "a af..ryn,l ,nwapfy-Aya vninuf as
later the kaples3 Hungarian was found
on the read not more than $50 years
south from the hotel from which he
had been elected.
Blood. Stained Stone and Sprag.
The body reclined full on its back
not over two feet from the street car
rail on the lefthand side of the track
The left arm was mangled and bloody
and thrown across the chest. A hat
was found five feet from the body and
had the appearance Of having been in
a struggle. Ten feet away was found a
mine sprag, one end covered with
blood, and not far from the sprag was
a. large stone, also blood-stained. Off
Ger Morris traced blood-stains and foot
marks in the soft earth from where the
body laid to the Delaware and Hudson
tracks. No evidences of struggle
were apparent IN the vicinity, and an
for a considerable distance up or down
the line failed to disclose any marks
that would warrant the assumption
that the man had been killed by the
trolley car.
Head and Nose Broken.
But the nose seemed to be smashed
and the right side of the head was fear
fully confused. The theory is that he
was hit with the sprag on the head and
that the blow caused his death.
1t Is probable the man was attacked
on the Delaware and Hudson railroad
and pounded into insensiblity and from
| there his body carried to the place
where it was found. This is an i'm
probable theory, but 1t is the only one
now in evidence.
Justice of the Peace Logan, of Dick
son. was summoned to the scene of the
| tragedy and he empaneled the follow
ing jury: John Mcclure, Lewis James,
Thomas Mcguire. 7. o. Malley, John
j. Griffiths, and Jesse Morris.
! The jury viewed the body and then
Justice Logan ordered Undertaken
John Swallow, of Olyphant, to take
charge of the remains. The coroner
will hold an inquest today
The deceased wore rough suit of
clothes and rubber boots. He was no
ticeably under the influence of liquor
when he was put out of the Lloyd
House.
| At the hour of going to press 1t was
not known whether any person or per-
sons had been arrested for the crime.