The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-10
A Murdered Mans Body Found
Near Eagle Harbor.
HOMICIDE NEAR PORT sLAkElev
A Young Nan Accidentally Shot By
His Little Brother.
The staaehicn Supposed 70 he From
the Montssrras was Part Or sae
Keweenaw = Populsss Trsasursr CT
Clailam Coaasy Unabls to rsrnlsh
Bends.

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s-.aEg ot the mutilasea and half Gre
nsased remains OF weil-drezsaa unknown
a.>an near Eagle Harbcr On Monday has
resRaet IN an investigation terding 10
prove the man the yicsim OF the most
dlabplscal nnrsier In the history OF Kit
sap county. II Is supposed that the man
wAs wa.iaii. murdered ard robbed. but
tnasmuch as his identity is unknown it
follows that there is no clue to his ssay-
ers. The vicsan was we'd dressed and
apparently about VI years old. Nothing
was found On the remains which would
lead to lgiensiflcasiou. except two pairs
OF bow specsaeaes. one OF steel asgi the
other . gold-r1snzned pair bearing the
stamped Initials &C j.. II is believed
the man had been dead a north or rsoge
The coroHersS jury brought In . verdict
OF foul play, and the remains were in
terred In the PORT Eiakesey cemetery
this morning. tire grave being marked
simply by u slab at the head. on which
~saS written Unknown
The body was found last Monday By
Robert Enpers. a farmer living nesar Pert
Elakeiey, who was out hunting near the
Gibson place. about two miles from Eagle
pioyed IN the mills here, but later as,as-
d0ned his ranch and with his numerous
family moved To Seattle. where he Is sup
posed to be now living His place con-
sasts OF a few acres cleared. on which
now stands a ssisapl.atad and deserted
farm house, and near by is small house
In sad Eesd of repair. being the only
buildings In the neighborfnooi
As Efnpett crossed the clearing his at
tention was attracted by an obnoxious
u.or which came from the direction OF
the hen house, the door of which was
missing and the roof half gone. Inside
the house, lying Oh It's back. was the
haif decomposed ard partly burned body
OF man. The feet had been gnawei of
BY animals and birds. and the hands AMI
wiioie right side OF the body were burned
away. The fire did not reach his chin,
but the wssoie head was far gone with
decay. II was apparent To Empeft tia.
the man had been murdered AMI then
taken 10 the hen house. where his slayer
had evidently bsazit a fire On his breast
for the purpose OF coucealing his crime
BY burning the body. Near the body
were the two pairs of sfeetacies. and In
a corner was torn copy OF the POST
Inteuigeneer of December IS last. Empett
secured The glasses. wrapped them in
the paper and notified DR.. c. c. Kellam,
OF Port Blakeley, coroner of Kiisap
county. DR.. keiiasn hastened TO the
scene and iapaaetea q jury from Port
Madison and proceeded to Investigate
the ease
An examination OF the body resulted
in the finding of nothing except cork
screw and a cork, the pockets of the
coat, vest and trousers geing completely
destroyed by fire, and. even II any pa
pers had been left. they could not have
escaped the flames waich msaiiated the
body. hole Was found In the head,
which tho ccgcaer heiieves was made
By the entering of bullet. bat the con-
dition OF the remains would not admit of
successful probing. and the bullet could
not be found. The man was evidently
quite weli dressed He probably VAS
about feet . inches in height and
weighed lso pounds. The forehead was
high and sloplng, ani there was a
matted growth OF fine. dark hair. The
nscustaclts Was dark and tho face sncotl II
sl4ayen. Near by was a black felt hat.
and on the body were a white SHIRT AMI
collar. neckt!e Of dark material. a dark
cutaasay coat and trousers Of dark al
agonai material. The back OF rsse holy
was not burned. and this aided the coro-
uar IN gaining 50 accurate a description
of the manner In which the man was
cieihesl SIsecias note was taken of the
mans untaegsshsg.t. wl1tcs, may le the uits-
mate means OF Identification Tire gar
mens wsls a thick check material, and
was probably made at home. The draw
ers were gray wucien. On the feet were
q pair OF odd congress CATERS. which the
coroner does rot believe were ever worn
by tfse victim. He Is Of ehe opinion the
murderer appropriated the Shoes. iesssnw
his own. He says that Il would be quite
natural thar tbs other clothing wouia not
be taken, ac- tiss woula be too easily
identified.
After presenting all the evidence rcs~
sIbae. the corener submitted xasss matter
to the jury. and the following verdict
was rendered:
ssw-e ifse uD<aerSsgneSl jury sind that
tha body unknown 10 Us came 10 sss
death by either bullet or some sharp
instrument entering has right terntas..
dssiyer@sf by some person or persons ssas-
kna@a 10 us.
''pfs- " r. MORTON.
JOHN HOFFMAN,
HERMAN CARLSON.
IS r, GREEN,
&C. J. afooBgRGtI,
'.H. BTcARIF"
The sssroaer is as.ise certain that tfse
vscgssl was ssot s. mlIinsaa. fcr he Ersews
81 The uaen here. 1t ss believed by ssssyae
shms hss n4zss hage h@san a pe<siiag, Sssss
sse special sytsssssee ~ given IL support 81
ssSs theory. Others say ska; be naz,ss
Aavs Iesn 3 SPORTSMAN fran Seattle or
asseTsc csivr place. tsss this ss hardly CON
ssstssae, for a sportsman wosssa nsx "a
hunting IN = .gcsed ssist os clashes white
shirt. esaI1sr. eses Ills bssasisy Will Prob
afsly r@zlsasn q rnvxsexy urtsf the iYvfnss-
iag eeaascsenca 81 hts nsarseTer cazsses
hssn - rrsaAe a cSssssrsSser TIRE ysssrsasr
rrszss hnxe teea exssssrsstsezt sn sks VI
esnafx 80 Eagle fsarsssr. ard taen shs
ts1sy eysssVesed 10 tie atssgsas sgsss masegv,