Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-11
THE DEAD NAN IDENTIFIED
Floating Body Was That Of A. h. Pile Of
San, Francisco.
Police Mystined Over the Peculiar
Circumstance OF the Cnse-search-
Ing for shoes and Hat.

The body Of the man found in the river
near Tenney's milis. in Georgetown, yes.
terday, as stated in last evenings Star
proved to be that 81 A. H. Pile account.
ant Of the national committee Of the silver
psrty. He had not been seen by his
friends since Tuesday night, when he at.
tended a silver demonstration in Virginia
rear Falls Church. That night he re-
turned to the city with q number of friends
who left him at Pennsylvania avenue and
7th street, supposing he would go to his
room at the corner of 18th and G streets
They did not see him again. so that just
when or under what circumstances he got
in the river they do not know.
James D. Finch and J. N, Devtne. both
committee, and who were warm person Al
friends OF Pile, called at the morRue and
fully identified the body.
The cause OF the mans death is q mys-
terry which the polio. will make an effort
to solve. 1t Is stated that he had been
drinking when he was last seen Tuesday
night about II O'Clock. but when or how
he got w the river none Of his compan-
ions know.
An examination Of the body by Morgue
Keeper SchoenberSer failed to reveal any
marks of violence or anything which would
In any manner Indicate that he mad been
foully dealt with. He was fond Of games
cf chance. and 1t Is thought by some OF
his friends that he had probably visited
some Of the lawless gambling dens across
the river and had then been robbed and
thrown in the river. But the condition OF
his pockets failed to indicate that they
had been ritied. His watch. a common
silver t!mepiece. had not been taken nor
had his note book or papers been disturb
ed 1t Is true that he was in his stocking
feet. but the police hardly think his old
shoes would have been taken and other
articles left untouched.
Death Believed to Have Been Acct
dental.
While no evidence Of foul play has been
found the police have found nothing to in.
dictate that the dead man committed sui
eide. They are generally inclined to the
belief that his death was accidental II
may be that because Of the excessive hea,
he went over to the river front and re-
moved his shoes and hat in order to get
cool. AMI accidentally fell overheard A
search along the river bank for his shoes
and hat has been instituted, and IL they
are found they will go a long way toward
solving the mystery.
When the body had been Identified De-
tective Rhodes went to the room Pile had
occupied and took charge of his effects
which were turned over to Headquarters
Among his effects was an ordinary tin
cash box upon which was pasted a piece
of paper bearing these words:
Forward unopened to William @. Judge
IA Madison avenue, New York city. A. II,
Pile. San Francisco. April a. 1885,
There was no intimation of the contents
OF the box given, but 1t is thought it may
contain some valuable papers for use in
the campaign. or it may contain some
private papers.
The deceased was a son of ex-Congress-
man Pile of San Francisco, and had been
mere about two weeks working with the
silver committee. Friends and relatives of
the dead man have been notified of his
death and the body will be held pending
their arrival. In the meantime the police
are continuing the investigation, and the
coroner will probably take some action
tomorrow.