The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28
At Salt Lake 1t Is Believed
That the Remains Can Be
Identified.
TWO RICH MEN DISAPPEARED.
One a Rancher and the Other q
Frenchman Who Left Bank
Account.

CHICAGO, ILL, March 27.-The police
believe they now have clew to the identi-
fication of the body found in the trunk in
Wakem & McLaughlin's bonded warehouse
last night. Tonight two men, who gave
their names as Henry Devere and Bas
Marcel, viewed the remains at the morgue
and told Captain Fitzpatrick they
believed the body to be that of Jane
Prosper Chazzell, who disappeared from
Salt Lake. Utah, in February, 1893
They based their assertion on the filings
in the teeth of the dead man, and say they
identical with those in ChazzelPs teeth.
The two men, of whom nothing is known,
excepting that they are Frenchmen, said
they recollected distinctly one of the fill
ings, which was steel. Chazzell, they
said, formerly lived with Mrs. Rolande
in Salt Lake.
This afternoon post mortem exam ination
was made of the corpse found yesterday in
the trunk bought among some unclaimed
freight. 1t resulted in the finding of two
fractures in the skull, which appear to
have been made with a hammer. The
inquest will be held tomorrow morning.
SALT LAKE, UTAH, March 27.-Very
little can be cleaned here throwing light
on the identity of the man whose remains
were found in trunk sold at auction as
unclaimed property in Chicago. A theory
has been advanced that the box was
shipped to Salt Lake from Laramie and
that the remains are those of wealthy
rancher named. Crawford, who disappeared
mysteriously about three years ago and
he N ovor hoop ho ri Of vinoo
Crawford was in partnership with man
named Booth, who was murdered in his
own barn about year ago, and for the
crime man named Crocker was recently
convicted in the Wyoming courts, but was
granted new trial, which is now pending.
Late in the year 1892 or early in 1898
Frenchman named Proshir Chazzell came
to Salt Lake from his native country. He
appeared to be man of considerable
means and mad thousands of dollars worth
of diamonds and jewelry. He lived with
a French woman of the demi monde, and
for safekeeping placed his valuables in
lackbox of a safety deposit company. He
also had S250O to his credit in the
Deseret National Bank of this city.
Early in the month of February, 1893,
dDout tuc tliHe tuc mysterious DOA was
shipped, Chazzell disappeared and so far
has not been seen since. The woman with
whom he lived. claiming to be his wife,
notified the police. who instituted search,
bTt in vain. The lockbox, which was
known to contain his jewelry, was opened
by order of the court and was found empty.
Certain compatriots Of Chazzell were sus-
pected of numbering him, but nothing
tangible could be got hold of.
A few weeks after Chazzell's disappear
ance they went to Chicago. About year
ago the Chief OF Police of this city received
a letter from lady in Paris, France,
claiming to be a sister of Chazzell and
asking for information of her brother. of
whom she had not heard since early in
1898, when he was in Salt Lake. There is
at present $2400 standing to his credit in
the Deseret Bank OF this city. The detec-
tive who worked principally on the case
three years ago says that he is convinced