The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-03-28
Hi TRUNK MYSTERY
DEVELOPMENTS IN AN AFFAIR THAT
IS WORRYING CHICAGOANs.
The Body Found in the Box Probably
Murdered I'm Salt Lake City.

CHICAGO, March PITT has been ascer-
tanned from the books Of the Northwestern
Railway Company that the box containing
a corpse, which was sold at the unclaimed
freight auction, was shipped from Salt Lake
City Feb. s. 1893. The consignor was G.. NJ.
Morgan and the c~onsignee G. NJ. Morgan.
No. 166 South Jefferson street, Chicago. The
big box remained i'm the freight house at
Chicago three months. and was then sent
to the storage warehouse, where it remained
until the auction sale Monday. The police
here have communicated the facts to the Salt
Lake City police in the hope Of learning
something regarding the identity of the mys-
terious corpse and how 1t came to be sent
to Chicago as merchandise. ,
A singular circumstance ds that the name
G.. M. Morgan belongs to one Of the most
efficient officers Of the United States Secret
Service. He has been in Salt Lake and was
quite well known there. being on intimate
terms with the officials of the Mormon
Church. Still. it is quite certain he was not
in Salt Lake at the time OF the shipment Of
the body, for he was in Chicago during the
worlds fair. Last winter Mr.. Morgan was
In Chicago, and was at that time an invalid.
He quite often ridiculed the idea that detec-
tives were unravelers of mysteries, and one
day said that he had often made failures,
and the failures were at the times he was
most sure OF success. 1t may be that the
shipment from Salt Lake was made by some
one knowing him to be in Chicago at the
time. Then there is a possibility that the
name was chosen at random. AT present
none of Mr.. Morgan's Chicago friends know
of his whereabouts. Whether he can help
solve the mystery is doubtful.
1t was settled definitely this afternoon
that the man whose body was found packed
in the box was murdered. DIR. Louis j.
Mitchell, coroner's physician, assisted by
DR.. Heketon, held a post norton examina-
ton on the body at the county morgue.
Two large holes had been made in the skull,
and either would have killed the man. The
Weapon. with which he was struck was
some blunt instrument, as was shown by
the size of the holes. The pest norton
proved that the body was that of a man
five feet six inches high, weighing about
145 pounds. Judging from the bones, the
body was that Of q young man about thirty
scalp wounds on the back and left side Of
the head. Under these scalp wounds were
two skull fractures. The one on the back
was round. one inch across. The one on
the left temple was one-quarter by one
inch. The bone In these places had been
driven into the brain. The teeth were all
head was medium long, straight and dark
brown. There was no beard or mustache.
The internal organs were all in a healthy
made as If in view for rupture. The only
causes for death found were the skull
fractures.
the expressman who called at No. les South
Jefferson street last week with a second
box addressed to G. NJ. Morgan.
Later-Henry Devere and Bias Marcel ap-
peared at the Armory police station tonight
and said they believed the body In the box
is that OF Joanes Prosper Chaseal. who dis
appeared from Salt Lake City In February,
1888. They have seen the body and feel rea-
solably certain IL Is that Of Chaseal. Chaseal,
supposed to be the man in the box, lived
witt a woman named Miss Rolan1e, on
Franklin avenue. Salt Lake City. up to Feb
ruary. 1893, at which number the Frenchmen
do not remember. Chaseal lived with Miss
at the police station tonight said that she is
now in Paris. France, where she went in the
hope that she would be able to find some
way to clear up the disappearance Of chas.
Chaseal was murdered, and that the motive
therefor was robbery, as the latter was quite
well on and carried jewelry at all times. It
was In his possession just before the disap-
pearance. The men said also that the police
of Paris have been notified of the disappear
auce or Chaseal, and have for some time
been working on the case at the instigation
of Miss Rolande.
G. M. Morgan Paid the Freight.
SALT LAKE. Utah. March 2Z.-Investiga-
ton here to-day has developed further facts
relating to the box containing the corpse
which was sold as unclaimed freight at the
auction sale In Chicago yesterday. The box
In question was delivered to the Union Pa
CHIC freight office here on Feb. at 5 a. m.
The man who paid the freight charges
($17.55 signed his name as c. M. Morgan
and the package was consigned 10 G.. NJ
Morgan, No. l66 Jefferson street. Chicago
c. Nj. Morgan took the train for Chicago
on the same date, He was a man OF