The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-16
STILL HUNT FOR A CORPSE.
Policeman Watches a Trunk. but Fails
TO Find "a Sensation.

There's a stin in that trunk, sure"
said one OF the trainmen on the Northern
Pacific Tuesday evening 10 Peter Ander-
son, night baggagenan, when the tram ar
rived from Portland. Anderson had just
taken charge of the suspected trunk, and
had detected a smell that suggested some
thing dead. As the trainman spoke. WIS.,
ions OF foul murder floated before the eye
OF Anderson and he made haste 10 deposit
the grewsome receptacle IN the furthest
corner of the baggage room. Hair expect
ing a spirit or something horrible 10 bob
up out OF 1t during the night, he kept one
eye on II all the time, and finally thought
il worth while 10 confer with Officer Grant.
The policeman came In and smelled the
smell. and with the superior knowledge that
comes from long experience graVely an
nounced that there was little question mat
the victim OF a horrible Portland crime
was to be found in the trunk. Nothing
could be done til morning, but stih the
officer kept watch. Later he called in OF
ficer Hadee. and when the morning shift
went on Officer Giasscock took his station
in the baggage room. Glasscock was sure
he had run up against great find.
Il have been a butcher" he explained.
and know all about meats This IS a
human being. There is no question about
f."
By this time s. NJ. Archibald. day bag
gageman. had come on duty. he was told
OF che great sensation.
Well" ne said, II don't know what st
IS. but / do know that there Is something
about here approaching state or putre-
faction
In the meanwhile officer Glasscoek kept
his lynx eyes on the trunk. and was ready
70 pounce upon the first baggagetnan who
should call for IL. he managed, by clever
manipulation 20 telephone Headquarters
and rouse Chief Rogers ard all the detec-
fiyes 10 a conviction that they were on the
eve of monstroGs revelation. Detective
Corhett started for the depot to investigate.
Waile al this had been going OF. Yard
master Stein. Ticket Clerk Griffith and Z.
J Holt had Joined the investigators. Grif-
fth ventured an opinion. but vas prompt
Is rebufTe1 By Stein. Then Archibald sent
for Customs Inspector Lord. VINO on his
arrival promptly unlocked tie suspected
trunk. There were many curious eyes on
the officers as they bundled out nrsf one
article Of laGy's dress and then another,
As they plunged deeper and deeper INTO
the clothing. the offensive odoF became
more and more intense. Neariy all tfie
clothes had been piled I'm disorder ca me
foor OF the baggage room, when Glass
cock managed 10 get hold Of psaek2Se
neatly done Up In : newspaper.
Here II Is. he called cut SNcis@1iY
The package vas not large enough 20
conceal human body, but nevertheless
curiosity was al high Pitch as the wrap
piuEs. three "a number. we're successivsiy
nmrolisd. There was az last disclosed 10
the exrectaat eyes a small wooden box.
and when SIS fAsteaings were broken
transceadantly strong odor nsled the roon
almost to sgIocatioa-
'Ltmbarger!' Gale. cat GlAsscock, and
he dropped the package and retired 10 a
safe distance
There. that's what I said 81 was said
Griffith.
And done know anything about lin
burger airy more" said stein.
.'WeN. / think ! was about right re-
marked Archibald as he laughed his most
smiling laugh al tire inspector and police
msn
The clothes and cheese were replaced tn
the trunk. and before the cay was over an
exrrsssrnaa called for H. he was aicwe1
20 proceed without Tx1olsstzfion. as the
policeman had long since gwen up the
thought OF . sensation he cid Eot even