The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-19

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genuine that have stood the test of years
OF use in thousands Of homes.
Cummings and D. Wynant. Mayor
Sparks notified the undercakers, Dun &
Repp, and they sent Undertaken Sprinkler
20 look after the body. 1t was nasty
lob, about the worst that has been nam
died in this vicinity. The body was
wrapped in oil cloth and taken 10 River
view cemetery, where il was prepared
for burial. The body about midnight
where il was kept until today to await
the result Of the inquest.
There are all kinds OF surmises in re-
gard TO the affair. However, there is no
definite clue as 20 how the body came in
the straw stack; neither were there any
marks of identity. There is no doubt,
however, but that the man was murder
ed some place else, hauled there and
placed in the straw stack. The man
never died there nor committed suicide.
If ne had died there ne could not have
covered himself up, and if ne had suicid-
ed the gun would have been there with
which he did the deed. There was no
blood TO indicate that the crime had been
committed there or near there. Near the
temples was hole clean through the
head which looked as if il had been made
by a 3S-calibre. Around the head was
wrapped a light colored shir: with blue
stripes, which had been put there to pre-
vent blood from dripping from the
wound.
There were taken from the dead mans
pocket last evening Two conductors re-
ceipts for cash fares on the Santa Fe.
Each receipt called for Sc cents, but they
were so dirty that nothing further could
be deciphered, not even the dates or the
numbers. A JewshaTp and a piece Of to-
bacco made up all that was found on
him.
This morning at the graveyard the
clothing was removed from the body.
1t was a horrible task. The body was
mass of matter and the flesh was fall
ing from the bones. In various places
of the body were holes that had been
made by maggots. From the body was
taken a black sack coat, black shirt
with white stripe; undershirt of heavy
gray wool; black pair of pants, which
had been torn and sown up at the knee
and beneath his pants was a pair OF
blue overalls. Around two buttons on
the waistband was a piece of binding
Irvine. which had been used to draw
the band tighter. From his feet were
taken an old pair of boots and socks.
He wore a white SLOUGH hat, size 63s,
and narrow band.
The body was about feet and 3 in
ches in length and the size of the bones
indicated that the man had been good
size< one when alive. although the body
was badly swollen. 1t was difficult to
get description Of the body because OF
its condition. The flesh was ready to
drop from the bones and a great deal Of
the hair had fallen out of the head.
WHAT was left was long. 1t was Of a
reddish cast and was turning gray.
There was no moUstache, but there was
a several days growth of beard all over
the face. The face was full and round:
one upper tooth was out in front; seq
ond finger on right hand was crooked
and a corner of the ending the finger
was missing. Besides the wound in the
head there appeared 10 be a cut about
four inches in length in the back. A
similar cut was in the coat and shirt.
The clothing mas been disinfectej and
will be retained for the purpose of try
ing to prove the identity Of the man if
the occasion is offered.
This afternoon an inquest is being
held before the jury mentioned above
and Judge Kreamer, as the coroner is
not here, and as far as We know has not
been notified. There was nothing new
being brought out, except that the con-
ductors receipts had been cleaned up
and could be deciphered. Both receipts
were torn from a Santa Fe receipt book
No. 1878, showing that they mad been
issued by the same conductor. One re-
ceipt was for 36 cents and the other it
was thought was for % cents. The re-
ceipts were numbered II and 70.
One story which may be a clue is told
by ". E. Driscoll. He keeps the feed
yard at the corner of Washington ave-
nue. and 4 street. He says that on the
night before Ringling's circus at Win.
field five minutes past twelve o'clock.
two men drove into his feed yard. They
drove a dark horse and a mule hitched
TO a long bedded spring wagon with the
seat we'll up 70 the front end. In the
wagon back Of the seat was a large box
and the smell resembled that of
corpse The men said they wanted
their horses fei; they also wanted to
sleep awhile and be awakened at .
o'clock, 50 they could resume their jour-
ney. Driscon told them he would give
them an alarm clock and they could
awaken themselves. They slept until 3
O'Clock and pulled on. They asked the
road 10 Ponca City. but when they pull
Ell out they went north on A street;
The team they drove was very tired.
One OF the men was tall ami big and
had chin whiskers and moustache,
rather old. The other was a small man,
smooth face, and young.
Driscon sent a man next morning to
notify the police IF the incident and the