Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-04-29

The Cincinnati enquirer OF Satur-
day last contained the following par
;iculars and circumstances OF the
finding of body In trunk at Chi
cago, which at the time was sup
posed to have been that of Oliver
Pike, but as Oliver Pike is alive, the
remains we're those of another man
whose identity is sarouded in mys-
terry:
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The letters to the Fayette Record
and his mother and friends are taken
as authentic, and they no longer
doubt his identity. AS explained in
Pixies letter, he had some difficulty
in establishing the fact of his exist
ence to ais relatives, as they had
IDENTIFIED HIS BODY,
they thought, beyond the shadow of
doubt.
Pixies reappearance opens up the
entire case again and makes it a
greater mystery than ever.
March %, 1896, Philip Cries and
Charles Haas, of Austin, purchased a
large box at auction from auction
eers who were selling large quanti-
ty of unclaimed freight for the Chi
C ,go and Northwestern Railroad. Two
days after the box was opened at
Austin and found to contain medi-
m-slzed green trunk, bound with
iron strips. The space between the
trunk and he sides of the box was
packed with sawdust. Several lay
ers of white oilcloth we're wrapped
around the trunk. Within the trunk
was a zinc box, the cover soldered
tight. This box was also wrapped
ia oiIcloth. Within the inner box
was found the
DECoMPosED BODY OF A MAN.
1t had been bound with light rope
so as to fit compactly in the box, and
some chemicals had been placed
around it to destroy the flesh.
| The box was shipped from Sail
Lake, Utah, on the morning of Feb
ruary 8. 1898. IT was left at the
freight Office of the Union Pacific al
that place the day before by mar
giving his name as G. NJ. Morgan
and was billed to G. NJ. Morgan, No
l66 South Jefferson ST., Chicago
The freight was prepaid, and the
shipper took train ostensibly fol
this city the same day. 1t was
shipped as household goods and
weighed $40 pounds. The box ar
rived in Chicago February l6, ans
remained in the Chicago and North
western Freight Depot until July
2S, 1898. 1t was unclaimed ant
notices sent to the address on th'
box elected no reply. On that dat
| it was delivered to the warehouse be
longing to the auctioneer, where /
remained for nearly three years. Oh
February 8 it was decided to
SELL THE BOX AT AUCTION
To get back the freight, and storag'
charges. A notice was then sen: tt
the consignee at Salt Lake, that he
would be given until February % Il
pay the charges and redeem 1t. NJ
reply being received the box was sole
and the discovery of the body fol
lowed.
| The address at No. 266 South JET
ferson street is the home of Mrs
| Fredericka Mueller. She knew moth
ling of the man Morgan, who shippe'
the box, except that an expressma
Ihad called few weeks before the
box was sold and asked for G. M
Morgan.
| An examination of the body dis
closed the fact that the skull haO
BEEN fractured in two places, plainl
indicating murder. The blows wer
: supposed to have been struck with
Ratchet.
Two clews we're followed by th
Ipolice, Henry De We're and Ba
Marcel, two Frenchmen. living herr
told story of the disappearance of
|. friend of theirs, named Johanne
Prosem Chszel, at Salt Lake durin
February of 1898. No trace of hil
has ever been found. Chazel was
native Of Lyons, France, and was we
to do. The two men identified th
J. body as being that of their friend, an
strongly maintained that everythin
pointed to the correctness Of the
suspicious that