Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-10-29
MURDER MOST FOUL.
MAY HAVE BEEN A REVENUE
OFFICER,
The Remains of an Unknown man
Found in a Mountain Ravine
Near Mt. Olive.

Found in a Mountain Ravine
Near Mt. Olive.
o. Thursday of last week the M
Olive section OF this countv was throw .
into fever Of excitement by grussom'
discovery that almost certainly indicates
foul murder.
While Messrs. Chas. Hickman aud Jas
Willis we're hunting grapes In the norm
m fountain they found In lonely rayine
about two miles north of Mt. Olive on
the west sids OF the mountain about
300 yards from the top skeleton OF
a man. Mr.. Hickman first no ioeh
what he took to be the head OF a
human being sticking out from under
some brush, leaves aud o few stones.
They at once reported the matter to Com
mon wealth's Attorney j. G. Baker, who
instructed Justice j. G. Towns, OF Mt.
Olive, to hold an inquest. This was done,
and it was found that the body of man
had been concealed in the rayine.
When taken out it was found that all
the ribs, both the collar bones, one
shoulder blade, nearly all the back bone
and a number of the small bones OF the
hands were missing having probably
been carried away by dogs or other ami
mails.
DR.. j. NJ. Brown, of Toms Brook
made careful eIami nation OF the re
mains and is Of the opinion that the man
was shot 10 the back with heavy charge
of buckshot, as was indicated by the
holes in the coat.
The body was clad in dark green
colored heavy WOODEN coat, double
breasted with square corners, very anal
plaid figures. Pants of dark blue
English worsted. A dark blue, or BLACK
low crowned soft felt hat with raw edge
and very narrow band, and containing
the stamp of the "Hatters Union" wa
found with the body. The feet were en-
cased In q pair Of pointed toed congress
CATERS no. B or 6. the outer sole OF on
having a small hole worn through It
, Mar by in o fair leather shawl strsI
: with covered wood handle, was found
a brown and grey flannel square cor
nered sack coat with pockets stitched OF
the outside, and pants and vest OF sam
material.
9 With the body was found 80 cAlibr
centre fire five shot revolver With al
chambers loaded, and about a dozen ex
ira cartridges. The revolver was mad
D by Ives johnson Arms & Cycle Co
g Fitchburg, Mass. Also light nav can
,, with T handle, a nice silk umbrella wit
< steel STAFF and wood handle which ma
Z have been crooked. A small piece ha
y been torn from the umbrella as II to de
70 strOy name. Other articles found wit
+ the remains were half pint flask wit
II silver or nickle screw top. small bon
e handled two bladed pocket knife, sma
Is well worn hair brush, well worn toot
= brush Of fine quality and Japanese MAKE
t q gold tipped lead pencil, but little used
e pair of gold skeleton eyeElssses VIII
Is silk cord. a solid gold collar button, an
l. a small vial supposed to have containe
e oil of cloves.
One of the upper jaw teeth OF IL
skeleton was filled with gold. and the
we're several amalgsm nllings in Il
upper and lower teeth.
r, A later and careful search OF the pla
ed where the remains were found resulted
the finding by Mr Daniel Grove Of Il
rs following A good hunting case 90
" watch, key winding ElgID movemeI
and a small linked gold chain, medlu
s. sized bill book containing 80 in bills al
IT, 81 10 in silver, a small magnifying gla
pair of oval topped gold cuff butto'
l't and some scraps Of paper from lett
at heads and envelopes on which were |
e's card of the Taylor Hotel, Winchest
get Va, Joseph Wright, Proprietor.
The remains were those of a SIN
Ter man. his height being variously es
Of mated at from five feet FIVE inches to D
.eet seven inches.
nd DR.. Brown thinks, from the cOnditl
on OF the bones, the sutures of the ski
condition OF the teeth and the kind
to eyeglasses found, the man might ha
been from As to so years old. He a
thinks the man could not have be
ay dead over eight months aud probsl
go. less. The only aesh on the bones was
lie piece on one bip in which the "or
a were still working.
nix The remains we're brought to
big place on Saturday evening for inspect
lge of the Commonwealth Attorney,
lth then taken back to Mt. Olive, The C.
rot dition of the under clothing was gu
that they could not be examined close
we bat the unfortunate man was wearing
he standing linen collar at the time OF
lille death.
A This case has caused a feeling
II a deepest interest among ali our peo
b aud 1t is hoped and believed the sutl
| a tiles will spars nothing to clear up "
FIVE now appears to have been drea'
had crime,
dis A gentleman was seen in the neigh
10 hood Of Mt. Olive and was met at the
all. of the mountain ON the West aide OF
road the latter part Of April. From
kan description Of this gentls nan it Ia
him posed by many that he was the man
f. wac after wards murdered. The pot
ppe book was found hear where the body
ook and besides the money, the watch
,edy chain was 10 the pocket book. From
am fact that the lining Of the pocket
,any and the greenbacks were well rotted'
rein. evident that the pocket book was pl
the there about the time of the murder.
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