The morning news., 1897-06-19
SKELETON FOUND IN A SWAMP.
MURDER FOR ROBBERY BELIEVED
TO BE THE EXPLANATION.

Four Bullet Holes In the SkuII-Th'
Corpse Discovered Three MiIei
From WaresbOrO A POssibiIity
That 1t Ia That of n Travelling
Salesman From the West or 4. 4
Cuppet of WaycrOss-A Few Effects
Found Beside the Skeleton Tha'
May Aid In Clearing Up the Mss.
terry.
Waycross, Ca, June ls.-Dr. J. M
Spence at Waresboro, has in his office
the skeleton of a man supposed to have
been murdered. The skeleton was found
yesterday in Mosquito Bay, three miles
this side of Waresboro, near the public
road. Brothers OF 7. T. Thigpen were
dshing in the bay, and on reaching a
jungle about 100 yards in a place where
the ground was still muddy from the high
waters of spring they found the human
skeleton. The suit of clothes. underwear
shoes and hat belonging to
the man were the only apparel that re-
mained. The skull contained four bullet
holes. one from a SS and three from a 81
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back of the skull behind the right ear
and were evidently made with two differ
ont pistols by two men. The apparel con-
sisted of fine black suit and costly I'M
derwear. The pockets contained some
faded letters and a napkin, but there was
nothing that could be read except the
business address on a letter head, as fol-
q
cry, Waycross."
A short letter had been written but only
the signature was legible, being signed
by Morris & Lee"
The bones of the skeleton were not In
tact, but were close together.
The skeleton was evidently that of a
tall man of slender build, and the skull
mans.
The finders returned to Waresboro and
told of their discovery. They returned
with other men to the bay and removed
the skeleton and apparel to Waresboro,
where they delivered the same TO Dr..
Spence. Dr. Spence was here to-day, and
said he examined the skeleton and thought
it was that of a tall slender man, and
possibly might be the skeleton of c. A.
Cuppet man who mysteriously disap-
peared from his home in Waycross, leav-
ing his hat and bicycle in the road. Cup
pets wife mourned for him as dead for
a few days, because he had told her that
night he had seen two men in ambush
near the road and thought they were
highwaymen, but a man next day report
ed having seen Cuppet at Brunswick that
morning, and a few days after Cuppet
was reported leaving Jesup on a north
bound vestibule train. Nothing has been
heard concerning Cuppet since.
There is also an impression here and at
Waresboro that the skeleton is that
of a drummer who mysteriousy disap-
peared from this county last August, af-
ter having collected a large sum
of money from William Denton at
Bickley, and other sums from other
merchants in this county. The drummer
represented a western house. Late last
fan his house requested Mr.. Denton to
pay the amount and Denton held the
drummers receipt for it, and notified the
house accordingly. The house then stated
that the drummer had not been seen since
he came to Ware county, and he had evil
IDENTIFY fed with $1,000 or more of their
money. The drummer was supposed to
have a family out west and for their sake
no publicity was given the matter at the
time.
Should the postmortem examination fur
nish clue to establish the identity of the
drummer with that of the skeleton. the
family of the deceased will know that he
was murdered for his firms money and
that he was not an embezzler.