The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-26
HIS IDENTITY A MYSTERY
NO ONE KNOWS THE MAN
FOUND IN EAST ST. PAUL

Still Working on the Case-Mur-
der Theory Generally Obtains,
Although There Arc still Some
Who Incline to Think 1t Case
of Suicide.
None Of the mystery surrounding the
supposed murder of the unknown man
whose body was found in the orchard
of George Bohn's home, 80 Atlantic
street, Sunday Afternoon, was dissi-
pated yesterday. The police spent the
entire day working on the case, but
neither the dead mans identity nor
any clue that would throw light on
the tragedy was discovered. The be-
lief that the man was murdered Is still
firmly grounded.
Several clues were run down, but in
the end left the case as mysterious as
ever. The owner of the black leather
lunch box found under a tree some
twenty-five feet from where the body
lay, has been found, and shows that
the box had no connection with the
dead man. 1t belonged to r. P. Lam
berson, the timekeeper at the Griffin
Wheel works, across the street from
the orchard, who says he ate his lunch
under the tree Friday noon. When the
bell at the works rang for the men to
go back to their employment he jump
ed up hurriedly, forgetting his lunch
box and leaving it under the tree. Mr..
Lamberson does not recall having seen
any one about the orchard correspond
ing to the description OF the dead man.
I One feature of the case which seems
to indicate that the dead man did not
live in ST. Paul is the fact that no
one living here called at the morgue
yesterday to examine the body.
E. F. Stein, of Minneapolis, called at
the central station last evening to get
description of the dead man, think
ing 1t might be Clay Baxter, who dis
appeared from the Mill City with a
considerable sum of money in his pos
session last Thursday. Baxter was
grain buyer and lived at Wilmot, S.
D. He was visiting in Minneapolis,
leaving there to visit friends at White
Bear lake and Saltwater. After view
ing the clothing, Mr. Stein said he was
positive that the dead man was not
his friend.
G. H. Riley, living at 1916 Thirty
fourth avenue north, Minneapolis, fear
ed the body might have been that OF
his nephew, George Wooley, living at
$40 Eighteenth avenue north, Minneap-
oils, but after looking at the clothing
said such was not the case. WoOley
disappeared July 5, when he came to st.
Omaha railroad company. He told his
mother he was going to the harvest
fields, and has not since been heard
from.
The boys uncle was deeply concern
ed, as he said young Wooley's mother
had dreamed last Thursday night that
her son was covered up somewhere in
a hay stack. This, with a general de-
scription of the dead man, lead him to
come to ST. Paul to look at the body.
Coroner Nelson conducted an autop-
sy at the morgue yesterday morning
and found the bullet in the dead mans
head. It was a thirtytwo caliber ball,
fitting the revolver found near the
body, but was somewhat Hattened and
bent from contact with the skull. The
ball entered at a point almost on a
line with the top Of the right ear and
took a course upward and Backward,
lodging in the brain tissue. It is Ee-
lieved that the bullet caused instant
death. No other marks Of violence
were found on the body. The body was
in such condition after the post NOR
TEN that it was necessary TO bury it
Immediately, so that an Identification
from viewing the remains IL now i'm.
possible, but the clothing will be kept
at the morgue to be examined by those
who may be searching for missing
friends or relatives.
Inquiry at the depot at Post Siding,
of G. M. Beck the Omaha agent, ellie
tied the only direct Information .,on-
corning the dead man. though even this
IS very slight Mr.. Beck says man
closely resembling the dead man en-
tered the station last Thursday or Fri
day, he Is not certain which day, and
asked where he could board d train
for st. Peter. Mr.. Beck Informed him
that it would be necessary to go 20 the
union depot, and the inouir ar left IT, !,
station, proceeding toward rov.n Half
an hour later the man returned, and
after sitting about the station. went
away in the direction Of the or.h."d
where the body was found Agent
Beck viewed the body at The mcrgue
yesterday morning, and was Of the
opinion that it was that of the man
| who had called at the station gent
Scott, OF the Duluth road. remembers
the strangers inquiry about a train to
st. Peter and says the mans descrip-
! ton corresponds closely to that of the
/ dead man.
A confusing clue came to light at the
i station. Detective Werrick reported
that the stranger had left a package
with the agent. This package was TAX
en- to the central police station, and, on
being examined. Was found to be g.
| laundry package containing a tolored
neglige Shirt, white shirt, three
handkerchiefs and two collars. The
collars bore the trade mark of Herr
Bros, clothiers at Seventh and Rosa
bel streets. and all Of the articles were
stamped with the initials, "W. d.
In investigating this matter last
evening, it was learned that the pack
age had not been left by the stranger.
but rather by a railroad man in the
employ of the Duluth road at Glad
stone, named William Deal, thus stop
ping further search ON the supposed
clue offered by the laundry package.
Acting upon the belief that the dead
man had been a machinist empIOyed
in some of the East side shops. the
police made canvass of all of the
manufactures in the district but in
none OF them was any of the workbench
missing.
Accepting the theory that the man
was murdered. 1t is generally believed
! lnat ne was killed in the orchard at
or near the spot where the BODY was
found. There are no indications Of q
BODY having been dragged over the
ground or through the grass in the
vicinity. Then if the body was carried
from distance it was necessary to get
n under or over a barb Wire fence
surrounding the orchard, and the fence
shows no indication of having been dis
turbed. Still, If there were several per-
sons implicated in the supposed muir
der, the body might have been carried
clear OF the ground and there would be
no marks. The fact that the ground
under the dead mans head, neverthe
less, was thoroughly saturated with
blood shows that the body must have
oeen placed In the bushes shortly after
death. oi'ei
II IS believed by some that the man