The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-09-22
FOUND ON THE BEACH
LAKE WASHSES UP THE REMAINS
OF AN UNKNOWN BOY.
rs NOT HARRISON J. BARTLETT
who Disappeared From Chicago Six
Weeks Ago aud Who is Thought to
Have Been Murdered by Man
Named DR.. Roy Livingston.

Old Lake Michigan has relieved her
self of another victim and after dashing
| it about on her bosom for many days
she cast on the shore Sunday morning
the remains of an unknown boy. The
body was discovered near the point
where Jerome creek enters the lake a
few miles south of the city and was
found by passing wheelman named
John Thompson. He had been riding
along the beach and was very much
frightened on making the terrible dis
covery. He found his way back to
town as soon as possible and told the
coroner, who summoned jury and
fastened to the spot. When the coro-
ner reached the spot the body was
turned over and it was found to be the
remains of boy Of perhaps some II
or Is years of age. The wind and
water had already had its effect and
little trace was left of the youthful
head and face. One arm had been
relieved of all the flesh and the head
and skull fell in pieces when an effort
was made to remove the body. The
grewsome remains were placed in a
wagon and brought to Krichbaum's
undertaking establishment, where they
were prepared for burial.
There was positively nothing about
the body which would help in showing
either the manner of the death or the
identity. The clothing had nearly ali
been washed away, all that remained
being a pair of knee trousers which
were held on the decaying form by a
pair of suspenders tieG together with
shoe string. There were no marks of
violence on the body, but several
bruises on the flesh indicated that it
had been tossed about upon the rocks
some time before floating unto the
beach. The chief of police gave the
following description of the body:
Facial features obliterated; weight
aboat lao pounds; height, 5 feet 4
IuUl0o; br ui1U vn ehulI, uIu1 coat ana
dark trousers on the body; in pockets
found a piece of cloth on which was
printed the name of F. Schifman; also
a button with an anchor stamped
thereon; impossible to tell age, but
limbs indicate that the victims was of
youthful age.
Every effort has been made to iden-
tify or find some trace of missing ones
who might tally with the body found.
1t was at first thought that it was the
body of a man named Rogers, who
committed suicide about six weeks ago
by jumping from the deck of the
steamer Virginia, but this seems i'm
possible as Rogers was much older
than the boy whose remains were
found. 1t has also been suggested that
the body may have been that of boy
who was drowned at Racine about
three weeks ago, but this is hardly
thought possible as the remains are in
such condition that they must have
been in the water for two months or
longer. The body was buried this
afternoon in the city cemetery.
The Chicago papers, in speaking of
the body found, say it is believed the
finding of the body solves the fate of
Harrison j. Bartlett, the 16-year- old
lad who disappeared from his home,
5760 Dearborn street, in company with
a peddler of the name of Ray Living
ston and playmate, Gerald Harell, on
July Ia last.
Shortly after the party left the city
Gerald Harrell returned and reported
that in his opinion Bartlett had been
murdered by the supposed doctor.
Horrell related that when the party
reached La Sale, H., the alleged
physician compelled the boys to ex-
change their good clothes for rags. He
stated that Bartlett complained of this
treatment and threatened to tell the
police. At Green Bay, Wis, the three
were sleeping in barn and going out
during the day.
One night, according to Harreli, the
doctor came home late without Bartlett,
and whon asked where the boy was
replied angrily that he had settled
him" and might do likewise to anybody
else who got troublesome.
! This remark terrified Harrell and late
in the nigh the crept out of the barn
and came home. 1t since has been the
theory of the police that Bartlett was
either murdered or was driven by Liv-
ingston to commit suicide. All efforts
to apprehend the supposed slayer of
the boy were fruitless.
The relatives of the Bartlett boy
came to Kenosha last night and as
soon as they saw theremains were GER
tain they were not the remains of
young Bartlett.
The coroner's jury met this morning
and rendered verdict that an IN
known man bad come to his death
from drowning In Lake Michigan.