The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-23
A CHASTITY DISCOVERY
Body of a Female Child Found at
Deer Lodge.
Is A MYSTERIOUS CASE
Inquest Develops Nothing.
Strange Woman Seen in.the Town.
Infant Had Been Dead
About a Week.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch 10 the Standard.
Deer Lodge, Sept. 22.-This afternoon
between 2 and 3 o'clock the body of a
girl baby. fully developed. was found
partly concealed under the east end of
the dancing pavilion at the picnic
grounds, just east of town. by A. L.
Truscott and Louis ShipIett. who were
on their way from the Larabie addition
through the grounds to the Stark resi-
dence. at the head of Missouri avenue,
at which place Mr.. Truscott makes his
temporary home. The body was badly
decompOsed and bore evidence of haV-
ing been dead about a week. 1t was
wrapped in a White linen cloth, which
was securely pinned around Il and over
that was a black cloth and around the
whole was placed a gray shawl with a
dark border and a fringe about four
inches deep.
A solution of carbolic acid had been
poured over the corps to keep it from
smelling and the opinion is quite gen.
eral from the odor emitted that al
though IT had been dead for some days.
IL had only been recently placed where
IL was found.
The jury held an inquest i'm Judge
Poweii's Office at Z o'clock this evening,
and after hearing all the evidence. re-
turned the following verdict: 1--WE. the
jury, having been duly sworn by w. l..
Powell, acting coroner of Deer Lodge
county, diligently to inquire and true
presentment make in what manner and
by whom an unknown infant. whose
dead body vas found at the pavilion,
near this city. OF the 22nd day Of Sep
tember. 1898, came TO her death, after
having heard the evidence n upon
full inquiry concerning the facts and a
careful examination Of the said body.
do find that the deceased came to her
death in a manner unknown to this
jury"
It is the theory Of the officers that tSo
BODY was brought here from some out
side town yesterday afternoon and hid
den under the pavilion building last
night. Their reason for believing so
Is the fact nat a strange M
dressed in the height Of fashion. be-
dccked with jewelrv, very handsome
and carrying a large valise which
seemed to he a heavy load for her, got
off the train yesterday afternoon and
was seen going in the direction of the
picnic grounds by at least two persons.
same woman was seen last night
by Constable Sheffield on her way to
the depot. at about 8 o'clock. He sug-
Eested to her that she was going TO
the train rather early, as il would be
more than an hour before il left. Sc
said J. did not care-she would go
down and wait. He asked her where
she was from, and she said she had
been visiting some friends, mention
ing a well known family which lives
east Of town. Mr.. Sheffield questioned
members of the family to-day as to
whether they had had a visitor re-
Gently and was old in reply that no
one had been to their house for three
weeks or more. This. and the shawl.
the authorities have in their
possession, are the only clues they
have as to the guilty party or parties
are. The shawl was thoroughly satur-
lted with perfume. supposed to be
Jockey club.