The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-14
SUICIDE IN RAvENNA PARK.
GREENSBORO DISCOVERY OF A MI
TILATED BoDY.
Identity OF the Dead Man Not Yet
Extablished-Wild Animals Al
most Cheat the Indertaker-The
Remains Found by T.. Burke.

Reveuna park has produced another
mystery. In 3 little ravine through which
a small ssream Of sparkling water fio@s,
and al the base % tree whose foliage
battles the searching rays Of the san. me
body of a niddIe-4ged man VAS found yes
teriay afternoon by Patrick Burke. an
emp.oye Of the Third street and Suburban
line. The discovery was reported As soon
as possible 5ut even before Deputy Coroner
Yandell reached the secluded spot w.ld
animals had eaten away the flesh from the
face and neck.
The identity o. the dead man has not
been established. although there * possi-
bi!ity thar he was j. II. Arlington. Of Fre-
mont. who has been missing since Noveln-
her :. Il is more probable. however. thar
he is some person from California. as he
had a portion OF newspaper called The
Siskiyou News, in his overeoat pocket.
Great pains rad been taken 10 destroy al
means Of Identification.
Deputy Coroner Yandell and Deputy
Sheriff Lane are satisfied that they are
dealing with a plain case OF suicide. There
were no Indications 81 a struggle where
the body Was found and the body itself
faxed - reveal evidences Of rough treat
ment.
The generally accepted theory a present
is that the man hunted out place where
he would not DC found Immediately. AZ
least, and with a razor. which lay near
his right side opened the veins and an
artery n his left arm al he elbow. There
= cut inch long and when he Was
found his coat and shirt sleeve were push
Ell UP above the e(boN-
Al the right side II the body WIS picked
up an open razor, an empty half-pint wh.s-
ky flask, which did not smell Of whisky,
and a package Of court plaster. Near the
head lay 4 brown Fedora hat. The body
was placed in d box carried through The
woods ana over logs 20 the dead wagon.
and brought 10 Butterwcrths undertaking
rooms /. VAS that OF 4 man aged 80 years,
Eve fec; tive inches tail. by actual measure
ment. One would have judged him taller.
He had brown hair that he evidently
brushed well back ana up from MS fore
head. From . small portion Oh his upper
lip which remained. i was determined that
he had brown nustache. His eyes were
blue
He wore q brown sack coat and brown
trousers. His vest Was black o. blue His
shoes were heavy. black aud laced The
mans urderClothiug was of better maze
rial than his outer clothes. His overshirt
vas Of the II, gligee style. with white for n
base and blue stripes running IehS tiW.Ne
He were a soft. wide silk necktie OF black,
red and blue silk.
There was not a sign of writing only 70
cents in cash, an empty channels purse,
ard page from the Siskiyou News. Yrexd
county, Cal, OF August -, 1895 one side
was patent STUFF and the other contain
ed nothing that appeared significant. The
mans hat Was purchased from w. Ill.
Douds store. Fifth and u streets, san
Francisco In one pocket was found 4
piece Of a carpenters pencil and foot
rule.
There IS a difference OF opinion a. 10 now
long the man tad been dead. Opinions
varied anywhere from forty-e.ght hours 10
five days The location and atmospheric
conditions would have acted a. a preserva-
tive Coroner Yaudell VIII continue The IN
vostigltion this morning. in the hope OF
discovering the mans identity.