The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-03
MAN FOUND DEAD
At Lexington, Missouri, With
Wichita Address
WAS IN A BARN L0F |
Address of G. Kaiser, Wichita,
Kan, Found on Him.

A letter has been received at the Eagle
office containing the description Of man
nomed Kaiser, who was found dead near
Lexington. No, last Friday. The dead
man wore a scarf labeled Boston store
Wichita" and had a pair Of spectac-eS'
y, the case of which was printed Spec
1acle Bazaar. I42 North Main street; u j.
Edwards, jeweIer, now l32 North MAIN
The dead man wore d pair OF No. snoe+
celluloid standing collar, size Il. among
his belongings was a briar pipe, brIar
cigar-holder, two suits lightweight under
wear. pair Of gray pants with sllSht STRIPE
and a black hat with straight wide brlm-
His hair was gray and his mustache was
white and straight The letter states that
the man registered at the Commercial
hotel at Lexington on April 10 and April
q. and paid his bills in advance. He had
mentioned TO persons there that he was
owner of a farm near Wichita, and had
two brothers.
The police here have been working on
the case. but 50 far they have been I'M
abe to find anyone who knows the man.
A few persons thought it was Gus Kaiser,
the well-known butcher, but Mrs. Kaiser
who lives at the corner Of Eleventh street
and Washington avenue, says it Is not
Gus. as he is not in Missouri. A police
officer who knows something about it says
he understands Gus Kaiser has been in
Missouri for some time, and some of the
neighbors of Mrs. Kaiser have talked on
the subject The clipping from the Lex
ington TnteIHgencer giving an account of
the finding Of the dead body is as follows:
Yesterday morning about II o'clock some
boys were gathering greens near the old
born on the Wiley Jennings place, near
the northern entrance to the cemetery.
One of them said he smelled something
unusual. and began an investigation
which resulted in the discovery of a dead
white man in the barn loft.
The boys at once spread the alarm, and
Mayor Young sent a policeman to the spot
A number Of our citizens also visited the
pace and Coroner Mann was telegraphed
to come at once.
The man was lying on his right side, in
the southeast corner of the loft, and there
was blood under the body on the ground
beneath the body, Prosecuting Attorney
V1vion picked up a cartridge, but he did
not see any weapon about the body
There is good floor in the loft. and
the ladder Is in the northwest corner, be
tween two stalls. The stable has not been
used for a long time.
Last Saturday a man registered at the
Commercial hotel as &C. Kaiser Wichita
Kan" and after dinner on Sunday he
disappeared and has not returned. The
dead man has been identified as the same
man who registered at the Commercial
Coroner Mann could not get down to hold
the inquest, and Mr. JEFF Duling. J. P,
empsne,ed the following jury: D. o.
Heathman, Young Hicklin. George Webb
Martin Collins, William Price and Lewis
Neale. They made an examination and
rendered a verdict Of suicide.
Deceased had a 3S-caliber revolver. in a
scabbard, under his head. He wore a
black SLOUGH hat, pink necktie. coarse
CATERS, a suit of black clothes. In his
pocket was n pocketboOk containing S
cents; a pill box with one morphine pill;
a comb and a pocketknife. He is appar-
emily a German, about feet 10 inches
tail
The body was badly decomposed and
badly swollen. There are no marks Of
huuet or knife wounds. and he evidently
took his life by an overdose Of morphine,
whether accidental or purposely viii never
be known. He had two coats. which he
had folded up to make him a pillow He
had taken off his shoes and laid down
deliberately for a long nap.
Or. Cameron and DR.. Weedin made the
examination for the coroner's jury. DR..
Cameron said the blood could be account
ed for, as there was probably congestion
of the lungs. which caused bleeding Of
the nose. The man is probably about 65
years Of ace