Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-13
NEWPORT NEWS.
The CHASTITY Find of Two Young
Men Wednesday.
The Bohy Of "a suiciae->pccuintion
soshe Identity or.ho Dead Mnn
keason Dc1hroned-otner Maj
sers Of Interest.

Newport News, Oct. Ell. a. Boyce
and Campbell Gresham, two we'll
known young Newport News men, wen;
tcrday and found game they were not
looking for
In q pine woods about four or five
miles north of here and about one mile
from the farm of Mr. D. G. Smith, on
the old Curtis estate, now the Darling
tract, about o'clock, the hunters found
the CHASTITY wreck of a human body.
What there was of the body was ly
ing at the foot of au oak tree. Around
the fieshaess throat was a broken strap.
Attached to q limb OF the tree, Just
above the body, was q strip of under
clothing. which had evidently been tied
to the strap.
The mans neck had been broken and
the head was thrown over on the skel-
eton breast. There was almost no, flesh
on the body. except Il little clinging
here and there. The mans clothing
had disappeared, save his Shoes wrist
bands. portions OF flannel undercloth-
Ing, and a piece or two of checked
shirt, the color OF which could not be
detected.
Just a. little to one side lay brown
felt hat, almost new, celluloid collar
and Il white handkerchief. Only few
of the hairs from the mans head re-
manned. Their color could not be dis
covered, but their appearance indicat-
ed that they were the hairs from the
head OF q white man. The fine. quality
OF the Undertaking seemed to show
this, too.
The theory OF suicide appears to be
the only tenable one. The man had evil
IDENTIFY improvised a halter from his belt
al 16 ct NH of, Il ,,..Ia Ia.
ken OFF his collar, adjusted the moose
about his neck and hanged himself
without more ado.
There is absolutely no clue to the
dead mans identity. 1t may never be
discovered. II appears hardly probable
that he was from Newport News. There
have been. so Far as Is known, but two
mysterious disappearanccs from this
city during the past six or seven
months. One was that of the murderer
Drayton. and 1t is certain that the
body DIS not his. The other Is that of
Butcher Herman, who went to Norfolk
6effle-- 81 $-rreelSs- aGn-and- has-nat hnnn
heard from since It could not have
been Herman, for the man had unuues-
tionnbly been dead much longer than
six weeks.
DEATH UNDER WHEELS.
MIR. A. d. Morris, an employee Of the
shipyard. living at No. 1856 Twenty
eighth street. was crushed under the
wheels OF an electric train this morn
ing and died about twenty minutes ar
ter from the frightful injuries received.
The unfortunate man was a victim
Of his own carelessncss. and Coroner
B. r. Gary, after learning the partic-
ulars OF the accident, decided that II
would be unnecessary to hold an in
quest.
REASONED DETHRONED.
ria NIo1 ;e
much excl tement to-day in the city Jail
True, there is little left in his cell that
he can destroy when in his crazy fits,
but If there were he could accomplish
little, as he was completely conquered
yesterday afternoon by the jail staff
and several prisoners.
Jail physician Greasy does not be-
licve that the leather cuff. which was
forced over the lunatics hands ycster-
day, will prove strong enough to resist
the mans efforts to release himself
and it is probable that set of gloves
similar-to those used i'm lunatic asylums
will be procured to keep Flaherty ont
OF mischief until guard arrives from
Williamsburg to take him into custody