The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-24
IDENTIFIED AS
F0Y'S BODY.
John M. Shea OF West Ches-
ter Says the Dead Man
Is a Wilmingtonian.

The West Chester Local News yester
day said Tho mystery surrounding the
case at tho Chester County Hospital
slowly being cleared up and withil
twsnty-four hours the Identification OF tn
body Of tho man loft there by M iss Bessie
Moore of Philadelphia, sister Of Mrs
Franklin Paige, Of near Chndd's Ford
may be accomplished. IL is believed to b
that Of John Mcconnell, u resident q
Wilmington, who left that city ssvera
DAYS ago.
The partial Identification was made yes
terday afternoon through the efforts o
Coroner Troutman. Mari ha Lee, coloret
of this place, says the name Of the mar
was John Mcconnell and his homo al
Wilmington, bel Martha was q servant
at the home Of Mr.. Paige when the mai
went there and asked for work aud sh'
told the Coroner yesterday thut the man
who was known OH the farm simply Us
John" had told her his name and ad
dress. He had been OUT OF employment
and hal star cd to walk abont he country
seeking work, finally reaching tho Paigt
farm, where he was given place.
This afternoon the Coroner's jury will
hold session at police headquarters
and all that has been learned about the
man will be heard from the lips Of wit.
nesses. A large number Of them hnvebeen
summoned to appear. among them the
members of the Paige family and the SCR
want at the country place. The manner
Of the death Of the man has already been
cleared up ia q satisfactory manner, but
tho Coroner is desirous of establishing q
clear iden iflcation if possible before drop
ping the case. Meanwhile tho body is in
charge OF Undertaken A. G. Williams and
he will hold it US loug as possible before
sending it to the County Homo for inter-
,nent. IN order that 1t may bo identified II
possible.
THOUGHT 1T WAS McCUMsEY.
For time last evening the boiy was
thought to be that of Casper McCumssy a
former workman in big Wilmington,
DEL, factory, but this proved to be incor-
rect. McCumsey left Wilmington on Fri.
day and came in tho direction OF this
place. His parents reside In Lancaster,
but he has number OF friends in this sec
tion. The remarkable fact is that he
answers the description Of the dead man
In every way with the exception OF his
size, He is six feet tall, while the body
here is that OF u short man. McCumsey
has similar tattoo mark upon his arm
and his clothing and general appearance
are the same.
Hunter Benn, of Green Hill, who had
worked with McCumsey for long time
and knew he had disappeared from Will
mington read the description Of the dead
man in the News and came here under the
impression that 1t was his body, but as
soon as ho viewed the corpse ho said 1t was
not that of his friend and went away
much relieved.
Last evening telegram wns sent by the
News to its Wilmington, Del, cores
pondent, but no traces of the man or clue
to his identity had been obtained up to
noon to-day. A careful perusal of the di-
rectorics of that city ISSUED for the last
two years failed to reveal the name OF any
resident of that city as John Mcconnell,
and the mystery as to the identity ofthe
body here seems as doep rs ever.
This afternoon the body at the under
taking establishment was identified as
that of Joseph Foy, whose former home
WAS Wilmington, Del.
Tho tillca ion was made by John
NJ Shea resident OF this place. who ex-
amined the body thoroughly. He will ap-
pear at the inquest This afternoon and
take an oath that it is that Of Foy, whom
lie knew well.
Foy was we'll known at Kennett Square
where he had frequently been employed.
He was q moulder by trade and often
worked in the Grocer family, at that
place. At that place Shea worked beside
Foy OH various occasions and knew him
we'll
.Foy," said Shea this afternoon, twas
also known at Dowingtown and other
places about this county. He worked at
Downingtown during April Of this year.
The mau was travelling workman and
his chief enemy was liquor. Ho would
hold a good position for several months