The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-22

With knife, but the other organ. which
Is Still connected with the head by a
tissue, looks more as if somebody had
dealt 1t q hard blow with a coupling
pin or other heavy implement, or else,
as Mr.. Clare says, the man struck the
box of the wheel as he fell and it was
torn nearly off
Almost directly opposite the left ear
is where the fatal injury was made.
The skull is badly crushed. Aside from
the injuries about the head, there are
no marks of violence on the body.
Webster citizens who have had some
experience in the accident line, claim
that If the man had met his death by
the cars he would have been dragged
along the tracks and mutilated in other
portions of the body. His clothes
would have also been covered with dirt
and torn. Instead they were in the
best of condition and looked as clean
and neat as when he was last seen at
Hotel Dewitt early Saturday evening.
Dr. Bradford, medical examiner, ar
rived in town from Southbridge on the
1.lS train. He was met at the depot by
Sheriff Clare, who accompanied him to
Brassard & Racicot's undertaking
rooms, on Main street.
DR.. Bradford performed a quick au-
topsy. There were only four other wit
nesses. They were Mr. Glare, A. H.
Rossall, Undertaken Brassard and the
Webster correspondent of The Spy.
After the medical examiner had fin
ished his inspection, he went with Mr.
Clare to the latter's office, where he
made out his report. 1t was Accidental
death, killed by cars"
When Benjamin Connors, brother of
the dead man, arrived in town from
Providence on the 1875 train this fore
noon. he was met by The Spy man and
made conversant with the facts in the
case. The brother and the reporter went
to the undertaking rooms where the
victim was.
For some time Mr.. Connors was COM
pletely unnerved, and could not pick up
courage enough to view the remains
To make the identification still more
positive, Mr. Cornors rolled up the
sleeve of the dead mans shirt with
trembling hands to find the face of a
girl tattooed on the arm. 1t was there.
He gave orders to have the body placed
in suitable coffin and sent home. Mr..
Connors left for Olneyville on the q 46
train with the body.
During the day the brother went
around town and heard both sides of
the case, the officials telling him that
the cars caused his death, while most
of the citizens assert that robbery and
~ "a dSl were dl IIl6 DOllOUl OF II.
Before leaving, he told the Webster
correspondent of The Spy that he was
not yet convinced that his brother was
killed by the cars, and he said he was
going to engage Patsy Parker, chief
of the Providence detective bureau, and
put him on the case at once. He said ne
had great confidence in Parker, and
that if anybody could ferret out the
strange circumstances of the case, he
could
Connors leaves a father and mother.
Their surnames are Charles and Mary.
He leaves 17-year-old boy. His wife
is dead, Besides Benjamin there are
three brothers who conduct a grocery
and saloon business. The dead man left
his home last April and since Their
nothing has been heard of him until the
newspapers this morning published the
story of his death.
The strangest feature of the case is
that the ear which was severed from
the head and found by the side of the
rail, was not mashed out of all sem.
blance to a human ear If it was GROUND
off by car wheel, would it have evel
| been found?