Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-14
WARWICK MYSTERY
Important Developments and
Complications Yesterday.
TWO lNQUESTS WERE HELD
Coronor Gary Acted for Dr. Or. ford and
Justice Charles Robinson Acted for
H'snselr. Seems to be tho nody
Of Hermann.

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There We're some interesting develop
mcnts and complications in the War
WICK county mystery yesterday.
The identity Of the dead man found
h"ior:- Morrisons Wednesday seems to
hay i,ecn discovered.
I:wo coroncr's jurics sat IN the case
an unusual thing.
Investigation results in a wcll-cstab-
ishn1 theory Of murder instead Of
Suicide, the first suppOsition
1t is the opinion of members of
both juries that the victim wls
Charles Hermann. the butcher who
nSstellously disappeared about six
weeks ago and has not been heard Of
since. One Of the jurors. Mr.. L. c.
Vaughan. says he is confident that tn l.
nat picked up Il short distance from the
spot where the body was found is the
same one worn by Hermann when he
left hcHlc with SEQ in his pocket to
buy SOin, beef.
This theory will be Investigated and
no stone Will be left unturncd by the
Warwick county authorities to probe
Tho mystery TO the bottom.
There seems to be no doubt that the
victim was foully dealt With. In fact
the jury which reached the scene first.
after examining the body and finding
taea!t ana other evidences which point
10 murder returned Il verdict to the
effect that deceased was the victim Of
foul play and came tohis' death at tho
hands of u person or persons unknown.
When County Coroner CrarorCl learn
'-1 Of the find Thursday he sent word
70 Coroner Gary. Of the city. to visit
the place and hold an inquest. This
Coroner Gary did yesterday ;,nI he
tmran"lcd the following jury: Mcssrs.
Frank Kirk. +. l.. Jones. Eddie Burch-
" Hurry Mitchell, l.. S. Jones and a
man named Read.
ON reaching tho scene the jury lost
no time in getting to work and examin-
ing the body. 1t was agreed that the
hole in the body was made by a bullet
ana through the hat found near the
body is Il hole which is believed tn have
been made by Il bullet one Of the
jurors united the piece Of undercloth-
ing. which WIS suspended from 4 limb
Of the oak three. With one hand and
this alone would seem 10 knock the
suicide theory in the head
After returning verdict to the eff
Sect that tho man was fnully dealt With,
the jury gave instructions to have the
remains buried and a man was put to
work to dig Il hole for the reception
of the bones The jury then took It's
departure.
When the man at work on the grave
had dug to Il depth OF about two feet
another Inquest was he'd. although this
jury did not then rcac!, Il verdict. Both
iurcs are OF the opinion that the re-
mains these Of Hermann, the miss
ing butcher.
Justice Charley Robinson. Of Blood
field, decided yesterday to hold an
inquest over the remains. learning that
the coroner was i'll. and he instructed
Constable Edwards to summon a jury.
Within half an hour the officer had
iJ0Sr ontn ri, tn t.NI
the place where the body was found:
]. a. Williamson. j. T. Paris. l.. c.
Vaughan. Cornelius Harris W. B. Steed
and w. a. BoIden. The jurors We're
sworn and. accompanied by Justice
Robinson and Overseerer of the Poor
Louis Williams, started out to view the
remains
On arriving at the place. Justice Rob
:nson found man digging 4 hole in the
ground in which he said he was going
ped this proceeding and got down to
work. Each of the jurors examined the
remains and the pieces Of clothing
which were found nearby. Around the
neck was a leather belt and tied to this
Vas a piece Of the rope that had been
1Hade Of Undertaking. ). piece of the
same rope was tied to the limb of the
tree under which the body was first
discovered These. as we'll as the fraG-
mcnts OF clothes and the hat and shoes
inson. The shoes are of tan lcatnn'. ana
in good condition. They are evidently
hand sewed.
Near the skeleton was found y truss
and 1t is expected that this Will prove
IF great assistance in Identifying the
body.
The invest legation was adjourned I'M
til 5 o'clock when the iury met in the
Office Of Justice t'harli" Robinson. in
i'lrndheld, where the inquest was re-
SiiInrd
Only three Witnesses We're heard
however, he inquiry being again ad-
i"urncd. this time. until 10 o'r!ock TO
,!.v. when it Will be concluded.
The testimony Of thes. Witnesses
s,r:,cd u confirm the theory that The
dead man is Charles Hermann. The
principal witness in the evening; was
missing man. who believed the corpse
70 DC that Of Hermann. who, he said
W''n1 off into the Peninsula colnlie::
Will some $3.50 OF 5000 in his :"tHrt "a
buy cattle with for )u:c:lcriu:; pururS-
I'll. s. coma witnn*. WIS O.to Lax
hart who worked With Hermann.
His testimony was nlun-, the same
lines as Tie above.
H. \. Royce. ono Of the young men
VII" found the body, was the tlli,d wit
ness
Ihc remains may bc blr;.l today. o.,
should Justice Charlie Decide Il nee |
essay. they may be keep. ;l3,n.r Srpu:.l
y day or lWu longer
III" facts thai Two nqucsiS have
he"n ilcld ov", the remains BY differ |
Fnt rorrncis is unique ana interesting
~, may result IN futn:c complications.
mere Is. apparently. Il connic, Of ;Iu-
thnrity, which may lead 70 grave re-
suits
i is = question though il ncv one,