The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-20
1T IS WARREN'S BODY.

1T is WARREN'S BODY.
Partly Decomposed Corpse Found III
Edisto River Near Scene OF Train
Robbery.
Last Friday afternoon the body OF
white man was found in the Edisto river
not far from the spot where the express
safe was found. We publish below afull
account of the finding of the body, the
coroner's inquest, ETC., as it appeared IN
the daily papers While there appears TO
be doubt in the minds of some people as
to whether the body was that of Barlow
Warren, still we have talked with persons
who knew Warren and who saw the body
and examined it Immediately after it was
taken out of the water, and they unhesi-
tatin ely say that it is Warren. Follow
ing is the story from the daily papers:
ORANGEBURG, March 14.-The fully
dressed body of a white man was found
today in the Edisto river below Branch
Vile. ne-quarter of mile from where
the safe was recently left by robbers. On
his person were found number of ad-
dressed express envelopes and two money
BAGS with money in them. Two pistols
were buckled to the body and cartridge
belt with cartridg ges in it. Barlow War
ren's friends who have seen the body say
they think it is his.
THE DESCRIPTION.
The body described is that OF medium
size, 5 feet 8 inches tall, fully dressed and
we'll dressed. The whole body is slightly
lecomposed, the face not being recogniz.
,ble. The man had full set of good
;eeth except that one of the upper front
;eeth is gold filled. He had full beard.
Of the express envelopes, one was ad-
dressed to J. Warren Stratton, Athens,
3a.; one to D. M. Degolia, Augusta, Ga;
,ne to Booth & Batman, Athens, Ga., and
here was some kind of package address
ID to c.. D. Dukes, Pregnalrs, s. Z. There
we're two pistols, one Smith g Wcsson,
ive-inch barrel, the other 3S-cailore
Colts, six-inch barrel. He had cheap
Ansonia watch. There were two money
,ags found in his pockets and each con-
aimed some money. This money was not
described.
The body was found by Cornelius OFT
It Minus landing, Colleton county. There
8 difference of opinion as to the exact
,oint where the body was found, whether
{ was below or above the spot where the
afe was dumped into the river, but the
,est opinion is that it was one-quarter or
mile below. Those who know warren
ay that from the articles found upon the
,ody the indications are all that it is Bar
ow Warren. The teeth, they say, in
|icate that it was Warren.
A very close inspection of the body and
,apers has not yet been made, as it was
,ulled from the river on the Collet0n side
nd left on the bank, where it will have
O wait the arrival of the coroner OF that
ounty. There were no evidences OF
eath from wounds of any kind. The
ates on the postmarks of the letters and
that could he deciphered was
an. 27, the night of the hold-up OF the
southern train, and the taking away of
he express safe.-The State.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
BRANcHvILLE, March 14.-The body OF
man-supposed to be that of Barlow
Varren-was found floating in Edisto
iver this morning about quarter OF a
iile below where the express safe was
brown in the river some time ago.
The body is badly decomposed and up
0 this time has not been positively inden-
fled.
There were a shell belt and two pistols
uckled around the body. There were
xpress envelopes in the mans pockets,
ut they have not been examined yet.
he coroner of Colleton county has been
oti6ed and will probably hold the inquest
omorrow morning.
One eve and half of the side of the face
re gone. The body measures 8 feet
nches; the shoe is number six, the hand
esembles that of a woman. There IS a
old filling in one tooth. A belt around
be BODY contains two 3S-calibre, 6-inch
arrel pistols and he wore one cheap |
ickel watch, showing time $40. Blue
oat and vest and dark check pants are
be attire.
On account of the decomposition OF the
odv it could not be positively identified,
ut from what parties say it is almost
ertain that it is the body of Barlow War
en-. If not Warren it is almost certain
hat it is the body of one of the men con-
ected with the express robbery near
'ifty-eight on the night of January 9th.
he INQUEST has not been held and guard
;ill be left with the body until the coro-
er arrives.
The were several express envelopes
ound on the body containing some
loney, but the amount is not known.
The most reasonable theory advanced
J that in crossing the river after dump
ng the safe, the robber, weighted by the
eayy pistols and cartridges was drowned.
The State.
THE coRoNER's INQUEST.
BRANCHvILLE, March 13.-The BODY
ound in the Edisto river yesterday morn
ng was taken out this morning and posi-
ively identified as the body of Barlow
Warren, though the verdict of the coro-
er's jury was that the man was unknown
0 them and that he came to his death by
occidental drowning.
Every one that has seen this body and
new Warren during life, positively iden-
flied it as being his body.
The pistols found on the body were al |
o identified as Warren's property.
There was camp fixed just across the
iver from where the body was found just
arge enough for one man to sleep in.
his was in sight of where the safe was
led on the night of Jan. 9th. The sup
,osition now is that Warren was at this
amp watching the safe when the officers
ound it, and seeing they were pretty close
nd fearing capture, tried to swim the
iver and was drowned in the attempt. 1t