Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-04-26
Remains Found in Potomac River
Those of the Lost Boy.
MOTHER RECOGNIZES HIM.
The Supposed Body Of the Missing Civil En-
g,neer Who Was Located Here IS Found
Near the Place Where This Paper
Said He Was Last Seen.

yevlng In this vicinity TOT tue iheishk
cut off. this paper told of the mys-
terinus disappearance Of IT. Roger
Murray. one OF the members OF the
corps. He left headquarters here
presumably to go home. but he never
arrived at his home As told at the
time. the last seen of him was in
Washington. where he is supposed to
have ended his life in the Potomac
river AZ the time of the publication
Of the article the w-iter received q
| letter from young Murray's mother,
who stated that she almost knew II
to be J. fact that her missing son had
| Joined the army and reunested that
the article be corrected
The article was not corrected.
for it was not published until the pn
per was in possession of chain OF
facts, and now it has proven true, bv
the discovery in the Eastern branch
of the Potomac at Washington Of The
body OF man supposed to he j. Rog
or Murray.
The body was first discovered by
Bert Chriscaden. police patrol dri.
yer, who was fishing In the branch
A superficial examination was made
on the spot, but the body was so bud
ly decomposed that it was i'm possible
TO determine the immediate cause OF
| death. lt was, Their, tore. removed
TO the morgue.
A careful exami alton of the re.
mains was later made by the coroner
and the police, ard the investigation
led to the belief that the man was a
Paltimcrean Becarse of the ndi-
rion of the BODY, which appeared 70
/ have been in thelwater for some time.
it was impossible TO tell whether
death was caused by violence or
whether the man had been drowned.
Photographer George Johnson. of
| the National Identification Bureau,
| Washington. went TO Baltimore last
evening and gave to Acting Marshal
Farnan the following report and de-
scription, furnished Captain Board
man chief of the detective bureau of
| that CITY:
The body was very much decompus-
ed. which made 1t impossible to de
tect any scars or blemishes which
might add to Identification Height
about feet 6 inches; weight about
| las pounds build. medium hair.
dark chestnut; teeth, good and uni.
form beard, impossible to say il he
had any; general condition. well
kept.
Clothes UDderclothes. gauze. per-
Gale shirt. with l415 rundown col
isr attached, H. Q Curtis g. 90. s
trade mark. together with Gorham
improved and laundry mark A 203 on
inside of collar red four IN hand tie,
with Fred Helneman, shirtmaker,
Baltimore mixed cheviot suit. includ
ing box coat, single breasted; double
breasted vest, and pants. with the
trade mark of j w Breedlove. tai
lor, No A. st. Paul street. Balti-
more. Md, on coat collar.
Captain Humphrey said the descrip-
tion corresponded with that OF Muir
ray, W no was reported to the police
as missing last year Captain Pun
phrey at once detailed detective
Peter Brennan tc visit the home of
the missing mans mother. 8 Il. Cen
ter street, and there the detective OBJ
tain d description of young Murray
that seems to leave no donbt as to the
identity of the dead man.
Y, ung MURRAY was 20 years old,
aud at the time of his disappearance
was in the EMPLOY of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad as civil engineer
at Maj tinsburR. He was graduate
of Rock Hill College. and served in
the Army througout the SDanish-
American War.
j He formed many acquaintances IN
Martinsl.nrg during his stay here.
Features Identified
The body Of the man found II oat-
ing III the Eastern Branch. tribu-
ttrv of the Potomac River. at Wash
lireson last Monday was identified
Wnesday by Mrs Annie Murray, of
altimre. as that of her son. j. Rog
Q MURRAY.
While Mr.. Murray was in Washing
ron Defecti-e Parham, Of that citv,
went to Baltimore with the clothing
found on the dead man. and With De-
sective Mayer. he went to the home
OF Mrs. Mnrrav. where the clothes
were identified as those Of her dead
brother by his sister. Miss Margaret
Murray. who was the last one in Bal
timore who Jaw Murray alive.
i Late in October last Murray. who
had been employed as q civil engi-