The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-06-23
BELIEVED To BE MURDER
JOHN YEscHicks EmioRATEs FROM MINNESOTA TAI
STATE FOR PURPOSE or BuvIRo A FARm--HIs DEAD BOD
rs FOUND AND HIS MONEY GONE

That foul murder with robber,
for motive was the cause OF John
Yeschieks death at stampede. a
Northern Pacific station near the
Green River Hot Springs. Ia gcner-
ally believed BY the citizens Of that
place and 81 County Coroner G. u.
fIoye. Bruised and cut. the body
Of the man was found In a creek
near the little town Saturday morn
lns Yesterday Coroner Hoye
brought the remains 20 Seattle ana
held a post norton examination Of
THEM. The rNauit was startling. The
ankles and knees OF the dead man
were found 10 be bruised and cut.
superficial knife wound had been
inflicted Just above the right hin.
Another knife wound three inches
deep was found In the axlllary space
under the right arm The face bears
the appearance Of having been
beaten with a blunt instrument and
the head IL crushed slightly on the
left side. A hcmorrhnke resulted
frofusths latter wound. The lungs
we're found TO contain some wnter,
which shows that the man breaihed
after he fell into the water.
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Deep mystery surrounds the case
and several phases Of Il cannot be
accounted for except IN theory.
Deputy Sheriff Jack Williams went
TO the scene Of the tragedy this
morning 10 thoroughly investigate
It, From letters now In the
Possession 81 the coroner u IN known
that YcEchlck had considerable
money. When discovered gold
hilea watch and a 50-cent piece was
all that was found on hia person.
Yesterday Coroner Hove went 10
STAMPEDE and learned the facts In
the case. This Information. with
what he received in letters from the
dead mans mother. leads him 10
support the murder theory.
Came From Minnesota.
Yeschlek and his mother, Mrs.
Maria Yock were on their way to
Portland. Ore, from Rsunville, MINI. |
4 syidow and five children 81 the |
dead man'live In the the latter place. |
From letter received by the corr |
oner II WIS learned that the original /
idea OF Ycschick was to stop on at /
Spokane and purchase a farm while /
his mother went on to Portland. |
there to visit friends. Tho mother
abandoned this idea. however, and |
Intended to get on the train at spo-
kane with her son. At that city they
both failed 10 leave the train for
some peculiar reason and came on.
At Stampede. Wash. Yeschlck got
of tho train and walked along the
track, He was away too long and
missed hls train His mother went
on To Portland. Friday afternoon
he procured n drink Of water from
the section boarding house al STAN
pede aud then walked up the thnck
toward the tunnel. He was without
a coat, the day being hot. He had
left 1t on the train. He was not
seen alive after that.
The Body Found.
Saturday morning John Harding.
a Northern Pacific employo, found
his dead body IN O little stream
down slight embankment from the
railroad track near Stampede. Cor
oner Hoye was notified OF the grle-
some ind and yesterday went 10 the
place. The body was lying face
downward I'm about three feet OF
WATER II was pulled out and
brought 10 Seattle whore tho post
norton was held.
Footwear Is Missing.
one Of the peculiar features OF the
case Is the fact that when found
Yeschlck had neither shoes nor
stockings. The theory advanced Is
that he was met by thugs who, after