The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-06-21
Louis Baigus Dies at Hands of
Thugs-Body Found This
Morning.
NOTE BOOK IDENTIFIES HIM
Was Seen In Company With a
Negro at Late Hour Both
We're Intoxicated Me-
gro Is Missing

PORTLAND, June 20.-The dead
body OF Louis Bargus, a middle aged
man. employed as driIler by the o.
II. & n. Co. was found jammed be-
tween some old boxes back OF the
Willamette Iron Works at the corner
of Third and Gilsan streets tfas morn
ing. The man had been murdered and
robbed. of at least the circumstances
would seem 70 bear out this theory.
The police think he was either sand
bagged or drugged. and then relieved
of his watch and money.
II was a few minutes before o'clock
this morning when Charles Wagner.
Of 554 Railroad street ,Albina, discov-
erred the body. Wagner Is employed
by the Union Meat Company. which
occupies quarters next door to the
iron works. There is a driveway back
OF the iron works. from Third to
Fourth streets. North Of the drive
way Is yard where the company
stores its old boxes, frames and dis
carded machinery
The road is very sandy. and as Wag-
ner walked along ne noticed a track
extending from the driveway to the
boxes, az If some heavy thing had
been dragged through the dirt He
followed the track and came upon the
body of a man, almost hidden from
view between two large wooden
frames. Thinking the man was drunk.
Wagner shook the form ,whereupon he
discovered that the man was dead.
About this time Grover Sundt, of
sSis East Eight street came along and
Wagner called to him. The two men
threw some boards over the track
10 keep 1t from being obliterated, and
then went after Policeman Slower. who
was on duty at the Union depot This
officer and Detective Cordano were
soon on the scene. and a little later
the coroner arrived.
There was no outward indications
that the man had been foully dealt
with. Not single abrasion or so
much as scratch could be found on
any part of his body. The neck and
throat, however were discolored.
The dead man was about Is years
old.
Two feet from the hat was found a
dirty handkerchief and near the
was memorandum
book In the book was a tiashlisht
photograph OF the interior Of Blazers
saloon, Several German names were
written in the book the name of L.
Bareus appearing In the front and on
the back, which leads me police to be-
lie"e that BNrgus is the name OF the
dead man. There were no addresses
given under any of the names. the
other two most legible ones being Au-
cuSt Schrymer and N. May Solder
Stodt.
The mans vest was unhuttoned and
his pockets were turned inside out.
He had unquestionablv been robbed.
\ slip Of paper from the Oregon EN-
''oyment Company. found In his pock-
~ showed that he had secured work
'ro0' 'Nis cnncern yesterday as a drill
er "t tunnel No. on the O. r. & N.
Dad, for which services he was 10 re-
'eiva S,e5 psr day The slip was
male ont 20 l.. Barus, which was
1rcAahly the AGENTS way Of spelling
hN name Bargus.
As is usually the case. There were
llfsorts Of rumors rife in the North
end as to how the man came by his
leath.
C. Paulson -ays Bargus left the
saloon in company with a
egro whom he did not know. at
0 o'clock last night. Nobody has
zen found who saw the two men aft
r that, The police suspect a colored |
nan who has a had reputation in the |
North End, and are searching for him.