The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1902-03-19
WHO rs IT?
A Partly Decomposed Corpse Found in
the Edisto River.
SOME THINK 1T is WARREN
Envelopes and Weapons Indicate
That IL is the Bold Express
Robber But Proof fs
Yet Lacking.

The fully-dressed body Of a white
man was found Friday In the Edisto
river below Branchville, one-quarter
of mile from where the safe was re-
Gently left by robbers. On his per-
son were found number of addressed
expressed envelopes and two money
bags with money in them. Two pis-
tolls were buckled to the body and a
cartridge belt with cartridges IL it.
Barlow Warren's friends who have
seen the body say they think it is his.
The body described is that of a man
OF medium size, feet inches tall,
fully dressed and well dressed. The
whole. body is slightly decompesed,
the face not being recognizable. The
man had full set ofgood teeth except
that one of the upper front teeth is
gold filled. He had full beard, or
the express envelopes, one was ad-
dressed toJ. Warren Stratton, Athens.
Ga; one TO ID. M. Degolia, Augusta,
Ga; one to Booth & Batman, Athens,
Ga, and there was some kind of
package addressed to G. d. Dukes,
PregnalfS, S. Q. There were two pis-
tolls, one a Smith & Wesson, five-inch
barrel, the other 3S-calibre Colts,
Six-inch barrel. He had cheap
Ansonia watch. There were two money
bags found in his pockets and each
contained some money. This money
was not described
The body was found by Cornelius
OFT at Minus landing, Colleton coun-
ty. There is a difference of opinion
as to the exact point where the body
was found, whether it was below or
above the spot where the safe was
dumped into the river, but the best
opinion is that il was one-Quarter OF a
mile below. Those who know Warren
say that from the articles found upon
the body the indications are all that
1t Is Barlow Warren. The teeth, they
say, indicate that it was Warren.
Avery close inspection Of the body
and papers has not yet been made, as
1t was pulled from the river on the
Colleton side and left on the bank.
where 1T will have to wait the arrival
or the coroner of that county. There
were no evidences OF DEATH from
wounds OF any kind. The date on,
the poStmarks of the letters and d
ages that could be deciphered was
Jan. 81, the night of the holds,assIaf
the South -, and The TAX
away OF the express safe.
one eye and halt Of the face is god
Inc BODY Lad on blue coat and vest(
anG uark check pants, and a number
six shoe. On account Of the decom-
position OF the body it could not be
positively identified, but from what
parties say it is almost certain that il
is the body of Barlow Warren. Ifnot
Warren it is almost certain that it is
the body of one of the men. connected
with the express robbery near Fifty
eight on the night of January 9th.
The inquest has not been held and a
guard will be left with the body until
the coroner arrives The most reason
able theory advanced is that in cross
ing river after dumping the safe, the
robber, weighted by the heavy pistols
and cartridges was drowned.
1T WAS WARREN.
y dispatch from Branchville to The
State says the body found in the Edisto
river Friday morning was taken out
Saturday morning and positivelyiden-
titled as the body Of Barlow Warren,
though the verdict of the coroner's
jury was that the man was unknown
TO them and that he came to his death
by accidental drowning. Every one
that has seen this body and knew
Warren 0priDu lifa pocitival,, ;1oo+;