The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-30
INVESTIGATING DEATH
OF THE UNKNOWN MAN FOUND
WOUNDED NEAR SHELDON.
Coroner Has Not Yet Reached Verdict
But Evidence Tends to Theory
Of Suicide

Following close upon the Investigation be-
ing pursued by Sheriff Anderson into the
mysterious wouuding and subsequent death
oi the unknown white man found near
Sheldon station on the Texas and New or
leans railroad, Justice Marmlon. acting as
coroner, yesterday began taking testimony.
He took the statements of A. =. smith,
W. b. Lynch and Sheriff Anderson.
THE TESTIMONY.
A +. smith, being sworn on oath says;
i was walking on the track OF the Texas
ana New Orleans railroad at Crosby about
IL ociock a. m, when one OF the Mexicans
"orking with me came mp to me and told
mo tramp was drinking out Of the water
Aes ana messing 1t up. / told him to stop
IT, lie then came over to me and wro.e
on piece Of board, asking me to help him
to get to Houston. ! gave him a quarter,
lie would Try to talk but could not. He
pointed TO his throat, IL was cut. It looked
IKE an old cut to me, 1t was mol bloody
ut AL. lie then went on down TO the depot
rus was the last | saw OF him,
w. Is. Lynch, beng sworn on OATH SAY 5;
i've iour niles IRON Closby. a station
on the Texas and New orleans railroad,
lCut mics cast OF sheldon. On saturday
about Y O'Clock noon was going west
from the depot, when | got about one
fourth OF d mile from the depot | met two
uhihes On the track; they told ME that
tlere was man further down the road
VITA Oig hote In his throat ! Went on
down ana he was sitting on the track. i
spoke to him and asked MIN what was the
matter, lie made no reply. He pointed to
ms throat he had his handkerchief on it..
I asked him to raise IT, lie did. and saw
nus throat was cut. asked him II the
train knocked him of; he made no reply.
Ihen / wrote on d piece of paper asking
him If he was knocked Oft by the tram. He
pointed TO the railroad and picked up Il
small stick and drew 1t across his throat.
J then wrote to him asking him II train
I man had injured him or knocked him OF a
Train; he made no reply. but took the book
theu pointed 10 himself and then TO the
letters In the book | then took him OF
/ the, railroad and set him on the dump
/ told MIN TO set there until got him some
thing to eat. When / came back, he was
gone, He was man about 40 years OF
age: mad sandy hair blue eyes, sandy mus
iache' about two weeks growth Of wills
kers His pants were oily. This is all
sheriff Anderson. being sworn on oath
says: Il was notified by telegram from Shell
don at 2;3u r. N, yesterday that man hut
been found with his throat cut | caught
the 8 o'clock train for Sheldon and got or
at sheldon. ! went to where the part!
was. which was about oue-half mile from
to the depot In wagon. ] put him oil
= the train which was going to Houston
Wired the St Joseph's iufrmary to hav,
tho ambulance ready at the depot for me
It was waiting. | put him In the amhu
lance and took him to the iunrmary. Wber
! questioned him In regard TO his injuries
J asked him who cut him. He shook hi
head no. ! asked him II he did It himself
he nodded his head yes. | asked him hoy
long It had been done and he held up hi
hands with eight tngers up. | asked hr
then II II was eight days; he nodded yes
He was wasted away considerably. III
clothes were right oily. md took It n
granted that he had worked In the oil field
AT Beaumont, I asked him II he ha
worked In the oil fields at Beaumont. an
he nodded his head yes"
Sheriff Anderson said that no new devc
. opments IN the cnse had appeared but tina
be is still Investigating and will probe IN
mystery Ia the bottom.
In the meantime Justice Marmion wi
hold up his verdict until the shcriG cot
clUdes hts investigation.