Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-30
FIND LEELESS BODY
REMAINS or i EDWARD k,ELIER1
DISCOVERED I'M VACANT LOT
ON CHURCH STREET.
Body Half Buried in snfSw-Gash in
Head Leads to Suspicious of Foul
PIay--May Have Bessn Caused by
FalI on Frozen eroufys. However.

The lifeles body of Edward Keller,
q prominent residerH, of Kirkville,
was found half burie NJ in the snow on a
vacant lot on Chur' "a street, in South
Ottumwa, this rsorning. about s
o'clock, with q defkp cash on his head
that points to fouZ play. Hundreds of
people passed within twenty feet of
the PROSTATE DO dy before life was ex-
tinct, as the body was still warm when
It was disceye red by Sherman Urich
and Victor Ke' At on their way to work.
They inamedie tely notified Officer Peter
Hess, who b nd the body removed to
the Crowley undertaking parlors. The
body was identified by means of a re-
ceipt from che clerk of Kirkville camp
No. 4186, Modern Woodmen of Amer
lea The relatives were imme diately
notified, and they are expected to ar
rive, thfs5 afternoon to take charge of
The rem fins.
Manner Of Death Unknown.
The remains were discovered at the
foot ~. short embankment between
the feed store of Styre Bros. and the
Chiffon building, now occupied by an
und krtaking firm. The first thought
VIII IN the body was found was that the
ms6n had been waylaid and struck on
u lie, head by some blunt instrument,
.fjut this was negatived by the fact that
a gold watch and some change were
found on his person. The exact man
.i,ner III which he came to his death may,
never be known but Investigation by
the. coroner,s jury has led to the belief
that he slipped on the icy sidewalk and
fell down the embankment, fracturing
his skull on the, frozen ground.
Has Resided Here Short Time.
Keller has been in the city for the
past two months. He has been en-
ployed on the Burlington concrete
gang at work on the four mile bridge,
ana he has been boarding at the home,
Of Chester Tadlock, 400 Church street.
East night he was seen to start for his
home about 10 O'Clock. He was seen
near the corner Of Myrtle and Church
street, q. short distance from where
his Mfeless body was found this morn
ing, about 1880 o'clock this morning
by q belated. pedestrian. This morn
ing Mr. Tad1ock saw that his room
had been unoccupied during the night
and learning that. an unknown man.
had been found in the snow he went
to the undertaking parlors and identi-
fed the remains as those Of his late
boarder.
The deceased is the son Of Z. Keller,
a prominent farmer who resides three
miles northeast Of, Kirkyille. He was
about rs years Of age and was i'm.
married. The surviving relatives Of
the deceased were notified at once as
soon as the remains were identified
and they will arrive this afternoon.
Inquest This Afternoon.
Justice of the Peace O. L. Campbell
who Is acting as coroner in the alb:
sence of Coroner r. W. Mills, at once:
took charge Of the remains and impan-
eled coroner's jury to investigate the
case. DR.. J. F. Herrick also conducted
an autopsy. The jury which is coin
posed of N. L.. Arrison. G. w. Burch-
hotter and D. p Curran went to the
place where the body was found this
morning to Investigate the causes of
death. The inquest will be held late
this afternoon. Whether the deceas-
ed came to his death as, the result of
foul play or as the result of fall upon
the frozen ground will be, determined
and reported upon at the inquest.