Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-16
The Maccabee Lodge Interested
In the Salisbury Case at
Red Oak
u MYSTERIOUS CONVERSATION
One Witness Claims to Have Over
hoard Conversation That May Have
an Important Bearing on the Case
Body Exhumed at the Request of the
Lodse-ResuIt Is Eagerly Awaited.
Special to Times-Re Republican.

Red Oak, Aug 16.--The Salisbury
case continues to be a subject of much
interest here and the result OF the ex-
animation by the chemists at Dies
Moines is awaited with a great deal OF
interest. It is hoped that this exam
anation will solve the mystery which
now hangs over the city. The circum-
stances surrounding Salisbury's death
are very peculiar arid the later devel-
opments are sensational. AS reported
in these dispatches Salisbury was
found dead early in the morning In
shallow creek beneath a bridge. Hall
an hour before he had been seen, alive
and we'll. Upon his body was not a
bruise that would indicate fall. In
his lungs was no water, and undertake
ers claim that he could not have
drowned His muscles were not rigid
as though he had faced a death strug-
gle. His very appearance when found
gave ground for suspicion.
These suspicious were lightly passed,
however, and plans for his funeral were
perfected.
Harry Salisbury was member of the
Knights of the Maccabees in which
order he carried an insurance policy of
$1,000. and after carefully considering
the lack of death signs upon the body
the members of tho order at the last
moment demanded an autopsy. They
had arranged to conduct the funeral
services. The fire department, Of which
a . - har affanda6
in a body and at the services We're
gathered many friends of the young
man. The services were carried out as
planned and the bo,iy lowered into the
grave.
But after the tears were shed and the
bereayed ones had eft the silent rest
ing place, the body was gently lifted
again to the surface and returned to
the city for post mortem examina-
ton. The vital parts of the man were
removed and sent 10 chemists in this
city for examination.
Salisbury was an employe at the
pottery works of J. G. Curtis In Red
Oak, and was found dead in a creek
within a few feet Of the brick kiln he
had been attending to for several days.
The last man to see Salisbury was
John Roof. who relieved him from duty
at 1870 in the morning.
But few words were exchanged be-
tween the two men Salisbury left
the works with the remark that he
was about all in,' meaning that he
was tired out, and left with the ap.
parent Intention of going home to re-
main the balance Of the night. Roof
saw nor heard further from him until
the next morning when Mrs. Salisbury
came over to the works to inquire
about her husband. A search was
then instituted, which bore no result.
until o'clock in the afternoon when
the body OF Mr.. Salisbury was found
in the creek just above the private
bridge which connects Mr.. Curtis pros
perty. The alarm was Immediately
sounded, and the police officers hur-
ried to the place. removed the remains
to the shed and later to Hersman's
undertaking establishment, where they
were prepared for burial and finally
deposited in the stricken home from
which they were buried.
One important reason for the action
taken by the Maccabees was a state-
ment made by Mrs. Enoch Fuller who
resided near the pottery, This lady
says she was awake about 2 a. m. FRI
day and heard voices near her home.
One said. did you fix him?' Another
voice responded, Yes, he Will not
bother me any more" First voice:
what did you do with the bottle?"
Second voice: II threw it in the school
yard" Then the men moved away and
the lady heard no more.
Whether this conversation had any.
thing to do with the death OF Sahs-
bury is as yet unknown. Some people
give 1t credence; others do not. This
testimony and other facts not mads
public. invited the Maccabees to de-
lnand an autopsy. Until a report OF
the chemical analysis, no further steps
viii be taken. j