The San Francisco call., 1904-07-17
Corpse of Man Is Found Hid
Under Leaves and Twigs
in Bed of a Creek Two
Miles East of Piedmont
HEAD BEARS MARKS
SHOWING FOUL PLAY
Apparently Dead for at Least
Twenty-Four Hours No
Clew to the Identity of
the Victim Is Discovered
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1915 Broadway, July 16.

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1915 Broadway, July 16.
Buried under a pail of freshly cut
liveoak twigs, the body of man,
whose head showed the result of
a heavy blow, was found late this
afternoon in a lonely canyon in the
foothills, two miles due east from the
residence of Isaac l.. Requa at Pied
mont. Job w. Chard, an employe of
Shreve &. Co., jewelers., residing at SS7
Geary street, San Francisco, discovered
the mysterious corpse.
It was lying in the bed Of creek in
which there were few inches of water.
The twigs completely covered the re-
mains, except a portion of the head.
Chard was staggered by the CHASTITY
sight. He had climbed down the side
Of the gulch to get a drink of water
stumbled upon the concealed
corpse. The body lay with the face
upward, and Chard said the twigs ap-
parently had been carefully laid over
the remains, as if to conceal them from
view. They had been cut from the
trees along the side of the canyon and
strewn over the PROSTATE form.
AS soon as Chard recovered from his
surprise he left the scene and tramped
three miles out of the hills to a tele-
phone and communicated his discovery
to the Coroner. Deputy Coroner Quel-
-.
guided to the body. They returned
late tonight with the body.
DR.. o. D. Hamlin and DR.. George
Reinle were summoned to the Morgue.
Their external examination of the re-
mains disclosed large confusion over
the left eye, which might have been
made by a blunt instrument. There
were signs of brain hemorrhage, blood
appearing at the ears. On the right
side of the head was a scratch. The
bodys appearance indicated that the
man had been dead about twenty-four
hours. The surgeons would not venture
an opinion tonight concerning the
cause of death. They will hold an au-
topsy tomorrow afternoon.
The dead man was clad in cheap ar
ments, we'll worn. Not a scrap by
which he might be identified or that
would furnish a clew as to the cause
of death was found on the person.
There were no Identification marks on
the body. He was about forty years
old, feet inches tall, 1S5 pounds in
weight and we'll nourished. His head
was covered with black hair, slightly
thinned about the forehead. He had
a heavy dark brown mustache and
heavy eyebrows. The ewes were dark
I brown. He wore black striped trousers,
a blue checkered sack coat and vest,
low canvas shoes, brown socks, gray
undershirt, white starched shirt, ceilu-
loid collar, No. 1872 and gray striped
necktie. The only articles in the poe
kets were a scrap of torn newspaper
and bunch of twine that might have
been plumb line or fishing line.
In explanation to Deputy Coroner
| Quellen Chard said Every Saturday
and Sunday 1 spend the days in the
hills when the weather is fine. l was
| out to-day on my usual tramp when
1 found this body. had gone down to
the creek for a drink of water. The
| mans face was in full view, and /
started with surprise. 1t looked at
first as if the body had rolled down
the steep side of the canyon. But on
! closer examination I saw that the
corpse had been covered with twigs
and small boughs Of trees.
They had been cut, for the little
branches showed where a sharp in
strument had been used to sever them
from the trees. 1 got my bearings
and hastened to notify the Coroner,
waiting to direct him to the spot"
Quellen found neither hat nor a
knife in the gulch that might have be-
longed to the man. Sheriff Bishop
will be requested to take charge of
the investigation, as the body was
found outside of the municipal limits.