The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-14
RIVER REVEALS
TWO MYSTERIES
Gives Up Body of Young Man
Who Fell Through Ice Three
Months Ago.

Two mysteries of the river were
cleared up yesterday by the identifca-
ton of two bodies which were found
during the present week.
One of the bodies was that of a
young man who fell through the ice in
a sensational manner the night of Feb.
z last, and the other was that of an
old man who last week lost his life in
the stream which he crossed daily on
his way to and from work.
Rudolph Carl Freiling, a cigarmaker,
twenty years old, was the man who
dropped from sight while crossing the
river on the ice at midnight on Satur-
day, Feb. T. His body, which was
found yesterday afternoon by Joseph
Mrozinski, Al East Water street, four
miles below st. Paul, was identified at
the county morgue last night by his
mother, Mrs Charles Rux, "a West
Dearborn street
Simon Moryn, a laborer, forty-five
years old, who disappeared Thursday,
May 5, and whose body was found in
the river at South Park last Wednes-
day, was the other victim of the river
whose identity was established yester-
day.
relatives about o'clock of the day he
met his death. He had just recently
returned to st. Paul from Davenport
Iowa, where he had worked at his
trade, and had been promised work at
Hart & Murphy's factory, in this city,
where he had learned his trade, and
intended to return there the following
Monday. He was living with his
mother and stepfather at "a West
Dearborn street, and in the afternoon
was sent out by his mother to purchase
some paste to be used in hanging wall
paper. He left about o'clock and
did not return.
Tried to Walk Across River
Shortly before midnight Freiling, for
an unexplained reason, attempted to
cross the river on the ice. AS he APP
preached the north shore, near the
union depot yards, flash of the head
light of a passing locomotive revealed
him to trainmen on the bank. Seeing
that if he continued his course he would
precipitate himself into yawning
gap nsthe ice near the bank, the men
shouted warning to him, but he either
failed to hear them or paid no heed
for soon the watchers heard splash
and cries for help Several vain eff
forts were made to rescue him, but he
disappeared below the ice, and his
body was not seen again until it was
discovered yesterday floating on the
surface of the water, near the bank
below the city, by Mrozinsbi. who was
fishing. Coroner Miller was notified
and ordered the body removed to the
county morgue.
Identified by Tattoo Mark.
Though there were no clews to the
mans identity on his clothing, Mrs
Rux was notified by the police, whf
suspected that the body was that o.
her son. She identified it by tattoo
mark on the left arm. The body viii
be turned over today for burial, after
an autopsy is held
Simon Moryn, whose body was also
identified, Is supposed to have beer
drowned while crossing the river in
row boat. He lived at AZ Kentucky
street, and was employed in a junl
yard under the Sixth street bridge. II
order to save time he used a small
boat to cross the river. He left HON,
a week ago last Thursday and was no
seen alive again.
Moryn was born in Poland and haC
lived in st. Paul several years. H
leaves a widow and six children. TIL
funeral will be held this afternoon a
st. Adelbert's church The intermen
will be at Calvary cemetery.