The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-07-11
MAY Be
WARMAN
BODY FOUND SATURDAY Az.
rERNooN THouoHT TO BE
THAT or The UNFORTUNATE
HATRER

There Is growing belief that the
body ~ the unidentified man found
Saturday afternoon lying In the
PUSHES close to the shore north OF
Madison park, is that OF Prank r.
Warman. who was drowned several
hundred yards from the north end
of Mercer island over a week aso
Friends ot the dead man are divided
In their opinions. but admit that
the complexion. stature, color OF
the eyes and other physical points
tally closely With that OF the dead
man.
nr r. n. OConncll who nearly
lost hls own llic In trying 90 save
that of his companion. does not
think IL possible that the body
found Ia that OF his friend
90 not see how the body could
have drittCd So FAR from where h
sunk No explosives have SO far
been used We have draEged for
the body nearly every day since
am sure that Warman wore no
bathing trunks. said the doctor ON
being interviewed this morning
Coroner Hoye is very positive. on
the other hand. that the body h
that of Warman
"A stronE current sets lu a north
erly direction from this spot when
the sluice gates are opened az the
portage This body shows signs 81
having been In the sun Tor a num-
Der OF hours n rs bloatcd Il was
floating high Ia the water when
found Tho wind Is variable on
Lake Washington A wind of few
hours duration might easily have
carried the body thus far u O. a
hard matter 60 identify bodies lu
this condition We have dlsIntfrred
bodies three times Tor ideuuuea-
tion. saws the coroner
The police say that nobody Of this
description o. missing They be
lieye that this body b. Warmans
Every body has at least one friend
Who would naturally turn % the
police FOR information u he was
missing No inquiry. az least for
ten DAYS. has been madc for a man
81 this description Employees Of
the nonney- Watson company all
say that q o. hard 90 identify bodies
In this condition.
linn Marsh. a friend % the dead
man. thinks u Is his body This
body may have been dislodgsd from
It's resting place a. the bottom Of
the lake by the constant grappllna
for Il. Il may have come to the
surface unnoticcd and laid deem in
the water. thus escaping the attsu
ton Of the scarchers. a. "A man had
been bathing 10 the lake and lost
his NE his clothing would have
been found BY the numerous outing
parties that daily haunt almost ev-
cry foot of the shore % the lake
No clothing has been found. or 20
found u Is unreported
Warman may have worn bathing
trunks Hts companions are sure
that he ala not. but this g. hardly
proof enough 20 doubt the surer
identity of height complexion. col
or % hair and ewes Warman e
known 60 have taken several riuFa
from his fingers before taking the
fatal plunge from the PROV % the
sailboat A. the time be remarked
IN an offhand wav "Hou boys
had better keep these rings 90 re
member me by may not come
back"
The body found had no rings on
the fingers There was a scar Or
an old wound on one 90 the knees
This body will have 10 BE- buried
On the Potter's field today
The body vas found last satur-
day evening by Charles and Carl
BrockhaEen. Of 21i5 East Howell
street They notified Otto G. stark.
Of the Eagle boaihouse. who tnwea
the body into shore anf made &c fast
with ropes Deputy Coroner Arnold
INVESTIGATED the case and later had
the body removed 20 the BouneY-
Watson morEue