Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-25
Frank Callahan, of Peosta, Muir.
dered and Body Thrown in
River at Des Moines
DUPLICATE eRlswoLD CRIME
Evidence Of Murder is More Complete,
as Skull Had Been Crushed with
Blunt Instrument Pockets Rifled
and Turned Inside Out, Same as in
GriswoId Case.

Des Moines, Sept. 25.-With his
temple crushed from blow of some
heavy blunt instrument, one poke:
cut open in the same way as that OF
George r. Griswold, and with his
watch and money gone, the body OF
Frank Callahan, of Peosta, was taken
from the Des Moines river a mile
below Levy, and about eight miles
from Des Moines, just before dark last
night.
The mystery surrounding the finding
of his body is as great as that con-
nected with the Griswold case. The
question is, are the two in any way
connected?
Frank Callahan, a young man 80
years of age, was last seen in Des
Moines last Tuesday night at $3.50
o'clock at the Rock Island depot.
Since that time he has been missing.
and every endeavor has been made by
his parents and private detectives to
locate him. He came to Des Moines
that night from Colfax on an inter-
urban car and was last seen at the
Rock Island depot. His disappearance
was absolute, and not the least trace
of him was found until his body was
taken from the river last night
The body was found by Clarence
Keeling and Harvey Keller, two Levy
boys, who were swimming in the river
between 5 and o'clock in the evening.
The boys saw the body lying In pile
of drift about 80 feet from the bank,
where the water was only knee deep.
The body was black and bloated, as
though it had been in the water for
several days.
Frank Keeling, the father of one Of
the boys, was called and tied the body
to a log with piece Of wire, to await
the arrival of Justice Parry Keeney,
who took charge of the remains pend
ing the arrival late last night Of Coro-
ner Beck.
There seems to be no doubt as to
the identity of the man. He was
about feet inches in height, smooth
face, light haired, and wore a good
sack suit and fine underclothing. The
body and suit were caked with mud.
His shoes were about No. Z, congress
shoes.
In his inside coat pocket was found
a six ounce prescription bottle marked
For Frank Callahan, Peosta," and a
Catholic testament on the fly leaf of
which was written, "For Frank Gala
han from Mrs. M. Callahan.
His right trouser leg was slashed
across with sharp knife which had
cut off the right hand trousers pocket,
and there was no money on his per-
son. His watch was also gone, the
chain dangling loose in his upper vest
pocket. On the charm attached to the
chain was the monogram, F. c. His
only other possession was a small adj
vertising knife.
His skull was crushed in as though
from a heavy blow. but the condition
of the body has not yet allowed of a
fuller examination for other wounds or
bruises. The body is now in the pos
session of Coroner Beck, and a post
mortem will be held today.
Griswold Body Identified.
Saturday night the casket containing
the body found week ago was opened
and the body identified as that of Girls
void beyond all doubt. The identifica-
ton was made positive by an examina-
ton of the teeth by DR.. Knott, his
dentist.
about the substitution of another's
body for that of Griswold, in an effort
to beat insurance companies.