The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-08-04
The Decomposed Remains Of a
Man Found in Stall.
IDENTIFID AS FRANK MARRIN.
BOYS Discover the Corpse in Stall at
the Fair Grounds Last Sunday After
noon During the Ball Game. The
Remains Buried That Night.

Last Sunday afternoon while the ball
game was in progress at the fair grounds
some boys, IN climbing over one of the
stalls in an attempt to sneak into the
grounds, were confronted with the grim
discovery of the remains of a decompos-
ed human body in one of the stalls.
They at once sought the City Marshal,
j. G. Hilliard, who with Herman Stuf
lebeam went to the stall; on prying off
the lock they found that the boys had
not been mistaken. The county coroner
was at once notified, but he was not able
to to arrive. Squire j. G. Fisher was
informed of the find and he Immediately
took charge of the remains.
Marshal Hilliard was notified on the
9th of June that Frank Marin, a
Blackfoot citizen was missing, and also
that he had limited several times that
he intended to do away with himself.
He had been investigating the case
closely but had failed to unravel the
mystery of his disappearance. As soon
as the discovery at the fair grounds was
known to him he Immediately connect
ed the two cases. Although the remains
found in the stall were decomposed to
such an extent that positive recognition
was at first made impossible, upon
close investigation of mustache, hair
and wearing apperal and the personal
effects which consisted of watch and
pocket knife the remains were identified
as Frank Marin.
The Coroner impanelled jury of six
men who held an inquest that evening
and rendered the following verdict,
4"The deceased came to his death in
manner unknown to the jury"
AS soon as the Coroner had finished
his investigation the remains were
placed in coffin by Clifford Hayes of
the Brown & Eldredge Undertaking
store, assisted by Marshal Hilliard and
Robert Osborn and were then buried in
the Blackfoot cemetery.
The deceased was man passed mid
die age and is said to have been strong
ly addicted to the liquor habit. A wife
and two children, Laura and Alice are
left widow and fatherless.
The body was stretched out in
peaceful position IN the stall, laying fat
ly on the back with the arms extended
along the sides. The head rested on a
roll composed of the dead mans coat
and shoes. In one corner of the stall
was an empty whiskey flask and near
the body was piece of white paper
with the marks Of fold just as drug
gist's powder paper appears The theory
that Marin had prepared for shuffleing
off thismortal coil by placing himself in
a comfortable position and then wash
ing down poison powder with the whis-
key is quite a probable one.
The deceased gained an entrance to
the stall by climbing through hole at
the top where board had been remov-
ed.
The stencil arising from the remains
was barely discernable to the people on
the grounds and had it not been for the
boys attempt to beat their way into the
game the body might not have been dis
covered for weeks. The door was lock-
ed with pad lock and Marshal Hilliard
passed it several times since the 9th of
June on his rounds for hobos which
hang out in the stalls.