Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-23
CRISWOLD MYSTERY DEEPENS
Man Found in River Though to Have Been
Dead for Two Weeks.
TWO INCHES SHORTER THAN sRlsWOlD
Insurance Companies Active in Prov
ing a Mistake Has been Made and
that GrisvvoId is stin Among
the Living.



DEs MONIES. Sept. 22.-Cspecial Add
tional evidence that the body taken from
the river here is not that OF George r.
Grlswold, the prominent insurance man
who is missing, came to light today in
the statement OF Prof Kinney, state
chemist, who said the organs he has ex-
amined for poison show that the body had
been dead fully two weeks. Griswold was
last seen Ave days before the organs were
turned over TO Prof. Kinney. This sensa-
tional report gives support TO the theory
Of those who claim that Griswold was not
a victim of murder nor a suicide, but that
he is still alive somewhere. The body taken
from the river three days after Griswold's 5
disappearance was not Identified except by
its clothing as the features were un-
recognizable. 1t is now disclosed also that
the stature Of the dead body was a couple
Of inches less than Griswold's. Griswold
carried about $4,000 life insurance and
5000 accident insurance. Insurance COM
panies are active, seeking to disprove the
murder or suicide theories.
Prof Kinney reported today that there
was no poison of any kind I'm the organs
OF the body or the contents OF the stomach,
an examination of which he concluded to-
day. The man who claims he saw Griswold
fighting with two men who were trying to
secure his satchel is c. w. owen, a man
who has been prominent here and who has
been in the county Jail serving a sentence
on conviction of swindlng some banks.
VIII Look TO Legislature.
In a circular letter sent out by A. H.
Dawson, secretary Of the executive COM
mittee, the ;ounty auditors are reading be-
tween the lres that II they expect any
relief from the present methods of ASSESS
ing telephone companies they must get
| busy and seek to influence the legislature.
At the last session of the legislature the
| executive council directed Mr.. Dawson to
call the attention of the committees of
| the senate and house to the clumsy method
| of assessing telephone companies. The COM
mittees refused aid. Now the county audi
| tors are continually writing to the execu-
| tive council for relief and in a circular
letter Mr.. Dawson in substance tells them
| TO get busy after the Legislature. The law
| requires the executive council to assess all
| telephone companies. The blanks are sent
| out and have to be reported through the
| county auditors There are hundreds OF
| farmer party line telephones which do nc
| commercial business and the executive
| council wanted these companies assessed
! by the regular township assessors in theiI
| counties. They do not average an assess.
ment OF $40, on which the tax paid to the
state would be % cents, which does not
pay the cost Of making the assessment
Record in Divorces Granted.
In the district court today Judge W. H
McHehry granted twenty-seven divorces
breaking the record in the courts for THU
| county.
VIII Lay COrnerstOne.
! The cornerstone for the new Drake col
lege theological school building will bt
laid next Thursday, according to arrange
ments completed this morning. The serv
ices will be held at 1 p. m. under the di
rection Of Dean Haggard and Prof. d. r
DUNCAN.
Decisions of the Supreme Court.
State against Charles GULL, appellant
Mahaska county. Convicted Of keepinI
gambling house. Affirmed.
State against Joseph Bodney, murder II
hrst degree. Monroe county. Affirmed.
State against Isaac Whltsell. Washing
ton county. Burglary. Affirmed.
State against 7, ]. Price and John J
Price. Mahaska county. Maintaining
LIQUOR nuisance. Affirmed.
Joseph w. Lynn, appellant against tn
Glucose Sugar Refining Company Mar
shall county. Suit for personal injury
Affirmed.
State against Charles Schneider. Jone
county. Burglary. Affirmed
, State against RoBser Davis. Mahask
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