The daily sentinel., 1906-12-18
MYSTERY
EXPLAINED
WAS HUMAN Arm
That Was Burned in the
Engine House of the Gas
Plant so Declares One of
the Principals---The En-
gineer'S Statement.

The mysterious affair that took
place in the engine room of the plant
of the gas company on Saturday night
has been practically cleared up as a
result of faithful inquiries and inves-
/ legations made last night and today
| by the Sentinel and the new details
form, very interesting narrative.
Late yesterday afternoon the SEN
tinel was informed that the night en-
gineer, Guy c. Laub. had told one or
two people with whom he conversed
that one of the men had told him that
there was a human arm in the box.
Owing to an accident that happen
edsome days ago in the local railroad
yards some credit was given to this
statement and an investigation was
started that practically brings about
the solution of the affair.
About two weeks ago a young host
Ter employed in the local railroad
yards met with an accident that re
suited in the loss of an arm. This
arm was taken to local undertaken,
There it remained until Saturday
night of last week when two men, one
of whom has been n resident of the
city for many years and Is n highly
respectable citizen, the other a
younger man who is also well and fav-
orably known in the city. called at the
undertaking establishment with an
order from the man who lost his arm
for the dlsmembered limb. They in
formed the undertaken that they pro-
posed to dispose of 1t at the request
of their unfortunate friend. Without
a question, knowing the two men well
the undertaken turned the arm over
and placed in n wooden box about
eighteen inches long. The men de-
parted.
This morning the Sentinel COM
municated with one of the gentle
men and he stated that 1t was he and
his companion who We're the strange
men that visited the gas plant fur
mace room between eleven and twelve
O'Clock on Saturday night, and they
deposited the box containing thc az IA
in the fire box. He stated that they
were disposing of the arm as an act
of kindness to their friend. He said
that if they buried the arm it would
have cost them $50. They decided
| to burn It. They went to the gas
plant and he entered first and declar-
es that he told the engineer in charge
Laub, that he wanted to burn a box
friend had on the outside. The box
was then brought in. The engineer,
he says, asked what It contained and
he told him what were the contents
and showed him the arm. He declar-
es that there was no further objec-
tion on the part Of the engineer and
into the fire the box went. 1--WE did
not hold up the engineer with gun.
All we held him up with was drink
after all was over which he gladly ac-
cepted." The men further declare
that they had no trouble at any time
with the engineer. They state that
they were strangers to tn engineer.
and he to them. They say they asked
him TO say nothing about the matter
as naturally they did not want the in
iured man to know they had dis
posed of the arm.
The gentlemen believed there was
nothing wrong in their action in Wis
iting the gas plant for that purpose
and did not make the matter known
Yesterday as they did not know that it
had gotten out.
Laub still sticks to his story. HIS
statement today differs in some de
tails but not in the main facts with
| the account published yesterday eN-
lclusively in the Sentinel. The atalF
| has caused wide comment.
The Sentinel made the most careful
| Inquiries yesterday after receiving
the first reports of the affair It was
unable to reach Mr. Laub but had in
terylews with people with whom Laub
/ had talked This morning Mr.. Laub
/ was seen and he makes the following
statement over his signature of the
affair and the Sentinel gives 1t for
what il is worth and at his request.
For the past three weeks l nave
been employed as night engineer AT
the GAS plant. / came here from
II Steamboat Springs. | was on duty or
| Saturday night. ! was the only man
in charge of the plant Between zen
and eleven O'Clock two hoboos 'hluG IN
and asked to warm. l told them lNes
could do so. Shortly after eleven =
clock a nicely dressed man entered
the engine house came up to the ilr5 /,
IN warm. noticed that he acted
kind Of funny but thought nolillll5 nolllll55 :
labout IL. The gas superintendent was
10 send another man down TO the
nIant during the night and / thousnl
maybe this was him. I asked MN II
he was the man sent down to WORK
He said no. Presently he started IN
20 talking about some girl he sald
tnov, girl here but don't know
wbere sitS she lives After a ramblin2
conversation he said. Say, l have
! partner out here with a box we wa" va
. to burn, can We do it in here,
! told him to bring in the box h'
! man went on the outside ana Ie'IL ~. u.
) "a vim another man carrying Don
) ,rbis box was about two or three zee,
! ions m' looked like It was made ,G[I o.
) beayv y, pasteboard It was partially partially
s,rapge %,oppt to me. They set the box dowl
and one pulled out a bottle and aske, ..,
: me to drink. refused as ii was lo'
! hot in there to take drink. eLa insn
: asked. What have you got in lhere, ere,
: SSMeI nno nf the men said, Oh. It's a wa
: doIi G%f baby@ U Then I said that woul'
: a"Sp IT M They declared I couldn't. NIT IRsI iSI
: one of the men said, oh we nave i,,,-t "a, u,
Z arm arm of man in here who was GuEr agn =,