Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-04-23
MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES
SURROUND DISCOVERY.
Steel kNUCkS ON CORPSE
Coroner's Jury Return Vedrict Ag-
ainst Party or Parties
Unknown.

The dead body of an unknown man
was found on a siding on the Frisco
tracks, thirty feet west of the Rat
cliffe-Sanders Grocer Co.. this morn
ing at $3.50 o clock. The wheels of a
train had passed over him, completely
sevenng the upper part of the head
from the body. The hair was torn
from the skull and hung by frng-
ment Of skin. The features were so
disfgured il was impossible to tell
what they originally looked like. The
body lay rigid and straight, one hand
in pants pocket and the other
stretched out by his side.
A phone ring at the police station
at the hour mentioned notified George
Erwin, sergeant. Of the discovery of
the body, lie Immediately notified
Mowbray & Winterringer hTe man
gled remains were brought to the
morgue and at o clock Mayor Nit
chell and jury Of six commenced in
quest proceedings.
As the body lay On the slab at the
morgue it was attired In suit Of
jeans, pants and jacket, and the feet
were shod with pair of working
shoes. DR., Fred Clinton examined the
remains and gave il as his opinion
tina, the dead man was between Il and
20 years Of age.
On examination of the clothing, a
pair of steel "knucks, some match
es and a small note book were found
On the front page of the latter was
the name, "I.ouis Friedman" and
the address, Fort Smith, Arkansas
on the inside Of the back cover wert
the words, Miss Kate Ford S book.
About thirty feet from the body wa'
found a purse, and it was examined
and proved to contain cent, 2 l..
cent check, a post office box receipt
made out by Postmaster Seaman tt
T. b. Goodwin, and a receipt for mon
ey paid TO Mitchell & Nelson.
A World man. recognizing the name
Goodwin. volunteered to bring th'
owner before the jury, and Mr.. Good
win testified that his purse had beel
stolen from his room in the Campbell
building during the night; that
contained $5l, few cents, cola
button. nickel check, and two re
ceipts. He identified the purse an
the articles on the table as his, an'
knowing nothing further, was allowe'
to 90.
Sergeant Erwin S testimony wa
taken a. to the finding Of the bod
and the conditions surrounding it. ii
had found a boulder, or lump o
ballast, covered with blood, pape
also bloody, lying close to the fee
and further west. Still further Yves
was found a pool of blood. He test
fed that the body was lying stretche
out. the head moved east on the ra
about l5 inches.
DR.. Clinton testified to marks o
the head and face that might infer
murder had been committed.
The jury went out to view the spC
where the body was found, and aftt
carefully considering all the facts
the case, and looking over the groun'
returned the verdict that the decease
had met his death at the hands
some party or parties unknown, an
that his body was placed on the raj
afterwards.
The jury's verdict is endorsed b
the many who viewed the remains tn
morning. The supposition Is that II
knucks we're placed in the dead man
pockets after he had been killed.
City Marshal Baber is working
two clues which may lead to the q
rest Of the guilty parties.