Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-21

thought 10 have been given him. 10
no particular attention was paid 10 the
fact that he failed 20 return. Helet
leaves O son n California but where
be camo from and what bis family con-
neotlons were are not known. Mr.. VIM
cent recognized the man from his cloth
ing and by the peculiaritiss Of his
teeth
The finding OF the deCompOsed body
81 an unknown man in the city canal
near Crescent last evening between
and O'Clock brought 20 light what will
IN an probability be q very mysterious
murder case. The body was swollen
and coIored beyond recognition, and
there was not a scrap on paper or any
thing else In the clothing by which 10
coud be identified hence 10 will be
some time perhaps before the authori-
ties win md out who % is. The hands
and feet Of the man ws-c tightly
bound and there was large sized
rock in each OF his coat pockets, put
there evidently for the purpose Of keep
ing the body iu the bottUn OF the canal
so that o. would not be found very
soon after the crime.
FOUND BY CHILDREN.
Some children playing near the canal
IN front NJ the residence Of Mrs Mary
Wynn discovered the body floating I'm
the canal and 40 once notified W. W.
Miller a patr0.man on the canal and
others. who took the body out ~ the
water. Mt Miller notified Land q Wa
ter Commissioner Mathews On this city
and also notified Sheriff Emery The
sherin sent Deputy Sheriff Sharp 10 the
scene accompanied by Undertaken S. u.
Evans. and the body was brought 20
this city. arriving at about 100 o'clock
this morning.
WOUNDS or HEAD
Several wounds We're found on the
head. but 10 Is hard On tell whether
they are the result ~ blows or from
the head coming On contact with rocks
in the canal while floating from the
point the body was thrown IN 20 where
it was discovered There IS a wound
il tho forehead. another ON the nose
and another over the left eye.
MURDER SIGNS.
Tho strongest evidence that the man
mus have been murdered Is the way
his hands and feet were lied. 4 strap
WAS wrapped around his ankles sew
eral times, and although n had a buckle
4 was tied Don a hard knot az the mans
heels and WAS not tied Zoe front. The
wrists Of the man were tied With a
rope. which passed around hack Of his
body. leaving The hands lied about a
foot apart SO thar ne could not get
them together in front az sll
The only mark about The clothing AZ
an vas the tag Inside the collar OF the
coat. showing that 70 had been rur-
chased an the A. N Crahbe company
iu this city An attempt WI De made
10 have mo clothing Identified az that
store. but The probability Of any idcnu-
fcaiion being made ln that manner is
very remote.
As TO MANS AGE.
Tho man appears 90 bo about 70 years
OF age. and bis clothing consisted Of a
dark gray coat. blue flannel shirt
striped trousers. and PAIR ~ shoes
but no hose. II IS believed hy Under
taker Evans and others that the body
must have been boz the water Tor
week or more.
MAY BE POISON
This morning an autopsy WAS COM
menced 0n the body under the cirec-
tlon of County Physician whitney, as
sisted hy Assistant County Physician
Calderuood and Dr. j. O.. kamp Al
o'clock me physicians had been nm
able 10 find amy marks ~ violence on
the body. which would indicate that
nc had been struck with an instrument
or shot. hut they decided that De was
dead before being put Into the water
and are anaiyzng his stomach upon The
theory thar Doe was probably poisoned
and thon thrown into tho canal
INQUEST ORDERED.
Assistant Count, Attorney Hanson
ordered an Inquest before Justice of thu
Peace Dana r. smith and 70 jury WAS
al once summoned The Jury is CONE
posed NJ bishop %. l.. Miller oscar
Bourne and Thomas williams The.
accompanied hy judge Smith. viewed
the remains an the undertaking. pariors
lust before noon. and ihe consideration
~ the case vil, bc commenced probably
this afternoon. aiihourh sheriff Emery
states that 10 may have to be CONE
uuued On order Go got witnesses in from
Crescent.
DEPUTIES At WORK.
DEPUTY sherGs steele and Sharp are
working ou the case iu the noighbor-
h40F al T~lt.ruf and arc ma KING close