Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-01-12
A MYSTERIOUS DEATH
Raymond Gale Of Motley
Dies at Brain

oAoAnoA~ 0ASfolCu Q. raymond
Gale, 9 young man well known IL
this city, died this morning at st.
J1seph's hospital. having retnrned
from Motley on the morning train
and there is q deep mystery Surround.
ing tue affair.
Coroner Gibson has charge of the
body and late this afternoon an anton
sy will be held and the cause of the
death will be deter.r ined. DR.. Tnanes
was called to attend the young mani.
but he had not been with hi m Int =
short time before the latter died.
Raymond Gale was picked M At
about 5 nr shortly after this morning
just across the old mill track on Sew.
enth street, lying on his back with
his hat and gloves of, and in an
unconscious condition.
The young man had been working
in this city up to the HOLIDAYS for
Brockway Il Parker, returning to lis
home at Motley ar that time until he
would find another position. When he
welt home Ills uncle, L. J. Gale.
told the young man that as soon as
there was an opening in his store he
would put him to work. Yesterday
Mr.. Gale decided that he would send
for the young man and wrote him to
come and 90 to work. The fact is
Mr.. Gale had great liking for the
young man and stated this morning
that it was his firm intention of Civ
ing him an interest in the business.
The boys father. B. F. Gale, lives at
Motley and is quite we'll known in
this city. Young Gale was in toe
best Of spirits at his home yesterday,
and last evening went out to party
nearby where most of the time was
spent with old friends, during the
evening.
The young man spent the hours
happily at his old friends home and
according to information received BY
telephone from Motley this morning
he was the most happy Of the entire
throng that gathered last night,
laughing and joking ato7t his going
to leave them. etc. The train was
late this morning and did not reach
Motley until about o'clock, the time
| that it should have reached Brainerd.
| Glenn Thompson, we'll known resi-
dent of Motley, and friend and &C.
quaintance of the young man, was at
the depot waiting for the train and
he was with young Gale up to within
few minutes before he was found.
They rode in the sane seat together
from Motley here and Raymond was
in the best of spirits all the time. he
talked freely OF his intentions of re-
naming in Branierd for all time to
come and Thought that he had a GOOD
position with Mr.. Gale. When they
got to the N P. sanitarium Mr..
Thompson said, ''Well Raymond here
is where we put on our coats Thev
got up and put their coats on and
when they reached the depot mere
they walked down Sixth to Laurel and
then east on Laurel to the National
hotel where Mr.. Thompson stays.
Young Gale carried a dress suit casa
in his hand. When in front of the Ma.
tional Mr.. Thompson asked the young
man where he boarded and he was
tol1 at the Windsor. How much do
you pay for your board,' said he, "a
a week. was the answer and they
parted and babe each other goodnight.
That was the last seen of him by any
one, until officer NJ. Derocher four
the lad lying on his back in the snow.
Comparisons bring out the fact that
it could not have been over i've or ten
minutes after Mr.. Thompson left Gale
before he was found BY Officer De-
-rocher. The officer states that ii was
| about 5 o'clock when he found the
young man. He was lying on his
! back, having swerved around just as
| he had gone over the old mill track
and fell in q bank of snow. His hat
fell of and 1t lxy at the side of his
dress suit case near his feet His head
was half buried i1 the snow and he
mad no gloves or mittens on. Had it
been longer than ten minutes that he
/ lay in this con iition, with the tenn
pefasure as it was this morning, it is
believed that he would have been froz.
en- stiff.
Omoer Derocher tried to arouse the
young man. but could not and he then
went for assistance and Cantain Hnr-
10y went over and they carried young