Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-24
MANS BODY CUT IN PIECES
Dismembersd Portions Are Found in Two
Different Places
HEAD AND OTHER PORTIONS STILL MISSING
New York Police Have RevoltinE
Murder Mystery 10 solve Lit
tie on which TO work
mt Present.

NEW YORK. Sept IA burlap bag.
stamped with the name u. X. Mano.'
strip Of a womans skirt and an oilcloth
table covering bearing a rude sketch OF
the landing of Columbus. are the only inn
mediate clues to the perpetrator Of re-
voting murder committed early today.
The dismembered body Of a man, appsr-
emily an Italian, wrapped in the burlap bag,
was accidentally found in hole twenty
four feet deep forming a part of an ex-
cavation at 604 West Thrty-sixth street.
where an addition to a brewery is TO stand.
The discovery was made by the day watch
man, and later a Systematic search by the
police resulted in finding the parts of a
mans legs from the knees down and the
arms and hands. These were wrapped to-
gether in newspaper OF the date Of Sep
tember 10 and bound about the bundle was
a strip of a woman's skht. All was neetiy
and securely tied with striHs, suggesting
deliberate preparation. This latter bundle
was found under a covering OF hay in
freight car at Thirry-stxth street and Elev-
enth avenue. The car was unloaded Of a
shipment OF horses yesterday. The head
and the thighs OF the man are missing.
1t is the theory of the police that the
murder was committed near where the body
dismembered parts had been made with the
purpose that they be disposed af at some
distance from the scene of the crime. The
police believe that the persons carrying the
bundles became alarmed and hurriedly dis
posed Of them at the nearest convenient
hiding place. They expect to find third
package in the same vicinity.
Work skiIIfulIy Done.
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ined the body, said that the work OF dis
memberment had been deliberately and
skillfully done. DR.. Weston uncovered the
body. which had been first wrapped in a
newspaper then covered with a table cover
of oilcloth. DR. Weston said from appear
ances the remains were those of an Italian
or Syrian, in life about five feet three
inches in height, weighing approximately
100 pounds and from the appearance of the
hands probably mechanic. The body had
been washed after death, which had evil
IDENTIFY preceded the discovery of the MUIR
der only few hours. The physician said
the death had occurred after Saturday mid
night.
There were three stab wounds on the
body one Immediately over the heart,
another In the left shoulder and the third
in the right breast
The burlap bag bore the name of II. X.
Mano,' and was of the type which are in
use in the importation OF Syrian nuts to
this country. In the directory the name
2. X. Mano appears as nut importer of
81 Washington street, and INQUIRIES there
show that MIR Mano. a syrian, died six
weeks ago and that about three weeks
since his wife auctioned or the stock in
trade Of her late husbands business. Some
thing like sixty sacks similar to the one
in which the body was found In were among
the first sold OF these fifteen were sold
to Balan & Balish of 80 Washington street,
also in the nut business. number to rug
importer. while another man is reported
to have bought some of them.
The trunk and limbs were removed to the
morgue and Inspector Walsh took charge OF
the case.