The Glenwood post., 1907-06-01
FOUND FLOATING
IN THE GRAND
Body Of Drunken Nan Shot by Off
GERS Over Month Ago Taken
from River Near Rifle
BURIED AT COuNTYS EXPENSE

asst Tuesday morning the body
which about a week ago floated past
New Castle and Silt was found lodged
on an island about three miles this
side of Rifle. Deputy Sheriff Belt
Cardnell went down and assisted the
officers at Rife in landing the body
and a thorough search was made and
it was found beyond doubt that the
body was that of the fellow who on
April "a filed up on absnthe and
started ont to shoot up the town of
Glenwood Springs.
1t will be remem bered that the fell
low shot a tramp in the Rio Grande
yards and then went to the island
where he entered the home of Fred
Kenney and engaged in hand to
hand conflict with Fred who wrested
the gun from the fellow and rushed
from his house leaving the desperate
in possession. By this time the Off
cels had arrived and several shots
we're fired at the fellow as he rushed
out and tried to make his escape. He
was chased toward the Roaring tork
river just above its mouth and after
wards by the aid of lantern was
tracked to the waters edge. A care
full search the next morning revealed
blood drops on the rocks, proving that
in his attempt to escape the man had
been shot.
Last week body was seen going
past New Castle and Silt but it could
not be landed on account of the swift
ness of the current.
The clothing found upon the body
corresponded exactly with the descrip-
IN of the clothing worn by the des-
perado of April 24-blue overalls, a
black shirt with white stripe and
high shoes. This would under ordi-
nary circumstances be considered
enough to establish the identity but
in addition to this there were found
in the fellows pockets two pint bottles
of absinthe-j just the qauntity bought
in Glen " wood-a)so As callber car
tridges to fit the revolver which the
fellow purchased at Rittmayer
Then Mr.. Rittmayer had described
the man as having lost his left eye
tooth and this was found to be true of
the body found Tuesday There was
also tattooed on the left arm Ger
man figure said by some to have been
likeness of Emporer William. viii lie
on the right arm was tattooed clasped
hands over which were radiating rays
and beneath which were laurel leaves.
A ring was also tattooed on the sec
ond finger of !he left hand.
In the abdomen was a guushot
wound which was probably the cause
of the fellows death, OF would have
been had he not plunged into the
river While it was impossible, ow
ing to the condition of the body to
tell just the caliber of the bullet
making the wound it is believed to
have been a A which was the callber
\ of weapon carried by one of the Off
gers on that wild night in April.
- After the body had been taken to
Rifle man was found who knew the
dead man and claimed to have worked
with him at Grand Junction. He
says the fellow was Carl Boeckel, a
structural iron worker The man s
name was not known in Glenwood al
though on the vaise which he carried
while here there was the name of r,
H. Goulding. but this valise might
easily have belonged to someone else.
In the valise was found an account
book showing the number of hours
worked each day through February
and March. The dates for April and
May had been set down in the book
but no entries made opposite these
mum bers.
The corner considered an inquest
unnecessary and in the absence of any
positive identity of the man, the body
was buried at Rife Wednesday at the
expense of the county.