The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-08-22
In Very Badly Decomposcd State is
The Body of Man Found
Hanging in Bushes.
TOO ROTTEN TO LOOK AT.
No Clue is Discovered to Lead to
the Identity of the Body and
Examination Bafied.

Examination Bafied.
Hidden from view in clump of
trees and bushes at the foot OF the
hill below East Main street near the
Dublin bridge, the purifying body
of an unknown man was found sus-
pended from the limb Of small tree
by three boys Tuesday morning. The
body was hanging by rope which
had been noosed around the neck
and tied to the tree limb. Indicating
case OF suicide, and It had been
hanging there for probably week.
The three boys who found the
body are Clark Rogers, aged 10, son
of A. ]. Rogers; Russell Baton, aged
II. son of Adolphus Baton, ana
Fleming Baton, aged 10, the son OF
John Baton, all OF Broad Oaks. The
Rogers boy was on his way from
his home to a house not far away
delivering milk and the other boys
were accompanying him. They
stepped aside from the road for
few minutes and on parting the
branches of bush the Rogers boy
saw the body hanging from a small
crab apple tree. Mortified he called
to his companions and after seeing
the grewsome spectacle they all
started back to make report of 1t.
Deputy Sheriff John NJ. Knox was
notified by telephone of the find and
In company with an undertaken went
to the scene. The body was cut
down and taken to the Clifford-os-
born morgue where 1t now lies await
ing an inquest by Acting Coroner NJ.
s. Riley.
The body was grewsome, hid
eous. slckening sight. 1t was badly
decomposed. blackened. swollen and
exhibited all of the noisome condi-
tions OF animal putrefactlon. It's
condition was such that the under
takers could handle 1t only with diff
Guilty and the acting coroner and
others did not view It until after 1t
had been soaked in formaldehyde
for several hours.
No clue has yet heeu brought TO
light that leads to the Identification
Of the body. new rope, twelve
feet in length and three-eighths Of
m inch in thickness was used by the
suicide~to take his life. About four
Feet OF one end was employed in
making moose that held the body
and tying 1t around the limb of the
tree. When found the feet OF the
body were resting on the ground
and the knees doubled. Evidently
the man deliberately stood under the
tree, slipped the moose around his
neck and then lifted his feet from
the ground.
The body was clothed in pair of
dark, checkered trousers, colored
shirt. underclothing and a pair OF
shoes bursted around the edges above
the soles. The suicides coat and
hat were found on the ground near
the body. The coat was a ready
made garment and bore the label OF
III. G. Demar, Hoboken. N. j." nm
der the collar on the inside. The
hat was a black, soft felt, the size
being 6A and bore no name save a
trade mark philadelphia" which
probably indicated the style.
Nothing was found in the pockets
of the clothing save a small clasp
purse which was empty and an nm
solled white handkerchief with a
printed border. There were no M.
pers nor anything else bearing clue
to the identity OF the body.
The body is that OF man between
45 and so years old. Ave feet. six
inches in height and from $50 to
$50 pounds In weight. Because Of
the discolored condition Of the
body is is difficult to obtain en- &C.
curate description.