The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-30
SENSATION
DEVELOP ING
Corps of Plain Clothes Men
Put at Work on Grew
some Boneyard Find
at South Chicago.

Further developments In the finding
of bones of two infants at 9037 Com
merciaI avenue. the territory which
abOunds the undertaking establishment
of james Z. brown, came to light yes
ferday after u thorough Investigation
by the authorities of the health de-
partment.
The investigation came about through
the finding of skeleton at $50 Es-
CANADA avenue last Saturday morning
by Michael Miller, who lives at this
address. Miller, who Is II feamster, was
cleaning out the stall used by the
horses when he noticed old shoe
prOtruding from beneath the box in
which he keeps he manure. Upon closer
Investigation he found that it was :,
skeleton and without further delay he
notified the police who, after making IA
brief investigation, removed the body
to WaIkOwiak's mOrgue, $40 CONNER
ciaI avenue where 1t now lies pending
the investigation that is being made.
Think 1t Was Delaney.
Captain John J. Halpin. of the South
tenants Joseph Smith and Walter Jen-
kins and an efficient squad of plain
clothes men began an investigation of
the mysterious find which yesterday
evening resulted in its being practically
established that the skeleton was that
of Patrick Delaney. who died at the
South Chicago police station on No
vember 10, 1908.
On the afternoon of Nov. 10, 1908, De-
laney was arrested and brought to the
South Chicago police station suffering
from chronic alcoholism. He was
treated by the ambulance physician, but
later died in his cell. No officers or
other prisoners were in the bailwick al
the time, and his death was not dis
covered until about half an hour after
he had passed away. officer Lawrence
Loferski. who found the body in the
CELL reported the matter to the captain
at the time. and the body was re
moved to the undertaking establish
ment of James Brown. 9037 CONNER
cial avenue, where an inquest was held
over the body. verdict of death due
to alcoholism being returned.
No One Knows It's Disposal.
No one seems to remember just What
was done with the body. Upon being
questioned by the police yesterday
Brown said he supposed he had sen
the body to the county morgue, bu
as he does not keep records of the dis
position of the bodies which he handles
he was unable to say whether or not h
really did send 1t to the county morgue
Lieutenant Joseph Smith. after hi
n talk to Brown got into communication
IL with Coroner Hoffman of Cook county
III who stated that the morgue records d.
Isl not show the receipt of Delaney's bod.
Isl from Brown.
III Upon looking over the old record
!# containing a description of missing an
Il dead people. it was learned that tn
II description of Delaney corresponds eX
actIy with that of the skeleton foun
Saturday by Miller. When the skele
ton was found by Miller it was parti
ally clothed. being attired in a pair O
old overaIls. nearly decayed, and
pair of shoes. The shoes worn by De
laney and the overalls correspond al
most TO a certainty with those on tn
skeleton Even the size of the shoe
and tallying conclusively.
Upon a close examination of tn
pockets OF the overalls found on tn
skeleton. a clipping from the Chicag
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT was AOuuu, "HlCu peal
the date of Nov. ii, 1908. Delaney die
Nov 10, and this is one of the ev
dences that leads the police to be fri
in their assertions that Is body of De
laney and that of the skeleton are or
and the same.
The clipping was of no consequence
containing an account of some stoc
deal, but as Delaney was a sailor II
police believe that he merely put Il
piece of paper in his pocket with IL
intention of wrapping up some artic
of clothing.
When the piece of paper was four
in his pocket 1t was badly crumbled L
and the words could be dicerned on
with difficulty.
However. the date was very prom
nent.
Many Remember DeIaney's Death.
There are several officers still trave
ing out of the South Chicago static
who remember of Delaney's death al
for time prisoners begged TO
placed in another cell. and the cell o
cupied by Delaney at the time of h
death, became known as hoodoo &C
No g. 7Even the lookup keeper wht
he passed this cell would do so vii
a shaky feeling.
The question that confronts the D.
lice is this:
Is Brown guilty of holding the boz
OF Delaney for the purpose of exper
mental purposes, and, after experiment