The daily sentinel., 1908-09-28
\ Pathetic Diary.

cIung to the armless and Icgless trunk
of the dead man WAS found neatly
bound. superbly kept and most nc-
curate and Interesting diary. the tone
of which diary is rehlly pathetic. al
"a moment Intended IL to be 50. That
diary faithfully and minutely recorded
me moNenents' tnt IN lteIt ti"hS H." IN, tny
wandering over the western. country.
from the day lie left the old home in
Kansas up untiI the day betor" ne met
his awful fate at a point ON the Rio
Grande some 30 miles east of Grand
His Name Not Williams.
From letter found on the body
and from some addresses found in the
Bequc from this city late saturday ov-
cning, was led to believe that the dead
kans. In the diary was found thc dead
mans street address in Winhcld-
County 'udertalSer Bannister, who
has charge Of the body. wired to this
address, and the answer that he re-
ceiVod last night Indicates that the
mans true name is T. NJ. Wilson mot
Wlliams1.
Another message received by the To-
cal express ofnce from winfield stat
the body from Grand Junction to Win
hcld would he g;!uqranteed. gave the
why he went under the name Of VIII
that he did, In Colorado, is not known
He Worked Mt Raven.
at Raven. not far from Rific. from the
10Th 70 the 2Ith of September.
In the diary, as incidents of the days
passed at the Smith ranch. We're re-
lated the names uf associates and en-
ployes. Also in the back OF the diary
were found mnnN addresses of various
people mentioned i'm the diary and
among these addresses were those of
fellow employees at tho Smith ranch.
Or. Day ~ once called up the Smith
ranch from Dcbeque; learned that VIII
liams Cor WILSON, had worked there
and was told that he went to Rifle on
Friday. accompanied by Charles Pur-
DR.. Day then secured purcell by tel
cphone AZ Rifle. and from Purcell he
learned many facts that cleared up
terrible accident
Headed for California.
Purcell stated that Wilson, whom he
to go To California lie mad been paid
on Thnrsday night at thc, smith ranch;
the time as a biacksmith and part OF
the time as hand on the farm Fri
day morning Purcell and Wilson had
day They drank good deal during
the day. but neither was intoNicatcd
when night came.
lie Caught No. >.
Wilson planned 10 leave Rifle on Rio
Grnnde west hound trnin No. Fridn,
night. Purcell stnte> that they reached
pulling cut lie said that Wilson made
II run Tor the train aud cnught one Of
the Nestihuicd ear ends. That wns the
last that Purcell ever saw OF Wilson.
lie said tbnt Wilson was uot drunk
aud that he knew what he was doing;
declared that Wilson had time nf-
ter he renchcd the depot to purchase II
ticket. lie said that Wilson had he
tween Si5 aud $50 ON his person when
he Icft Winc; also had his watch. n
number of becr checks the Rifle
saloon aud some other personal he
ionEings.
His Watch Had stopped.
Coroner Day found la one of the
pockets Of the clothing OF the dead
man watch. badly battered aud dent
ed. and the hands were pointing to ,32
o'clock-bcyond IL doubt the fntnl mo-
mcnt whc" the YOUNG man was crushed
and torn To death beneath the cruel
wheels of Rio Grnodr train No. =. pur-
cell states that his compnnion's watch
pot. Ms he had Just pulled the watch
out 10 look at "a.
Rio Grnndc No. = pn--cd through De-
Deaue Friday night ut D i:5 o'clock.
Wilson was ON that train. II takes
about +. minutes to run from D.Beau-
to Roam creek bridge. aud near this
bridge the iuanEled remains of Wilson
were found. and the watch had stopped
doubt proves that Wilson was killed by
Dr. Day states that the location of
the body and the severed limbs the
pools OF blood on the track. etc, plnin-
y indicate that after the body had
the track until No. 1o5. the Midland
ira train: cane M. i,d, ei9ns ard this train
hrhSStu tne bodN Anout % feet. again
leaving IL on the track
4 freight train came along. and the
crew of this train saw the body. laid
i on the track and notincd officials at
DcBequr
Money the Body.
DIR. Day found only S7.55 in money on
the body. \ So bill was literally soaked
in blood. The hair comb carried in a
vest pocket was twisted all out of
shape. Some of the mans clothing was
carried hN the wheels OF one Of the
trains for Il long distance.
Gather tp Pieces.
Th" pieces OF the body were gath
cred together. brought to Grand June
uon and prepared for burial. and Will
he shipped to Kansas Evidently the
family is well known in Winfield
Among the addresses found in thu.
diary was th,rt of Mrs. Minnie Mont
gomcrN. Wichita. Eans-. supposed To