The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-04-08
YOUNG MANS BODY
FOUND IN RIVER
Proved to be That of Estill
St. Clair, of Dundee.
MYSTERY SURROUNDS MATTER
Was Buried and DiSinterred
Before Identification
Was Possible.

brought to Hartford that the corpse
OF man had been found floating in
Rough river few miles above town.
County Judge Taylor was Immediately
notified and Mr. A. d. White offered
the use of his gasoline launch to go
and recover the remains. Besides
Judge Taylor and Mr.. White the fol-
lowing named gentlemen were in the
rescue party: Sheriff r. B. Martin, DR..
T. d. Renfrow, Herbert Chinn andSam
Barnett. Arriving at the point, the
body was found to be badly decompos-
ed and il was with considerable diff
ficuly that they got 1t into a small
sKiff or "dinky" boat. There was
much speculation as to whose the body
could be. There was nothing in the
clothes of the corpse except a small
pOcketboOk and few cents change
and the features were so badly swoll-
sn and discolored that Identification
was impossible The tongue was pro-
truding slightly between the clenched
teeth and there was an apparent bruis
near the mouth.
CARRYING at Hartford, the follow
ihg jury was empaneled to view the
remains: c. p. Keown, w. w. Pirtle,
DR.. T. D. Renfrow, NJ. w. Barnard, w.
A. Brown, j. T. Hudson, Ashford Mills,
Robt. Davis, ]. X. Alvy, Wayne Ellis
and Sam Ellis. They returned the fol-
lowing verdict; I'VE, the jury, be-
lieve the unknown deceased came to
his dtaih by blow on the mouth by
some hard substance unknown TO us. :"
The body was at once placed in
coffin and carried TO he almshouse
cemetery and inferred. There was
nothing on the body, except clothing
and pocketbook from which id nu-
fica;iCn could be established, and UNI
til late in the evening after the body
had been buried no one who had
learned of the finding thereof had any
idea who i. was. Finally Sp,va Grigs-
by, after close examination of the
poclpe. book found on the body. decided
il was the property of Estill 81. Clair,
and recalling his clothing which con-
sisted of blue sweater, jumper, ov-
ercoat and yellow oveialls,hG was full
ly satisfied that it was that of young
st. Clair.
About six weeks ago young Mr..
Grlgsby with a number of other men;
including young ST. Clair, left here on
sawlCgs Icing run by Mr. A. j. Will
liams TO Evansville. On reaching Cal
bOon young St. Clair was not further
needed and started on his return home
Before leaving young GrigsLy. he told
him that he was coming back To Liv-
ermore and take the train there for
Greensboro, and from Greensboro he
intended coming back to his home at
Dundee
Mr.. y. d. Funk, of Taffy. and Ivan
Park, of Clear Run, accompanied Mr.
st. Clair TO greensboro on Saturday,
Feb. 22nd, and Mr.. Funk says the last
ne saw Of Mr.. 81. Clair was ut bar
Der shop in greensboro that night and
when thsy separated Mr. 81. Clair
said he was going 10 the Narrows the
next day and from there TO his home
NJ Dundee.
After the partial Identification by
Mr.. Grigsby, Mr.. ST. Glars folks were
notified AZ Dundee, and they reported
hat the boy was still missing but
IN leaving home he had Told them
hat he was going west from Evans
Vile, and that th,y had suffered no
lneasiness about his falling TO return.
they came toHartfordThursday morn
ng, however, and after hearing full
of the body and the man |
her Of dress they were thoroughly con-
iinced that it was their brother whose
,ody had been found in the river. u
His body was disinterred Thursday
afternoon, and three brothers who
we're present and several neighbors
md friends who had known the young
nan, all declared the body to be that
If Estill st. Clair. The body was con- /
Keyed to his old home atOundee, where
nterment was had. A deep mystery
'hrouds the whole affair.
Mr.. st. Clair was the son of Mr.. and