Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-30
Veteran of the Civil War From
Iowa Dies in Wichita, Kan,
Hiding Identity
MEMBER OF CROKER BRIGADE
Clipping from Iowa Newspaper Con-
tanning Account of Recent Reunion
Only Clue to ldentity-Had suff-
Gent Money to Pay Burial Expenses
Identity is Being Sought.
Special to imes-Republican.

4 TUSCALOOSA, Nov. 30-7Inqui1y has
peen made in this city regarding a
veteran of the civil war who recently
died at Wichita Kas., after refusing to
reveal his identity or the whereabouts
OF his family and friends The old man
is believed to have been member of
the Iowa Croker brigade, and to have
been in attendance upon the recen.
reunion of the survivors of that fam
Gus organization, held In this city.
A letter has been received here from
Lena Scott, at Wichita, telling of the
death of the man and giving a descrip-
! ton of him, in the hope of finding rel
atives. The letter says in part:
He came here the 10th, was we'll
| dressed, wearing a light suit and black
hat, was of medium size, with very
heavy gray mustache, and hair that
probably had been dark, maybe black,
sharp brown eyes, very thin looked
badly. as If he was in trouble. He
wore a G. A. R. button; had a very
poor appetite and wanted a milk diet,
had a small trunk and a telescope. APP
pearing to have plenty of clothes;
paid in advance and refused to reg
lister. Would only talk when ques-
toned and refused to speak of his
past life: was we'll posted and had n
good memory and settled questions
about the dates of battles that were
disputed by his companions Said he
was from the north but could not stay
there because of asthma which was
relieved when he lived in the south
Said he was named for the greatest
general in the Mexican war, and that
his father was in that war, also the
civil war; Was born in Ohio twenty
miles from where the old Ohio river
flowed and that he served in the reg- |
ment that followed the flag on many
a bloody field and was in the army
of the Potomac under Burnside Satur-
day he was sitting alone, looked sad
and had, l think, been crying, and /
when | asked him if he had family
he said No nor any friends but that 1
NC IStu i've IIlIluIeIl, lOuI OIL WHOM 1du
turned him down and the fifth had no
home life himself.
When asked if his family knew his
he said no, and that he
lid not want them to know when
where nor how he died, nor where
lie was buried, and that he did not
are either if he could only have the
lag wrapped around him. Sunday
morning he did not come to breakfast
nd at 8 o'clock we went to his room
nd found him lying just as If he were
sleep, but it was the sleep of death.
n his inside coat pocket there was
ladies' purse of the fashion of ten
r fifteen years ago, in which there $
vas $155, a lock of fine brown hair. i
led with white ribbon, in his trousers Y
boxer was a small purse containing
2.65, in an overcat pocket q double !
ct of teeth and in another was found i
hypodermic syringe, four needles, !
al tube and one partly full of NOR a
hine, and we suppose he took enough
f the drug to put him to sleep. On
is coat collar was the name Meeks
ros., Bonaparte, Iowa. His hat was a
ueen hat, with the name of Jackson
Mcbride, Sheridan. Wyo. There was ,
othing in his telescope, and in his
unk we found white silk shirt. and
nder it was a part of the Oskaloosa
erald, printed in September, but hav- r
IL the date torn off and giving a f
cord of the reunion Of Crocker's Brig T
lie, also box of dead flowers, which
Id written in the cover a request 10
Try them with him. I got material Fl
i'd made a flag and the old soldiers is
vt nice casket and we buried him II
ov. 23. We have bought stone that v
to have a government emblem on it
Ii the word sIlnknnWn," :