Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-08
SLAIN MAN IDENTIFIED
Walter F. Schultz of Chicago,
Artist by Profession.
NO WEAPON CAN BE FOUND
Police Believe Murder Accounts for
Death of Alexandria Victim.
VERDICT OF C0RONER's JURY
Possible Signs Of Struggle Obliterat-
ed by Tramping Crowds, Who
View Body Where It Lies.
VERDICT OF CoRoNER's JURY
Special Correspondence of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA,. Va. March :, 1919
A coroners jury, summoned by DR.. S.
S. Moore. began investigation at $50
o'clock this afternoon into the circUm
stances attending the death of Walter F.
Schultz. a Chicago artist. believed to
have been the victim Of deliberate muir
der whose body. with throat cut. was
found east of the new subdivision known
as Rosemont at the head of King street,
yesterday morning.
The jury has but little evidence before
it. 1t is generally believed the verdict
will be to the effect that Schultz came
to his death by stab wounds inflicted with
a razor or some other sharp instrument
by a party or parties unknown to the
jury.
About six witnesses summoned will
testify to the finding Of Schultz's body.
Among these are Richard Wines and
Walter Smith. the latter colored. who
found the body. and Chief of Police G.
T. Goods and Policeman Frank Sampson,
who investigated following the discov
cry. Several railroad men. who believe
they saw on Saturday the body lying in
the field will also testify.
Solution Appears Difficult.
With only this Information to work on
the police have on their hands what they
teries that have ever confronted the de-
partment. BY many it is regarded as eN-
tremely doubtful whether it will ever be
solved There Is. however, but little
doubt in the minds of the police that
Schultz was murdered.
The jury is composed of r. NJ. Graham.
foreman; J. r. buckley. J. {. Cockey,
Joseph 3. Drew r. S. Barrett and w. Z.
Davis.
The identity of the dead man was es
tablished at O'Clock this morning. CHIEF
Goods of the police department received
telegram from A. II. Gillette OF Sioux
City. Iowa. brother-in-law of the dead
man. directing him 10 hold the body until
further notice. This telegram was re-
ceived in response to one sent to the chief
of police of Sioux City yesterday after
noon at : o'clock
The request of Mr.. Gillette will be com
piled with. 1t is expected that the parents
Of Schultz, who reside in Chicago. will
require Undertaken Domaine to ship the
body to that city for burial. They may
come here however, before giving direc-
tons.
From Sioux City special dispatch re-
cites that Mrs. Gillette. whose maiden
name was Ellen Dorothy Schultz. and
whose husband is a purchasing agent for
Armour q Co. was completely Frustrated
upon receipt of the news of the uneXpect-
ed death Of her brother. Mrs Gillette left
at once for Chicago to break the news to
their parents.
Schultz has been travelling around the
country for his health and attended the
inaugural ceremonies in Washington. An
artist by profession, his we'll kept hands
and manicured nails bore testimony TO
his occupation
o. F. Schultz of Chicago is the father
OF the dead man. Schultz made his home
in that city.
Finding of the Body.
While crossing a barren field, formerly
Baggett's field. through which Huff's run
takes it's course Richard Wines and
Walter Smith. the latter colored. railroad
employees, discovered the body yesterday
morning at o'clock. They at once re-
ported to Louis Harding, special police
man employed at the Union passenger
railway station. Harding notified police
Headquarters. At $50 o clock Chief Goods
and Policeman Sampson appeared on the
scene.
In the dead mans clothes were found
three WellsFargo Company express
were dated at Los Angeles Cal, De-
cember ., 1903. and were Enclosed for
protection in case such as usually Is
| furnished travellers. There was also In
the clothing $23 in bills and IL cents in
coin. Cash and money orders were
slowed tightly away in an inside vest
pocket, and were pinned with a safety
| pin.
In other pockets were found letters.
cards, several keys and a black-backed
penknife. made by a ST. Louis firm. with
| one broken blade. An open-faced gold
filled watch No. 724791. bore the dead
mans monogram on the back.
The wound in the throat was three
| inches long, nearly one-haLf inch wide
and fully two inches deep. The body was
| back to earth. There were no other marks
| of violence upon the body except a slight
| bruse on the left hand.
4 hn md he I'M ct. al
no evidences Of struggle. Such signs. If
existent, might have been obliterated.
however. by the tramping OF the crowd
that collected. The location is damp and
somewhat marShy.
An ordinary wooden tobacco pipe, which
perhaps cost about % cents was beside
the body, as was half lead pencil. In
! the overcoat pocket was eight feet of one
quarter rubber tubing.
Just what Schultz used this for is in
doubt. The police arc unable to advance
any theory.
Schultz had a heavy suit OF brown hair
and a good set of well preserved teeth,
one of the upper teeth being filled with
gold. He was five feet eight inches in
height. weighed about 160 pounds. and
was thrty-three or thirty-five years OF
age.
Clothing Worn by Dead Man.
The body was clad in a dark blue worst
ed suit with an invisible stripe and blue
| and white striped shirt and black bow
tie. The shoes and hose were black. as
| was also the overcoat.
No hat was found near the body. Late
| in the afternoon the searchers found q
| soft felt fawn-cOlored hat 800 feet away
| r. c. Atkinson and r. l.. Mayhugh, the
discoveries, turned it over to the police.
| Like his clothes. the hat was wet from
| rain An odor said to be of iodoform
was noticeable about 1t.
| All articles found on the dead man were
taken charge of by Chief Goods and later
| examined One letter was from his sister,
| Mrs. Gillette. Sioux City. addressed to
| Dear Walter" and signed ELLEN Doro-
thy" her given name.
| 1t was evident from the tone of the let
| ter that her brother was of a rowing dis
position. as the writer, In conclusion,
| asked:
| Have YOU any idea where you will set
! tie or will you return to ChcagO?'
| The letter was dated December 80 1905
| On the left-hand corner of the envelope
was neatly written the address of Mrs
| Gillette, 1914 Douglas street 1t was ad-
| dressed care of the General Delivery,
| Washington"
| An empty envelope bearing the post
| mark of Chicago, December %. was ad-
| dressed to Schultz, care of the General
| Delivery, Washington Its contents
| were, however. missing. 1t Is presumed
| that this was written by some of his peo-
Pile and Schultz either lost or destroyed
| the contents.
Following the hasty examination made
! by the police. Coroner Moore was mott
G. In OF he