Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-14
STRANGER MURDER VICTIM
Found Dying Under viaduot Near the
Union Station.
CoLoRED MAN UNDER ARREST
Admits Coming to Omaha with Man
of same Name as Victim, but
Insists Dead Man f. Not
the One.

Henry r. FARMLAND of Chicago was
found murdered under the viaduct on Tent
street and just west of the Union passen-
ger station last night. The unfortunate
man was found by James c. Mitchell, a
switch foreman Of the Rock Island, and
Frank Williams Of Salt Lake City, a Pull
man porter.
Frankland was alive when found, but died
a few minutes later, before he could be
taken to the station on a stretcher. His
throat was cut on the left side. The cash
was about three and a half inches long,
the jugular vein being severed. Another
cut on the left side started on the cheek
and extended back behind the neck. 1t
was about two inches deep in one place.
The third cut was located high on the left
side of the neck and in the hair. 1t was
about two or three inches long, but not
deep.
Frank williams, a porter Of a tourist
sleeping car, was the first to hear or see
him. He lives in Salt Lake City and runs
between that place and Denver. on Tues
day night, upon reaching Denver, his car
was sent to Omaha unoccupied, and VIII
liams came with it. Upon arriving here,
the car was taken over to Council Bluffs
and was not returned until about Z o'clock
last evening. Williams came over with the
car and left 1t after it had been placed on
the tracks near the station. He went to
get supper and walked around a while. He
started to return to his car and while hunt
it heard the unfortunate man moaning. He
walked Closer but was unable to see him
on account of the darkness. He started to
walk away but met a s~witchman, whom he
told what he had, heard. At this, James c..
Mitchell heard the means and walked over
and found the man.
The matter was reported to the police.
Employees at the depot started to taxi the
injured man into the station, but he died
before they got him inside the building.
Engineer Sees MuSderers.
Cal Jones, an engineer on a switch en-
CINE saw two men run from near the spot
where the man was found at about the
time the murder is supposed to have been
committed, which. was but a few minutes
before he was found. Jones gave 1t no heed
and thought nothing more of the affair Hun-
til he heard the report of finding the man
murdered. .,,.rJ-
Frank Gallvan, who is employed as, an
elevator boy In the building, recognized
FARMLAND as a man whom he had seen
around the building. with a negro Turing
the day and evening, He. gave a good de-
scription Oh. both parties. He reported that
FARMLAND was drunk. On one of the oc-
casions ~Frankland and the negro came into
the station from Tenth street together.
FARMLAND waited to go down on the lower
floor by using the elevator, but the negro
induced him to walk down the steps. The
boy saw the two men pass in and out OF
the station on several occasions. According
to his statement, the negro induced Frank
land to go down into the yards by walking
dow the steps on the west side of the via
duct. After once getting down under the
viaduct the negJ& il is supposed attempted
to rob him, the. man resisted, and the muir
der resulted. The pocket In the front OF
Frankland's troustpsC6n the right side was
turned inside out--and, was In mat con-
dition when DeteStive 1Maloney and van
Dusen examined The body. Two So ohis
were found in, the pocket