The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-11-27
Body Of Matt Kukkila Discovered
in Ravine Today with His
Neck Broken.
HAD Been MISSING A WEEK
Disappeared Last Saturday After Re-
eeiving Pay at Quincy Mine and Re-
mains were Found This Morning by
Searching Party Post Norton is
Held-lnquest Monday.

Lying face downward in swamp,
with the head buried up to the ears in
mud and slush, the body of Mat Kuk-
kila. OF the Quincy location, was found
about o'clock this morning In ra-
vine thirty feet deep on the Quincy
hillside about three quarters of mile
from the main portion of the city.
Kukkila had been missing since last
Saturday evening. after receiving his
pay from the Quincy Mining company
by whom he was employed. He gave
all but so of his money TO his wife and
came down town Saturday evening.
Not returning his wife reported his
absence to the police on Monday, ask
ing them to help locate him. 1t was
rumored that he had been seen at the
depot purchasing n ticket for Montana,
but the finding of the dead body today
has cleared up the mystery of his dis
appearance. He had only ten cents on
his person when found.
party of seven men, consisting of
Christopher and John Kotila, August
Antilla. Matt Leinonen and three 9TH
Kukkila and while roaming about the
ravnes and gulleys south of the Quin-
cy location railroad came across the
body as described above. one OF the
party was sent down town to notify
the police and Justice olivier was sum-
moned i'm his capacity as coroner. Led
by Chief of Police Tibor a large party
of men climbed the muddy hillside and
came at last to the exact spot where
the corpse lay. 1t was at the bottom
of one of the deepest ravines. the sides
of which rose precipitously on either
side. The face was completely buried
in the mud, which came up over the
ears. and the clothing was wet with the
exposure. A superficial examination
was made, but II was decided that
postmortem examination was neces-
sary to determine the cause OF the
mans death and County Physician w.
IL. Jackson was notified.
Inquest on Monday.
A coroner's jury consisting of Mich
olas Evert, Leonard Nicola, Frank
Francis, Richard Rourke, Jr, William
Lepisto and Peter Maier was impan-
eled by Justice olivier to hold an IN
quest, which was adjourned to Monday
afternoon at o'clock at Justice OIL
yier's office. Undertaken Andrew Pet
ala took charge of the remains ana
brought them to his morgue on Tez'
cuco street.
Kukkila was heavily built man ap-
parently about 35 years of age, ana h's
n wife and family living at the quincy
Just how he came to be at the place
where found is difficult to say, put u
is said there is a footpath running vi
the ravine. which is sometimes used ~
a shortcut by people living on the eN'
treme outskirts of the Quincy location
Whether the man slipped and fell int'
the ravine or whether he met with fou
play has not been determ ned.
His Neck Broken.
When the body was stripped at TN
undertaking rooms no marks or Vio
lence were found, but the examination
conducted by County Physician Jack
son revealed the fact that kukkiia
neck was broken.
Sheriff Byers has been notified an
an investigation is now under way.
was learned this morning that neigh
Dor of Kukkila's had been with him u
several Hancock saloons early last SAT
urday evening, but the neighbor
question does not know where kukKii
went after he left him.