The Washington herald., 1909-03-12
IDENTITY OF BODY
REMAINS In DOUBT
Resemblance of Men Puzzles
Alexandria Police.
LETTERS ARE RECEIVED
Chief Goods Has Number of Theories
Regarding Man Who Was Found
Sunday Morning with His Throat
Cut, bur Nothing Tangible Has De-
: velODed-Murder Theory Still Held.
AIexandria. Va. March II.


Is the body OF Walter F. Schultz the
supposed Chicago artist, already shipped
there for burial that OF Walter F.
Schultz. a railroad trainman. OF Arapahoe.
Furnss County. Nebr. who has been
missing from HIS home IN Los Angeles,
Cal. for the past two weeks? This ques-
ton and a thousand more perplexing ones
are tonight being asked by the members
OF the police department after they saw
the photograph OF Schultz, whose likeness
bears a striking resemblance 10 the man
supposed 10 be the artist
Chief Gets Letters.
Tonight Chief Goods received a letter
from August Schultz. father Of the miss
ing man, of Arapahoe. Nebr. The letter
reads as follows: Il saw in the paper
about the body OF a murdered man near
Alexandra. My sons name is Walter
". Schultz. twenty-eight years old. was,
or is a railroad man; belongs TO the Rail-
way Trainmen in Los Angeles. Cal II
he is my son there must be mark on his
knee cap, which was caused by a break
VIII you send his likeness If he is my
son and wire me please; II not send
picture bach
We heard from him about two weeks
ago His address is 50 South Johnson
street. Los Angeles. Cal We wired
there but did not get an answer. would
be much obliged If you would let me
know about it,"
Saw a Likeness.
The photograph was carefully scrutin-
ised. ana the more the members OF the
force looked al It they thought IL 10 be a
likeness Of the mans body now in Chi
cago. The face is an exact counterpart
OF the face OF the dead man.
The clothes worn by the missing man
appear from the photograph TO be OF the
same variety as worn by the man whose
body has been shipped away
Chief Goods and other members Of the
police department to-day worked on a
number OF theories regarding the case OF
Schultz. whose body was found Sunday
morning last with his throat cut, and
they all amounted 20 nil.
II is generally believed by the majority
OF people that IL was a case of murder
Many still cling to the suicide theory. and
as a matter OF fact the members of the
police department are as much at sea re
garding the case as any one else.
Chief Goods to-day received the follow
ing letter from Mrs. Allen Hume Gillette.
Sioux City Iowa, dated March s: VIII
you kindly mail report in connection with
death OF Walter F. Schultz 10 his father,
o. F. Schultz. 1917 Grace street. Chicago;
also newspaper with details You will
receive instructions from Chicago in
reference 10 body.
Tubing Examined.
Schultzs possessions will be held until
the coroner's jury reaches a verdict. and
the court viii then take proper action
regarding the disposition Of them.
An examination Of the rubber tubing
found IN Schultz's possession was made
to-day az police headquarters, and Il was
ascertsined that one end Of 1t had been
Whitfield larger than the other. and that
IL fitted over a gas jet when the tip
was removed. The police claim that this
would seem 10 indicate that Schultz prob
ably AT one time contemplated asphyxia-
ton by inhaling Illuminating gas.