The Detroit times., 1910-12-31
VICTIM OF MURDER
| seen COUNTING
MONEY ON CAR
Undertaken McCabe Identifies Body
As That of Man He Saw Carelessly
Handling Big Roll of Bills;
Companion With Him.
Conversation Indicates He Was Lum-
herman, Which Fits in With Mrs.
Cora Westgate's Story,

Interest In the Highland Park muir
der mystery was given fresh impetus,
Friday morning. when Francis j. Me
Cabe, undertaken at No l21, Grand
Riyer-aye.- positively Identified the
battered and dismemoe:ed corpse ~
the county morgGe rs that of 4 man
whom he saw on the rear platform OF
a Jefferson.aYe. car. a few nights be-
ore Christmas.
McCabe's Identification directly con-
aects the victim OF the murder win
he Identification made by Mrs. Cora
Investigate. who says the man was o.
Investigate. her husband. who came
rom Big Prairie, Newaygo county.
Mich. McCabe says he heard the man
he saw on the car say that his busi-
hess was selling telegraph poles in
.ar-lots. Mrs. Westgate says heT hus-
)and made "A business Of selling poles
n job lots.
II McCabe is correct in his ident-
ication. the motive for the murder
AN scarcely be questioned. The man
WAS intoxicated ard was with Il friend
The man stood unsteadiiy on the rear
platform OF a west-bounG car, count
ng a large roll OF bills. There must
have been close 10 $1,000 ia bills o.
large and small denominations. Tha'
Robbery was the motive for the crime
is undisputed
Twice McCabe saw the murd 2rCd
nan. The first occasion was OH
Il'ortSt. car, about four days previous
O seeing him on the jefferson car
The undertaken was returning from
,Voodmere cemetery. When the car
svas passing the saloon at No. 229l
'ortst. west, two men swung on III,
ront Of the car. One OF them, the
|pne whom McCabe Identifies as The
nurder victim. carried suit case.
4 They walked through the car AID
Fame out on the rear platform where
he undertaken was standing. They
we're smoking cigars and appeared IN
congenal mood. as they gave "
abe a cigar There was some con
Eersation between the men.
McCabe says that the murdered man
remarked that he was going 10 have
the best Christmas OF my life, unless
omehody knocks hell ont of me first |
TIE murdered mans companion
eould be easily identified declares
f,icCabe, because he had blue birta.
mark on the right side OF his face
| Both men were dressed well, the MUIR
,ered man in military overcoat, viii
strap in the back.
|, few days later, he saw the same
. nen on a Jefferson car They Were
I IN the car when McCabe boarded il
t Jos. Campau.ave.
N Both men were intoxicated AM
trhen the one recognized as the mrr-
er victim. started counting the
|noney. the conductor pleaded with
i'm to put his money away. The two
! lighted at Bates-st., saying they we're
ioing 10 get shaved. In the barber
| thop OF Sam Drew on Jefferson-ave
lear WoodwaTd.ave.. one o. the bar
Ifers declares he remembers having
,haved the man with the birthmark
n the right side of his race.
There is no question about this !
Ihan in the morgue being she same :
Iserson who was on the rear OF the +
Jefferson car and on the rear OF the I
Mort car previous TO that" says Nc {,
Ifabe. II am absolutely certain aboLt /
!. The police regard McCaoe's state.
MEN. as being very important and de
|,ectlves are now trying TO trace the !
tnans movements after he alighted !
4 rom the car
N Undertaken McCabe's identification |
HAS strengthened by Fred Burley, !
Barber at No 279 Jefferson. where the /
Two men were supposed 10 have gone |
|hfter they left the jefferson car. Bur |
Way identified the body in the morgue /
. that of a man he shaved the night |
IF Dec. 81.
IA But the Identification Is further |
4 complicated by the fact that the WISH I
|aur left some laundry in the barber ,
|Ahop. The name marked on the linen /
by the laundry people is Dan Murnes
Burley said the man bad wads OF .
honey and that bills protruded from /
Every pocket.
4 Undertaken McCabe further com
|Alicates matters by saying that he
keard the man with the birthmark !
\ Tall the man I'm the morgue Wells |
Late" That was when the two alieht-
I'd from the Jefferson car
Mrs. Cora Westgate, who now att |
nits she IL the wife OF Obed West |
tate, is still boarder in the county |
all. She viewed the body again |
Thursday night and now wavers just
n. trhe in her identification. Obed's !
brother, George. dropped in from
Big Prairie, Thursday evening. He |
ooked at the body and said he !
ould not identify II. A son and a
aughter OF Mrs. Westgate also de-
lare they would not say the body is
hat of Obed Westgate.
Mrs. Westgate gave the whole mat
ler a further twist. Thursday, by iden
lifying George Westgate az Obed
Investigate. her husband George has
ened to assure her that he is not her
husband. Now. George has returned
O his e-tate at Big Prairie, refusing 70
AXE charge OF the body and declar-
ng that he does not think the dead
nan was his brother
Meanwhile, Mrs. Westgate is eatins;
/ Regularly in the county Jail and sleep
ns we'll nights. The authorities Will
|,1old further converse with her, Fri
May.