The Detroit times., 1910-12-26
BODY WITH LEGS
SEVERED FOUND
IN WOODS
Nude Corpse Of Unknown Man Dis
covered in Highland Park-Victim
Was Murdered Elsewhere and
Remains Taken There.
Indications Are That Death Occurred
Several Days Ago-Police and
Sheriff at Work On Case.

What undoubtedly was murder
came TO light quite by accident. Sun
Gay afternoon, when Harry S. Lee, No.
1877 Webb-ave., and friend, ii. 5.
Bergen, came upon the dead body. alb
solutely nude. Of man. apparently
between 50 and 40 years old, in a
olump of bushes near patch of woods
a quarter OF mile west of Hamilton
blvd, and two blocks north OF the
city limits, in Highland Park, about )
O'Clock, Sunday afternoon. The man 3
legs had been cleanly cut or chopped
off AT the knees, and lay close TO the
body. and the head was cut and
bruised. Coroner Burgess had the
body removed to the county morgue,
where il awaits Identification Both
the police and Sheriff Gastons men
are at work on the case
A dog was really the cause OF the
crime being revealed Mr.. Lee and
his friend were in search OF wood for
his fireplace. The former was draw
ing his little daughter in sled and
was accompanied by his dog, King.
Nearing dhe patch of woods, which is
not far from the nearly completed tu-
berculosis sanatorium, the men no
,iced tha; King was pointing. The
men visited the spot indicated by the
animal, and there found the body, half
buried by the snow.
Detectives Bodinus aud Reed, who
came in response to Mr.. Lee call,
were OF the opinion that the crime had
occurred elsewhere and that the BODY
had been carried to this spot for the
purpose of hiding it. AS nearly as
could be judged, death occurred sew
eral DAYS ago. There was no snow
under the body.
The mutilated condition of The body
seems to leave no doubt that the man
was murdered. There were gdshes III
each OF the temples, there is the I'M
print of a finger-nail in the left hans
and marks on The neck indicate that
the man might have been choked.
The body is that of man about
S feet s inches in height and weigh
ing 100 pounds. The hair is light. the
head slightly bald and the eyes brown:
There Is a bullet scar on the inside OF
the left foot.
OF the men reported missing to the
police within the past few weeks. the
descriptions of three OF them fit that
OF the murder victim in a general
way. The one that comes nearest is
that of William O'Connor, who was re-
ported by his wife as having disap-
peared from his home. No. 26s Lin
wood-ave., Dec. 8. However, relatives
Of OConnor who viewed the body,
Monday, said it was not his corpse
Others recently reported as missing
are: Oscar Heino, aged A, NO. o5l
Clinton-ave: Leonard Mitchell, aged
5S, of Monroe. and John Makowski,
AGED 35. No 476 Collins-st
Positive evidence that the body had
been taken to the spot where found
as discovered by Detectives Fox ana
Downey, Monday morning. George
Latter. living on Twelfth-st.. and Ed
ward tombstone, caretaker at the sana-
|torium, told the officers that, while
they we're walking along Hamilton
boulevard, last Tuesday, they noticed
la spot by the roadside. where some
|object apparently had been dragged
|alopg. They thought nothing OF the
matter at the time, however, and did
hot follow up the trail. George Smith
Ia carpenter living at Hamilton boule-
|Nard and Labelle-ave., noticed the
same thing. 1t is certain. therefore,
that the crime was committed some
kline previous 10 last Tuesday.
From 80 TO 60 workmen have been
pa assing within a few feet of the spot
Where the body lay for several days
hast. but never suspected its pres
ence.