Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-04-28
UNKNOWN MAN
FOUND DYING
ON RAILROAD
Lone Letter in Pocket From
Baltimore GirI--May Have
Attempted Suicide.
now in CITY HOSPITAL
--POLlCE INVESTIGATE

What may possibly be the sequel
of an unsuccessful love affair, In
Volving a girl In Baltimore, Md, was
the discovery shortly before mid
night last night of the unconscious
form Of a we'll dressed, unidentified
man, with all of the ribs on his right
side crushed in, his spinal column
broken, and other marks indicative
of his being struck by train. The
body was found lying face downward
on the spur of the Pennsylvania
railroad, near Lynde street, by John
Warwerczak and his son, John, both
of North Amboy.
The injured man was taken from
the tracks to the yard of neighbor-
ing house, and later to the office OF
DR.. G. w. Tyrrell, in State street.
He was finally removed to the hos
pital, where he is still in an nncon-
scious state. According to Dr..
Tyrrell, the man Is morta1ly injured
Love Letter In Pocket.
While there is no evidence to show
whether the accident was unavoida-
BILE or an attempt at suicide, there is
a suspicion that the latter was the
cause of the mans injuries. The
suspicion is strengthened by the fact
that no papers that might lead to the
disclosure of his identity we're found
on his person. Four postal cards,
however, were discovered In an in
side pocket of his coat, all four COM
posing a letter of endearment to My
Dear Dave" The author was Miss
Katie Owens, Of Baltimore. No ad-
dress OF any kind, save that OF the
writer, did the post cards bear. They
were old and wrinkled, the writing
was hardly legible and they showed
marks OF having been carried for
some time
While there is nothing in the let
ter to lead to the belief that the
mans injuries were received as the
result OF an attempt at suicide, yet
the aged appearance of the cards,
seeming as though they had been
carried as a token; the absence of
any papers that might lead to his
identity tend to strengthen the sus-
picion that he attempted to take his
own life
Contents of Letter.
When placed together, side by
side, the four cards read as follows.
"My dear Dave
Il take the pleasure of writing
these few lines, hoping to tind you
as we'll as ! am at present. Dave,
received your postal and was very
glad to hear from my love- Dave.
who is 1t has your heart? Dave, tell
me, whom do you love? Dave, /
guess you have fixed yourself up
fine; ] won't know you when you
come to Baltimore, you will be SO
finf. Say, Mrs Cornell has been very
sick, but shl is much better now.
Well, ! hope ] will see you. Say,
Dave, how long are you going to stay
In Baltimore when you arrive? Well,
goodbye love. From your own true
friend,
KATIE OWENS" ("
Discovered at 11:3O O'Clock.
The man, 1t is believed, was struck
by the Pennsylvania railroad train
which reach es this city at 1929 p.
M The engineer of the train knew
nothing of the accident, and it was
not until this morning that local
officials of the railroad were inform
ed of it. At 1880 o'clock last night
John Warwerczak, of 735 Charles
street, and his son John, while walk
ing along the tracks discovered the
man lying on the east side of the
rails They found that he was still
alive and carried him to the yard of
a house at 757 State street, directly
in front of the tracks. John Jr., ran
to the grocery of William Massopust,
at State and Lynde streets, and tele-
phoned to DR.. Tyrrell.
Patrolman Weitzen appeared on
the scene and telephoned for the am
bulance BY the time the ambulance
arrived Patrolman Kozusko had also
put in an appearance. and the in
5ured man was taken by them to Dr.
Tyrrell's ONCE. An examination of
the mans condition revealed to the
physician that little could be done to
save his life, and he was ordered
taken to the city hospital.
To Communicate With Girl.
An attempt will be made today by
the local police to locate the Katie
Owens" of Baltimore The injured
man, when found, was neatly dressed
in grey suit, and wore, on his left
hand, ring containing three. small
diamonds.