The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1910-05-28

The body ySoi Albert Tuna was found
Saturday morning floating III the N. P.
reservoir by E. A. Dehiinser. Louis
M .I.as; q p.,a , ss.
The discovery was made soon after
day break by these gentlemen. who were
out hunting frogs in the pond, and at
a few minutes after 7 O'Clock quite a
little company had gathered at the
southeastern point Of the reservoir 10
witness the taking out of the body.
Henry Tuna. the brother who had
arrived with his. sister a few days be-
fore, Sheriff j. A. WEIGH. State's 8
Attorney M. L Mcbride and Justice
A. P. Folsom, actipe.. coroner. were
among those gathered mile west of
the city at this early hour. .-.
The body was about so feet from the
shore. face downward, with the head
and shoulders above water.
The body was in good shape and as
soon as twas pulled, ashore. F.. W.
Turner. Dan Murray and M. L. Ayers
were sworn in as coroner's jury.
Bouleer & Hughes removed the body
to their undertaking rooms and at 10
O'Clock preparations were made Tor q
postmortem examination which was con-
ducted by Drs. v. H. Stickney, H. A.
Davis, J. w. Bowen, assisted by o. c.
Maercklein.
The clothes were first taken from the
body and carefully examined. In the
watch pocket of the pants was found
the man s watch which had stopped at
3: IL. It was fastened BY the chain to
the suspenders In tie rifht hip pocket
were::overs 50 loaded 3s-revolver cartridges
and in the other about 100 loaded 22-rifle
cartridges. There were few shells in
one of the. other pockets Of the pants
and bunch of keys, but no money Of
any:sutserseysnsa pocket shooa: 1h1st
was 40 coat 81 vest on the body. e. =
The body was first examined for
external bruises Or marks Of violence but
none were found. The removal of the
scalp revealed nothing Of the kind.
Everything about the body indicated q
strong physique, man Of about 17(
pounds, S feet. in height, with q
strong heart The lungs were found in
q collapsed condition, containing abso.
lutely no water, indicating clearly that
the man had died before his body
reached the water. This was surprise
to the doctors.
The examination of witnesses started
Saturday evening.
John Bell. laborer. was called. He
stated that he was the man who tool
Tuna to the pond May in one of the
Fuller rigs. He attended show the
night before at the opera house with
his girl. After taking her home, stepped
into the Royal restaurant for lunch
later attended dance on South Side
saw Tuna there was at sporting house
east of city later in the night; alst
Tuna; saw Skinny Brown there; had I
few drinks. both there and al Roya
restaurant later; they were out al
night having time Brown was no
with them SO very much: they picket
him up about 8 o'clock at the Roya
restaurant; when they started for pond
Tuna was the man paying the bills ant
proposed trip; Brown had not beel
considered until they were leaving; I
drive was made to South Side TO
alcohol they had two pint bottles AM
emptied one on the way out; also ha,
bottle and half of whiskey on arriva
at pond; did some shooting within re
volver and rifle on way out, arrivinl
there between s and o' clock: they al
got out IA minute o. two later. o.
seeing ducks, Tuna told him (BelD t
10 right back and net shot gun and mor
stuff to drink, handing him q S. bill
.shich he took from red pocket book
there were other tills in book; could nc
say in which pocket money was kept
saw Brown and Tuna start down towar,
pond: they were not very drunk. jus
feeling good; when he sot back g tow
could not get gun. drove Ito South Sid
and got some mere drinks and got 2
drunk that he had to sosto bed, tear
being returned to stable and he payin
for It. Bell straishtened up. accordin
to his story III tho Afternoon and sat
Brown at Crowley drug store corner SEQ
after 4 o. clock and stOld that his ca
was in Royal restaurant. some remar
was made about Tnma not showing ~
but Brown did not appear to care Be
thought he worked following Monda
with Charlie Gordon . ceys. s
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