The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-13
Man Was scalped and
Horribly MutiIated When Body
Was Found in tho
Road.
FOUND
Murder Mystery Near St. Louis
Which Appears as Though IL Was
Work of Crazy
Person.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 13--The dead body |
Of Ferdinand Greedy, 80 years old, was
found yesterday afternoon at O'Clock |
by his father Frank Creely on the
Brown road, miles west of Florissant.
The body had been terribly mutilated.
The head had been scalped, as though
some Indian had taken hand IN the
crime, which promises to be one OF
the mysteries of st. Louis County.
The face had been sliced with a keen
instrument, exposing the bones of the
face A tip of the nose was gone,
and both ears were slashed in several
places. The throat was cut, and in
stab wound in the back of the neck,
a part of razor blade was found,
furnishing the only clue found so far
to the murder
Whether the deed was committed
by maniac, as the condition of the
body would seem to indicate, or
whether it resulted from quarrel
over love affair, Or was just plain
case of robbery, has not been deter
mined. The mans father says that,
to the best of his knowledge, the
son had no enemies.
The elder Greedy had been search
ing for his son since early yesterday
morning, he having failed to return
from the Kinloch Park grounds,
where he had been employed.
Since the opening of the aviation
meeting he had served the manage
ment in the capacity of walker
part of his duties being to preserve
order 1t has been suggested that per-
haps in the discharge of his duty he
may have elected some one from the
grounds and thereby made an enemy
and the condition in which his body
was found may have resulted from
this This, however, is hooted at by
the county officials, who are OF the
opinion that robbery, and robbery
only, was the motive. This, though, Is
offset by the terrible manner in whlch
the mans face was carved, some con
tending that even lad robbery beef
the motive, no such butchery woulo
have been necessary, as 1t was no.
accomplished with one stroke OF the
razor, but by many, and undoubtedl4
after the dead man had been knocked
to the ground
Monday afternoon Greedy resigned
his position, claiming that it dld no
pay enough money and left the field
Tuesday evening he returned agan
and drew what was due him. He thel
no doubt started to walk to his nome
about two miles distant.
When the clothing of the dead ma
was searched by the coroner, "
Rolla Bracy, nothing was found, an
It is this that advances the rooper
theory. Shortly after finding the bod
1t was removed to the undertaken
establishment of George l.. Pleitsci
1884 Easton avenue. The undertaken
found it necessary to build up Tn
mans face with plaster paris, prepa
atcry to burial.
After the body had been removed
coroner's jury was impaneled an
will hear testimony today Corone
Bracy, accompanied by other count
officials returned to the scene Q
Brown road yesterday afternoo
about 5 o'clock, and at a late not
last night had not returned. In q tel
phone message Dr. Bracy says th'
the handle of the razor has bee
found, containing part of the bad
and that it matched exactly the ple'
found in the dead mans neck.
The elder Greedy said last nigl
that he was at complete loss to 9
count for the murder of his son.
said that he was not in love WI
any woman and was calling on non
so far as he was aware. He said
boy did not drink and that the on
thing he could make out OF 1t W
that he had been murdered by re
bers.