The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-07-13
BELIEVE FARMER
met FOUL PLAY
Farm Supervisors Body Carried
to Washington, Where Family
Find Bruises and Cuts-Did
Not Embalm Corpse
When Requested.

WASHINGTON, ID. c. Special
Bruises and other marks of violence
discovered on the body of Edmund \.
sutton, a farm supervisor. which was
brought TO this city from North Fork.
Loudoun county, Va, Friday after
noon, led the local police and the au-
thOritieS OF Loudoun county to believe
that they are today confronted with
murder mystery. Sutton was reported
TO have died OF heart disease. The
body arrived I'm Washington about
O'Clock in the afternoon and was i'm
mediately taken to the home of the
dead mans mother at 1913 Fourth
Street, Southeast.
When she viewed the body of her
son, Mrs. Sutton was Mortified to find
II badly disfgured by numerous
bruises and cuts. More than a dozen
bruises marked the face Of the dead
man. His body was badly lacerated
and cut.
Upon the discovery of the marks on
the body the relatives of the dead
man notified the police and requested
Or. n. ID. Butt. the family physician,
to examine the body. Precinct De-
tective Wise, Of the Fifth Precinct.
visited the Fourth Street residence
and reported 70 police headquarters.
II later was learned that Wise report
ed that the case demanded an inn
mediate investigation by the authori-
ties of LOudOun county. Immediately
upon receipt OF this information Cap
tain OF Detectives Robert Boardman
notified the sheriff of Loudoun coun-
~. who declared that he had not
heard or the death of Sutton.
DIR. Butt, after a careful inveStiga-
ton; informed the brothers and sisters
or the dead man that the marks on the
body made the death look suspicious.
Statements Conflict.
Relatives OF the man say that all the
circumstances surrounding his death
their he
murdered. Even the communications
from North Fork which they received
clare, add to the belief that the man
was murdered. Conflicting statements
made by those who knew him best
while he was employed at North Fork,
the mans family declare, warrant an
investigation into his death.
sutton, who was twenty-nine years
old, left this city about a year ago to
become supervisor of the farm of ]. T.
Carruthers. He was supposed TO have
saved neat sum OF money in contem-
plation Of Yisit TO his relatives in this
city. In retter aod tssed to his sis
ter, Miss Cora sutton at the Fourth
intention to visit Washington July 4th
The letter was mailed about a week
ago.
Thursday morning Miss Sutton re-
Edmund is dead" the telegram read.
Send Instructions at once as TO how
Relatives OF the dead man were
dumbfounded at the receipt of the tele-
gram. They had heard only the day
before that he was in the best OF
health and would see them soon. He
had given this message to a man living
- Leesburs, Va, to deliver to his Sis
ter.
Immediately following the recent of
the telegram Miss Sutton, acting on the
advice OF her mother and brothers.
notified J. z. Carruthers, on whose
farm her brother was employed, to hold
the body, as some member OF the fam
ily would come TO North Fork TO claim
Gould Not EmbaIn, Body.
Thursday night a special delivery
be embalmed and therefore would not
be sent 10 this city was received by
Miss Sutton. The letter read:
Edmund Sutton was found dead at
the barn this A. NJ. Supposed 10 have
died about 9:15 Wednesday night
Doctor and coroner pronounced heart
failure. Fell forward on face Talked
TO all the family at o'clock. Family
all thought he had gone to bed, and
him in the morning to get up. After
having laid in barnyard all night
was too cold to have him embalmed'
The railroad will not ship a body that
Is not embalmed. We will bury him
here unless otherwise ordered about
Friday. at l o'clock. II should want
TO come take train at $40 a. NJ. Fri
Gay TO Purcellsville, Va. Then take
mail stage 20 North Fork. Va. He
funeral expenses. Cannot have BODY
embalmed. but will ship in metal case
Friday morning 1880 from Purcellsville
J. +. CARRUTHERS