East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-09
Victim of Crime at Umati|'a is
John Casey, Laborer and
Sheepherder
RECOGNIZED BY TWO
FORMER ACQUAINTANCES
Dead Man is a Veteran of the Span
ish-American War-Is Identified by
Former COmpanion-Verdict of the
COroner's Jury is Murder.

Although Sheriff Taylor has as yet
secured no tangible clew to the per-
petrator Of the murder at Umatilla
yesterday morning, he received bas-
is from which to work this morning
when the dead man was identified as
John Casey, a day laborer and sheep
herder and a veteran of the Spanish
American war. The identification
came through two men who had
known him previously, Red Brennan,
former lightweight pugilist of the
world and q man by the name Of
Wilson.
Brennan made his acquaintance
some time ago in a local saloon. At
that time. he declares, Casey said he
was going to take a job herding
sheep. Wilson is more positive in
his Identification. He declares he
and Casey went through the Spanish
American war together and We're later
in the hospital at the same time. He
says they were both shot in the same
battle. Casey through the chest and
himself through the abdomen. a
bears out this statement and Wilson
further Identified two vaccination
ears as those made by the army sur
-con. WEson declares the mans
former hom was in Brockton. Mass,
and Coroner Folsom has wired to the
Catholic priest IN that town for in
formation regarding him.
j. c. O'Connor Who came into the
city two days ago is positive he saw
the dead man walking the track near
The Dalles several days ago. West
Noble, bartender in Bogarts saloon,
remembers the man coming into the
saloon and using the telephone and
at that time thought the man gave
his name as Ward.
Suspect Picked Up.
Sheriff Taylor returned from Una
tilla last night bringing with him a
man who, he thinks, might know
something of the crime. The man de-
clares he was beating his way from
The Dalles to Umatilla on a freight
train with another man and that they
say Casex and another stranger get
on near Cello. The brakeman on
the train, however, declares there
were only two men beating their way
or the train which leads the officers
to believe that the man in custody
might have been Casey's companion.
He tells a straight story, however, but
he will prove useful as a witness if
he has no connection with the crime.
Jury Says Murder.
Upon his arrival at Umatilla yes
a., n1,N1, INNl
som impaneled a jury which, after
an examination, found that the de-
ceased had come to his death by a
blow. on the head from an unknown
man. The jury was composed of T.
S. Tilson. \. B. stephens, T. w. Cline,
Earl shaw, Frank Gerard, and
John r. M'Nurlin.
Head Badly Crushed.
The body of the dead man was
bl ought ito this city last evening by
the coroner and is now in the morEue.
The head of the man was crushed
from point over the right temple
back over the right ear to the back
of the head and base of the skull.
From thc-wouud inflicted. the blow
wust have been "a terrible one. Two
iron bars we're found i'm the car al
opgside of the body hut as neither one
was bloodmarked, it is impossible Co
say with which, If either the blow
was dealt
The only articles i'm the pockets Of
the victim were razor and fifteen
cents. ON the razor was scratched
the nama Taulsau or Hau'seu with
the figure 4 following. If the man