The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-13
Body Badly Decom-
posed and Had Laid
For Several Days
KILLED FOR MONEY
Papers on the Body Disclose
the Fact That He Was
Killed For Money

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ted a few days ago a short distance
west of the bridge crossing Mime
sofa street., the evidence of which
was not discovered until Thursday
evening at s o'clock. w. C. Brandt
made the discovery in a clump of
weeds adjacent to a small grove of
willows, about three rods south of
the Milwaukee track and a short
distance west IF the Minnesota
street bridge. Mr.. Brandt stated
that he crossed the track and was
within ten feet of the willows when
on looking in that direction he saw
the body of a man lying there. He
first thought he was asleep, but a
little closer investigation revealed
the fact hat the man was dead.
Mr.. Brandt went up town and nctH,
fled Sheriff Berry andl Policeman
D%odson, both of whom went to tho
scene Immediately.
Justice Drake was called in tie
absence CT Coroner Bowers and the
inquest was held at the spot where
the body was found. Later it was
removed to the Noble undertaking
parlors.
Was a Gashtly Sight.
When nioEoI rngftnr &, /, y, -,voc-,{
cd a gashtly sight, for his throat was
cut in two or three gashes from ear
to ear, the blood was clctted in the
wound, decomposition had set in
badly, and his face was b%lackened.
Small worms were in plenty CT evi-
dcnce, and the sight was most re-
voting. The superstition is that the
murder was committed about three
days ago, and but for the chance APP
pearance of Mr.. Brandt at that point
the body might not have been dis
covered in some time. as it was well
hidden from view of the railroad
track and from the bridge.
Auentlty NlaUc lAnOWN.
BY the side of the murdered mar
was a telescope, a coat and an ole
pair of shoes. These were taken
possession OF by Justice Drake, ant
an inspection of them revealed the
identity OF the murdered man. His
name was John Dore, and his home
is at Lyndon Station. Wis. From
the papers further evidence was OBJ
tanned that just recently he had
closed the deal for the sale of a
farm near Lyndon Station, and had
received a goodly sur of money fer
it, and it is surmised that he must
have had at least from $500 20
$1,000 on his person. There was an
a~bstractor's bill for $11 among the
papers. which confirms the idea that
he had, sold his land.
Among other papers on the body
were two insurance policies on his
lie, one in the Catholic Forresters,
and the other in the Modern Broth
erhocd of America, both for $1,000
each. These were made out to Pat
rick Dore, Elizabeth Hatley, Daniel
Dore and Mary Leahy, sisters and
brothers of the dead man.
There were two pocketbooks on
the body of the dead man, both of
which had been opened. The one
containing the money had been par
TALLY showed back into the coat At
his side lay a telescope grip, a pair
of shoes and a razor was found in
the telescope. The ove to the
grip was covered with blood, as also
was his hat. An empty razor case
was found in the coat OF the man,
which was lying to n side. The
pockets of the trousers. were turned
inside out, the murderer having evil
IDENTIFY gone through the mans pos
sessions thoroughly, as the grip gave
evidence of this.
Dore was about A. years old,
weighed $40 pounds. was dressed in
a dark suit, and had on a new pair
of shoes. The telescope contained
one or two suits of very good clothes
Who committed the murder is a
question that is going to be a diff
cult one to solve. Dore was founG,
in a part of the city which is infest-
ed by tramps, any one of whom
might have committed the deed on
learning of the amount of money
the man carried on his person. 1t is
surmised that Dore was drinking to
some extent and was taken down
there and killed. That he was a
drinking mar was shown by a bill
his papers of a saloon keep.
er which showed his December BILL
to S11. 1
Another clue whichslsiiEht Lead
to the identification of the murdercf1
was found in a small pass book, in