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man KILLED.
Bound To Railroad Track and
Ground to Pieces.

parts Of the body of a man, ap-
parently about S5 years old. were
found early this morning on the
tracts Of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
about two miles south of Odenton,
between Baltimore and Washington.
From mute evidence gathered at
the scene of the tragedy, it is be-
lieved by some of the Anne Arun-
del county authorities that the man
was the victim Of murderer or
murderers; that he was securely
bound to the track to await the aw-
full fate of being ground to pieces
by flying locomotive.
The head was completely decapi-
tated. one Leg was severed and the
rest of the body was literally
ground to bits.
Fragments of the limbs and or
gans, as well as strips of the mans
clothing. were picked up here and
there about the track, and Sheriff
George T. Beasley was notified this
afternoon that strip of an under
shirt was found on the cowcatcher
of an engine in Washington today,
thus indicating that the train that
struck the victim was southbound
between Baltimore and Washington.
The man is believed to have been
killed by the FLYER" that passed
Odenton Station at lao o'clock this
morning.
The Sheriff stated tonight that
he would conduct a thorough inves-
LEGATION, with the view of obtaining
al. possible information bearing up
on the theory that the unfortunate
man was the victim of foul play.
The Sheriff was busily engaged
along these lines today, but except
for the head, the body was mang.ed
beyond recognizance. Pending the
inquiry, the Sheriff has placed the
parts of the tody in the hands of
Undertaken George T. Williams, Of
Waterbury, this county. with in
structiona to delay their burial
couple of days.
The fragmentary remains had
previously been turned over to al
undertaken by Police Justice Byron
Phelps, of Odenton, following an
inquest, but the Sheriff deemed it
the wiser course to hold them to
await possible Identification,
The mar is believed to have been
a stranger in these parts. No one
living IN the vicinity of Odenton
could give a clue to his identity.
In fact, there was only one thing
found that might possibly furnish
clue to Identification, as the cloth
ing was torn into shreds. That is
a gold watch, which was in vest
pocket. The timepiece has a Swiss
Its case bears the num-
Der 215,248, and on its face is the
name R. E. Monitor. The hands
are of gold and dts movement con-
tains 10 rubies.
If the theories advanced prove
correct, the crime Is about the most
horrible in the criminal annals of
Anne Arundel county, and for
time today 1t caused much excite
ment among residents 0f the nefen-
borhood. It was about 4 O'Clock
this morning that the: gruesome dis
covery was made in the darkness by
Isaac Wilson, a track-walker en-
ployed by the railroad company.
Wilson first saw part of the trunk
Of the body. Near by was the
head, and later on the dismembered
leg, and other parts were found not
far away. 1t was not until about
daybreak that 1t was found that
the man had evidently been dashed
to the rails before train struck
him.
This theory. seems. to be borne
out by the. fact that a piece of rope
made Of plated 9burlap was found
fastened at one side OF the rail,
and there were pieces of the same
material tied to one of the legs.
Other strips were found that had
probably been severed when the
train struck the victim. From these
facts many incline to believe that
the mans death was not a case of
suicide, nor was he accidentally
struck by the train.
The only physical mark that
might possibly help in establishing
is that the man wore
a light mustache. He appears to
have been about 5 feet 6 inches tall
and weighing about $50 ponnds.
cf the head were made
this afternoon, with the hope that
these might aid in fixing the
identity of the victim.