The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-01-09
BLOWN TO BITS BY
BIG NITRO CHARGE
Body Of Dead Man Mutilated By
Explosion il Found South
Of Sioux City.

Sioux City. Ia, Jan.
Tho mutilated body OF a "a
thought to be Thomas Guiher, Of
Manchester, Ia, q Iaborer who had
been employed on the farm Of A.
u. futile, was found Saturday
afternoon in a cornheld three
Lakeport road, directly across the
road from the r. w. Carter farm.
The upper part Of the body had
been torn to fragments from an ex-
plosion Of nitroglycerin.
The police are working on the
theory that the man RAJ one OF
the party that committed a series
of robberies at Winnebago, Nsb,
and was murdered by companions.
It is thought that he was shot first
and then the explosive was placed
IN his chest and set on. A long
fuse and q quantity of Dap was
found near the sbody. Particles yof
the. mans fur ~overcoat, his cap,
clothesi and body were found. for 30
feet around the body. Corn stalks
within radius CT 10 feet Of the
body were blood despatched.
Dynamite In His Trunk.
A piece Of paper, bearing the name
Of A. u. futile on one side and ng-
o. the other side showing that
wasAeInployedS as q cornhusker, lead
tosthe Identification of the body. The
police visited the Tpttle farm and
tity, Of dynamite. Mr.. Tuttlo will visit
the Dickinson Undertaking parlora
some time this afternoon to identity
the body IL possible.
Coroner j. e. Carver and the police
visited the spot this afternoon and the
body was taken to Diclinson's. The
lower half of the corpse was intact
and on It was found. a Savage .32
caliber automatic pistol. It was load
ed, but none Of the cartridges was
About $3.50 in change vas
found In his pocket and also q pair Of
plyers.
Think Him a Robber.
The police think that Guiher was I'm
plicated in the robbery OF the postof-
Neb., last night. They are working on
the theory that he was murdered by
his partner. The tracks Of the two
men were found entering thescorn field
A light covering Of snow was over
the tracks. Fresh wagon tracks also
were discovered leading from the
scene to the Gregory farm and again
leading away from there.
w. g. Maddey. a farmer, reported
this discovery to Coroner Carver this
afternoon. The foot tracks indicated
that one Of the men entering the field
was intoxicated. The tracks were If.
regular. ]. Wassunk and Mrs. r. w
Carter, who live on farms near the
scene Of the supposed crime, told the
coroner that they both heard the dis.
charge Of a gun and the report Of the
explosion at about 1:1o o'clock this
morning.
The theory Of suicide is secuted b,
the police. The fuse leading to the
nitroglycerin was too long for a mar
to use for self destruction, they think
Investigation starting from the Win
nebago robbery has been started b,
the coroner and the police.
Entered Three Places.
Two robbers at Winnebago las
night blew the p%ostofice safe ant
robbed two stores OF that town, gettinf
away with considerable loot. The cit!
marshal of Winnebago today enlisted
the aid Of the Sioux City police in 10.
eating the fugitives.
About $35 in cash and a c~onsiderabl,
mount in stamps was taken from tn,
postoftice. AT the store Of J. s.. Horal
& Co.. cash nj clothing amounting
to about $40 was stolen. The othe,
store entered vas that OF John Ashford
The loss has not been estimated, al
though 1t is known to be large. 1
meager description Of the robbers wa.
furnished.