The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-14
IDENTIFY BODY BY
FREIGHT RECEIPT
Remains Of Man, Found Dead on
BouSh's Creek, Unclaimed
and Buried. .

Norfolk, Va. October lathe nude
BODY OF the man found under a rudeIy-
constructed shelter on tho Virginian
Railways property on Boushs Creek
Saturday. WAS to day partly identified
as that Of l.. V. Shelter. from somo
point in West Virginia on the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railway. The idcntif-
cation was from n freight receipt for
box OF tools. which the man sent
from Yves; Virginia to Norfolk in the
summer whether this was his real
name IL. OF course. not known.
The body. unclaimed. was to-day
buried by the overseer OF the poor of
Tanners Creek District OF Norfolk
County Tho jury of inquest In the
case found that the man died from
causes unknown. y bullet wound was
found in his leg. and II liz believed that
II was from the effects OF this that
death resulted
Tho strange part OF tho case was
that the man should have undrcsscd
himself a. he did TO die Ills body
was iyinS On n bed of grass. which had
been pulled into the howell. The doctor
thought the man had been dead for
several weeks There were no marks
OF Identification
Investigation shows that when tho
man FIRST came TO Norfolk in the sum
iner he carried his tools. weighing 100
pounds. tc l.. vi Jordan's CRANKY street
storage house. Tho mans last record
ed call there was on July 80. when he
paid his storage. lie would go TO the
place occasionally and take out n few
| tools He said nothing OF himself.
iIc walked with a stick and limped.
, lie VAS at that time evidently suffer
ing FROM wound in his leg. but did
not reveal this.
At Pine Beach he made several pur-
chases from d. r. Davidson'a store.
Some several weeks ago he made his
last appearance there, when he was
permitted to have 20 cents worth OF
groceries on credit Tho man told
nothing Of himself at Davidson's store.
except that he was catching some FISH
and oysters and that he was not feel
Ing very well
In tho howell with the body were
found several railway section lights. 1t
is presumed these were taken by the
man TO be used In his howell at night
Tor light.
Section Master Chapman. Of the Vir-
gilman Railway. identihed these lamps
ns belonging to the Virginian. which
has lately lost as many rs seventy-nve
lamps OF the kind
The coroner's jury which inquired
into the case was composed of g. w.
iSelvin, Harry Spencer. Bill Dancey.
Hugh Hart Luther Jones and Mr..
! Chapman
The first step toward carrying out
the program arranged for the Get
Acquainted Excursion" was taken to-
day, when tho committee appointed by
the merchants OF Norfolk and the Of
iicers of the Norfolk Virginia Steam
boat Company, left for Walkerton, Va.
where the merchants of the counties
on the York and Mattaponi Rivers will
\ board the steamer sent up for them
/ and start or the trip to this city
/ The committee Is composed OF l..
I Fcucrstein. president of the Norfolk
\ Virginia Steamboat Company: Harvey
7 VI. Dickson. H. *. Wolcott and y. {,
/ Serpell directors. and several mcr
! chants. They expect 10 reach Nor
| folk on the return trip tomorrow
/ evening at o'clock
| While more than hundred invita-
! tons. which were sent TO the mer-
chants on the York and Mattaponi
| Rivers. have been accepted. II is cX-
! pected that others will take part in
I the excursion Upon their arrival here
j they will he met at the steamboat
! company's wharf, foot OF Commerce
/ street, by a large committee of mer
chants and Will be escorted to the
/ Lynnhaven Hotel, where q banquet
viii be given by the local merchants
/ in honor OF the visitors
TO BE Entertnined Here.
on Wednesday morning NJ 1890
| o'clock the merchants OF the points
along the York and Mattaponi Rivers
Will be given an automobile drive
over the city and will be the guests
OF the Norfolk merchants at theatre
party TO be given OH Wednesday, night
/ While some Of the visitors may return
home on Thursday morning. il is cX-
! pected that IL majority OF them VIII
remain over until Friday.