The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-08-21
MANGLED
BODY FOUND
ON TRACKS.
Mangled Remains of Carnival
Employe Found on
Tracks.
MURDER THEORY
is HINTED.
Man Said To Be John Clark.
of Atlantic City,
Killed.

Track walkers of the Louisville &
Nashville in the local yards discover
ed the terribly mutilated body of a
man lying on the main tracks at a
point just below the Tenth street
passenger station on Wednesday
morning.
The body was frightfully mangled,
both legs being cut off above the
knees, and portions of the mans an
atomy were scattered along the
tracks, where the body had been drag
ged beneath the wheels of a fast
moving train.
The engineer of freight train
train coming in from Covington about
2:30 Wednesday morning discovered
the body of a man on the track just
in front of his engine, and before he
could stop the train, the engine had
struck the man, who seemed to be in
toxicated or asleep on the track and
rolled him for some distance beneath
the wheels.
1t has been the custom for south
bound trains to put on a full head of
steam when coming from the
bridge through the Duncan avenue
cut, it being an up grade, and this
fact made it impossible for the en-
gineer to use his air brakes without
derailing his cars.
The train was stopped as quickly
as possible and the tra1nmen gather
ed up the mangled remains and took
them to the passenger station where
they were later taken in charge by
undertaken Geo. r. Davis, and ia
ken to the undertaking establishment
of Geo. w. Davis, where they were
prepared for burial.
Investigation developed the fact
that the body was that of John Clark,
an employee of the Rogers Greater
Shows Carnival Company, which ar
rived here Sunday morning to fill a
weeks engagement under the au-
spices of the local lodge j. o. U. A. M.
Employees of the Carnival Company
stated that Clark came from Atlantic
City, where he had been a barber, and
| joined the Carnival Company here,
! but did not seem to be satisfied with
his employment, and severed his con-
! nection with the company late Tues
| day afternoon. After that he was
seen in company with several mem
| bers of the Carnival Company and
!
grounds and remained some time. At
ter that he was not seen by any of
those on the grounds.
Theories of foul play were advanc-
ed by both railroad men and the po-
lice, based upon the discovery of a
wound in the top of the head about
blade and which in their opinion
blade and (which in their opinio
could not have been made by any
train. The supposition is that Clark,
after receiving his pay from the Car
nival Company started down the rail
road tracks for the Carnival Com.
pany's train, which was on siding
near the freight depot, and was fol
lowed by persons who knew of his
having money on his person. He was
evidently murdered and his body
placed on the tracks. No articles OF
value were found in his pockets.
Clark's body was positively identi
led by several members of the Carni
val company.
Coroner Davis was in Frankfort
yesterday and Immediately upon his
return was notified and viewed the
body Efforts were made to commu
nicate with the mans parents, who
live in Atlantic City, and the body
will be held until they are heard
from.
No inquest has been held yet, Coro
ner Davis being busily engaged in
conjunction with the police, in con
Quoting a rigid investigation upon the
theory of murder and collecting evi
dence.