The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-15
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| CAUSE OF DEATH
William scanIon, Formerly Of This
City, Found Dead, Of un.
known Cause In
ottumwa.
WILL BE BROUGHT HERE
Body Was Identified Last Night by
r. J. Hickey, According to
Wire to Local
Police.
WILL BE BROUGHT HERE

/ Mystery today still surrounded the
death of William Scanlon, an IRON
worker formerly Of this city, VINO
was found dead In shed In Ottumwa
TUESDAY with his neck broken, ana
who was identified by T. ]. Hickey.
former CITY commissioner here. The
BODY Of the dead man will be brought
here for burial tomorrow, his sister.
Mrs. John L. Kenney. 6lS Ridge
street said today.
Positive Identification OF the body
was made last night by Mr.. Hickey,
who happened to be in Ottumwa, &C
lcordtno to a telegram received by the
police department here. which had
been asked to assist in the identifica-
ltion of the body through relatives
living here.
The deceased was born and reared
here, but left Keolzuk about twenty
years ago. Little is known Of him
here now.
! The Ottumwa Courier yesterday
printed the following concerning the
mans death:
An inquest was held this morning
by Coroner H. A. Spilman. at the Nor
oney undertaking rooms over the re-
mains of the unknown man believed to
be William Scanlon Of keokuk. who
was found dead Tuesday In shed Ia
the rear Of 737 West Mechanic street.
with his neck broken. The jury re-
turned verdict that the man came to
his death between $3.50 o'clock Sunday
evening and Tuesday noon, in a man
ner unknown to the jurors.
Seen Sunday by witness.
| llx-;x In "
cinity where the man was found were
examined BY DR.. Spflman but no
definite information could be learned
about the case. John Kelly, who nves
next door to Manuel Devol, with whom
the unknown man had been living,
told the jury OF having entered De-
VOLS house Sunday afternoon and saw
the deceased lying on the floor with
his head bent under his body. He
istated that at this time Devol was "
ling on the bed and spoke to him and
that he gave Devol some tobacco.
! Devol, when questioned by the cor
toner In regard to how the man fell -
the floor, told the jury that he did not
know that the man was on the floor.
He said that he saw the man for the
last time about 6:30 o'clock Sunday
levening when he left in company with
two strangers for Oskaloosa. When
asked IL he had received tobacco OF
Kelly, he said that he had not seen
kelly during the afternoon on Sunday
land did not remember of him being in
the house.
Death 10 Mystery.
The mystery became greater when
Mrs. Kelly told Of having seen man
Lying in a shed in the rear Of the lot
Monday morning. This shed Is some
little distance from the one In which
the body was found and the fact that
1.-THE coat collar was pulled up and the
mans socks pulled down and worn at
the heels, points to the body being
dragged.
| John P. Inns, plumber. told the
fury that the man had worked for him
and had gone under the name OF Will
liam Scanlon and that he was sup
tposed to have a wife and family living
in Keohuk Several names are sup
posed to have been used by the man
among them are Jack Ryan, William
Inns, Bill Marshall, Sam Cheshire au1
William Scan1on.
An effort is being made today to find
out whether the man is known in Keo-
fkuk and whether he has any relatives
living there. The chief of police at
iKeokuk was communicated with this
morning by Chief Gallagher and the
Officers are awaiting q reply from that
city.