The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-06-13
MYSTERIOUS SUICIDE
NEAR IDAHO FALLS
No Clue to Identity of Stranger Who
ResOrted to Suicide-PhOtOgrap
and Finger Prints Taken.

IDAHO FALLS-Much excitement
was caused in Idaho Falls Wednesday
OF last week by the strange appear
ance of the body of a dead man wrap
ped in blankets and strapped to the
running board of an automobile oc-
cupied by Mr. KlOckenteger, special
deputy sheriff and four other men. 1t
was generally thought that the man
was one wanted in either the Breck-
enridge or Empey case, but conjec-
ture to that effect proved wrong and
nc one as yet has been able to identi-
fy the man. The body is still in the
morgue of the Idaho Falls Undertake
ing company. A photograph was taxi
en- and finger prints will be taken and
a description of the man sent broad
cast in an effort to identify him. The
body will be held a while longer and
if not claimed will be buried by the
county.
The man committed suicide in Con-
ant valley, east of Idaho Falls, by talk
ing cyanide of potassium while pri-
soner in the hands of Constable Tom
Weeks of Swan valley. A store at
icon was broken into and robbed ear
ly in the week and a description was
secured of the man. who broke
through the crowd which saw him at
work After shooting several times
he succeeded in getting away. The
sheriff's office was supplied with a
description of the man and the con-
stable of Swan valley. The latter re-
ported that he noted the appearance
of a stranger in the vicinity who ans
wered to the description given and
took up the hunt for the man who
made for the brush. Weeks followed
him for eighteen hours over the noun
tains, finally locating him, and judg-
ing about where he would emerge
from the brush the constable hid be-
hind a point of rock, waiting for the
man to come out and covering him
with a gun when he appeared. The
man upon being caught, submitted
readily and without inquiry but in
stead followed meelIly to the Weeks
home. The man asked if he might
have a drink and with his handcuffed
hand drew forth a paper from his
pocket, explaining to the officer that
il was medicine. He then got into the
vehicle and it was during a conversa-
ton with the officer that he asked to
be released and that he was dying.
Weeks, however, did not do as the
man requested, supposing of course
that the man was trying to work some
scheme on him and it was but few
minutes until the man collapsed and
sank to the bottom of the vehicle. At
this point Mr. Weeks came upon De-
putty Klockenteger, who was on his
way to Swan valley, in company with
two or three other men. The party
then took the dead mans body and
returned to Idaho Falls, making an ex
animation of his effects but nothing
was found with the exception of few
trinkets and another package of poi
son.
He was heavily clothed, having on
six shirts, two pairs of trousers and
heavy underwear. Nothing by which
ne could be identified could be found.
Among the scores which have viewed
the body there were none who had
ever before seen the man.
The officers of Idaho Falls say that
1t is not at all reasonable to suppose
that a man would commit suicide on
so small charge as the robbery of a
store or that he would carry poison
for that purpose.
The man had, supposedly, no know
ledge upon what charge he had been
arrested, and the supposition is that
ne evidently thought he had been TAX
en- up for some serious offense and
committed suicide rather than face the
charge. Some are of the opinion that
tits man must have been the man who
committed the atrocious crime against
the Empey child. The case is a mys-
terry and will never be solved unless
the man is identified