New Britain herald., 1917-04-18
GROUND ID DEATH
 BY FREIGHT TRAIN Unknown Man Cut in Halves Near Passenger Station
 "C. E. O." ON SHIRTBAND Victim Was About 30 Years of Age,
 We'll Dressed and Apparently Above
 Iaborer Class-Possibility of Foul
 Play Entertained by Police.
"C. E. O." ON SHIRTBAND

An unidentified man, we'll dressed and apparently not of the hobo or laboring type. went to a horrible death beneath the wheels of New Haven'' road train nearly in front of the pas- senger station, just east of the express office, shortly after midnight today, the body being cut in two across the abdomen while his intestines and pieces of bone and flesh were scattered along the roadbed for a considerable distance. No one has been located who saw him go to his death or heard screams. the mutilated corpse being discovered by members of a yard crew some time after the accident. Whether he was killed. by sa thr Qukh freight or switching crew is not known and his presence in the. local ity is a mystery. Night Yardmaster Louis Holt informed Sergeant George J. Kelly at police headquarters at 1880. this morning and Dr. Harry A. Elcock, medical examiner, was noti- fled and gave permission for the re- moval of the body to the morgue of John A. Andrews & Co. to be pre- pared for burial and held in an at tempt to make identification.
 Whether the victim was local res- fdent, had his money, cards and other belongings in a grip that has not been located or articles of Identification were carried in his trouser pockets and ground into an unrecognizable mass by the wheels of the train re- mains a mystery. Articles usually carried by even a hobo or persons without money and beating his way are missing. Because of the type of the victim and the absence of any thing to aid in identification there is a theory that there was foul play, rob- bery or murder was the motive and the body was placed on the tracks to cover up the crime. A rigid investi- gation by the authorities will be made.
 The man was about 30 years of age, apparently an American of Irish de- scent, five feet ten inches tall and weighed about 175 pounds. He has a rather long and thin face, was clean shaven and has 8 well developed and carefully cared for head of medium brown hair. There are high cheek bones and the teeth .are in excellent condition and show indications of pro- fessional supervision.
 ''C. E. O." on Slirtband.
 His clothing is of unusually high grade material and of modern cut. The body shows signs of having been we'll cared for, underclothing is of ex- cellent quality and clean while 8 white laundered shirt was worn. The shirt is of fifteen and half size and bears ''C. E. O." as a laundry mark. A high grade suit of a dark pepper and salt'' type is worn, the socks are of excellent quality and not worn for great while and the grey cap, con- siderably worn but in good condition, was of more than middle class, when new. The shoes are size eight and a half, tan colored and of material used only in manufacturing the higher grades. There were no signs that the man had used liquor, the facial and other indications being otherwise It is considered peculiar and, in a way, suspicious that nothing was found in the pockets to give a clue as to the victims identity In one vest pocket was found an unsmoked cigar of popular ten-cent brand. Beyond the injuries to the abdomen and left hand, the body was little mu- tilated and identification can be easily made by anyone acquainted with the m