The Washington times., 1920-10-23
IDENTIFY BODY OF
MAN IN VIRGINIA
War Department Officials Say
He Is Maj. Frank Scanland,
of Kentucky.
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Of the woods for some clue which
would lead to the Identification of the
murderers. It is believed by the po-
lice officials that more than one man
took part in the struggle which re-
suited in Scanland's death.
Evidence that more than one man
took part In the crime is indicated by
the fact that II twould have been al
most impossible for one man to havo
placed the body where II was, with
out leaving some trace on the ground
over which the body would have
been dragged. When the body was
found II was lying on its back, with
both hands folded across the chest.
CUP AND CLUB FOUND.
Not a clue has been discovered near
the body with the exception of an
aluminium cup, although heavy
club, wrapped in a Washington news
paper, dated October II, was picked
up a short distance from the body.
There was nothing on it. however,
to indicate that 1t was used in crush
ing the mans skull.
According to Coroner c. III. Swain,
of Ballston, who performed an au-
topsy on the body, there is no doubt
that the man was murdered. In adj
dition to the bruised and battered
skull, the arms and body of the dead
man were severely bruised, showing
signs OF a terrific beating.
LEFT HOTEL OCTOBER Is.
According to information gathered
by the police, Major Scanland regis
tered at the Raleigh Hotel on Sun
day, September %, and left on October
Is, leaving his baggage and instruct
ing that his bill be forwarded to A.
w. Scanland, Youngstown, N. Y. His
wife, Alice w. Scanland, resides in
that city. The mans baggage is still
at the hotel.
Examination Of the body indicated
that it had been dead about three
lays. The body was found by Frank
Ttterback, who notified the authori-
ties.
Major Scanland, Il was stated at
he War Department, has been in the
| army since 1908, when he enlisted
as a private. He was soon afterward
promoted to a second lieutenant and
was promoted to the rank of major
Turing the world war. when he served
overseas with the 332d infantry. He re-
ceived an honorable discharge on
October s. 1920, and had applied for
commission in the regular army.
According to a dispatch received by
The Times today from Louisville, KY,
he has two sisters living in that city
and one at Shelbyville, Ky. There is
letter at the Hotel Raleigh now ad-
dressed to the dead man by his wife,
bearing the date OF October 10.
INSURANCE TRANSFERRED.
During the early part of September,
Secondhand transferred half of his
| SIC 900 insurance with the War Risk
Bureau, which was made payable to
his wife, to a sister, II was shown to-
day by his record at the bureau.
| Scanland, It was stated, also was very
badly gassed while in France, and
suffered other injuries one of them
being a fracture Of the skull by a
piece of shrapnel This old wound
had been reopened by the blows dealt
in the beating he received which
caused death.
Major Scanland was thirty nine
years old, weighed about $50 pounds
and was more than six feet in
height. He was last stationed at
Fort Sam Houston, Texas, before his
discharge from the army.
According to dispatch received
from Oswego, N. Y, Major Scanland
was a prominent Mason there, be-
longing to Oswego Lodge No. 1877. In
pocket of the coat on his body
two Masonic cards were found. show
ing he had Joined an Overseaso Ma
sonic lodge while in Genoa, italy, in
March, 1919. He Joined the Oswego
lodge while he was stationed at Fort
Ontario, N. Y.