Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-11
TRAIN VICTIM
IDEN Titled
Ash. BRANNON
Made Through Efforts of j.
Herbert Taylor of
This City
KILLED FEBRUARY s
Had Liped in Atlanta, Ga. For Past
Five Years. Clothes Worn Furn-
isheS Clue.

The body of the man struck and
killed February s by a southbound
Southern Railway passenger train
about two miles south OF Alexandria,
in Fairfax county has been identified
as j. H. Brannon, formerly of 4S
West Hunter street, Atlanta, Ga, ac-
cording to letter just received from
that city by j. Herbert Taylor, chief
of the navigation department of the
Navy Department, who lives in Alex
andria.
Efforts are now being made to
trace the relatives of the dead man,
whose body still lies unclaimed al the
undertaking parlors of Demaine &
Son.
! Mr.. Taylor today received letter
from the George Muse Clothing Com
pany of Atlanta, Ga, in which a rep
resentative of that firm worked on the
case and succeeded in establishing the
identity of Brarinon.
Mr. Taylor had Undertaken De-
maine ship to Atlanta the suit OF
clothes worn by the man. In addition
a description Of the man also was
sent along by Mr.. Taylor, together
with his photograph.
According to the letter received by
Mr.. Taylor, nothing at this time is
known concerning the relatives OF the
dead man, but it is stated i'll the let
ter that former roommate OF the
man is looking up some registration
papers with the hope Of finding out
! something about him. The letter
states that Brannon was in Atlanta
for about FIVE years, and the laundry
marks Il. Y. !. X" were identified by
Mr.. Claire, roommate OF Brannonn,
who also identified his, suit. Accord
ing to the letter Claire says: No
doubt the man is Brannon. The
writer of the letter, however, is not
quite certain as to the photograph on
account of the fullness in the face.
After it looked as though The man
would be buried in grave marked
unknown" Taylor became interested
in the case, on February %, and ne
sent out a description of the man, to-
gether with a photograph, and made
| the search nationwide. In response
letters have been coming from every
Quarter of the country from persons
in search of missing relatives and
friends. The Atlanta police at the
! time the body was first found were
unable to find any clcw concerning
/ Bramon. =.
When the body was first found it
was stated that the mans name was
Brannon. he having told Mr.. White,
station agent at Burke, Va. that that
was his name. and in adtidion he
stated that he had brother who was
employed in Massachusetts. He also
told Mr.. White that he had been en-
ploved as a shipping clerk in Atlanta.
The body will be held unit! the au.
thorities in Atlanta find some trace OF
the relatives Of the dead man. The
description Of the man, sent out by
Mr.. Taylor, follows:
! When this man was found he had
on blue pin-striped suit, Il gray
plaid overcoat, tax oxford shoes and
grecnish velour hat. In his pockets
were found small locket with the
initials "D. J. r." about onc-haif +
carat diamond ring, cheap watch
and about SIC in cash. The laundry
mark on his undcrciothing was TNlA,
and he wore No. - shirt. His
clothes were made by the Muse Tail
ors at Atlanta. Ga, and his hat was
evidently purchased from Corning,
! Fifth and Central avenues, Cincin-
natl Ohio.
! "This man is 5 feet 8 1-2 inches tall
blue eyes, chestnut brown hair, and
/ weighs about 10 or $50 pounds; oval
face, and at the the present time ne
has small brown mustache.
This is the second person Mr.. lay
lor has identified in Alexandria dur
ing the past few weeks. His work IN
the Navy Department daily results in
the identification of many persons,
which runs up into the hundreds each
wear. He is truly the refuge for the
port Of missing men.
Domain and Son, undertakers TODAY
received the following letter from J
H. Kleir Of Atlanta, Ga, relative to
the man:
Your letter of the 1st, instant to the
George Muse Company, this city, has
been referred to US and we feel cer,
tain the coat shown Us by them be,
longs to J. II. Brannon, who left At.
lanta on the End of February 1922 anc
that he was the party killed near your
city on the Sth of February, 1922.
Would it be necessary To make
Identification in person: He roomed
over our establishment for bout twc
years and we had known him for about
five years.
80 far as we know he had no liv.
ing relatives, as his friend, however
we do not want him to get pauper'S
grave, and would pay any reasonable
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