The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-15
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purse containing the sum Of S2a.2s-
Nothing else was found in in the po e'i
ct book.
ja Referred to Sheriff
The matter was then referred to
I Sheriff J. D.. Charlton by Patrol
man Borgess.. From there the
case was taken to the office OF
County Coroner J. p. Blocher.
Mr.. Blocher made a more thor
ough search Of the coat and dis
covered on a hidden inside poker
a ticket issued by the West Penn
Railway good for one ride over
the street car lines within the
coke region Of McKeesport, Ale
gheny Valley division" The
serial number of the ticket, which
apparently had come from a book
of tickets, was 36,111.
The cost was made of blue
serge There were no other iden-
tification marks than the name
and She numbers given. The hat
was size seven and one-eighth and
bore the Trademark of Walbrooke
& Co.
Will Not Hold Inquest
Coroner Blocher stated this at
ternoon that, due to the fact that
dozens of persons witnessed the
suicide, no inquest will be held.
Various officials this afternoon at
tempted to seek out the identity
of the drowned man but all have
been unsuccessful.
Meanwhile searching parties
continued to look for the body OF
the deat man. Shortly after the
suicide occurred two small boats
equipped with grapp;e hooks, be-
gan dragging the waters.
81 When these attempts to locate
the body proved unsuccessful,
Harry Downey, whose friends say
he can dive more than thirty-five
feet attempted to find the body.
The water at this point is from
eighteen to twenty feet deep, Off
Gals stated.
Efforts still being without sue
cess. Coroner Blochr obtained
permission, as last resort, to use
dynamite in attempting to rescue
the body of the suicide victim. Con-
siderable delay ensued while Off
Gals were procuring permission to
use this means, which, it was de-
5clared would result in the death
of many fish in the river, but it
was finally granted.
Suggests Loaf Of Bread
AS officers entered u Coroner
sBlocher's office at $3.50 this after
noon to report their efforts futile,
some one suggested to the official
that the old plan Of putting a loaf
bread on the water be tried out
They've always said" declared
the suggester, that if loaf OF
bread is put on the water in which
there is drowned mans body It
will com to the top. !"
well, we can't do any more than
waste a loaf Of Bread answered
the coroner ST haven't got the
faintest idea in the world that any
thing will result from this effort.
but il you fellows want to try It.
go ahead and get your loaf o.
bread"
The officers started out for the
grocery store. Whether or not tn?
loaf of bread was used was not
history at a late hour this after
noon.
Inquiries Made.
Before the West Penn ticket was
discovered in Mar1osh's pocket. in
qniries were made of local tailors
as to whether any one by the name
of ~. Marlosh" had purchased a
suit from them on OF about April
"a Of this year.
More than a half dozen tailors
were questioned, particularly
those catering to foreign trade,
but all said that they had sold no
suit to any one Of that name.
The Reverend Father Gi1iberci
Of the Fairmont Italian Catholic
Church said this afternoon that
there was no one by the name of
81. Marlosh' in his parish. These
facts when made known gave ex-
ira weight to the officials theory
that the dead man was from the
Pennsylvania region.
Many Rumors Current
Many rumors were current,
throug hout the day as to the ident-
ity of The unknown Italian. One OF
these was to the effect that he was
an Hungarian butcher named Joe
Molnar of Riyesville-
This rumor started when Mr..
Molnar failed to appear before
Justice Of the Peace M. r.. Mus,
grave at 9 o'clock this morning in
answer to civil suit summons.
Molnar was the owner Of but
cher shop and meat and grocery
market at Rivesville which wao
destroyed about two months ago!
by fire. All of Molnar''s stock OF
goods was burned. leaving him
practically penniless.
His place Of business was insured
for $4,000, but owing to some tech
nicality, Molnar has as yet been
unable ia collect his insurance, it
is said. Five creditors OF the
Rivesville man have entered suits
in the last few days. and the first
A. n have