Evening star., 1922-10-20
identify DEAD MAN
ASFORMER MAYOR
Body Found Declared That of
New Jersey Resident, Miss
ing From Sanitarium.
From a STAFF Correspondent.


ALEXANDRIA. Va, October 10
Identification of the body of man
found in the thick woodlands near
Warwick Station. Va. yesterday. was
effected today by the Alexandria po-
lice headed by Chief Good and Will
liam T. O'NeaI, in charge Of the West
ern Union Telegraph Office here. The
man. 1t Is now certain, was John H.
Boylen, a26 Mercer street. Glouces-
ter, MI, where he was mayor and
chief of police. Boylen disappeared
from sanftarium there last May.
Mr. oNeal called Chief Goods to his
otfice this morning and showed him a
copy of receipt which he had given
to Mrs. Boylen when she came here
last May looking for her husband. 1t
was for $10. which she left to pay the
railroad fare Of Boylen back to Phila-
deiphia- Mr. ONeai inf,omed the
Alexandria police chief that a man
about five feet ten inches tall and
about sixty years old, appeared at the
telegraph office about May 15 last and
sent telegram to Mrs. Boylen asking
for money
Mrs. Boylen Here Seeking Husband.
A few days later Mrs. Boylen. ac-
companied by a woman whom she
said was her sister. appeared in per-
son at the telegraph office, seeking in
formation as to the whereabouts of
the sender Of the original message.
Mr.. O'Neal said that the man had not
been seen since the message was
sent, but agreed to hold the money
In case he reappeared.
II Is the belief Of the police and
others. who have been investigating
the case. including Justice Of the
Peace Troth Of Alexandria county, in
whose Jurisdiction the body was
FOUND. that the man went to the Sc
cluded spot and died from exposure.
The place where the body was found
! Is reached by a walk of aoou. 5vU
yards from the Mount Vernon rail-
road line. through woodland covered
with hea'y underbrush. The man
had apparently picked out a high
piece of ground in the deep marshes.
which begin a tnat point.
Mr.. ONeal said that Mrs. Boylen in
formed him her husband left the san
atarium one night when attendants
went to get him some clothing for
which he had asked. He had on a
blue suit. she said. had a gold knife
and crucifix in his pocket. Such a
knife and crucifix were found on the
body yesterday. together with a tag
Of the Sun Shipbuilding Corporation
of Chester. Pa, bearing the numbers
S1-2037.
Inquest to BE Held.
The body is at Wheatley's un-
dertaking establishment at Alex
andria. where 1t will be held until
after an inquest which Judge Troth
will hold tomorrow morning in Alex
andria. The judge said he would not
impanel a jury until the police au-
thorities had had an opportunity of
getting some definite information re-
garding the man. Chief of Police
, Goods telegraphed to the Chester
police last night in an effort to get
an Identification of the body by means
of the tag. Up until noon today he
had not received any reply from the
Pennsylvania police.
Just a few days ago Mr.. O'Neal re-
ceived from Mrs. Boylen a letter say
/! ing that she had as yet been unable
to get trace of her husband. and had
about given up hope. At the same
time she asked for the return Of the
railroad fare which she left.
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