The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-15
CHESTER GRINNELL
FOUND DEAD WITH
HIS NECK BROKEN
Taxi Driver Is Held BY the Po-
lice for Investigation
of the Crime.
GRINNELL WAS LAST
SEEN FRIDAY NIGHT
Said TO Have Been Down Town
to Collect Money Due
Him on Insurance.

With his neck broken, an ugly wound
in the back, and numerous bruises
about the body and shoulders. Ches-
ter Grinnen. 20. who lives at 1o1G
Barrancas avenue, was found dead
near the Perdido trestle on Little Bay.
ou. back Of the shipyard. yesterday al
noon.
After searching all day yesterday il
.rying to find some clue to the murdey
| taxi driver, who gave the name q
Zoe Freutai was arrested last nifSi
bout II O'Clock upon investigation
being held at the city jail Pc
~ that he was seen TO pick Grin
at Baylen and Zarragossa str
te Friday.
Reports Leads TO Arrest.
An accurate report of the trips made
" the cars at the taxi stand where
oreutal worked led partly 10 his arr
est The report that he made on the
rip on which he is alleged to have
;arried Grinnell as a passenger shows
hat he left the stand on South Pala-
fox street at 6 o'clock Friday. picked
up a passenger at Baylen and Zarra-
gossa and went to Garden and "a"
streets. This is the report that Freu-
tai made when he returned at Gs15
o'clock. lie quit his job Immediately
after that At least. according to the
proprietor, he. left and did not come
back
Sometime ago Grinnell was injured
hY electricity while working al a local
dock and is said 10 have been in the
city Friday for the purpose Of collect
ing insurance due him
Found BY Passers BY.
Lying within few yards of the road
the body was discovered by J. +. Dudy
a resident Of West Pensacola. who with
his family were going down to the
bayou for swim Driving along the
road Mr.. Dudy first noticed what he
thought was a man in a drunken stu
por. He cautiously approached the
lifeless body and soon discovered that
he was dead, and had been foully
dealt with
Signs of a seuffle.
He Immediately notified the police
and Officer a. N. Harper, accompanied
by Bennie Frank. son 81 Chief Of Po-
lice Frank. hurried out to the scene.
where the body Of cirinnelI was lying
was torn up considerably. apparently
where a hard scuine had been made
by the victim before his assailants pat
him away.
There were numerous footprints:
the officer was able 10 distinguish Al
least two others besides those Of Grin
nell. Nearby was an empty quart bot
tie which had recently contained
liquor The supposItion is
that it was used 10 break his neck.
Upon orders from Justice Of ths
Peace Johnson the body was brought
to Pous undertaking parlors where It
will be prepared FOR burial. a coron-
er's jury viii be held today
Left Home Friday Morning.
The dead mans aged mother who
lives at 1919 Barrancas avenue be-
came hystericaI when told that her sou
was dead She said that he Jeff home
early Friday morning and that she had
not seen him since. However be was
seen late Friday afternoon by anofher
party. according to police.
They also discovered two men WHO
are said TO have been seen with him
on several occasions during the past
few days but there is nothing to in
dicate that they had anything 10 do
with Grinnelrs death.
1t is said that he had been drink
ing considerably Of late and that he
was accustomed to going down to 4
place near where he was found 10
either purchase Of make liquor. In his
pockets was found something less than
a dollar In small change. Whether
he had more before ne was killed is not
known.
The police are following up every
clue.