East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-26
Walter Scott Of Marshfield
Found Working OH Ranch
Near PendIetOn This Morning
TWO MEN LOOKED ALIKE
SAYS FORMER EMPLOYER
Officials Think Progress Has
Been Made in Solving the
Manner the Man Met Death.

The identity of the man found on
the highway west of Pendleton Wed
nesday morning is as much of a mys-
terry as ever, following the discovery
this morning that the Waiter Scott
who Is employed on the Hagen ranch
near Helix is a Marshfield man and
Is the same individual whom 10 peo
pie have positively stated was the
dead man. afsg,
The exploding of the Walter Scott
Identification came this morning when
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Taylor went 10
the Hagen ranch, talked with walter
Scott there after shaking hands Will.
him. Scott declares that he is per-
sonally acquainted with the persons at
Marshfield to whom Deputy Coroner
John II. Brady has been sending wires
In an effort to establish the Identity OF
the man whose body is held here.
Il would have sworn on stack OF
bibles that the man in the undertake.
ing parlors was Walter scott who
worked for me several harvest sea-
sons" Mr.. Taylor said this morning.
II was honest about 1t. They Ger.
tainly look alike, Walter Scott and the
dead man. But | shook hands with
the Walter Scott who worked for me-
After this experience couldn't ever
again swear positively to thAidentitvl
'ofsa man. This case certainty fooied
me-" Sts, h n
While the task of establishing the.
identity of the man whose neck was
broken must be done all over again
from the beginning, the county off
cials think that some real progress has
been made in their task of solving the
manner whereby the man met his
death.
They are confident that liquor fig.
ured in the deal. and they are Just as
confident that another liquor link in
the evidence that is being collected
will be found to be gasoline.
IT Is expected that the details OF at
least one serious auto accident will be
thoroughly aired this afternoon In the
noroner's inquest which has been
scheduled to start at 2 O'clock, ana
the disclosures that are expected to
be made there may throw sufficient
light on the manner OF the mans
death to solve this angle of the case.
The task of Identifying the dead
man Is apparently In more hopeless
tumble than II has been since the be-
ginning of the investigation. II Is pos
'ible that the man may have one OF
several names which have already
been brought forward.
The latest tip received by the sher-
ifs office Is that the man may. be
Arthur G.. Mason, whose home Is at
ieppner. A call from the sheriff
here was received here today In
which photographs were requested.
Mason has been away from home for
lome time. The last heard from him
he was working at Hermiston, accord
ng to the Heppner officials message.
Postmaster Thomas Thompson this
morning received a letter from Mrs. a
William Bordie Of Esclo, Oregon. IN
which the woman professed the belief
hat the dead man might be her son
Who has been away from home for
TX years. The only time .he was
leard from during that time was
word received from him while he was
n the vicinity Of Pendleton, the woin-
N states.
Mrs Bordie describes her son as be-
ng five feet 10 inches taIl, he had a
cry small hand, a foot with a very
ligh instep, dark brown hair, Grey
yes and his weight between 100 and
70 pounds. She did not mention
ither his name or his age In her let
or.
II has also been suggested that the
nan Is Peter Gilbert who worked for
,. d. Isaminger who lives tust outside
( Pendleton. Efforts 20 establish
he identity are being pushed Yigor-
usly.
Among other means whereby II is
oped to cineh the identificatlon. n
proves possible to make one, will
. a chart Of the dental work which
he dead man had had done. A COM
lete chart Of all work was made yes
erday by DR.. F. l.. Ingram, and copies
Z the classification he secured viii
e broadcasted to dentists In an ef-
ort to bring added light 20 bear on
he case.