Evening journal., 1922-12-01
shot, HACKED
TO DEATH, Then
OIL BURNED

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come. fearing the victim might be
missing member OF the family.
All persons applying at the de-
tective bureau this morning. for in
formation regarding missing men.
were sent to the morgue, but none
Identified the corpse.
DR.. II. W. Briggs performed an
autopsy at noon. and will make his
report TO the coroner's jury when
an inquest is held.
Prior TO his visit Detectives Nc
Daniel and Cooke went to the
morgue and took finger prints OF
the dead man. These will be pho
togrsphed and sent 70 nearby cities,
unless the identity OF the victim +
soon established.
The fiendish manner in which the
body was mutilated prior TO its be-
ing burned would indicate that the
m erderer did not act in self-defense
but was actuated by intense hate.
The detectives, while admitting
they are at sea as TO the motive are
working on the theory that there Is a !
woman in the case. and that the men /
fought for her favor. Whether the I
body was mutilated before death is /
uncertain. but it is certain that the |
mutilation took place prior to the !
burning OF the body, as portions OF |
body cut Off were not burned.
The police are inclined TO think .
the woman in the case was nearby. ,
and while not suspecting her OF any /
part in the crime are endeavoring 20
locate her so that they may secure
some clue as 10 the identity OF the
dead man as well as that OF his muir
derer.
The body was found by
George Crouch. IA years old. OF eos
Pine street; Leonard Brown, 10
years old. go Pine street. and
George Phippa, 16 years old. The
boys. frightened by the gruesome
sight. ran down the railroad track
passing through the marsh and met
William McGrann to whom they told
their story. McGrann Immediately
ran 10 the Harlan Athletic Field
along the Causeway where he met
Gold who hurried TO the
scene. Detectives Virden and Ma
honey who were In the vicinity at
the time arrived a few minutes
later.
The officers communicated with
Police Headquarters and Captain
Kelleher Immediately sent Detective
Riley and officer Lynch to the scene
OF the crime.
ols was notified by the police and
the body to the morgue.
where a thorough examination was
made. but no further marks of ,
identification were found. The
deputy coroner stated that the man
had probably been dead about 80
hours before his body was found.
On close examination OF the body
the Coroner found a hole in the
mans chest below the shoulder on
he left side that may have been
caused by a bullet.
The man was about feet s inches
all and weighed in the neighbor-
hood OF 100 hounds He Is believed
o have been quite a young man.
he was attired in a bsown striped
'oat and vest with the label of
ID. c.. merchant in the
inside pocket of the coat: trousers ,
II dark blue with a white stripe.
The spot where the mans body
vas found is favorably located for
he commission of just such a
rhine, being several hundred yards
rom the nearest house, and II the
nan rnada anv aufcrtr tt,o~o ..... ~. D
lie chance OF his being heard. While
he place is but $50 feet from the
abroad, this spot IS rarely used and
would be impossible. owing to the >,
Ugh weeds growing there, for any =
ne walking along the track to dis :,
over the body. y.
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