Putnam patriot., 1923-01-19
POSSE FINDS MAN
 FROZEN TO DEATH
After Days Search, Body of James Tague, Webster, Is
 Located
Discovered In Sitting Position Under
 Tree.-Exposure Cause of Death

Following practically 24 hours eeaseless search by police, relatives and friends, the body of James rague. 42, of Webster. was found Monday evening at North Woodstock. on the so-called south road. under tree by the roadside. Doubtless tired out by tramping about in the deep snow, in his endeavors to find his way home ward, Mir. Tague had sat down under the tree, perhaps fallen asleep, and was frozen to death. Medical Exam iner Dr. Pike. who viewed the remains and gave permission for burial, deeid- ed death was due to exposure and ex- haustion Mir. Tague. who was 42 years old, was married and was part ner in a lunch cart business at Web ster. had numerous friends in this city and vicinity He was known to almost everybody in Webster, and was held in universal regard.
 Went oH On Sleigh Ride
 Mir. Tague has a summer home at North Woodstock, and Sunday after noon he hired a horse and sleigh from Tom Dwyer. On his drive he was ac- companied by William s. Fuller, mar ketman at Webster. formerly of Put nam, where he worked for several marketmen In returning home at night, they were not sure of the road back to North Woodstock village, so they stopped at farm house to in- quire the way. Mir. Fuller made the inquiry at the place of Arthur Potter. When he went back to the road to get back into the sleigh, it had disap peared. short time later he was taken to Quinebaug by Stanley Smith of North Woodstock, and from there Mir. Fuller went to Webster.
 When Mir. Tague and the horse and sleigh failed to make their appearance at the Dwyer stable. after a due al lowanee of time to allow them to get there from the Potter place, Mrs. Tague and others became alarmed. A searching party. including police, went looking for Mir Tague and the sleigh ing outfit. Some of the party secured the vicinity all night and others joined in the search Monday. continuing all day and until after nightfall, when the frozen body of the deceased was found.
 Mail Man Finds Maekinsw
 Finding of the maekinaw of Mir. Tague by Rural Mail Carrier Bert Bosworth, on the state highway at North Woodstock near the home Of Leonard H. Healey was the first evil dence that the deceased had been in that neighborhood Search disclosed footprints in the snow to indicate that MT. Tague had crawled over the stone wall at the place of Charles Ringdahl and that he had passed through the or chard and from there had tramped to the south road. where he apparently sat down to rest after his exhausting efforts
 Horse Wanders to Pomfret
 The horse and sleigh were located in the shed on the place of Miss Elinor Mathewson at Pomfret, where the horse had apparently sought shelter and warmth in its driverless wander ing about the country.
 Mir. Tague's watch, money amount ing to S416, and other valuables were found on his person, undisturbed, thus removing all doubt whatever of any possibility that his untimely and sud den death may have been caused through an attack on the lonely road in the dead of night by persons hav- l.... r.. L. h..r,. n. fh1ar rnnliNa