The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-12-01
IDENTITY OF Man
KILLED MYSTERY
Victim of Railroad Accident
In Iowa, Thought to Be
Enroute to This CITY
ABOUT ~ YEARS OLD
May Have Worked on Farm
Near Sank Centre the
Past Summer

- 800
Past Summer
Sank Centre folks are yer
lueh interested in the death of
Dung man said to be between 1
nd 22 years of age.
He was killed by a train at Can
|, Iowa, Tuesday of last weel
nd the coroner is lead to believ
lat he was enroute for Sank Ger
e. A picture of the young ma
aken after his death, appears a
he top of column herewith.
The following letter written b
he coroner to Sheriff Ben Schoer
is self-explanatory:
Carroll, Iowa, Nov. %. 1927
Sheriff, Stearns County,
st. Cloud, MINI.
Dear Sheriff:
| am sending you herewith
a picture of a man who was
killed here last Saturday
night by being run over by a
train.
Up to tonight I have been
unable to get any trace of
the man before he met his
death. Just learned that this
man was picking up rides by
auto from Denver to Sank
Centre. and he expected to
reach Sank Centre by last
Tuesday. He told one fell
low who gave him lift
that he had been to Denver
looking for work, but, being
unable to find work there
he was returning to Sank
Centre, where he lived. He
may have been in Denver as
long as two years.
He was five feet six inches
tai, weighed about 120 to 100
pounds, had light brown eyes,
rather thin face, thin dark
brown hair of a reddish
tint. He carried a cheap Tip
Top watch, and also carried
in another inside pocket a wo-
mans small gold watch with
"Dea Powell, Feb. IL, 1900"
engraved on the inside COW
er. He offered Ito sell this
gold watch for $500 so / do
not suppose that it could have
been his mothers. He had
one tooth out in the front
upper jaw and another tooth
out of the left upper just.
the tooth just back Of the eye
tooth. He had had no alb
dominal operations, and no
other identifying marks Of
value.
When killed he had on a
new union suit Of cotton,
three shirts, one grey and
two blue, light grey trousers
with blue overalls, maroon
sweater with rolled over col
lar, and a checked gray
(dark) overcoat. Also wore
a light grey cap with a ~.
g." insignia on the beak.
From indications this man
is from Sank Centre or close
by there. Will you please
look this picture over and do
all in your power to discover
and locate his relatives that
they may be notified. If you
can learn his identity please
notify me by, wire or teie-
phone. May bury the body
here Monday unless we hear
from relatives by that time.
l have sent a somewhat
similar letter to the chief of
police at Sank Centre. l will
appreciate anything that you
may do to identify this man.
Yours very truly,
DIR. VIM. J. Forrest,
Coroner,
Chief of Police Jos. Miller re
ived a similar letter. He hal
'en working on the case, and fol
time it was thought that thu
Jung man spent a portion of tn,
INNER in this locality working
r VIII Reese and Fay Huston
st of the city, but left severa
seks ago for Denver.
From the information the chic.
rs able to compile it indicated
at the young man might be
n of Carl A. Anderson of 1864
ashington street, Englewood
u. He so notified the coroner.
A letter received by the chic.
ON the coroner Tuesday of thil
eek stated that he had wired Car
nderson at the address given AM
at the Western Union had mo-
zen able to deliver the messag,
Carl Anderson was not at tn,
ldress given.
From the latest information tn,
roner had in possession when h,
st wrote Chief Miller he was o
e opinion that the young man liv
in Denver and was enroute t,
lux Centre, picking up auto ride
I'd beating his way on trains.
The body was buried at Carol
lesday at 1000 A. M.
Milton Fish and family stoppe,
{ in Sank Centre Sunday en-
ute to their home at Parl