Year: 1872

bOSTON, NOV. z, 1877
The terrible murder discovered here yesterday
In which an unknown man was found foatng In
Charles River, one-half OF his body in one barrel
and onehalf In another, Is still shrouded In mys-
terry. Neither has the unfortunate victim been
Identified, nor is there any cew suspicion Of the
assassin. He must have been most determined In
MS hellish work, for the mutilated pieces OF the
body are hacked and bruised In the most horrible
manner.


CHARACTER AND EXTENT or TIE WOUNDS


1t Is probable from the character or the wounds
that they were made by small, common chopping
axe, as the gashes made quite small. That the
murderer must have been renzied by fear or passion
Is evidenced by the inaccurate aim OF his weapon
which hacked away in most bungling manner in
separating the several parts Of the body from each
other.


Hundreds. II not thousands. have viewed the re-
mains to-day, but one has been able to identity
them. mallormation OF the nasal organ either
at birth or by some wound previous to DEATH has
rendered 1t OF peculiar crooked FORM bending
prominently to the right side, and this may fur
nish clew to the Identification Of the body.


ANOTHER POSSIBLE CLEw


Is the fact that In one OF the barrels which con-
tanned the remains was found this morning scrap
OF paper with the address I'M. Schouer ESQ.,,
l,o4s washington street. Boston, Mass,n plainly
written, and IN the same barrel were the frag-
ments OF an old and worn billiard table pocket


In one OF the coat pockets was number OF bal
lots Of the Tenth ward, and as none OF them were
issued until Tuesday morning 1t Is clear that the
murder was not committed until after that time.
Mr.. Schouer, the billiard table manufacturer,
says that there is no one missing from his cstab-
lishment, and he, OF course cannot identify the
body OF the murdered man.


FIRST THEORIES OF THE TRAGEDY.


There are numerous theories as to the tragedy
and the victim, but In the absence OF any identif-
cation Of him they are Of very little consequence
1t is certain, however, that the murdered man
was gentleman OF some standing and wealth, II
anything can be judged by his clothing and general
appearance. The presence Of gold watch Is the
most singular feature OF all, for 1t seems hardly
probable, II the murder had been committed for
robbery, this would have remained untouched.
Probably the tragedy Is either the consequence OF
an old grudge the result OF some angry dispute,
and the cutting up and subsequent disposition Of
the remains was OF course simply to conceal the
fact Of the murder ITSELF


In this respect the aair Is not altogether diner.
ent from the Webster Parkman tragedy, and 1t
may yet turn out that both the murderer and the
murdered are men OF as much distinction as they
were. Whatever the cause, the motive or the
manner OF the tragedy, 1t Is probable that none





II there had been an assault of serious nature of
which others than the participants were cog
nizant, that fact must have come to the police.


THE CLOTHING


was nearly demolished in the mutilation OF the
body. The pants were cut In twain, the coat was
hacked In two pieces, and the shirts cut into
shreds. The clothing. except the undershirt,
which was OF coarse material, and the stockings,
which were old woollen ones, betokens q de-
gree OF gentility, while the look OF the
face, cleanly shaved, with whskers neatly
trimmed and complexion devoid OF any appear
ance OF great exposure, betokened other occupa-
ton than that OF the common laborer.


The boots were well made, caliskin ones, the
coat s evidently custom-made, while the vest and
pants were nearly new. and OF good material.
The cheeks and forehead OF the murdered man
are covered with bruises This would seem to in
dicate an ARRAY OF fsticuns before 1t grew fatally
desperate, and also that the deep cuts which pene
trated the skull at the back and on the left side
were made when the battle grew furious, and with
the same instrument that so roughly chopped or
the head and legs.


The event has caused


THE GREATEST EXCITEMENT
in and around Boston, and the public are anxionsy
awaiting the result OF the labors Of the detectives