| Show STRANGER FOUND DEAD Unknwon Man Drowned in ii Parleys Canyon Creek WAS SEEN ON SATURDAY I Laborer About Fifty Years of Age Appeared nt Cement Works on Saturday Sat-urday Apparently Suffering From Delirium Tremena He Went Away and Was Seen No Jfore Until Discovered Dis-covered Yesterday Lying Pace 1 Downward in the CreekAutopsy May Be Held Today i I I Lying face downward i In a shallow place In Parleys creek the body of an unknown man evidently a laborer wus found dead curly yesterday forenoon at a point near Deckers ranch several miles up tho canyon The body was found by a section hand who at once communicated with the city reporting I the gruesome find to the authorities 31 Is thought the man met death by falling lntlie creek In attempting to cross It while suffcrlnefiom delirium tremens tho effect of a period of linnl drinking JJo had been dead to all appearances ap-pearances for about two days As soon as tho presence of the body In the canyon was reported to the Sheriffs elute Deputy Sheriff Ttnlelgh and Undertaker Watson were sent to the place They drew the lifeless form i from the water and made a careful search of the clothing on the hpdy There was nothing Lending to give any clue to the mann Identity In fact his pockets contained nothing but a few small coins a pipe and none cigarette papers lie had the appearance of a man of 55 years medium height rather slight of frame He wore a black moustache mous-tache and short beard streaked with gray His clothing was coarse and well worn It was learned by the officer that the man had been seen In the canyon on Satucdny On that day he applied for work at a lime quarry but did not got employment as he was half drunk Later he was seen wandering aimlessly nhout higher up In the canyon Those who talked with him say he apncared to have been drinking heavily although I he talked In a manner that was perfectly per-fectly rational The body was removed to Watsons undertaking establishment where It la being held pending an effort to learn the mans identity No Inquest In all probability will be held |
