Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-11-12 | Page 2 | Boxcar Victim Probably Shot with Own Gun

BOXCAR VICTIM PROBABLY SHOT WITH ITHON OWN GUN Bullet in Skull of Same Type as Cartridges in Dead Mans Man's Pocket A shattered bullet revealed in the skull of the unknown known man found murdered last Sunday in a carload of lumber at the Utah J Lumber Lumberyard Lumberyard Lumberyard yard West Vest First South street has been Identified as a 38 caliber bullet of the same type as ten cartridges cartridges cartridges car car- car car- found in the dead mans man's I packets This led Investigating officers on Thursday to express the theory that the th-e man was probably killed with his own weapon v wu ot yet yot been found The bullet bulet was re revealed revealed re- re by Dr John J. J Galligan city physician who performed an au autopsy autopsy autopsy au- au topsy Wednesday night It was lodged Just back of or the right eye and had ranged downward through I the victims victim's skull from a point I about three Inch Inches s above the left ear when he lie was shot at close I range SKULL FRACTURED The autopsy also disclosed a fracture of the frontal bones of or the skull This was probably the tha result of a terrific blow on the left side of the face and head cuts and bruises of which are plainly visible With Increased publicity given the case In an effort to establish the theman's theman's theman's mans man's Identity telegrams and letters letters letters let let- reached police headquarters almost armost al at- most hourly Thursday from points in Idaho Wyoming Colorado and Utah Ed Young of or Buhl Ida drove to Salt Lake Wednesday night arriving arriving arriving ing here at 5 a a. m m. Thursday in an effort to identify the body Mrs R. R McMurdo Mc of Stockton Utah wrote a letter to the police Which vas was received Thursday to together together together to- to gether with a picture of the woman's womans womans woman's wom worn ans an's husband whom she expressed a belief might be the d dead ad man The Th-e picture picture- does not resemble the fea features tures of the unknown victim of what has now been designated by bf the police as a foul murder STILL UNIDENTIFIED Sheriff SherI W W. A. A Morse l of Ft Morgan Morgan Morgan Mor Mor- gan Colo Cob called police pollee headquarters by telephone asking If the body bore certain scars and marks and stating l If it did that he could Identify it t T odY did not bear any ab of tl the e marks indicated by sheriff Morse Bryon O. O Jeppson of Brigham City called at the Kingdon Lees Lee morgue on Second East street Wednesday Ye evening and expressed the belief that the body might night be that thoat of his brother Chester L L. Jeppson who was last heard from fromIn In Austin Ore Certain dental denta work which It was known Jeppson had done on his teeth did not tally or resemble to any degree according to the police the dental work on the unknowns unknown's teeth