Show GROUND TO I IN LOCAL LOGAL YARDS Donald E. E Matthews of Grand Junction ion Colo Cob Killed on Rio Gr Grande tide TRIED TO STEAL A RIDE RIDEr rTh r Th Thrown Under Freight in in At Attempting Attempting At- At tempting to Board It While Moving The Tho mangled body of or Donald 1 E. E Matthews a railway clerk cIerI was vas waa found last night shortly after aCter 7 o'clock b by I Hugo Slink of 1217 South East Elst West street on the tho Rio filo Grande Grando tracks Just Juet below T Tenth nth South street The bo body y was entirely nude ono one arm and both bolh feet reet were missing and cuts und and bruises were Through tho the jaw Jiw a 0 railroad spike had been driven Scattered Scat Stat along the tr as ns far tar north us un Sixth South streets parts of or the body bolly and clothing found round From information given by j Len n Phillips Pull Phil lips hips night watchman stationed l at nt Sixth South South street It developed that Matthews had attempted to board Rio 1110 Oran Grande e train No o. o 4 Phillips had met Matthews shortly before tho the train was due duo and in tho the conversation that followed followed fol tol- fol- fol lowed Matthews told him ho was going 1 to catch the tho train and ride to Or Grand arand nd Junction H Phillips told him that ho could not make the tho train and antl ordered him hini from the yard Matthews started south along the tho tracks and in a A. few tew minutes tho the train passed going at an estimated rate of or 10 miles s an nn hour Tried TricI to Lu Board Though Pl Phillips did ld not seo gee eo Matthews board tho train and scattered l parts of or orthe the body gave ga mute el evidence enco of ot the I unsuccessful attempt Upon the discovery discovery dig dis dis- dis covery of or the body Slink telephoned to 10 tho the police pollee station and Sergeant Hempel Officers Ripley y and Brown Drown and Sheriff C C. I Frank Emery hastened to tho the scene In n the patrol wagon u A short distance south of Sixth Sixta 1 South street most of tho clothing clothing- was foun found d the he s spot ot evidently c being the place of or ortho the tho ho attempted boarding In tho the clothes several letters and papers were found Among them was a membership card to the tho Brotherhood of ot Railway gerl Clerks Clerks' s' s union No of ot Colorado Springs Tho remains were ere taken to O'Donnell's ODon nen's nells undertaking rooms where tho they viewed by Coroner Dana T. T Smith who vho did not deem an nn inquest necessary A V telegram was sent to R. R E E. Fisher an n officer of the time railway ay clerks clerks' union at t Colorado Springs s Informing him of th the hr death c ath of Matthews |