Inter-Mountain Farmer | 1902-08-26 | Page 5 | Tried to Burn Body

TRIED TO BURN BODY Murderer's Desperate Effort to Conceal Crime. CREMATION THE METHOD I'nrtinlly-Consumccl Kemnlns of Mnn Whose Last Nnnio la Known to Ilo Bruco round in a l'llo of Surnlnr; Ties Near Downey Station. Idaho-Three Idaho-Three Ugly Cuts In the Hack of the Head and Ono Over Left Eye, Proved tho Manner of Victim's Death. rocatello, Ida , Aug 55 The - 1 n.ly nf a man whose last name -t Is klinnn lo be llrllce was today -f found by Coroner J. O llean and -f Deputy Sheriff Clrllllth nbnut ono 4- mile noi Ih of Downey station, - this county, under circumstanced 4 s that suggest fnul murder and An f ntteini t to cover Ui tho crime by f trcmnllon -f lho body wns found In a pile 4- of burning ties and was pirllally -f -f consumed, Ihe ties having been 4- so plui ed acrosH and nroun 1 11 f as to nccompllsh Hint object 4 4 Three ugly cuts wcio In tho 4 4 hick nf llio hen.l and ono over 4 4 the left eje, which proved tho 4 4 manner nf tho victim's de ith. 4 4 No cluo remains ns to tho inur- 4- 4 dercr 4