The Daily News Batavia, Genesee County, New York State July 5-1898- part 2 of 2 WALTER HOLMES' FATE Morganville Young Man Killed on the Erie Road. The body of a man, frightfully mangled, was found on the Erie tracks in rear of Charles BURKE's house on East Main street, Northeast of the East Main street crossing, about 2 o'clock on Sunday afternoon. Harry LAWRENCE, an employe of George H. GARDNER and who was looking for a break in the Batavia-Horseshoe Lake telephone line, made the discovery. Coroner SNOW was notified, and Undertakers SANFORD & ADAMS were instructed to take the remains to their rooms. From the blood stains on the track it was evident that the body had been dragged about 200 feet. It had been cut entirely in two, the lower part of it lying on the south bank of the track, about 150 feet west of where the blood stains commenced and the upper part being found 50 feet further west. The trousers worn by the man were light colored and the vest was of black diagonal. There was no coat near the remains. The collar was of the turndown style and the tie was a Scotch plaid bow. A bicycle cap, with red, white, and black stripes, of "Seanel" make and a 7 in size, was found near the eastern limits of the blood stains, and a Hampton open-face nickel watch, with the hour-hand firmly imbedded in the face pointing to 2 o'clock lay near the trunk of the body. A brass chain was attached to the watch. At the undertaking rooms a dollar bill, a silver dollar and $1.65 in change were found in the pockets. Other articles were a gold ring, from which a stone was missing; a Lehigh Valley telegraph blank on which the telegraph alphabet was written, and two prize-chance tickets given away by GRUMIAUX & BARR, Le Roy news dealers. How or just when the accident happened probably never will be known. It is conjectured, however, that the man was walking on the track and was struck by a westbound Erie freight which passes through Batavia about 2 a.m., the time the watch stopped. Owing to the fact that the remains had reached an advanced state of decomposition, it became necessary to inter them yesterday and they were buried in Potter's field at 4 p.m., a prayer being offered by the Rev. John H. YATES. The dead man was identified this morning as Walter J. HOLMES, a Morganville farmhand, aged 21 years. The identification was made by means of the clothing and articles found in the pockets, by Harry HOLMES of Morganville, the young man's brother, and Harry HAMMETT, Lehigh Valley telegraph operator at Stafford, a friend of the deceased. Mr. HAMMETT read of the accident this morning and from the description given of the clothing became convinced that the unfortunate was HOLMES. He communicated the belief to HOLMES' brother and they at once came to Batavia. Upon examining the clothing and the articles in the pockets they found that their suspicions were correct. Young HOLMES had been working for a few weeks for Richard BOLT, a Morganville farmer. He laid off at noon on Saturday and announced that he proposed to come to Batavia and spend Sunday and go to Brockport on the Fourth. He came to Batavia and was seen early Saturday evening by Milo WHITING, an acquaintance who works in TAGGART's livery. He told WHITING that he was going home that night on the Erie's 7:48 o'clock train, but he was in town after that train departed. It is supposed that he started to walk home early Sunday morning and was struck by the freight. ++ Free Bread! We want you to try Collin's Bread. Five Shapes! Five Kinds! Some one of them will please you. Rye, Crown, Cottage, Vienna, and Malto-Peptin. On Saturday we will present you a sample loaf with your order, providing you buy 70 cents worth of merchandise. If 300 loaves are not enough your bread will be delivered Monday, July 4th. Get your order in Friday if possible. By telephone or mail. J.M. THOMAS, Corner Ellicott Street and Clifton Avenue. Telephone 37-1. ++ submitted by Linda C. Schmidt