Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, November 4, 1904 Volume XXXVIII, Number 43 DEATHS Found Body in Swamp A party of hunters returning to their homes in this place about 1:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon reported the discovery of what were evidently the decomposing remains of a man lying in the densest section of a small swamp, situated on the Ann Glass farm, about four miles east of Ebensburg. Investigations by a number of persons from this place later in the afternoon attested the correctness of the hunters’ statements and speculations as to the identity of the dead man has been rife ever since. Various persons say they have good reason to believe that the body is that of a demented person who had been scouting, entirely naked, through the woods of the neighborhood; others believe him to have been murdered and thrown into the swamp, while still another theory has it that he is a victim of the not far distant railroad who, in trying to crawl away for assistance, became exhausted and perished at the spot where his rotting remains were found. The members of the hunting party who made the gruesome discovery were Walter Bolsinger, Wm. Peach, Bell Chute and Hugh Brown. They had been shooting rabbits in the wood near the Glass farm when one of them became curious about a terrible stench which issued apparently from a small bog situated about sixty yards from the farmhouse, deserted now for nearly fifteen years. A very short search revealed the decaying body, entirely nude and lying on its side with the head in a small stream which runs through the swamp. Without attempting to investigate further, the hunters hastened back to Ebensburg where they immediately reported the matter at the Court House. Half an hour later a party composed of Dr. F. C. Jones, Attorneys Walter Jones and Philip N. Shettig, Charles Hasson and W. R. Thompson, started for the Glass farm under the direction of the hunting party. Arriving there they found everything as described. The stench about the place was so dreadful that it was only with the greatest effort that Dr. Jones and one or two other members of the party could approach the body closely enough to make any satisfactory examination. Dr. Jones expressed himself of the opinion that the person, whoever it might be, had been dead a number of weeks. With the exception of a small portion of the rear, the skull was entirely devoid of flesh, the hair too having disappeared. The rest of the body from the neck down was not so badly decomposed, most of the flesh being still intact, and turned into a black crisp by the action of the weather. In the abdominal region, however, there was a great cavity which was a perfect mass of putrefaction. No attempt at a detailed examination was made but from the gray color of the hair on the breast and arms, it was believed that the dead man had been of rather advanced years. What is believed to be a clue to the identity of the man found was given by Richard Bradley, the fourteen-year-old son of James Bradley who lives not more than 100 yards from the Glass place. The boy says that he and some companions had until about a month ago seen at intervals a naked and apparently demented old man dodging among the trees in the neighboring woods. His evidence is said to have been corroborated by that of George and Mike Stock, section men on the Ebensburg branch who are also said to have seen this strange apparition. Coroner Miller was notified of the discovery. _________________________________________________________________ You live life beyond your PC. So now Windows goes beyond your PC. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/115298556/direct/01/