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A 8ASTIAN VICTIM.GHASTLY DISCOVERY MADE NEAR MILAN.Kecalls the Serie sof Tragedies Discovered Six Years Ago and the Peculiar Methods Adopted by Bastian to Rob His Servants.The finding lt;»J’ the decaying bones of a human being on the form south of Milan wh'To the arch-fiend. Henry Itastiun. followed his criminal career opens another chapter In the* history of fin* '.versi series of crimes over perpetrated in Ro.-k Island county, and incidentally confirms the suspie-i ion that ihv plum* was the scene of I many murders.This last growsomo find, which was made public yesterday. was made lost Monday hy William Hoffmann, the present tenant of the place, in digging a hole in which to set posts for the “i*0'tion of an ice house. Hoffmann was working alone and ho for some reason concluded that the proper thing to «lo would lie to keep the matter to I himself and avoid tin* publicity that would jollow the* annouuceniem of v.hai in- laid foiuul.Throws Bones Back in Hole.Accordingly he set his post on top |of tin; body, throwing the hones hack | in the hob- and attempted to forget : fill nhont It. The thought of what | lay two feet beneath the ground only 1:5u feet from his bodroom, however, haunted him and prevented him from ■ sleeping at night and in the morning In* decided to hear it no longer. Accordingly ho camo to Milan and telephoned to Sheriff Crolh* who hunt's! up Coroner Eokhurt and theing that the crime was committed In the winter when heavy foot covering . was in use*.Identifying Skeleton.The entire skeleton was unearthed, but there was nothing with it hy which it could be Identified. The teeth were in good condition and the fact that then? were only two of the 'wisdom teeth started, one ot them probably through the gum, showed that this victim of Hnstian’s inhuman greed was a young man. Two of the molars on the left side of the lower jar/ were gone and nne was missing from the other side. The skeleton was evidently that of a man of middle height. Aside Trom these Features there appeared to ho nothing upon which to base a guess as to which of the several supposed victims still tin-accounted for the present, one mny be.Probably That of Kreinsen.Those who nre most familiar with the circumstances believe that the remains unearthed yesterday are those e Fred Kreinsen. a young Herman abou, 25 years ol‘ age at the timo he dlsai-po.nrod nine years ago. Kreinsen. lllu. the majority of Hastian’s hired men. had no relatives in America to become curious about his whereabouts after ho had dropped out of sight. He had been in America several years and was possessed of several hundred dollars.REMEMBERED NED LEE’SMISSION AS USUAL.Mystic Shriners Give Their Customary $100, Fifty of Which Goes to the Building Fund and $50 to Inciden-i tals.At a recent meeting of the members of Kaaha temple of the Mystic Shrinn the usual gift of $100 was given to tho Nod I-oo .Mission. This is the third time that, the members of this order have done this thing. This time, however. they made a little change In thoill t - . — . I- at . f rrv ^ Cl •
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Davenport Daily Leader
Davenport, Iowa, US
Fri, Dec 06, 1901
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