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DROWNED MAN IDENTIFIED, The Boiy of the San Found to the Boy Said to Ne That at Ween—the Valive. The Identity of the Dead can found neue thy Tay Parte ristrosd uridge on Buday atternion, January 17, has been discovered by Captain Carson Weseméver, a ship ewasker, Uvhng ce Chirty-thal and Mevhunla streets, Captain Wedemeyer called at the police glnii on yesterday and asked to be shown (he articles taken frantic body when found, We was shown to wedbean Watch charm with red compasa, the watch and other affects found to the pock— cla of the man when taken out of the bay. And he Meptified teen as the property of Win whom bs knew oly as Hang, 2 Norwegian., He hat heard t he full pame of the man several thes, but could not re vail It yeaterday., Thy body was found by two fishermen J and was decomposed no badly and dalla ver at Booneat: Sin fetta OF WEN (Hite catlon T at the time. (Peary wand other athetes found in the pockerk were Ue only marans by wheh the bods might Lo kiowt ‘The remains were Interred xi once i The hulkie “burving “around as the personal effects turned over 10. the poll The erat bean cone bea weg iulgie at in Geld specimen of weoremmestuip, and it wie rhowshy that the aesedtollah of Ute atyntie would tend to the Mentis of Chensee To se Nuss Pmttel, HU Wis at ule pola SteHon when he cult, Captain Wedemexcen old the Fulluiwlig story A few wast: before the ody was found Haiee told mie Tut he waa rofre to lee, some mores fi Carnie canis uur Se Jeuh ghea dine with arutue rugie Farming and debug. Varstelou user le wit kubis fo sient fur his sweetheart [a No Wes cine hielise ter et tere ant marry her cy xoaa Rw fe Nad gotten settled fo Ii Hema, lo ebowedl ma the whotusnngea OC is von hy, Mel L remember elie wits 4 Intndsane worn, didetigs fron he ples Huw He fed firmsctr out with a satiall beat, shot oleic feet one, with he Catto with wil On The 1st Cant Kew qv wae Whe He puged out from Delle Iwi! on My vorage dewil this kuy iy hte Bow home, The tit beugs the haat oer On Horta ae je tinal eter Hove. “Now comms he austerlane purt of Une ranatorion. We Mdepemraner of ths hot anil the valishice of sie end man, to Thy Bont he alway carried islehel or all. Wittely he uundei very siuredly, aint If funst have contained monty or a hawk Mook or other riches OC more an two enttie 1s ideva Tut Cheat of twats tik Me host, towers with other betongages, OF eaurnd the Neat latent ewe dpifted or bert «ape glad vatd gne ta Ce hottant uf [he uy, for fia welgt oF Me avllving War enough ta ati ne teal grutt. Mie Thi Wa ce Very DY GMAT Charaelor, indented, aml Ise a Wwariole at ued glothes. “Hu told me he had followed the Stir for wany werd ated Wakan expert miterities. We had fovasion ones to Cntlod hay about ate vomth ‘sea find Ms rath WMwt tren To elder, but he never feseed and repted that an said weadde Mhe Niineeit woul maater the TOUFH Woxther aod treacherous ae. fila Hot Unik Met he has met with foul pins. But betlowe Wed be gat oaichi Mie lori fal cltter fell ot at his Neat or thy haat wae vipsized. Lean't underatoned wheat lem Flume of the beat and thiater goods. In whether the unknown Norwegian en ded his treasure of prett wealth or not dy ROT Remien at emerate teat toy had money, gad Wie valise whilst he Watched so carefully may have con thined gol and silver or dards to mney lit Mus OW work Cantein Wedemerer Lold WM story 10 the writef anal those present sl Mo Amo and Wolk his deverture, medstie WH he and done his duty dn “repertiang ‘in matter. Unions xame of the relatives or friends of the deta neon mento toe search for that pre covery of the missing proveris, [1 le out of he provines of the police department to do anything further in the matter. ‘There is no scuspicion of anythin that an Acclduret in Pre drewnion,
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Galveston Daily News

Galveston, Texas, US

Sun, Jan 30, 1898

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