Martinsburg Herald

INAUGURAL GUEST
WAS MURDERED

Man, With $300 Money Order, Found Dead Near Capital.

RAGGED WOUND IN NECK

Police Regard the Case as One of Cold Blooded Murder, But Motive Is Lacking, as Money and Watch Were Found Upon the Body- In Doubt as to Man's Identity.

Washington, March 8.- The body of a well dressed man, partially covered with snow, and a ragged wound in the neck, was found near Alexandria, Va., a short distance from Washington. In the pockets of the clothing were a travellers' check for $300, issued by the Wells Fargo Express company at Los Angeles, Cal., payable to Walter F. Schultz; a card bearing the same name, but with an address of 1314 Douglas street, Sioux City, Ia., and another card which bears the name of Mrs. Alma Hume Gillette.

The police regard the case as one of cold blooded murder and as one of the most mystifying crimes ever committed in this section. A motive for the murder is lacking, and the identity of the man supposed to be Schultz is by no means complete. Cards and other papers found in the victim's clothes are believed to have been put there by his slayer.

The theory that the man committed suicide is not credited, because of the peculiar character of the wound and the fact that no weapon of any sort was found near his body. The police also assert that it is improbable that robbery was the motive, as $28 in cash and a gold watch were found in the pockets of the victim.

After working upon all sorts of clues, the Alexandria police are still in doubt as to the man's identity and the manner in which he met his death. One theory is that the murdered man was an inauguration visitor who was lured away from the city, murdered and his body thrown into a field where it was found, about 400 yards from the Alexandria railroad station.

The authorities believe they will establish the identity of the victim from a letter, without envelope, evidently belonging to the dead man. It was dated "Sioux City, Ia., Dec. 30." and was signed "Your sister, Ellen Dorothy."

The dead man was apparently about thirty-five years old and his appearance was that of a prosperous business man.