When was it published?

July 13, 1872 in Gold Hill Daily News

Story July 13, 1872

Gold Hill Daily News

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Mystery, Deception Fraud, Extraordinary Event

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Mr. George Washington Duval, Mrs. Duval

Q: What keywords are associated?

Disappearance, Presumed Murder, Mistaken Identity, Reappearance, Mystery

Gold Hill, Storey County, Nevada

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What is this article about?

George Washington Duval vanished from Muscatine, Iowa 16 years ago, presumed murdered when his wife identified a body by teeth and scar, mourning him publicly. Recently found alive in Portland, Oregon, living with the same wife.

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MR. GEORGE WASHINGTON DUVAL disappeared from his home near Muscatine, Iowa, sixteen years ago, and it was demonstrated to the satisfaction of his friends and creditors that he had been murdered. Mrs. Duval recognized the body by its teeth and a scar on the leg, and then she went first into hysterics and subsequently into poetry commemorative of the good qualities of the deceased. Muscatine mourned a season for Duval, and then he was forgotten until, quite recently, he was discovered in Portland, Oregon, living quietly and cosily with the wife who recognized his body by its teeth and the scar on its leg. "Mr. Duval will be called on to explain."

What sub-type of article is it?

Mystery Deception Fraud Extraordinary Event

What themes does it cover?

Deception Fortune Reversal

What keywords are associated?

Disappearance Presumed Murder Mistaken Identity Reappearance Mystery

What entities or persons were involved?

Mr. George Washington Duval Mrs. Duval

Where did it happen?

Muscatine, Iowa; Portland, Oregon

Story Details

Key Persons

Mr. George Washington Duval Mrs. Duval

Location

Muscatine, Iowa; Portland, Oregon

Event Date

Sixteen Years Ago; Quite Recently

Story Details

Mr. George Washington Duval disappeared from his home near Muscatine, Iowa, sixteen years ago and was presumed murdered after his wife identified a body by its teeth and a scar on the leg, leading her to hysterics and poetry in his memory. The town mourned him until he was recently discovered alive in Portland, Oregon, living with his wife.