Rivaling the sea in its propensity for
\ngiving up its dead, Mount Tamalpais
\nhas added a fresh tragedy and mystery
\nto the history of Marin county. Lying
\non a natural seat between two young
\nredwoods there was found last Monday
\nthe crumbling bones of a man. Coroner
\nF. V. Sawyer yesterday visited the spot
\nand gathered the whitened relics of
\nwhat once had been a human being,
\ntogether with meager belongings, and
\nfrom the mute remains will endeavor
\nto revive the memory and the story of
\na man who possibly three years ago
\ndied on the east slope of the silent
\nmountain.
\nMURDER OR SUICIDE
\nOne fact in the mind of Coroner F.
\nV. Sawyer of Marin county points to
\nmurder or suicide. The coroner said:
\n\u201cOn the right side of the skull, two
\ninches from its center and a half inch
\nfrom the rim of the eye socket, is a
\nsmall puncture which might have been
\nmade by, a 22 caliber bullet. But no
\nweapon was found near the body, and
\nwhile there was no money on the re-
\nmains there was some jewelry. No
\nbottle was found to indicate that the
\nman might have taken poison.
\n“While I am not in a position to ad-
\nvance any theories as to his death, it
\nis a peculiar fact that the man had in
\nhis pocket a cigar case with the name
\nof a Portland Ore., firm on it, and the
\nclothing worn by the unidentified
\nwoman found dead last February was
\nmade in Portland. The body of the
\nman found yesterday was far more de-
\ncomposed than was that of the woman,
\nbut decomposition might have come
\nfaster in the damp place where the
\nman was found than where the
\nwoman\u2019s body lay. But the two spots
\nare six miles apart and it is difficult
\nto support any deduction joining the
\ntwo tragedies.
\nFINANCES PROBABLY LOW
\n\u201cI would say that the man found
\nwas about 40 years of age, nearly 6
\nfeet tall. His face was long and
\nnarrow. He had a large head and
\nprominent features. His cheek bones
\nwere high, he had a low forehead and
\na medium chin. Judging by his teeth
\nhe used tobacco excessively. His
\nteeth were well cared for and many
\ncavities were filled with gold, but re-
\ncent cavities were not attended to,
\nfrom which I infer that he had not
\nlately had so much money as for-
\nmerly.”
\nThe body found Monday was badly
\ndecomposed. The bones were dis-
\njointed and the head had rolled 20 feet
\naway from the trunk.
\nThere was no money found in the
\nworn pockets. But the suspicion of
\nrobbery is discredited by the fact that
\na pretty opal scarf pin was found by
\nthe body. The stone was small, but
\nwas good. The man carried an Inger-
\nsoll watch with the \u201cmascot\u201d trade-
\nmark, which had stopped at 8 minutes
\nafter 1 o’clock on some doleful day.
\nHis cufflinks were of gold, or heavy
\nplate and were of simple dumbbell pat-
\ntern. His collar buttons were plated.
\nHis shoes were No. 8, black lace, with
\nextension soles.
\nHAT BOUGHT HERE
\nA black derby hat, size 7\u00bc, pur-
\nchased of “M. Goldstein, 1509 Fillmore
\nstreet,” was found near the body. The
\ncoat, which was dark blue, had faded
\nto a brown. It was purchased of
\n\u201cWood Bros.\u201d The location of the store
\nwas obliterated.
\nIn one pocket was found a leather
\ncase containing nail files and hair pins.
\nIn the coat pocket was a leather cigar
\ncase with the name “M. Gunst & Co.,
\nPortland, Ore.”
\nThe trousers were of good material
\ndark check worsted. In the trouser
\npocket was found a one bladed ivory
\nhandled penknife. In the vest pocket
\nwas a half length of yellow lead pen-
\ncil. The underwear was of balbriggan
\nmaterial and was white.
\nLeo C. Lennon and R. X. Ryan found
\nthe body while walking down the moun-
\ntain toward Blithesdale. It was in a
\ngulch which disgorges a half mile
\nabove trestle No. 11 on the Tamalpais
\nrailway, and the body was found on
\nthe mountain side about 400 yards from
\nthe railroad.
\nFOUND NEAR TRAIL
\nFrom the position of the body it was
\npossible that the man might have seat-
\ned himself between the trees while suf-
\nfering from the results of over exer-
\ntion and died of natural causes. The
\nbody was not far from a well defined
\ntrail, but was screened by a vigorous
\ngrowth of underbrush and also by the
\nredwoods between which it was found.\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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