A MAN DECAPITATED.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1046, 9 March 1882, Page 4

A MAN DECAPITATED.

WILFUL MURDER. In reference to the inquiry on the remains of a man who was found at Deep Lead, Victoria, there is no longer a doubt but that the unfortunate man was murdered. The doctor’s evidence shows that the head was cut cleanly off the body by some sharp instrument, supposed to be a tomahawk, as the mark of the blade in the ground was found at the neck. The theory at present is that the man was first shot and then deprived of his head in the manner stated, so as to render idem fication impossible. It is thought, however, that the head may have been thrown down some of the deep shafts in the neighborhood, and a search will be made with drags ; if this is not successful a more thorough search will be instituted. The police are anxious that as far as possible the description of the man should be made public, so that those who know anyone who has been missing may communicate with them. It is supposed that the deceased wore along reddish beard, as a portion of it has been found on the neck where the decapitation was effected. Dr. A. Bennett thinks the body must have been lying there two months, and the age of the murdered man had been between thirty-five and fifty years. His height, judging by the part measured from the neck to the heels, was, as nearly as possible, sft. lljiu., and the remains show him to have been a man of unusual strength. The police have telegraphed to all the country stations in Victoria, and are sparing no effort to elucidate the mystery. Mr. Clemes, J.P., who held the enquiry, recommended the Government to offer a substantial reward for the discovery of the murderer.— Pleasant Creek Sews.

They must have learned sheep in Texas, for a farmer in Travis advertises for “an industrious man, to take general charge of five thousand sheep who can talk Spanish.”