3 July 1945
MAN DEAD FOR YEARS DISCOVERED IN WELL
The skeleton of a man dead anywhere from 7 to 20 years has been found in the bottom of a well near Quantico, Va., Virginia State police revealed today, as they began an investigation of the identity of the dead man.The bones were discovered yesterday by a farm worker who was cleaning a well in the Dumfries district of Prince William County.
Dr. E. H. Marsteller, Prince William County coroner, who said a box of bones had been brought to him by the State police for examination, reported he had found no marks of violence on the skull.
Efforts to identify the man brought Captf E. J. McDermott and State Trooper E. H. Howe of the State police to Arlington, where they were closeted for an hour with Capt. Hugh Jones, Arlington detective chief. Identification Officer Walter Bell also was in on the conference.
It was learned that a watch was found with the bones.
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