The unidentified man killed near Whiting (1904)

Case summary

The clipping says the body was being held at a morgue and had been viewed by a number of Black residents, but none identified him. Officials planned burial in the local paupers’ or “poor” ground if nobody claimed the remains within a few days. The surviving fragment does not explain how he died, name the morgue, give a physical description, or record whether he was eventually identified.