On A Roof Of A Saloon

ON THE ROOF OF A SALOON

Elmer Shreeves Who was Found Dead in Detroit.

Delhi Mills, Nov. 3. - (Special to the Argus.) - Elmer Shreeves, the man who was found dead near a saloon in Detroit, was well known about here, having worked during the past year for Hiram Marsh, Foster Litchfield and G.H. Winslow. ALEXANDER

Elmer Shreeves was discovered on the roof in the rear of Nick Miller's Cadillac Square saloon in Detroit. When discovered, the body was still warm, but death had claimed the man. The body was lying on a sloping roof, partially protected by a protruding roof above, the feet and legs being exposed to the drizzling rain. 

The dead man was well dressed and clean. In his pockets were found a plain gold ring engraved inside with "S.M.F., July 22, 1886." In a purse was found $18.14, a Lake Shore railroad ticket from Sandusky, O., to another Ohio town, and several small memorandum books which contained but little information leading to identification. Several letters were addressed to Elmer U. Shreeves, one to Ann Arbor, another to Tipton, Mich., and an unmailed letter to "Dear Sister Ula" stating that the writer was working for the Lake Shore railroad and was doing well.

Carefully wrapped in a soiled piece of paper was the double photograph of a sweet-faced woman and a bright lade of 8 or 10 years. There was nothing written on the picture to tell the rest of the story.

The coroner and detectives think that the man wandered up the back stairway of the saloon and went to sleep, where he was found, as his coat had been partially removed and hat carefully laid to one side.