Clearfield County PA Archives News.....Body Of A man Believed To Be Murdered Found On Tracks Near Philipsburg February 26, 1915
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Clearfield Weekly Progress, The February 26, 1915
Hurley Murder Article      Clearfield Weekly Progress, The    2/26/1915 

Horribly mangled and torn, the head completely severed from the rest of the 
body the remains of a man, who was identified by fellow workmen as Hurley, was 
found on the Pennsylvania railroad track one mile below the Graham station 
early this morning.  The discovery was made by other miners on their way to 
work. The body had been run over by the early train but from all appearances 
the man had been murdered and thrown upon the track.  Hurley, who was about 
fifty years old, lived alone in a shanty only several yards from the track, and 
the men who found him say that they believe his death was caused by murder and 
that the murderer had used this method of covering up his work.

LATER—Hurley was found to have been murdered, and the authorities are looking 
for a man to answer to this description:

Italian—Height 5 ft. lOin., weighs about 170 Ibs., age 21; brown eyes, black 
bushy hair, dark blue suit, faded brown tie, dark sweater, dark complexion, 
white even teeth, high laced dark tan shoes, talks broken English.

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