A Ghastly Find.

Northern Advocate, 21 September 1906, Page 3

A Ghastly Find.

Human Remains in a Lagoon. Murder or Goulish Joke. By Electric Telegraph.— Press Association.—Copyright. Received September 21, 11.10 a.m, Melbourne, September 21 S Two boys, while fishing in a lagoon in Albert Park, found a parcel floating in the Water. Examination showed the contents to be a portion of the body of a murdered man. The flesh bad been cub from the lower, portion of the trunk.. No trace of bones was found, as they had evidently been carefully removed. The remains were wrapped up in a portion of a shirt, the edges of which were charred, fend had obviously; been burnt. 'A second parcel showed a mixture of organs. A man's heart could easily} be distinguished, as well as wnat appeared to be a liver. There was also what looked like a human eye, together with portions of a lung. Adhering to all these was a granular substance, that seemed to be sawdust. The decomposed nature of the remains makes it appear as if they had been thrown into the water some time ago. A remarkable feature of the case Is the absence of bones, which suggests the possibility of a gruesome joke on the part of medical students. The police regard It "as a cas« of inurder s