L.A.J.

(a.k.a. Dead Gentleman found at the Devil's Rock Pile)

A dead man found at the Devil's Rock Pile, north of Osage Mission, on or around March 10th, 1873.
He was found by Evigar Minton and Jasper Sakes, 12-year-old boys residing in Osage Mission.
He smells of brimstone and has no apparent wounds upon his body.
Sheriff Andersen has him on cold storage beneath Harmon Strand & Son, butchers.
Leland Harmon emptied the dead man’s pockets. They amounted to around $90 in coins and bills and a small brass key (like would go to an expensive piece of luggage or something similar).
It is likely that he killed three old women at a cottage northwest of Osage Mission on the Neosho River sometime between March 5th and March 10th.

Physical Description

General Physical Condition

He is a dead white man, short brown hair shot with grey, a small neat mustache, small octagonal purple glasses, dressed for the weather in a nice woolen overcoat, long jacket [the jacket is from Cardwell Bros. of Boston], bowler hat [the hat is from Hughley’s in NYC], wool scarf, vest, wool trousers, boots, and lined leather gloves. He carries a gold pocket watch with silver and enamel bob at the other end. He has a ticket on the Katy from Fort Scott to the Osage Mission dated February 5th. Tucked into his vest pocket is a fine derringer pistol. There is a leather-bound journal in his breast pocket – written in some sort of cypher. It does contain diagrams and drawings though.

Identifying Characteristics

He has a lot of old scars on this body – fine cuts, slashes, and punctures (a couple are bullet wounds, most are not). He is extraordinarily fit, but aspects stick out: he has thick wrists and strong trapezoids and glutes. Lots of scars and callouses on his hands and fingers – and a pronounced artists’ bump on his right hand.

Apparel & Accessories

• A traveling bag containing his effects: clothes, toiletries, etc.
• A leather folio containing charcoal portraits of three mature women (two with light hair, one with dark).
• Working clothes: long black slicker, hip boots, broad-brimmed black hat, long leather gloves, and a black oil-cloth mask. Some attempt has been made to clean them of blood, but there are old and deep stains.
• A brace of Harper’s Ferry Pistols (in very good condition).

Specialized Equipment

A very sharp Knight's broadsword and scabbard.

Current Location

Osage Mission

Year of Death

1873

Circumstances of Death

Found at the Devil's Rock Pile

Eyes

Brown

Hair

Graying brown, cut short

Height

5'9"