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...body of F. William Burgess, recently retrieved from the Charles River, this morning arrives in Louisville, Kentucky, for funeral services this afternoon at 3 o'clock...
Since the body was not in the river, perhaps Burgess was for some reason wilfully disappearing, or else suffering from amnesia. Circulars were sent out over the country. And three months later, ignored and forgotten, the river Charles divulged the decomposed body of the missing student. How did the body evade the grappling hooks and the diver, and turn up three months later half a mile down the river? Police state they "have no idea...
Many interested individuals about the University and in Burgess' home town of Cincinnati are not content, however, to let the case rest. Those familiar with Burgess or his character absolutely refuse to accept suicide. Nor can investigators find the slightest reason for Burgess' doing away with himself...
...result of the preliminary examination of Burgess' body was announced yesterday, and Boston officials said that in all probability there would be no official statement until after consultation with the parents...
...Burgess are scheduled to arrive in Boston this morning, and although no announcement has been made by them, it is believed likely that they will press William Brickley, Medical Examiner, for a further examination of the body...