York Herald Friday 27th February 1880
Yesterday afternoon, a shocking and startling discovery, which clears up a mystery, was made in the river Ouse at York.
On the previous day some ‘sand catchers’, whilst at their work at Clifton Scope, dragged up a portion of male attire. On returning borne they made known this fact to some other persona, and yesterday Joseph Hewitt, a fitter, of Tanner-row, and William Rutherford, labourer, Toft Green, proceeded in boat to Scope, and after grappling in the river for about two hours they brought to the surface the headless body of a man. Information was at once given to P.C. Cockerill, who had the corpse removed to the Tower, Lendal Bridge, where it awaits an inquest. In addition to being headless, one arm is missing and body is in a very advanced state of decomposition. The clothing and some coins found on the body have, however, revealed it to be that of Samuel Taylor, about 27 years, fitter, who lodged in Boothan Row.
On the 26th of December, 1878, he left his lodgings, and stated was going to skate to Poppleton, the river Ouse being frozen over at the time. He was, however, not seen again alive, and his disappearance caused great uneasiness, and was subject conjecture for some time, one person having alleged that on day named he heard a splash in the river at Scarborough Bridge.
The deceased was in employ of Messrs. Cooke and Sons, opticians, Bishop hill, and his parents we understand, reside near Harrogate.
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