The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-10-01
MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDY.
AurdeF OF q White Han and In.
accountable Disappearance
OF Another.
Miserable Nail Service. Move.
ment Of Troops, etc.

CHkYEHNE AGENCY, Sept. %. 1874.
EDITOR TINEs:-Two more victims have
just been added to the already full list-,ke
blood Ct tvo more beings have been offered
| up in sscri6cs, and their souls hurried of,
prepared or unprep.red, to- render sccouni
to their creator
Mike Monahsn end Edward O'Lary we're
employees at this AgsLcy.-Ol the Stu inst.
they left here to hunt up some cat lie which
had strsyed ii towards the South Canadian,
intending to return the next day, at tie
fur:tea. The next day cane. but the men
did not put in an appearance. On the third
day they we're Looked for With great anxiety,
hnt the day passed without any tidinss from
them. Accordingly, on the morning of the
fourth dsy, 4 small party Of ei:izers went
out in s,arch of them. The hunting par y
returned after twenty-!Cur hours without
having discovered anything. Teen Agent
Mills organized larger party, end procurs d
tie afsist,rce Of some thirty or forty Ara
pahoe, Of Powder FACES band.
On the morning Of the 10Th, three Arapa-
hoes, Who had previously started out in an.
othe. direction in search of lost ponies. Came
in, and reported having found the BODY CT
white man lying in The brush, close to the
South Canadian, a; 3 point some twelve
milef west of George Washing,on's rancho.
A party Of white men at once started for tie
locality indie ,ted, and soon identified the
remains of Mike Morahan The horfe upon
which he rode away was also found, lied
to tree, short distance away. The BODY
was wrapped up in . blanket and vas moi
ecalped. Ga examination several bullet
holes we're found in the body and head. The
corpse was in sdvauced state of decomr os:.
ton, and must have betn several days old.
TIE peculiar Circumstance, under which the
body wss found. are suggestive Of anv nun.
her Of thecriss o. TO the manner the unfor
nate man met his desth. 1. il surely q
mysterious a6air.
A rigid search vas then m ,de for o. Lazy.
Several perst As have been out since his COM
panion'e body was found, but strange to cay,
every attempt has been ftui,less. Four or
Eve days ago company Z. of the 9th cav
airy. under Captain Kramer, prepared to
mike thorough &c ,rch. bvt The high water
n Inc NORM FORK prevented the troops
from crossing. Since then the river has
fallen considerably. aud Capt. Kramer was
enabled to cross to-day with his whole COM
p,ny. This intrepid officer will undoubtedly
make . thorough search.
Tie mail service between Caldwell and
this place, and pr ints below, IL becoming
more and more irregular and uncertain.
Every body has become disgusted with the
new stage company and the manner in which
it is complying with the conditions Of its
contract. I call it stage company, but il,
hes no stages. Three or four good men
with wheel barrovs could ea-iIy accomplish
much more. Ii i, crying shame snd q
stupeudocs fraud. We understand that the
proper authorities are investigating the mat.
Ter, and eill zee tina. this bogus company
ehall not receive pay for work which they
have 20 grossly sighted and purposely
neglected. Every one here i, clsmorous for
redrss. Youn, eel