The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-06-15
DESPREZ'S DEATH.
Further Developments Which Lead to
the Belief that Vieth is the
Murderer.
As it has been Ascertained that the
Victim had Money in His Pos
session.

unfortunate vender OF harness oil and
emery stone, is still a subject Of general dis
cussion among all classes OF people, and the
general desire seems to be that every means
possible should be employed in ferreting
out tie murderer-whoever he may be. A
letter arrived in the city yesterday from
Mr.. Hill, Prosecuting Attorney Of Bourbon
county, to the Chief Il Police, asking for
further information regarding Desprez, and
| making inquiries as to where he boarded
while here, etc.
Chief Hook in response, wrote Mr.. Hill
that Desprez had been living for some time
upon farm about seven miles below the
city being the neighbcr of Mr.. Hull,
where. il may have BEEN possible, he board
ed. The Prosecuting Attorney hid inguir-
ed in his letter, whether or not, Desprez had
not boarded with somebody by the name Of
Hill, Hail or Hull, but why the question
Was asked it does not appear. Mr.. Hook
si4o ascertained that Desprez had for some
time past, been extensively employed in
the breeding Of hogs, and had sold a large
number OF the same to various dealers in
the city, the sales amounting to $500 or
$40 ta,nrez al not fnr a va.r p,.v,anc
had any dealings whatever with banks, and
as a consequence was not depositor, keep
ing his money upon his person; and the
general belief is that he had this money, or
some Of it, with him at the time Of his
death, the possession OF the money being IN
ali probability the incentive TO the murder.
vEITHs CHARACTER
il not worry GOOD /, this city be bav;r,
been the n,incinaI in several I;tJa scr,nes
wb;cb ,hr.,,s,sd ,ncs or 80 70 cir 10,
him a Close acon,;n,s,ca With The reni.
,.n,;a,v S. non,bS .an he VA A.
,..,aJ Inv NJ W..b WeoJs ,bsn the
nronr;s,or of . Everv stable ar the corner |
# Ssnec, a,d Tb;rd streets mon a cbar.e |
Of hoo stealing and al,hongb nor,iops IF
tho r..m,ins ~ the deceased swine were
fnn,J n,.nn y;.,b,. ,rauI;,os We, Tho svi-
&C., w. ma, concInS;v. .noT,,b for corv;c.
lion He also had a I;ttIs cnn,rove,sv with
NJ Kerr . hu,ch.r ,.a,rJ;na . COW wbich
animal he snbseonsn,iy ns;d for in order
10 ,yo;d an go, VIII sv;d.n,Iv fro,n
all renorts was in The habit Of bnyiDo his
hoo. md c.,,Ie vhsn rho rron-;e,ors oi the
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The Fort Scott honifor has the following
details relating to further developments IN
the case:
A number of incidents which have come
to light during the last thirty-si1 hour,
make the case look rather bad. Messrs
Mcmillan and Cook who reside near the
scene of the tragedy, visited The grounds on
and while there, Cook turned over
a bunch of hay. bespattered with blood,
and found under it a revolver with one
empty. The revolver was brought
To this city Yesterday, and led to the ex-
animation of the hat of the murdered man.
A hole sufficiently large 10 admit a ball
was discovered close to the cut mad- by the
Ratchet. 1t is coniectured that Desprez
was first shot, and then to make sure of his
ting two gashes, enc four, and the other
three inches in length, In the head.
Sheriff Quinn examined box contain
ing corn, which was In the wagon, and COB
cealed in one corner OF the box was a hand
kerchiet covered with blood.
Another suspicious Circumstance con-
nected with the affair Is that Neith, instead
OF announcing at the nearest house that his
partner had been Killed, went distance oil
live miles before telling any one; and then
he stated that Desprez had been kicked TO
death by the mules, whereas, after return
ing to the place, he told parties that some
one had killed Desprez with his Neiths)
Ratchet, and showed them where they
would ind land did ind the hatchet, In
the grass some distance oil.