The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-09-20
FOUL PLAY.
An OhIOan, Deserted by Ills Oompan-
Ions, Dies by ths ROadsido-Foui
Play Suspected.

An OhtO0n, Deserted Dy MS OOhphu-
Ions, Dies by ths RORdsido-Foui
Play Suspected.
About the first Of May last there ar.
rived in Dallas man named James
Sangster, from Ohio, who came to
Texas with the intention OF locating,
and then sending for his wife and
children, whom he left behind. He
stopped at the Indiana house, then
opened to the public on Main street
In day or two Sangster went to work
at carriage shop on the public square,
where he staid awhile, after
ward changing to the machinery store
Of Mr.. Hatch, on Elm street, who em-
poyed him to set up moving machines
and reapers In different portions of the
country. In the meantime he still
boarded at the Indiana house, where
no made the acquaintance Of two men
named JEFF Stoner and Ben. Huffman,
hailing from Michigan, and who
claimed to visit Texas for the purpose
of locating land and settling thereon.
The three soon became intimate, and
about three weeks after Sangster had
commenced working for Mr.. Hatch, he
notified that gentleman that he, in
company with Stoner and Huffman,
would start in day or two, for Clay
county, for the purpose of looking at
land. At that time, Sangster was
known to have four or FIVE hundred
dollars In money, which Stoner and
Huffman were also aware of. These
latter gentlemen were also known to
be rather scarce of funds. The party LETT
and after stopping some time In
Clay, returned to this city, Sangster,
IN company with Stoner and Huffman,
parting company with the crowd at
Denton, with the avowed purpose OF
returning home by the way of Deni-
son and through the Indian territory.
Mr.. Hatch, who was In Sherman on
business on the 9Th of August, saw all
three of them there, and Sangster told
him they would leave that day, trav~
cling on horseback, the three going
together. They did leave town,
and nothing more was heard OF
then till letter was received from
Sangster's wife, stating that her hus-
band had been found by the roadside
dead, In the Indian territory, and his
money missing. The state of the case
IL this, IA far IA our reporter could
learn: On the tn OF August, four
days after the party left Sherman, q
physician driving along the road In
his buggy, beyond Red river, discover
ed Sangster lying in the fence corner
insensible, his horse being tied neal
by. The physician, who resided In
the neighborhood, placed the insensi'
BILE man in his buggy, and drove to hi
residence. Sangster died In an houl
or two after the doctor arrived
home. From papers found on the per-
son of the dead man, the physician
learned his name, residence, and alsC
the address OF his wife, at Akron OF
Canton, Ohio. He communicated
the fact of Sangster's death to his wife
sending her the papers aud seven dol
lars 10 money--all that was found OF
the travellers person. The wife lher
wrote to Mr.. Hatch making inquiries
of the characters of Stoner and Hun
man, and asking for further particu
lar, of her late husband. Sangster ha'
written to her from Sherman the day
he started, informing her OF his In
tended departure, manner OF going
and also informed her OF the fact OF hi
having two travelling companions
Since these letters have been written,
, letter has been received from Michigan
from Stoner by person In this Cit
/. Whose name our reporter did no
; learn giving information Of bis arrivs
. ia Michigan. No mention was mad
! Of sangster in this letter, nut In speak
e ing Of the party the word I'VE" wa
/ used. The letter also contained tn
|. cheerful information that the write
was in prison for some offence he ha
committed since his return to Mich
\ gan. The physician, in writing to th
$ wife Of SaDgster, gave 1t as his opinio
}. that her husband had been drugged
i poisoned, no marks Of violence appea
!. ing on his body.
y We do not say for certain, that Stor
or Huffman had hand In the eau