The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-08-20
MURDER MOST FOUL.

The Body of Charles Hamilton Found
Near the Railroad Bridge Across Moon
Greek, with a Fatal Bullet Wound
Through His HEAD.
The shocking intelligence feaGbed
EmporIa Sunday that the body of a
murdered man had been found near the
railroad where it crosses Moon creek,
about six miles due west of the city. BY
means of such information as we can
command we have been able to gain the
the following details of the terrible and
mysterious affair.
1t appears that a lad named Emery
Tabor and two little girls were out hunt
ing wild plums, when, in passing a
rather secluded locality near the railroad,
the boy discovered the body of man ly.
ing on his face, and approaching it,
found it to be the corpse of man who
had evidently been dead some day4sh as
decomposition had set in, and the face
was fearfulty. swollen and discolored.
The children gave the alarm and mes
sepger was dispatched to Emporia and a
jury was impaneled by Esquire Payne
of this city, who, in the absence of DR..
w. w. Hibben, acted as coroner The
jury came together at five
o'clock, and was composed of
the following persons: A. s. Houck,
J. Wilkins. John Moon, Wesley Greesoh,
W. Y. Howerton and VIM. Tabor. The
testimony adduced revealed the facts
that the deceased was found as stated, a
short distance from the railroad, from
whence his body, as bloody trail midi
Gated, had been dragged distance of
forty yards, or such matter, and hidden
from view in the retired spot where it
WAS found. On the ties of the railroad
large blood stains were found, which
went to show that the dead man had
been shot while standing on the track
and bullet wound showing that ball
had passed through the front part of his
head indicated the violent manner of his
death
The deceased had on red flannel
shirt, pair of dark cashmere pants and
blue overalls, and pair of pillow Shoes
Around his neck was red handker-
chief and his waist vas encircled by 6
leather belt. He was five feet and nine
inches in height, and might have weigh,
ed 100 pounds. His face was so dis
Ecolored that 1t was impossible to deter.
mine his complexion. Every pocket on
his person had been turned wrong-side-
out and so left.
The identity of the murdered man
was enthusiastically means of some papers
found near his remains, among which
was letter written by the supposed
wife of the deceased from Twin Mound,
Douglas county, Kansas, and addressed
to Charles Hamilton, Buena Vista, Colo.
RADIO. The letter acknowledged the re-
ceipt of some money and asked the per-
son to whom it was directed TO come home
as the writer expected TO be confined in a
few weeks
After viewing the body and consider
ing the evidence Of Emery Tabor and
deputy sheriff Spillman, the jury re-
ported as follows:
We, the jurors, in an inquisition hold
en- upon the body of Charles Hamilton,
before F. P. Payne. J. p, acting coro-
ner of said county, do find that the
| aeceased came to his death by means of
q pistol shot from some unknown person
or persons.
This verdict was signed by the jurors
and attested by Esquire Payne.
After the inquest the body was placed
in a coffin and buried near the spot
where it was found Mr.. Houck. of
this city, who had charge of the inter
menh said that the section boss ST the
railroad, residing in that vicinity, looked
at the body before its burial and recog-
nized itas the corpse OF man who had
passed along the track last Thursday,
with two other men, all of whom stop.
ped, as one of them asked for a chew OF
tobacco There were also parties in the
neighborhood who heard pistol shot
on the evening of the same day, and
there can be little doubt that Hamilton
was foully murdered near the place
where his body was found, by one of his
companions.
The case is one which skillful detec
tige would delight in working up, and
he commissioners of Lyon county
should lose no time in offering hand
some reward for the apprehension of the
guilty parties. Mr.. Payne has written 4
letter conveying the terrible pews TO the
wife Of the deceased and further con
! frmation OF his identity will probably
be IN possession of the authorities in {
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