The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-27
rHE UNKNOWN DEAD.
AIRS. Lively, OF lawson, Believes They Are
the Remains OF Her Missing Husband,
Whom. She Relieves, Was Murdered.

the Remains OF Her Missing Husband,
Whom, She Believes, Was Murdered.
A few mornings since the HsRAlp made
mention OF man that had been discovered
some nine miles distant from the city, on
the line otthe Gulf, COLORADO 4 Santa Fe
road by Mr., S. d, Ritter, and subsequently,
that an inquest had been held by Justice
Meyers, yet the identity OF the remains was
not discovered. There were buck. shot
found in the decomposed flesh, and it WAS
evident that the deceased had met violent
death. Yesterday morning Postmaster
MhiSSen received the following letter from
Mrs. NJ. l., Lively, of Dawson, Texas, and
Sheriff Jones received another and similar
letter from her, both of which are given
below. The one to Postmaster Whlssen
reads as follows:
To the Postmaster Dallas City:
DAWSON, TEXAS, OCtober2t, lSS2-Though
unknown to you, do not think you would
object to help me- all you can in this great
trouble. | read the special telegram to the
Waco Examiner from Dallas, and the body
of the unknown man think is my nus
band, u. least, the clothing is Just like his,
and the time that 1t is supposed no has
been dead corresponds exactly with the
time since | heard from him. Did anyone
who saw the body notice whether his fore
head had several marks OF small shot on it,
nearly right in the edge OF his hair, and II
he had little chin whskers and moustache
of ligh,iSh color He went to Dallas on the
evening OF the 18th of September got a
letter from him on the 10Th, stating that he
was going out OF town. lie went 10 collect
money, and one man In this county left u
few days after my husband did, and re-
NAI a,,,l h..a oil Il
around town that he was killed and even
went SO lar as to say he had fifteen buck.
shot put in him, ana all that is told in the
paper. Therefore believe it must be my
husband S body. lie had no enemies here,
unless it was this man.
Please find ont all you can Tor me.
know your time is precious, but 1t may be
you can put it in the hands of some one
who saw him, and ! can't, for don't even
know their names.
Yours respectfully,
NJ. l.. Lively.
LETTER NUMBER TWO.
To the sheriff OF Dallas County
DAWSON, IENAS, October 81, lSS2.--ln
yesterdays special telegram to the Waco
| Examiner, | see notice to the effect that
the body of an unknown man had been
found on the Gulf, Colortdo & Santa Fe
railroad. II you saw the body, or know
anybody who did, please answer my ques.
tons. My husband, J. Il. Lively, left here
o. the evening of September II, to go to
Dallas to collect some money, amounting to
a0out $4,000. He wrote me on the 10th,
from Dallas, stating that he had attended
u his business ana was going out in the
| country, The last that was seen OF him
| he was going in the direction of the
Union depot. have never heard
from him since. want to know of some
one who saw the body, III it was not too
badly decOmposed to tell, if he had chin
whiskers and mostache, Of light. color; il
they noticed anything like small
shot in his forehead Also if he had light
clothes. The clothes and time correspond
with his clothes and disappearance.
pray you let me know all you can. am a
lone woman and must depend upon the
kindness of heart of other people to find my
poor husband, | know he has met with
foul play somewhere Please, sir, let me
hear from you al your earliest conven
fence.
The officers have begun to investigate the
matter in earnest and If possible will ferret
out the identity otthe deceased.