Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-01-23
nA1 fousD DEAD Al lDAIE.
An cIrcszstaness PoIst - ssisIds - the
Czuss Of Dsafh.

An Unknown msn. sppareutiy Of Irish na-
tionslisy. ab0st thirty ysars Of ngs. q norid
compiexion. anbnTn hair close eut. height
sbeut Eve feet. sersn inches and weighing
shout l60 to ls0 pounds. was found dead In
abo1f three feet OF water ander the euivsrt
two miles south Of Adair station, at t-So this
evening. Jan 10Th. A lad. the son OF M
Landet. coming in from the coal mine discov-
cred the bOdy and brought the neus 70 town
J. W. Skinner hitchsd up hIs team and taking
@. Il. Wsrren. r. o. Moore and George Pop
I'm. hsatsned 70 the culrert. took the dead
body from the water and brought IL to ths
depot 70 await idsutI1cssles and disposition
Ths body when foand Vas lying on its fsee
with tha head. hands and feet nndsr water and
the hips lying on the surface. Thsre ars no
mArka on his body indicating that his death
uas ths result Of violencs. and the p-ssump-
ton is that he vas sithsr insane or driven 70
desperation by melancholy and committed
suicide By jumping from thu trestis into the
water below Part OF his clothes were found
soma distance north Of the trestle. indicsting
that. -nfter having passed the p0cl OF vaser.
he resolved on shielding. took OF all his
clothes except his pants and vsst and retained
70 the irsstis to take the fatal leap
On his person was found : nrst class red
nOrOeee poekst book e0ntsining thirty dol
inrs in paper currency. two silver dollars
looss in HIS pocket. one linen and one silk
handkerchief unmarked. part OF . psckAgs
Of smeking tobsseo. . fsg mAtchsa. . copy OF
the Illustrated News OF the issue dated jan
nary s5th. lsoo. and . funeral notice printed on
. handsome card In gilt lettsrz. reading as
foiioEa=
There is no desthi What seems 50 Is tran
sIrIon;
This life Of mortal breath
Il but q suburb ofths life EIysisn.
whose portal we call death %
..In loving rsmembrunes OF Bridget syuan-
Died Dscsmber s0th. Isse-
A precious one from ne hss gone.
A Voics We love- ts stiIIed.
A place is vacant n ur home
Which never can be nlled-
God in his wisdom has recalled
The boon his love had given.
And though the body mouldsrs here.
The soul is safe IN hsaFsn-"
But the envsiops In which this notice was
received was not found.
He was fall dressed 10 new clothes OF good
quality. new shoes tabont No 81 and Eixh
crowned good quality derby hat and gray
eoiorsd flannel shirt There is ne special
marks on his person OF clothes to identify him
He wears . truss and is clean shayen except
his moustsche and chin whisksrs which have
been growing about . week or 50 and his hair
10 EhinEled close As the section men went
out to work they met this man about O'Clock
tia morning in sqnaW Hollow, betwesn Pryor
Greek and Perry. csming north. sut no words
passed between them He has very large,
muscular arms and hands. the latter indieat-
ing that he Wss not . stranger 10 hard labor
rhs body received a rsspectahls buriaI at
this place sud should relatives desire 20 move
It - any time. they may do 80.
Adair. Jsnuary %. Isso. W RI. o.
AUsKOGEE COURT AND GENERAL NOTES.
The post ofsce st this place has been de-
eIHred q third ciass once and the postmaster
viii receive his appointment from the presi-
deaf.
La grippe has made It's acquaintance With
= majority Of our citizens. regardless Of rank.
position or previous condition. &c. and 10
sneezs is isshiOnshls.
Thursday OF last week the Presbyterians
gave concert for the beneat Of the church,
realizing about $50. The enteriainmen. was
enjoyable and well attended.
K. Z. Benson. \ white man Indicted and
arrested by the Choetaw authorities on
charge Oflareeny. has applied 70 the judge Of
sails cOurt fora writ Of habess corpus. ON the
grounds that the ChoctaW court has no jurfs-
dietiOn. The WIZ will probably be granted in
the morning
The young man. sentenced by Judge
Parker 10 hsng and respsted 90 the Soth inst &.
George Tobler. has many here Interested in
his eommutstion. on the grounds that the evil
dencs was eircumstantial, snd not convincing
10 the exclusion % reasonable doubt. A
large petition aad many innnenfial letters
have been Forwarded in his behalf.